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'NY Times' Mag Editor May Have Broken Political Gift Ban By Joe Strupp Published: July 12, 2004 NEW YORK An editor at The New York Times Magazine may have violated the newspaper's highly-publicized ban on political campaign contributions with a $1,000 donation to John Kerry's presidential campaign, according to Federal Election Commission records. Times spokeswoman Catherine Mathis confirmed that the newspaper was looking into the contribution by Elizabeth Stewart, a fashion editor for the Times Magazine, who made the donation on May 20, according to campaign records listed at the PoliticalMoneyLine Web site. "Right now we are checking," Mathis told...

Amy M. Spindler, New York Times Style Editor, Dies at 40 The Associated Press Feb 28, 2004 NEW YORK (AP) - Amy M. Spindler, the style editor for The New York Times Magazine who became known for her pointed criticism of the fashion industry, has died. She was 40. Spindler died Friday from a brain tumor at her home in Manhattan, according to husband, Roberto Benabib. Not afraid to tell the truth, Spindler built a reputation as a tough reporter. Unlike other fashion writers prone to flattery and sympathetic reviews, she demanded more from designers in columns that could be...