Subject: Today's Headlines: U.S. Military Says 26 Inmate Deaths May Be Homicide

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Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 03:56:47 -0500

TODAY'S HEADLINES
The New York Times on the Web
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Compiled 2 AM ET

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- TOP STORIES -

U.S. Military Says 26 Inmate Deaths May Be Homicide
By DOUGLAS JEHL and ERIC SCHMITT
The number of cases in Afghanistan and Iraq is much higher
than any accounting the military has previously reported.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/politics/16abuse.html?th

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U.S. Report Lists Possibilities for Terrorist Attacks and
Likely Toll
By ERIC LIPTON
The Department of Homeland Security has identified a dozen
possible strikes it views as most plausible or devastating.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/politics/16home.html?th

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Ex-Chief of WorldCom Is Found Guilty in $11 Billion Fraud
By KEN BELSON
Bernard Ebbers is the highest executive yet to be convicted
in a corporate fraud case, but other executives face
similar charges.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/business/16ebbers.html?th

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- QUOTATION OF THE DAY -

"We have to build an exit strategy."
- SILVIO BERLUSCONI, prime minister of Italy, on plans to begin withdrawing
troops from Iraq.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/international/europe/16italy.html?th

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- DINING -
Restaurant Review: Le Bernardin Gets Four Stars
Le Bernardin has aged with astonishing grace, says Frank Bruni, who narrates this interactive look at one of New York's top restaurants.
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- INTERNATIONAL -

Italy Planning to Start Pullout of Iraq Troops
By IAN FISHER
The withdrawal of Italy's troops from Iraq signaled that
the domestic cost of loyalty to the U.S. over the war was
growing too high.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/international/europe/16italy.html?th

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Shiites and Kurds at Impasse Over Oil-Rich Zone's Fate
By EDWARD WONG
On the eve of the first meeting of the new Iraqi
constitutional assembly, the major Shiite and Kurdish
political parties have yet to agree to form a coalition
government.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/international/middleeast/16iraq.html?th

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Lebanon Flag Is Hoisted as Syrians Slip Away
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The symbols of Syrian power began coming down in parts of
Lebanon, as Syrian military intelligence agents emptied
their offices.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/international/middleeast/16lebanon.html?th

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- NATIONAL -

Case Stirs Fight on Jews, Juries and Execution
By DEAN E. MURPHY
A former prosecutor contends that Jews and black women were
excluded from juries in capital trials in Alameda County,
Calif., as "standard practice."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/national/16juries.html?th

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Hostage's Past May Have Helped Win Captor's Trust
By SHAILA DEWAN  and LAURIE GOODSTEIN
Elizabeth Ashley Smith's encounter with the fugitive in
Atlanta has made her story an instant classic of sin,
redemption and grace.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/national/16ashley.html?th

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Jackson's Accuser Tries to Explain Denial
By JOHN M. BRODER and NICK MADIGAN
The boy said he lied to a school official to avoid the
stigma of being known as a victim of homosexual abuse.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/national/16jackson.html?th

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- BUSINESS -

S.E.C. Brings Fraud Suit Against Ex-Qwest Officials
By BARNABY J. FEDER
The Securities and Exchange Commission sued seven former
Qwest Communications executives, accusing them of
orchestrating a sweeping $3 billion accounting fraud.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/business/16qwest.html?th

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OPEC Weighing Oil Production Increases
By JAD MOUAWAD
Bowing to pressure from consuming nations, the president of
OPEC said that the oil exporting group was considering an
increase in its production ceiling.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/business/worldbusiness/16opec.html?th

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Even Buffett Can't Avoid Dark Clouds Settling Over
Insurance Industry
By JOSEPH B. TREASTER
An investigation into insurance practices has ensnared one
of Warren Buffett's businesses, possibly tarnishing the
most gleaming reputation in corporate America.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/business/16buffett.html?th

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- SPORTS -

N.F.L. Plans Super Bowl in Proposed Jets Stadium
By RICHARD SANDOMIR
League owners are expected to award the 2010 Super Bowl to
the Jets' proposed $1.7 billion stadium in Manhattan if it
is ready for the 2009 season.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/sports/football/16nfl.html?th

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Giambi Given Pass to Avoid Testifying
By DUFF WILSON
Jason Giambi was excused from testifying before a
Congressional committee investigating steroid use, but the
free pass was not expected to help six other players.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/sports/baseball/16steroids.html?th

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N.C.A.A. BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Scared Straight Into the Courts of Basketball
By PETE THAMEL
Omar Thomas is a 6-foot-5 swingman whose paradoxical mix of
a pleasant demeanor off the court and rigid toughness on it
have made him beloved at UTEP.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/sports/ncaabasketball/16omar.html?th

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- ARTS -

One Show's Unexpected Lessons in Reality
By JACQUES STEINBERG
The two women featured in Wednesday's episode of "Wife
Swap" reveal how the show relies more heavily on the
techniques of scripted drama than it lets on.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/arts/television/16swap.html?th

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CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
An Arbiter of Hip-Hop Finds Itself as the Target
By LOLA OGUNNAIKE and JEFF LEEDS
Recent events involving Hot 97 FM have critics contending
that the radio station has tilted from credible arbiter of
rap trends to ratings-hungry promoter of violence and
racism.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/arts/music/16hot.html?th

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ON THE RUN WITH DEAN KARNAZES
A Runner's Quest for the Ache of Life
By KIRK JOHNSON
To promote the book "Ultramarathon Man," the author offered
to run with any journalist loopy enough to accompany him.
This reporter took him up on it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/books/16runn.html?th

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- DINING & WINE -

A Lowcountry Oyster Roast, Way Up North
By MATT LEE and TED LEE
Cooking oysters Lowcountry-style couldn't be simpler — even
in New York.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/dining/16oyst.html?th

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RESTAURANTS
Only the Four Stars Remain Constant
By FRANK BRUNI
Le Bernardin has aged with astonishing grace, doing what it
must to remain youthful without ever making an elastic fool
of itself.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/dining/reviews/16rest.html?th

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K.P. With the Culinary Arts
By JULIA MOSKIN
At the Military Culinary Championships in Virginia, combat
conditions were only simulated, though all the cooks have
seen battlefields, or probably soon will.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/dining/15army.html?th

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- EDITORIALS -

TODAY'S EDITORIALS
And Now, the Counterfeit News
News organizations deceive the public when they  pass off
segments produced by the White House's public relations
machine as real news.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/opinion/16wed1.html?th

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A Talented Leader for NASA
President Bush's nominee for the top spot at NASA looks
like a promising choice to lead the space agency out of the
wilderness and on toward the solar system.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/opinion/16wed2.html?th

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The Wrong Chechen
By killing Aslan Maskhadov, the Russians have eliminated
the one Chechen leader with whom they might have begun a
political process.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/opinion/16wed3.html?th

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EDITORIAL OBSERVER
Calling Captain Quint, for Another Summer of the Shark
By LAWRENCE DOWNES
The man who was the inspiration for the nut-case shark
hunter in "Jaws" is returning to his boat, just in time for
the movie's 30th anniversary.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/opinion/16wed4.html?th

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- OP-ED -

OP-ED COLUMNIST
Who Gets It? Hillary
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Hillary Rodham Clinton, much more than most Democrats,
understands how the party needs to rebrand itself.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/opinion/16kris.html?th

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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Is the Empire Striking Back?
By YONG XUE
The U.S. would be wise to deal with China alone on the
Taiwan debate, and leave Japan out of it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/opinion/16xue.html?th

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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Harvard Needs More Hackers
By LAUREN WEINSTEIN
Business schools should use the recent breach of their
security by "hackers" to teach &mdash; and take &mdash; an
ethics lesson.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/opinion/16weinstein.html?th

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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Follow the Leaders
By WILLIAM B. RUBENSTEIN
The judge who ruled that California's ban on same-sex
marriage is unconstitutional is no activist. He's following
a trend.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/opinion/16rubinstein.html?th

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- ON THIS DAY -

On March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War, the My Lai Massacre was carried out by United States troops under the command of Lt. William L. Calley Jr.

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