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Plan Would Ease F.C.C. Restriction on Media Owners
By STEPHEN LABATON
The plan would relax decades-old media ownership rules, including repealing a rule that forbids a company to own both a newspaper and a television station in the same city.
Mukasey Treads Careful Line at Senate Hearing
By PHILIP SHENON
Michael B. Mukasey, the nominee for attorney general, pledged Wednesday to block political meddling at the Justice Department.
Parliament in Turkey Approves Iraq Incursion
By SEBNEM ARSU and SABRINA TAVERNISE
Turkey, a member of NATO, made it clear that it would not immediately carry out the resolution.
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| QUOTATION OF THE DAY |
"Torture is unlawful under the laws of this country. It is not what this country is all about. It is not what this country stands for. It's antithetical to everything this country stands for."
MICHAEL B. MUKASEY, President Bush's nominee for attorney general.
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Iraq Awards Contracts to Iran and China
By JAMES GLANZ
The contracts, awarded to build a pair of power plants, prompted concerns among American military officials.
Overhaul of Afghan Police Is New Priority
By DAVID ROHDE
The latest attempt to bolster Afghanistan's feeble police force involves retraining the country's entire 72,000-member force.
Nuclear-Armed Iran Risks World War, Bush Says
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
President Bush suggested that if Iran obtained nuclear arms, it could lead to "World War III."
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Stalled Health Tests Leave Storm Trailers in Limbo
By RALPH BLUMENTHAL
Three months after FEMA halted the sale of trailers to hurricane survivors over possible formaldehyde risks, none of the 56,000 occupied units have been tested.
Housing Downturn Takes Toll on Cities' Revenue
By MONICA DAVEY
Across the country, local governments are feeling a financial strain driven largely by the nation's real estate downturn and some are considering higher taxes.
Board Allows Birth Control for Middle Schoolers
By JOEL ELLIOTT
The Portland, Me., school board voted to allow middle-school students to gain access to prescription birth control medications without notifying parents.
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House Speaker Now Unsure if Armenian Genocide Motion Will Reach a Vote
By CARL HULSE
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that she was reconsidering her pledge to force a vote on a resolution condemning as genocide the mass killing of Armenians starting in 1915.
President Accuses Democrats of Achieving Little at Capitol
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
At a press conference on Wednesday, President Bush accused lawmakers of dragging their feet on a wide range of legislation.
Democrats Look Ahead as Veto Override Falters
By ROBERT PEAR
Democrats in Congress said Wednesday that they were willing to tweak, but not overhaul, a bill that would renew and expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
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| BUSINESS |
Countrywide Chief Is Said to Face S.E.C. Inquiry
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
Angelo R. Mozilo has been criticized by Countrywide shareholders who question the timing of his stock sales in the months before the company's shares plummeted amid the mortgage crisis.
Big Holder Sells Stake in Times Co.
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and GERALDINE FABRIKANT
Morgan Stanley has sold its 7.2 percent stake in The New York Times Company, bringing an end to its campaign to change the media company's dual-class share structure.
Seeing Sugar's Future in Fuel
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS
After seeing Midwestern farmers improve their lot by selling corn to ethanol distilleries, sugar cane and sugar beet growers want their own ethanol deal, paid for by U.S. taxpayers.
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| TECHNOLOGY |
Apple to Open iPhone Programming to Outsiders
By MATT RICHTEL
Responding to frustration from customers and software makers, Apple has changed its policies to encourage independent developers to build programs for the iPhone.
EBay Reports 3rd-Quarter Growth, With Some Blemishes
By BRAD STONE
The e-commerce company said it continued to grow quickly, but analysts have been closely watching the company's auction business for signs of slowing.
Library of Congress Advances 2 Digital Projects Abroad
By DOREEN CARVAJAL
The library said it planned to digitize a collection of rare cultural materials and move forward with plans to create a global digital library in cooperation with other nations.
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| SPORTS |
Keeping Torre Could Hinge on Cost
By TYLER KEPNER and BEN SHPIGEL
The Yankees have not announced whether Joe Torre will be asked to manage next season. But it is clear, after their two-day organizational meetings, that they are not ready to cut ties.
It's a Day Off in the A.L., Where the Wild Things Are
By TEDDY KIDER
The unusual nature of the 2007 season, including the squirrel and the bugs that intruded on the Yankees and the Byrd that is propelling the Cleveland Indians — almost defies explanation.
Testaverde Finds It's Hard to Remain Retired
By KAREN CROUSE
Vinny Testaverde struggled with his decision to play football again because he wanted to put his family first. But Carolina was close enough to home to help him make his choice.
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THEATER REVIEW | 'A FEMININE ENDING'
Torn Between Two Loves: The Oboe and the 'Hot Mess'
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
No amount of actorly nuance could paper over the shortcuts and disjunctions of Sarah Treem's new play.
TELEVISION REVIEW | 'VIVA LAUGHLIN '
Singing in the Casino? That's a Gamble
By ALESSANDRA STANLEY
"Viva Laughlin" on CBS may well be the worst new show of the season, but is it the worst show in the history of television?
MUSIC REVIEW | CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
An Enigmatic Night at the Orchestra
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
After Franz Welser-Möst's concert with the Cleveland Orchestra on Tuesday night at Carnegie Hall, the first of three programs, I, like many others, am still trying to get a real fix on his work.
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Teachers Agree to Bonus Pay Tied to Scores
By ELISSA GOOTMAN
Bonuses for New York City teachers would be based largely on the overall test scores of students at schools that have high concentrations of poor children.
A Times Square Pedestrian Is Giving No Ground
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
A Brooklyn man is fighting charges that his standing and gabbing with friends as other pedestrians tried to get by in Times Square amounted to disorderly conduct.
Supplies Dwindle at Food Pantries as Financing Bill Stalls in Washington
By WINTER MILLER
A food shortage looms over the Food Bank for New York City, the largest distributor of free food in the city.
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| FASHION & STYLE |
The Coming of the X-Frocks
By CATHY HORYN
The spring collections in New York and Europe produced an amazing variety of trends, and what links all these ideas is a taste for an extreme point of view.
SKIN DEEP
Why Should Kids Have All the Acne?
By NATASHA SINGER
The Proactiv sob sell has galvanized even people who rarely have blemishes to become, well, proactive about their skin.
Big Losers, but Can Viewers Keep the Pace?
By ELIZABETH WEIL
Some find the contestants' drastic weigh loss on "The Biggest Loser," the NBC reality series, undermining for its viewers also trying to lose pounds.
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| EDITORIALS |
Putting Poor Children Second
House members should vote to override President Bush's veto on the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
The Attorney General Nominee
There were some troubling statements and gaps in Michael Mukasey's testimony at his confirmation hearing.
Honoring the Dalai Lama
We would like to think that the spiritual leader's dedication to tolerance might rub off on the people he meets in Washington.
Catching Up to a Sad Parade
President Bush must back up his call for swift action by quickly filling the vacancy of secretary of veterans affairs.
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| OP-ED |
OP-ED COLUMNIST
None Dare Call It Child Care
By GAIL COLLINS
We aren't going to solve the problem of child care during this presidential contest, but it is absolutely nuts that it isn't a topic of discussion.
OP-ED COLUMNIST
'The American' in France
By ROGER COHEN
Deep in the Gallic soul resides the notion that work is exploitation, best regulated and minimized and offset by hours of idleness.
Abstinence 1, S-Chip 0
By AMANDA ROBB
By dropping the financing for abstinence-only sex education, Congress could save enough money to insure 150,000 children a year.
A Test of Bad Health
By PETER PITTS
There's an inherent conflict of interest when the government conducts comparative-effectiveness studies and then uses those studies to determine which pills are worth buying.
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On Oct. 18, 1968, the United States Olympic Committee suspended two black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, for giving a "black power" salute as a protest during a victory ceremony in Mexico City. |
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