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Attacks on G.I.'s in Mosul Rise as Good Will Fades
By DEXTER FILKINS
The situation in the city of Mosul, once so promising, now seems to
demonstrate the difficulties faced in Iraq.
Drug Industry Seeks to Sway Prices Overseas
By ELIZABETH BECKER
Having beaten back price controls on prescription drugs in the U.S.,
the pharmaceutical industry is trying to roll them back overseas.
Broad Bills Stuffed With Lawmakers' Pet Items
By ROBERT PEAR and MICHAEL JANOFSKY
Tucked inside the Medicare bill is an assortment of provisions that
have little to do with prescription drug benefits for the elderly.
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QUOTATION
OF THE DAY |
"I'm not
saying Santa is gay."
HARVEY FIERSTEIN, who set off debate by saying he would appear
as Mrs. Claus in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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MOVIES |
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Review: 'The Missing'
Ron Howard's attempt to depict frontier life makes for a less
sophisticated version of John Ford's "Searchers." Reviewed with
several other holiday films.
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INTERNATIONAL
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U.S. Plan in Iraq to Shift Control Hits Major Snag
By JOEL BRINKLEY and IAN FISHER
Iraq's most powerful cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, made
public his opposition to a proposal for indirect elections.
U.N. Atom Agency Gives Iran Both a Slap and a Pass
By MARK LANDLER
The agency passed a resolution that condemns Iran for covering up
its nuclear program but stops short of urging Security Council
action.
AIDS Blamed for Legions of Orphans in Africa
By MICHAEL WINES
More than 11 million African children have lost at least one parent
to AIDS, and that number is likely to rise to 20 million by the end
of the decade.
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NATIONAL
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School Is Haven When Children Have No Home
By SAM DILLON
A federal law that requires local districts to enroll homeless
students has forced public schools to become safety nets of last
resort.
Rights Figure Illicitly Aided the Chinese
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Chinese dissident who was freed from prison with U.S. help has
pleaded guilty to illegally selling American high-technology items
with potential military uses to China.
Once World Leader in Traffic Safety, U.S. Drops to No. 9
By DANNY HAKIM
The United States, long the safest place in the world to drive and
still much better than average among industrialized nations, is
being surpassed by other countries.
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BUSINESS
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Drug Company Halts Trials of Procrit
By ANDREW POLLACK
Four clinical trials testing a widely used anemia drug in concert
with chemotherapy have been halted after patients developed a
higher-than-expected number of blood clots.
Ford Chairman, Now Confident of Turnaround, Expects a Profit
By DANNY HAKIM
Ford is meeting its turnaround targets and is poised to return to
profitability and make a run at environmental leadership, says its
chief.
Subway Chain Chooses Coke, Displacing Pepsi
By SHERRI DAY
Coke will become the exclusive supplier of fountain drinks to Subway
Restaurants, wooing the chain away from Pepsi.
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SPORTS
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Carter and Cowboys Riding High
By VIV BERNSTEIN
Quarterback Quincy Carter's rebirth is one of the more improbable
stories in this surprising Cowboys season.
Backup's Backup Emerges for Ravens at Quarterback
By THOMAS GEORGE
Anthony Wright torched the Seahawks with an amazing display of
persistence, execution, talent and will on Sunday.
Ailing Coach's Removal Roils Holy Cross
By PETE THAMEL
The College of the Holy Cross found itself caught between ideology
and athletics after it removed Dan Allen as its football coach.
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ARTS
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Damien Hirst Makes a Strategic Purchase: His Own Work
By CAROL VOGEL
By owning his key early work, much of it purchased from Charles
Saatchi, Mr. Hirst will be able to control his own market.
HIP-HOP REVIEW
Jay-Z Raps on the Fly Like a Man Set to Die
By KELEFA SANNEH
Jay-Z gave an extraordinary farewell concert filled with tracks from
his brief but productive career at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
THE POP LIFE
Johnny Cash's Legacy of Emotions, on CD's
By NEIL STRAUSS
"Cash Unearthed," a five-CD box set, includes 64 previously
unreleased recordings filled with Cash's trademark vulnerability and
honesty.
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CIRCUITS
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TV Maze: A Survival Guide
By SETH SCHIESEL
Buying a television means being bombarded with jargon. Do you need a
manual just to go TV shopping?
Decoding the New Cues in Online Society
By MICHAEL ERARD
Online social networks like Friendster can provide sociologists with
a laboratory for looking at how people behave.
STATE OF THE ART
Where Thanks Are Due
By DAVID POGUE
Herewith, one man's thank-you list - a few ways that cold, hard
silicon can still inject a little magic into everyday life.
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EDITORIALS
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TODAY'S EDITORIALS
A Celebration With Darker Currents
By ADAM COHEN
Thanksgiving has of late become a celebration of triumph without
adversity, as we have become a nation that refuses to admit the
hardships we face, and the sacrifices required.
How Women Won the Holidays
By GAIL COLLINS
Thanks to Sarah Josepha Hale, the Martha Stewart of the pre-Civil
War era, the regional celebration known as Thankgiving became a
national holiday.
The Blessings of Having Just Enough
By VERLYN KLINKENBORG
The Pilgrim Thanksgiving was a way of giving thanks for a
sufficiency of food. Today would be a good day to share with those
who lack even that much.
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OP-ED
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OP-ED COLUMNIST
Give Thanks and Life
By MAUREEN DOWD
There are 56,355 Americans in need of a kidney. Today is the perfect
day to talk turkey to your family about your desire to donate.
OP-ED COLUMNIST
Letter From Tikrit
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
A letter from Saddam Hussein to President Bush: We have a business
plan and we're executing it.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
The Un-Pilgrims
By RUSSELL SHORTO
The Dutch colony of New Netherland forged America's first melting
pot, making this holiday a particularly appropriate moment to
recognize their achievement.
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ON
THIS DAY |
On Nov.
27, 1973, the Senate voted 92-3 to confirm Gerald
R. Ford as vice president, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew, who'd
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