Subject: Today's Headlines: European Union Said to Keep Embargo on Arms to China

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Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 03:56:10 -0500

TODAY'S HEADLINES
The New York Times on the Web
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Compiled 2 AM ET

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- TOP STORIES -

European Union Said to Keep Embargo on Arms to China
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Yielding to pressure from President Bush, the European
Union has put off plans to lift its arms embargo on China
this spring.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/politics/22diplo.html?th&emc=th

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U.S. Judge Hears Tense Testimony in Schiavo's Case
By ABBY GOODNOUGH
The judge refused to rule immediately on whether to restore
nutrition to Terri Schiavo, a severely brain-damaged woman.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/national/22schiavo.html?th&emc=th

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It's 'Private' vs. 'Personal' in Social Security Debate
By ROBIN TONER
One of the most ferocious struggles is over language,
whether President Bush wants to create "personal" or
"private" accounts.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/politics/22social.html?th&emc=th

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- QUOTATION OF THE DAY -

"Calling it a personal retirement account is stronger across the board. Whereas privatization hurts across the board."
- GLEN BOLGER, a Republican pollster, on the public's response to a
central issue in the Social Security debate.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/politics/22social.html?th&emc=th

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- MULTIMEDIA -
Bobby Short Dies at 80
In an audio slide show, The Times's Stephen Holden discusses the life of Bobby Short, the singer and pianist. Also, listen to clips of Mr. Short's music.
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/khtml/2005/03/21/arts/20050321_SHORT_AUDIOSS.html?th

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- INTERNATIONAL -

Top Shiite Cleric Urges Iraqis to Form Coalition
By EDWARD WONG
The most powerful Shiite cleric in Iraq called for quick
agreement on a new government, expressing displeasure with
the weeks of drawn-out haggling.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/international/middleeast/22iraq.html?th&emc=th

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Israel to Expand Largest West Bank Settlement
By GREG MYRE
Critics called the expansion a violation of Israel's pledge
under the Middle East peace plan, which calls for a freeze
of all settlement activity.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/international/middleeast/22mideast.html?th&emc=th

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Dispute Over Islets Frays Ties Between Tokyo and Seoul
By NORIMITSU ONISHI
Japanese claims over two disputed remote islets have
recently worsened relations between Japan and South Korea,
America's two most important Asian allies.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/international/asia/22korea.html?th&emc=th

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- NATIONAL -

Shooting Rampage by Student Leaves 10 Dead on Reservation
By JODI WILGOREN
In northern Minnesota, a student killed his grandparents,
five fellow students, a teacher and a security guard, as
well as himself.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/national/22shoot.html?th&emc=th

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Bishops Fight Death Penalty in New Drive
By NEELA BANERJEE
The country's Roman Catholic bishops on Monday announced a
more prominent effort to bar the death penalty.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/politics/22bishop.html?th&emc=th

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Jackson Late to Trial Again as Jury Hears Expert on Abuse
By JOHN M. BRODER
Michael Jackson, trembling, pallid and barely able to walk,
showed up late again for his child molesting trial on
Monday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/national/22jackson.html?th&emc=th

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- BUSINESS -

Similar Résumé, Different Decade
By ELIZABETH BECKER
Having directed a divisive war himself, Robert McNamara can
appreciate the predicament facing President Bush's nominee
to head the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/business/worldbusiness/22bank.html?th&emc=th

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Big Three Workers Give an Inch on Health Care
By DANNY HAKIM  and JEREMY W. PETERS
With the decline of the domestic auto industry
accelerating, the United Auto Workers union has agreed to a
baby-step rollback of its vaunted health care coverage.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/business/22auto.html?th&emc=th

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Time Warner and S.E.C. Settle for $300 Million
By GERALDINE FABRIKANT
Time Warner Inc. settled a complaint by the Securities and
Exchange Commission that the company's AOL unit overstated
revenue for nine quarters.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/technology/22warner.html?th&emc=th

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- SPORTS -

Black Coaches in N.B.A. Have Shorter Tenures
By DAVID LEONHARDT and FORD FESSENDEN
In a pattern that has gone largely unnoticed, white N.B.A.
coaches have been holding on to their jobs for
significantly longer than black coaches.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/sports/basketball/22coaches.html?th&emc=th

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Best in West, the Spurs Lose Duncan, for 2-4 Weeks
By LIZ ROBBINS
The Spurs, the best team in the Western Conference, will be
without Tim Duncan after he severely sprained his right
ankle in Sunday's loss at Detroit.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/sports/basketball/22duncan.html?th&emc=th

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Wisconsin-Milwaukee Coach Has History of Upsetting Illini
By JOE DRAPE
With a maniacal work ethic and electric charisma, Bruce
Pearl has led the 12th-seeded University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee to the Round of 16.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/sports/ncaabasketball/22pearl.html?th&emc=th

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- ARTS -

AN APPRECIATION
Bobby Short, Keeping the Party Going
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
The best at what he did, Mr. Short elevated the humble role
of the piano-bar entertainer to an art.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/arts/music/22appr.html?th&emc=th

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Tom Cruise Mixing Business and Church
By SHARON WAXMAN
Lately, doing business with Tom Cruise, one of Hollywood's
most bankable actors, means a bow in the direction of his
religion, the Church of Scientology.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/movies/22tomx.html?th&emc=th

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BOOKS OF THE TIMES | 'EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE'
A Boy's Epic Quest, Borough by Borough
By MICHIKO KAKUTANI
Jonathan Safran Foer's new novel explores the nature of
grief through the experiences of a 9-year-old boy whose
father was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/books/22kaku.html?th&emc=th

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- SCIENCE -

Hypomanic? Absolutely. But Oh So Productive!
By BENEDICT CAREY
Mental health experts are exploring the upside of frenzied
emotional heights.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/health/psychology/22hypo.html?th&emc=th

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CASES WITHOUT BORDERS
Battling Insects, Parasites and Politics
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Mosquito nets are technically very simple but in their own
mundane way, in rural Africa, they are highly political
objects.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/health/policy/22case.html?th&emc=th

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ESSAY
You Think Your Elbow Hurts! Well, Let Me Tell You
 . .
By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D.
Eventually, doctors learn to keep their pains to themselves.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/health/22essa.html?th&emc=th

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- EDITORIALS -

TODAY'S EDITORIALS
A Blow to the Rule of Law
When the commotion over Terri Schiavo is over, Congress and
the president will have done real damage to the founders'
careful plan for American democracy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/opinion/22tue1.html?th&emc=th

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Congress's Midnight Frenzy
Congressional Republicans have used one family's pain to
score points with evangelical and fundamentalist
conservatives.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/opinion/22tue2.html?th&emc=th

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Time to Litigate Those Airbus Subsidies
The case against the European Union's Airbus subsidies
should have been taken to the World Trade Organization long
ago.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/opinion/22tue3.html?th&emc=th

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EDITORIAL OBSERVER
The Anniversary of World War II Is an Invitation to
Continue Fighting
by SERGE SCHMEMANN
Although 10 years ago it seemed the world had finally
buried the hatchets of World War II, lingering resentments
are out again in force.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/opinion/22tue4.html?th&emc=th

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- OP-ED -

OP-ED COLUMNIST
Masters of Sleaze
By DAVID BROOKS
The lobbyist Jack Abramoff didn't reach the highest order
of sleaze on his own. It took a village.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/opinion/22brooks.html?th&emc=th

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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
The Return of Latin America's Left
By ÁLVARO VARGAS LLOSA
The new wave of leftist governments in Latin America must
seize this opportunity to make aggressive reforms.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/opinion/22Vargas_Llosa.html?th&emc=th

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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Lending the Good Loan
By JAMES P. RUBIN
Though criticisms of his miltary decisions are valid, Paul
Wolfowitz is the right person to lead the World Bank.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/opinion/22rubin.html?th&emc=th

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- ON THIS DAY -

On March 22, 1972, Congress sent the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution to the states for ratification. It fell short of the three-fourths approval needed.

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