Subject: Today's Headlines: Attacks Kill 19 in Iraq as Surge of Violence Continues

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Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 03:49:19 -0500

TODAY'S HEADLINES
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Thursday, May 5, 2005
Compiled 2 AM ET

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- TOP STORIES -

Attacks Kill 19 in Iraq as Surge of Violence Continues
By REUTERS
A suicide bomber struck an army recruiting center in
Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 11 people, and eight
police officers were gunned down in a separate attack.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-iraq-bomb.html?th&emc=th

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Pentagon Analyst Charged With Disclosing Military Secrets
By DAVID JOHNSTON  and ERIC LICHTBLAU
The analyst is accused of giving data about possible
attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq to workers of a pro-Israel
lobbying group.

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

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Judge Tosses Out Abuse Plea After the Ringleader Testifies
By RALPH BLUMENTHAL
The court martial of Pfc. Lynndie R. England, accused of
abusing naked Iraqi detainees, was declared a mistrial.

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

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- QUOTATION OF THE DAY -

"If you don't want to plead guilty, don't. But you can't plead guilty and then say you're not."
- COL. JAMES L. POHL, who ordered a mistrial for Pfc. Lynndie R. England.

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

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- INTERNATIONAL -

Pakistan Reports Arrest of a Senior Qaeda Leader
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
President Bush called Abu Faraj al-Libbi's arrest a
"critical victory in the war on terror," but
counterterrorism experts were skeptical.

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

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As Britain Votes, Tight Races for Older Voters Hold the Key
By ALAN COWELL
Some in Britain sense that older people are far more likely
to determine the outcome of Thursday's election than the
young.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/05/international/europe/05britain.html?th&emc=th

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60 Kurds Killed by Suicide Bomb in Northern Iraq
By WARZER JAFF and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
A terrorist group said the attack was retribution for the
involvement of Kurdish troops fighting insurgents alongside
the U.S.

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

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- NATIONAL -

A Pitched Battle for Stem Cell Research Headquarters
By DEAN E. MURPHY
Cities bidding for the headquarters for California's new
embryonic stem cell research program are offering millions
of dollars in incentives.

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

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- BUSINESS -

I.B.M. to Lay Off Over 10,000 in Struggle to Keep Up Profits
By STEVE LOHR
I.B.M. will lay off 10,000 to 13,000 workers, mostly in
Europe, as competition spreads beyond selling computers to
providing services.

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

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Treasury Says 30-Year Bond May Be Revived
By JONATHAN FUERBRINGER
The unexpected shift toward a revival of the 30-year bond
could provide an important tool to grapple with the
nation's budget deficit and pension system.

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

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Report to German Ruling Party Faults Overseas Investors
By MARK LANDLER
German Parliament researchers have made a list of firms
they designate as foreigners who have plundered German
assets, laid off workers or been just plain greedy.

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

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- SPORTS -

At the Derby, Zito's Horses Come From All Angles
By JOE DRAPE
The Nick Zito brigade will break from the starting gate
from the outside and the inside and will account for a
quarter of the 20-horse field at Saturday's Kentucky Derby.

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

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DEVIL RAYS 11, YANKEES 8
Sinking Yankees Nearly Hit Bottom
By TYLER KEPNER
The Yankees kept punching back, but their bullpen could not
hold back the Devil Rays, who scored off three of four
Yankees relievers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/05/sports/baseball/05yanks.html?th&emc=th

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Sorenstam: Some Rest, Some Play, All Success
By DAMON HACK
If Annika Sorenstam can win the Michelob Ultra Open at
Kingsmill, which begins Thursday, she will set an L.P.G.A.
record of six consecutive victories.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/05/sports/golf/05annika.html?th&emc=th

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- ARTS -

OPERA REVIEW | '1984'
Maazel Offers a Salute to Orwell's Vision
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
Though there are some compelling elements to Lorin Maazel's
"1984," at the Royal Opera in London, the work is hampered
by Mr. Maazel's undistinguished score.

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

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Lincoln Center Picks New Leader
By ROBIN POGREBIN
Frank A. Bennack Jr., who led the Hearst Corporation for
nearly a quarter century, was nominated for the post of
chairman of Lincoln Center on Wednesday.

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

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An Artist's Gallery of Ideas: Chris Ofili's Watercolors
By CAROL VOGEL
Chris Ofili's first one-man show in New York may surprise
museumgoers who have not seen his work since 1999, when a
painting with a clump of elephant dung caused an uproar.

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

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- CIRCUITS -

A New Photoshop Makes Retouching Reality (Somewhat) Easier
By DAVID POGUE
Adobe Photoshop, the world's most popular photo-editing
software, has added some new features. What could it
possibly have been lacking?

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

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BASICS
Internet Phones Arrive at Home (And Some Need No Computer)
By DANIEL TERDIMAN
For those with high-speed online connections, Internet
calling and videoconferencing are finally
taking off. So
is the selection of tools.

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

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ONLINE SHOPPER
Spending for a Rainy Day
By MICHELLE SLATALLA
The umbrella, while a sensible accessory, isn't always the
most chic. Until now.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/05/fashion/thursdaystyles/05online.html?th&emc=th

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- EDITORIALS -

TODAY'S EDITORIALS
A Better Way to Fight Poverty
The United Nations program in Sauri, Nairobi, shows how aid
can bypass governments and go straight into the hands of
the people who need it the most.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/05/opinion/05thu1.html?th&emc=th

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The Thrift Imperative
The United States' low rate of national savings is making
the stock market skittish.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/05/opinion/05thu2.html?th&emc=th

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THE CITY LIFE
Stoop Warming Is a Sign of Spring
By BRENT STAPLES
The unseasonably cold spring has imposed an unfortunate
side effect on my Brooklyn neighborhood - the delay of
"stoop sitting" season.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/05/opinion/05thu3.html?th&emc=th

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- OP-ED -

OP-ED COLUMNIST
Stuck in Lincoln's Land
By DAVID BROOKS
Finding worth between the sacred and secular.

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

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OP-ED COLUMNIST
Lifting the Censor's Veil on the Shame of Iraq
By BOB HERBERT
Photographs from the Iraq war show the extreme horrors of
warfare.

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

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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Home Runs Wanted. No Questions Asked.
By BUZZ BISSINGER
Baseball's owners and their plan to turn the sport into a
slugfest are responsible for the steroid scandal.

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

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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Bring Charles Taylor to Justice
By ED ROYCE
Trying Liberia's fallen warlord is the right thing to do.

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

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- ON THIS DAY -

On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America's first space traveler as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight in a capsule launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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