Subject: Today's Headlines: 35 Iraqis Killed as Insurgents Press Spate of Attacks

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Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 03:50:02 -0500

TODAY'S HEADLINES
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Monday, May 2, 2005
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- TOP STORIES -

35 Iraqis Killed as Insurgents Press Spate of Attacks
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
Insurgents attacked a Kurdish funeral near Mosul and
American soldiers handing out candy to children in Baghdad.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/international/middleeast/02iraq.html?th&emc=th

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Republican Chairman Exerts Pressure on PBS, Alleging Biases
By STEPHEN LABATON, LORNE MANLY and ELIZABETH JENSEN
The chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
wants public television to correct what he considers
liberal bias.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/arts/television/02public.html?th&emc=th

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In California, Governor Slips From Heights
By DEAN E. MURPHY
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's popularity has plummeted, and
his opponents are taking him on with new determination.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/national/02arnold.html?th&emc=th

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- QUOTATION OF THE DAY -

"Sometimes you go through turbulent air, and sometimes smooth air. Right now, it's no secret there's some turbulent air."
- ABEL MALDONADO, a California state senator, on a decline in the approval
rating of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/national/02arnold.html?th&emc=th

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- T: STYLE MAGAZINE -
Living: Spring 2005
The New York Times Style Magazine looks at the best in spring dining, from organic food to must-have kitchenware to the hippest trend in dining out.
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- INTERNATIONAL -

Taiwan Communication Plan Stirs New Hopes for a Thaw
By KEITH BRADSHER
President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan called Monday for China
and Taiwan to set up a procedure to improve communications
between their military and security forces.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/international/asia/02taiwan.html?th&emc=th

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Egypt Detains More Than 200 in Attacks on Tourist Industry
By MONA EL-NAGGAR and HASSAN M. FATTAH
Egyptian authorities detained more than 200 people after
attacks on Saturday that left seven people wounded and
three attackers dead.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/international/africa/02egypt.html?th&emc=th

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U.S. Denounces North Korea After Reports of Missile Test
By BRIAN KNOWLTONInternational Herald Tribune
The move by North Korea raised tensions on the eve of a
United Nations conference on nuclear nonproliferation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/politics/02korea.html?th&emc=th

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- NATIONAL -

With Little Fanfare, a New Effort to Prosecute Employers
That Flout Safety Laws
By DAVID BARSTOW and LOWELL BERGMAN
A partnership between OSHA, the E.P.A. and a select group
of Justice Department prosecutors has been forged to
prosecute the nation's worst workplace safety violators.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/politics/02osha.html?th&emc=th

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Trailer-Park Dwellers Fight Eviction From Paradise
By CHRIS DIXON
In coastal Orange County, a tiny trailer park has become
the focal point of a battle between residents and the
park's landlord - the California State Parks system.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/national/02laguna.html?th&emc=th

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Navajo Head Vetoes Gay Marriage Measure
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) -- The president of the Navajo
Nation vetoed a measure Sunday that would have banned
same-sex marriage on the Indian reservation.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Gay-Marriage-Navajos.html?th&emc=th

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- BUSINESS -

2 Equity Firms Set to Acquire Neiman Marcus
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and TRACIE ROZHON
Neiman Marcus, the luxury retail chain that owns Bergdorf
Goodman, has agreed to be sold to a group of financiers
with a history in the retail industry for about $5 billion.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/business/02deal.html?th&emc=th

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Giant Insurer Finds $1 Billion More in Flaws
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
The American International Group said an in-depth
examination of its operations had turned up additional
accounting improprieties.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/business/02aig.html?th&emc=th

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Changes at Morgan Stanley Won't Include Ouster at Top
By LANDON THOMAS Jr.
The board of Morgan Stanley, responding to a campaign to
oust its chief, Philip J. Purcell, reaffirmed its support
for Mr. Purcell and announced a series of changes to the
board.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/business/02morgan.html?th&emc=th

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- SPORTS -

At the Derby, Racing Is Facing Its Drug Problem
By JOE DRAPE
After decades of rumors about "juiced" thoroughbreds, the
horse racing industry will increase surveillance and
testing at this year's Kentucky Derby.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/sports/sportsspecial/02drugs.html?th&emc=th

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PISTONS LEAD SERIES, 3-1
Pistons Show Sixers Arsenal of a Champion
By JERE LONGMAN
Chauncey Billups scored Detroit's final 10 points in
regulation, and Rasheed Wallace and Richard Hamilton
provided a 97-92 victory in overtime.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/sports/basketball/02sixers.html?th&emc=th

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HEAT WIN SERIES, 4-0
Nets' Season Ends, and the Uncertainty Begins
By HOWARD BECK
The Miami Heat completed a first-round sweep with a 110-97
victory, sending the Nets to their earliest playoff exit
since Jason Kidd arrived four years ago.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/sports/basketball/02nets.html?th&emc=th

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- ARTS -

Paris Inc.
By LOLA OGUNNAIKE
After years of being a ubiquitous presence on the nightlife
scene, Paris Hilton says she is eager to make the leap from
globe-trotting sex kitten to savvy business titan.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/arts/02pari.html?th&emc=th

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THEATER REVIEW | 'GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS'
Here, Honor Is Profane and Words Do Hurt
By BEN BRANTLEY
Joe Mantello's high-octane revival of David Mamet's play of
nasty office politics includes star performances from Alan
Alda and Liev Schreiber.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/theater/reviews/02glen.html?th&emc=th

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Double Your Pleasure? Early 'Exorcist,' Take 2
By DAVE KEHR
How two films, both prequels to "The Exorcist," yielded
wildly different results in the hands of two
temperamentally opposed artists.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/movies/02exor.html?th&emc=th

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- MEDIA & ADVERTISING -

Synergy for Viacom: Dr. Phil of CBS Interviews Pat O'Brien
of CBS
By MARK GLASSMAN
In a blend of celebrity, sobriety and synergy, Dr. Phil
will host a primetime special on CBS featuring Pat
O’Brien’s battle with alcoholism.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/business/media/02rehab.html?th&emc=th

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E-COMMERCE REPORT
Ad Agents for the Search Engines
By BOB TEDESCHI
Some newspapers and yellow pages publishers have found a
new source of revenue: helping small businesses buy
advertising on search engines.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/technology/02ecom.html?th&emc=th

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Print Insists It's Here to Stay
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
The magazine industry is mounting a $40-million, three-year
campaign to win advertisers and try to convince them that
magazines are here for good.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/business/media/02mag.html?th&emc=th

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- EDITORIALS -

TODAY'S EDITORIALS
Manhattan's Mayor Ahab
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's obsession with building the Jets
stadium is in danger of leaving other development projects
in its shadow - including the rebuilding of ground zero.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/opinion/02mon1.html?th&emc=th

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Ethics Rules for Stem Cells
The National Academy of Sciences's guidelines for stem cell
research should help researchers find a clear path through
a minefield of controversial issues.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/opinion/02mon2.html?th&emc=th

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The Right Choice at the U.N.
His experience as Turkey's finance minister and as a
development banker makes Kemal Dervis the perfect choice to
head the United Nations Development Program.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/opinion/02mon3.html?th&emc=th

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EDITORIAL OBSERVER
Liberians: Looking Down on Ghana While It Rises Above Us
By HELENE COOPER
There's a reason Liberians love to make fun of Ghana. We're
jealous. We'll never say it out loud, but Ghana is what we
Liberians aspire to.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/opinion/02mon4.html?th&emc=th

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- OP-ED -

OP-ED COLUMNIST
>From 'Gook' to 'Raghead'
By BOB HERBERT
A soldier talks about his time in Iraq and the amount of
gratuitous violence that was routinely inflicted by
American soldiers on civilians.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/opinion/02herbert.html?th&emc=th

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OP-ED COLUMNIST
A Gut Punch to the Middle
By PAUL KRUGMAN
The attempt to turn Social Security into a program for the
poor is not driven by budget cuts but ideology: President
Bush comes to bury Social Security, not to save it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/opinion/02krugman.html?th&emc=th

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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
The Lost Continent of The Atlantic
By MATTHEW PEARL
The evocative fact is not that The Atlantic Monthly will
change so much once outside of Boston, but that it probably
will not.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/opinion/02pearl.html?th&emc=th

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On May 2, 1945, the Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin and the Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria.

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