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U.S. Is Worried Foe Is Tracking Targets in Iraq
By THOM SHANKER
Anti-American forces in Iraq may be using simple but effective means
to monitor activities and coordinate attacks against the U.S.
military and its allies.
Coerced or Not, Palestinians Who Assist Israel Face Death
By GREG MYRE
The videotaped confession of a man who says he was lured into
helping the Israelis offers insights into the shadowy world of
Palestinian informers, real or suspected.
Apartment Glut Forces Owners to Cut Rents in Much of U.S.
By DAVID LEONHARDT
While rents have continued to rise in many big cities on the coasts,
they are falling in more than 80 percent of metropolitan areas.
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QUOTATION
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"If a name
brand is on sale, I hop on it."
OMAR FORBES, with a cartload of $44.99 DVD players.
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INTERNATIONAL
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Ballot Victory by Unionists Widens the Divide in Ulster
By BRIAN LAVERY
The election results deepened the province's sectarian divide and
cast doubt over the future of its power-sharing government.
3 Arrested in Europe Are Tied to Recruitment of Iraq Fighters
By DESMOND BUTLER
The Italian and German police arrested three North Africans on
Friday as part of an ongoing investigation.
Ostracized by Commonwealth, Zimbabwe Says It May Pull Out
By MICHAEL WINES
On the eve of a summit meeting of the 54-nation Commonwealth,
Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe, said on Friday that he was
prepared to desert the group.
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NATIONAL
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They're Off and Shopping, but Seeking Sales
By TRACIE ROZHON
Shoppers on Friday spent only slightly more than they did last year,
according to reports from retailers and analysts.
Persistent New Leaks Fuel Coverage of Jackson Case
By DAVID CARR
Michael Jackson has yet to be officially charged in the child
molesting case against him, but the trial before the trial is off
and running.
No Escaping the Red Ink as Bush Pens '04 Agenda
By RICHARD W. STEVENSON and EDMUND L.
ANDREWS
President Bush is facing a challenge in putting together an
election-year agenda that will not plunge the government all the
deeper into debt.
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BUSINESS
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Oil Producer in Russia Halts a Deal
By ERIN E. ARVEDLUND
Sibneft said on Friday that it had suspended its $13 billion merger
with Yukos, taking its embattled partner by surprise.
Move Over Starbucks, Juan Valdez Is Coming
By SHERRI DAY
The Colombian Coffee Federation, which represents more than 500,000
Colombian coffee growers, is planning to open its first coffee shops
in the U.S. by early 2004.
NEWS ANALYSIS
Politics Rescue Euro From Stability Agreement
By MARK LANDLER
The resilience of the euro shows that the debate over Europe's
fiscal rules is less about economics than politics.
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SPORTS
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Red Sox Get Schilling for 3 Years
By RAFAEL HERMOSO
Curt Schilling and the Red Sox agreed on a contract extension,
completing a trade that sends him from the Arizona Diamondbacks to
Boston.
L.S.U. 55, ARKANSAS 24
L.S.U. Advances to S.E.C. Title Game
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Matt Mauck threw four touchdown passes in three quarters to keep the
Tigers in contention for the national championship.
Pittsburgh Looks for Victory, and for Heisman Trophy Winner
By DAVE CALDWELL
Larry Fitzgerald of Pittsburgh, who plays Miami in the Panthers'
regular-season finale on Saturday, is a sophomore, but a sophomore
has never won the Heisman.
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ARTS
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Having Reshaped Broadway, Disney Readies a Second Act
By JESSE McKINLEY
The Walt Disney Company, with three hits already on Broadway, is
preparing a second, even more ambitious assault.
Helping an Old French Art to Rise
By DEBORAH BALDWIN
It took an American to get the baguette back on track.
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
Vision vs. Symbols and Politics at Ground Zero
By HERBERT MUSCHAMP
The competition to design a memorial to the victims of 9/11 threw
into sharp relief three problems that have plagued the ground zero
design process.
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TRAVEL
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Immersed in Baden-Baden
BY RICHARD BERNSTEIN
In the German spa town, there's high culture, horse racing, fine
cuisine, casino gambling and, of course, the waters.
After Dark, East German Chic
By ERIC PFANNER
Prowling Berlin's former Communist neighborhoods for food, drink and
music.
Three Glimpses of a Century Near Berlin
By BELINDA COOPER
Day trips from Berlin to a ceramics factory, boat lift and
concentration camp offer insights into recent German history.
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EDITORIALS
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TODAY'S EDITORIALS
America's Sugar Daddies
America's sugar program has become
far too costly to America's global economic and strategic interests.
Upping the Campaign Ante
Howard Dean and John Kerry shed
public spending limits in order to outspend and annihilate each
other in the opening Democratic nomination rounds.
A Lead Paint Law We Can Live With
The way to a meaningful lead paint
bill looks clearer now that the City Council has produced
responsible legislation and the Bloomberg administration seems ready
to work with it.
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OP-ED COLUMNIST
The Promised Land
By DAVID BROOKS
It was only this week that we can truly say the conservatives'
exodus story is over, with the success of the Medicare reform bill.
OP-ED COLUMNIST
Name That War
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
A drum roll, please: It's time to announce the results of the Name
That War Contest.
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