Subject: Today's Headlines: Senate Panel Is Widening Its Review on Nominee to U.N.

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Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 03:46:51 -0500

TODAY'S HEADLINES
The New York Times on the Web
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Compiled 2 AM ET

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- TOP STORIES -

Senate Panel Is Widening Its Review on Nominee to U.N.
By DOUGLAS JEHL
A Senate committee intends to conduct formal interviews
with as many as two dozen people about John R. Bolton.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/politics/27bolton.html?th&emc=th

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Group of Scientists Drafts Rules on Ethics for Stem Cell
Research
By NICHOLAS WADE
The National Academy of Sciences cited a lack of leadership
by the federal government for the move.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/health/27stem.html?th&emc=th

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After 32 Years, Clothing Yields a DNA Key to Dozens of Rapes
By JULIA PRESTON
A forgotten piece of evidence in a rape case from more than
30 years ago has led to the DNA identification of a suspect
in at least 24 other rapes and sexual assaults.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/nyregion/27rape.html?th&emc=th

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- QUOTATION OF THE DAY -

"It ought to send a chill through a lot of defendants to know that after 32 years you can still test for DNA."
- ROBERT M. MORGENTHAU, Manhattan district attorney.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/nyregion/27rape.html?th&emc=th

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- READERS' QUESTIONS -
10 Questions for Michael Lewis
of "Moneyball," answered readers' questions on the present and future state of baseball.
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- INTERNATIONAL -

Last Syria Force Leaves Lebanon
By HASSAN M. FATTAH
The last of Syria's troops left Lebanon, ending a military
presence that for 29 years helped Syria confront Israel
through proxy militias.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/international/middleeast/27lebanon.html?th&emc=th

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In Japan Crash, Time Obsession May Be Culprit
By NORIMITSU ONISHI
Monday's deadly train accident outside Osaka has caused
much soul-searching over Japan's attention to punctuality
and efficiency.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/international/asia/27japan.html?th&emc=th

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Iraqi Cabinet May Be Chosen by Wednesday, Leaders Say
By ROBERT F. WORTH
Iraq's political leaders said they expected to submit a
cabinet to the National Assembly on Wednesday even if some
posts remained undecided.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/international/middleeast/27iraq.html?th&emc=th

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- NATIONAL -

Muslim Cleric Found Guilty in the 'Virginia Jihad' Case
By JAMES DAO
An American-born Muslim cleric was convicted on Tuesday of
inciting followers to wage war against the United States
just days after Sept. 11, 2001.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/national/27paintball.html?th&emc=th

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5 Baby Boys From Surrogate, and at Bargain
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman who agreed to be a surrogate mother for a childless
couple gave them five babies, all boys, for less than the
price of one on Tuesday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/national/27quints.html?th&emc=th

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Florida Expands Right to Use Deadly Force in Self-Defense
By ABBY GOODNOUGH
The measure lets people use guns or other deadly force to
defend themselves in public places without first trying to
escape.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/national/27shoot.html?th&emc=th

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- BUSINESS -

Consumers Are Wary, but Housing Remains Hot
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
Consumer confidence fell in April, but the nation's housing
market seems hotter than ever.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/business/27econ.html?th&emc=th

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Fears Mount That Germany Faces Recession
By MARK LANDLER
Six German economic institutes have cut their growth
forecast for this year in half, prompting fears that the
German economy is on the brink of recession.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/business/worldbusiness/27germany.html?th&emc=th

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Open Wallets for Open-Source Software
By GARY RIVLIN
Venture capitalists are again embracing open-source
technology companies, and a natural question may be whether
some of them have perhaps lost their minds.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/technology/27open.html?th&emc=th

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- SPORTS -

YANKEES 12, ANGELS 4
A Magic Number by Rodriguez: 10 R.B.I.
By TYLER KEPNER
Alex Rodriguez blasted three home runs and became the first
player to drive in 10 runs in a game at Yankee Stadium.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/sports/baseball/27yankees.html?th&emc=th

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HEAT LEAD SERIES, 2-0
Nets Face Cold Reality After Losing to the Heat
By CHARLIE NOBLES
The Heat built a 17-point lead by the end of the third
quarter and went on to a 104-87 victory.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/sports/basketball/27nets.html?th&emc=th

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In Race for Jackson, Knicks Face the Lakers
By HOWARD BECK
The competition for Phil Jackson is shaping up as a race
between teams from the league's two biggest media markets.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/sports/basketball/27knicks.html?th&emc=th

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- ARTS -

A Museum Visionary Envisions More
By CAROL VOGEL
The Guggenheim Museum's Thomas Krens plans to continue
building satellites that he hopes will become tourist
destinations in themselves.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/arts/design/27kren.html?th&emc=th

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ARTS & LEISURE
The Mystery of Hollywood's Dead Republican
<byline>By DAVID M. HALBFINGER and DENNIS McDOUGAL
How did a life of adventure end in Carrie Fisher's bedroom?

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/26/arts/01mcdo.html?th&emc=th

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THEATER REVIEW | 'A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE'
A Weak Erotic Charge Flickers in the New Orleans Heat
By BEN BRANTLEY
Edward Hall's straightforward staging of Tennessee
Williams's masterwork suffers from fundamental mismatches
of parts and performers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/theater/reviews/27desi.html?th&emc=th

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- DINING & WINE -

By Cheese Possessed
By DANA BOWEN
As the passion of American cheese lovers has intensified,
New York City has become a prime center of cheese
enthusiasm.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/dining/27chee.html?th&emc=th

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Tourists at Market to Look Crowd Those Who Cook
By KIM SEVERSON
Every week, several thousand tourists, chefs and cooks pour
into the farmers' market at the Ferry Building in San
Francisco, considered by many to be the best in America.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/dining/27ferry.html?th&emc=th

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A Lunchtime Institution Set to Overstuff Its Last Po' Boy
By R. W. APPLE Jr.
After decades of serving seafood to New Orleans, Uglesich's
will soon close forever, at least in its present form.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/dining/27orle.html?th&emc=th

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- EDITORIALS -

TODAY'S EDITORIALS
Losing Ground in Iraq
To protect the democratic transformation in Iraq, the
United States needs to put its full weight behind the
values President Bush has embraced for a new, freer Middle
East.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/opinion/27wed1.html?th&emc=th

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In Search of Budget Moderates
Moderate Republicans should inject some common sense and
human kindness into the budget blueprint in Congress.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/opinion/27wed2.html?th&emc=th

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EDITORIAL OBSERVER
In Ethiopian Hills, Five Years to Create Something Out of
Nothing
By HELENE COOPER
If poverty can be whipped in Koraro, a village in
Ethiopia's northern Tigray Province, it can be whipped
anywhere.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/opinion/27wed3.html?th&emc=th

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- OP-ED -

OP-ED COLUMNIST
The Best Man for the U.N.
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
President Bush only needs to call home to find the right
man for the job of U.N. ambassador.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/opinion/27friedman.html?th&emc=th

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OP-ED COLUMNIST
U.N.leash Woolly Bully Bolton
By MAUREEN DOWD
John Bolton, who tried to stretch the truth on foreign
weapons programs, deserves to be rewarded as other Bush
officials have been.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/opinion/27dowd.html?th&emc=th

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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Up, Down or Out
By BOB DOLE
The Democratic minority has abandoned the tradition of
mutual self-restraint that has long allowed the Senate to
function as an institution.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/opinion/27dole.html?th&emc=th

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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
When the Dollar Bill Comes Due
By CATHERINE L. MANN and KATHARINA PLÜCK
We aren't paying for the drop in the value of the dollar —
yet.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/opinion/27mann.html?th&emc=th

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On April 27, 1947, "Babe Ruth Day" at Yankee Stadium was held to honor the ailing baseball star.

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