George Orwell

The New York Times reported this morning that a book about oil in the Middle East published in 2006 by John Wiley & Sons was partially plagiarized from a Wikipedia article.

The name of the book's author? George Orwel.

Reached by phone this morning at his home in Brooklyn, Mr. Orwel said there was nothing to discuss. "I'm not the author of 1984," he said, adding that the 'r' in his name is silent.

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Tomorrow morning Tom Suozzi addresses a New York Building Congress forum at the Grand Hyatt; and the NYC Campaign Finance Board meets at 40 Rector Street.

Then at noon, students and professors at Columbia University begin a 24 hour reading of George Orwell's 1984 as a protest to NSA wiretapping.

Grassroots activists supporting Hillary Clinton for President gather for the first 2008 New York City Meet Up.

And you can debate the tax code at the CUNY Grad Center.

—Nicole Brydson

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