Subject: Today's Headlines: Army Details Scale of Abuse of Prisoners in an Afghan Jail

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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 03:56:29 -0500

TODAY'S HEADLINES
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Saturday, March 12, 2005
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- TOP STORIES -

Army Details Scale of Abuse of Prisoners in an Afghan Jail
By DOUGLAS JEHL
Two prisoners who died in U.S. custody in Afghanistan were
beaten by soldiers in sustained assaults that caused their
deaths.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/politics/12detain.html?th

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Suspect Kills 3, Including Judge, at Atlanta Court
By SHAILA DEWAN
A man on trial for rape shot and killed the judge in his
case, a court stenographer and a sheriff's deputy in a
courthouse rampage.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/national/12shooting.html?th

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Blood Ties: 2 Officers' Long Path to Mob Murder Indictments
By ALAN FEUER and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM
The arrest of two former officers brought to light some of
the most shocking allegations of police corruption in New
York's history.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/nyregion/12mob.html?th

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- QUOTATION OF THE DAY -

"It wasn't fun for me. I was stupid. I could have died."
- HOLLY GODBEE, who downed 17 drinks on her 21st birthday in a tradition
called "power hour."

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- ESCAPES -
36 Hours in Middleburg, Va.
Middleburg leaves Washington's blue suits behind for riding helmets. 
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- INTERNATIONAL -

Europe and U.S. Agree on Carrot-and-Stick Approach to Iran
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Statements issued in Washington and Brussels have opened a
new phase in efforts to defuse the crisis over Iran's
nuclear program.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/politics/12iran.html?th

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Over Bitter Opposition, Antiterrorism Bill Passes in Britain
By SARAH LYALL
Prime Minister Tony Blair's new antiterrorism package
allows authorities to place terrorist suspects under a
strict form of house arrest.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/international/europe/12britain.html?th

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Syrian Troop Convoy Withdraws From Lebanon
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A 62-vehicle convoy carrying Syrian troops and equipment
withdrawn from northern Lebanon crossed the border early on
Saturday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/international/middleeast/12syria.html?th

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- NATIONAL -

Huge Bill Fraud Cited at Clinics
By ROBERT PEAR
Insurers say thousands of patients from 47 states were sent
to California to undergo unnecessary surgical and
diagnostic procedures.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/national/12insure.html?th

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Orlando Mayor Is Indicted in Absentee Ballot Case
By ABBY GOODNOUGH
Mayor Buddy Dyer faces a felony charge of paying someone to
collect absentee ballots before his election in a tight
race last year.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/national/12orlando.html?th

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Bush Nominates Physicist to Lead Space Agency
By WARREN E. LEARY
Dr. Michael D. Griffin was picked to lead the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration as it tries to revive
the shuttle program and return humans to the moon.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/science/12nasa.html?th

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- BUSINESS -

Qwest Expected to Raise Its Bid to Buy MCI
By KEN BELSON
Qwest is expected to raise its $8 billion bid for MCI next
week in an attempt to break up MCI's deal with Verizon.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/business/12phone.html?th

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Trade Gap Widens on Record Imports
By ELIZABETH BECKER
America's appetite for foreign imports broke all records in
January, reaching $159.1 billion and contributing to a
monthly trade deficit that is the second highest on record.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/business/12trade.html?th

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Pioneer Discounter Plays Catch-Up
By RIVA D. ATLAS
Charles Schwab, who has returned as chief executive to the
company he founded, is wielding some familiar weapons to
fight back.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/business/12schwab.html?th

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- SPORTS -

A.C.C. MEN'S TOURNAMENT
Tar Heels Recharge Just in Time
By JOE LAPOINTE
After trailing Clemson by 13 points midway through the
second half, North Carolina went on a 30-10 run for an
88-81 victory.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/sports/ncaabasketball/12acc.html?th

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Schilling Is the First to Say He Will Testify
By JACK CURRY
Boston ace Curt Schilling said he plans to comply with a
subpoena summoning him to the Congressional hearing on
baseball and steroid use.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/sports/baseball/12steroids.html?th

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Title in Hand, Miller Has Things to Say
By NATHANIEL VINTON
Bode Miller became the first American to win the overall
title in the super-G, then gave a lecture to the
International Ski Federation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/sports/othersports/12ski.html?th

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- ARTS -

Precautions for a Photo Show
By RANDY KENNEDY
The directors at the International Center of Photography
are taking a cautious, low-key approach to marketing their
show of Larry Clark's work.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/arts/design/12icp.html?th

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Rummaging for a Piece of Tim Burton
By SHARON WAXMAN
Tim Burton's ex-girlfriend held a garage sale on Friday in
Los Angeles that provided a glimpse into 10 years of the
filmmaker's private life.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/movies/12burt.html?th

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A Connoisseur of Oddities From the Heart of the Midwest
By RANDY KENNEDY
In Michael Rips's new novel, New York is a surreal place
where a dead man could drop through the ceiling of a coffee
shop.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/books/12rips.html?th

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- TRAVEL -

EUROPE SPRING | SUMMER
Does the Affordable Paris Bistro Still Exist? Oui.
By MARK BITTMAN
A careful search reveals Parisian restaurants both old and
new that are not only affordable but terrific.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/travel/13tables.html?th

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The Heights Beyond Rome's Hills
By LISA REED
Hiking in the historic countryside around Rome makes the
sounds and commotion of the city seem just a distant memory.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/travel/13hike.html?th

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For Young Artists, All Roads Now Lead to a Happening Berlin
By RICHARD B. WOODWARD
What Prague and London were in the 90's, Berlin has now
become: a magnet for anyone who wants to live and work in a
city that is humming with cultural energy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/travel/13berlin.html?th

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- EDITORIALS -

TODAY'S EDITORIALS
Clearer Skies
Americans in the eastern half of the country can breathe a
little easier this week about their air quality, but the
clean-air fight will continue.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/opinion/12sat1.html?th

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The Bullies of Belfast
The leaders of the I.R.A. should return to a more honorable
agenda and stop dancing around promises.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/opinion/12sat2.html?th

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Harbingers of Harder Times
The trade deficit for January exceeded all expectations,
and still the White House plans to drive us deeper into
debt.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/opinion/12sat3.html?th

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EDITORIAL OBSERVER
Now Playing at a Capitol Near You: Five Guys in Search of a
Budget
By ELEANOR RANDOLPH
The recent budget sessions in Albany are a rough cut of a
more democratic way of doing business.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/opinion/12sat4.html?th

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- OP-ED -

OP-ED COLUMNIST
'I Have a Nightmare'
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Sadly, it's true, environmentalism is dead.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/opinion/12kristof.html?th

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OP-ED COLUMNIST
Saturday Night Lite
By DAVID BROOKS
We live in the age in which fretting over things like
excessive caffeination is built into the cultural code.

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- ON THIS DAY -

On March 12, 1947, President Truman established what became known as the Truman Doctrine to help Greece and Turkey resist Communism.

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