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Early Flood of Political Ads Saturates Airwaves in Iowa
By JIM RUTENBERG
The barrage underscores the belief that Iowa has become more
critical in determining who wins the Democratic nomination.
Bush Set to Lift Tariffs on Steel
By RICHARD W. STEVENSON
Saying that U.S. steel makers have become more competitive, the Bush
administration plans to announce that it will rescind the tariffs.
Europe's Vision of Unity Meets Headwinds
By RICHARD BERNSTEIN
Lately, it seems, the European Union can hardly take a step without
finding itself entangled in some maddeningly divisive issue.
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QUOTATION
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"The court
said there is a wide range for free expression, but when you pour
gasoline on the flames, that's when you cross the line into
unprotected expression."
STEPHEN RAPP, the lead prosecutor in the trial of three Rwandans
convicted of fostering genocide in news media they controlled.
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Court Convicts 3 in 1994 Genocide Across Rwanda
By SHARON LaFRANIERE
An international court convicted three Rwandans of genocide for
media reports that fostered the killing of about 800,000 Rwandans.
U.S. Rejects Iraqi Plan to Hold Census by Summer
By JOEL BRINKLEY
Iraqi census officials devised a plan to count the population next
summer and prepare a voter roll for September elections, but the
U.S. rejected the idea.
NEWS ANALYSIS
Into Thin Air: Kyoto Accord May Not Die (or Matter)
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Experts say the fate of the Kyoto Protocol itself is rapidly
becoming less important than the longer-term processes it set in
motion.
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NATIONAL
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NEWS ANALYSIS
Sudden Shift on Detainee
By NEIL A. LEWIS
The Pentagon's decision to let a detainee meet a lawyer may be a
calculated gesture to help the administration shield its policies
from reversal by the courts.
Boston Archbishop Will Sell Residence for Abuse Payout
By PAM BELLUCK
The Boston archdiocese will sell the quarters that have housed the
city's Catholic Church leaders for 75 years to help pay an $85
million sex abuse settlement.
Coroner in Cincinnati Rules Man's Struggle Led to Death
By JAMES DAO
The coroner also said that heart disease, illegal drugs and obesity
were major contributing factors in the death of a black man who died
after a struggle with the police.
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BUSINESS
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Automakers to Redesign S.U.V.'s to Reduce Risks
By DANNY HAKIM
Automakers agreed to redesign their S.U.V.'s to reduce the
likelihood that they would skip over the front bumpers of cars.
S.E.C. Proposes Rules to End Late Trading in Mutual Funds
By STEPHEN LABATON
The agency proposed a new set of mutual fund regulations and
announced an ambitious schedule for additional governance rules.
Microsoft Eases Policy on Licensing Its Technology
By STEVE LOHR
Microsoft announced it would adopt a more liberal policy for
licensing its intellectual property, opening the doors to its
patents and copyrights.
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SPORTS
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Mets, in Shift, Bid for Japanese Infielder
By RAFAEL HERMOSO
The Mets have made an offer to the Japanese infielder Kazuo Matsui
and assured him that he will be the team's starting shortstop.
RED WINGS 7, MIGHTY DUCKS 2
In New Uniform, Fedorov Returns
By JOE LAPOINTE
Sergei Fedorov, who left Detroit for Anaheim over the summer,
returned to face his old team on Wednesday night.
The Far-From-Perfect Red Storm Puts Jarvis's Future in Jeopardy
By BILL FINLEY
St. John's is off to its worst start since the 1947-48 season and
seems all but certain to miss the N.C.A.A. Tournament.
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ARTS
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Remembering 'Nutcracker' Ballets Past
By JENNIFER DUNNING
On Saturday night at the State Theater, a reunion will bring
together hundreds who have performed as children in the holiday
ballet since 1954.
Gift Aims to Keep Met Opera on the Air
By ROBIN POGREBIN
The Annenberg Foundation has given a one-time gift of $3.5 million
that will allow the Met's Saturday radio broadcasts to continue this
season.
THEATER REVIEW | 'I AM MY
OWN WIFE'
Inventing Her Life as She Goes Along
By BRUCE WEBER
Doug Wright's play, which stars the mesmerizing Jefferson Mays in 35
roles, is the most exquisite offering of the Broadway season.
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CIRCUITS
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In the College Bowl Race, the Crucial Players Are the Programmers
By COREY KILGANNON
Computers add an aura of science to the art of ranking college
footballs top teams. Now the computer rankings have taken on a
crucial role.
Games Made for Remaking
By MICHEL MARRIOTT
Video-game makers are now giving players the tools to modify games
and even create them, hoping to reap a payoff in loyalty.
STATE OF THE ART
Checking Your Bill for a New Charge Called 'Oops'
By DAVID POGUE
As nickel-and-dime errors show up with increasing frequency on their
phone bills and in other accounts, some customers wonder whether the
mistakes are in fact company policy.
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EDITORIALS
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TODAY'S EDITORIALS
Kyoto Protocol in Peril
Russia's threatened rejection of the
international climate-change treaty points up how far short the Bush
administration has fallen on the issue.
A Harder Road to Irish Peace
An electoral switch in Northern
Ireland has put the gains of the Good Friday Agreement in peril.
A Meteoric View of Life
The fossil evidence of meteor-strike
extinctions from 65 and 251 million years ago remind us how
contingent our own existence on the planet is.
FIXING ALBANY
How Hard Is It to Control the Vendors?
Legislative gridlock over the city's
vendor bill in Albany is delivering another kind of gridlock on
Manhattan's streets.
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OP-ED
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OP-ED COLUMNIST
God and Man in Baghdad
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
The essential debate for the first post-Saddam democratic government
in Iraq will be how far to extend religious authority.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Making Sure the Money Goes Where It's Supposed To
By ANTHONY RICHTER and SVETLANA
TSALIK
Stability and financial transparency in emerging oil suppliers such
as Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan is key to American energy security.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Can Profits Promote Democracy in Africa?
By DAPHNE EVIATAR
The United States should take steps to ensure that oil revenues in
Angola benefit more than a chosen and corrupt few.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
If Geology Is Destiny, Then Russia Is in Trouble
By MOISES NAIM
Russia has a lot of oil, and this inescapable geological fact will
determine many of the policy choices available to it.
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