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No. 2892581 >>2892493 >Here's
the story, as best as I know: I'm not related to Michael Chertoff, at
least in any way I can figure out. We might be distant relatives, 15
times removed, but then again, so might you and I. Bottom line is I've
never met him, never communicated with him, and nobody I know in my
family has ever met or communicated with him. >As
for what my mom said: When Chertoff was nominated to be head of
homeland security it was the first I'd heard of him, and the same for my
family (and, FYI, we'd already sent the 9/11 issue to the press by
then!). My dad and I thought there might be some distant relation. When
Chris Bollyn called and asked my mom if there was a relation
(introducing himself as only "Chris"), she said "they might be distant
cousins." Like much in the conspiracy world, this was taken WAY out of
context. (Another case in point: Bollyn called me earlier and asked
"Were you the senior researcher on the story?" I said, "I guess so," --
that's not a title I have ever used, nor is it at all common in magazine
journalism, but I was the research editor at the time, so it kinda made
sense.) Nonetheless, I was one of 9 reporters on the story, not
counting editors, photo researchers, photo editors, copy editors, layout
designers, production managers, fact-checkers, etc., etc., etc. who
worked on this story. 
