Subject: Today's Headlines: Texan Is Indicted in Iraq Oil Sales by Hussein Aides

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Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 03:54:09 -0500

TODAY'S HEADLINES
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Friday, April 15, 2005
Compiled 2 AM ET

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- TOP STORIES -

Texan Is Indicted in Iraq Oil Sales by Hussein Aides
By JULIA PRESTON and JUDITH MILLER
A Houston oil trader and a Korean lobbyist were charged in
connection with illegal gains involving the U.N.
oil-for-food program.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/international/middleeast/15food.html?th&emc=th

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Frist Set to Use Religious Stage on Judicial Issue
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Senator Bill Frist will participate in a telecast
portraying Democrats as "against people of faith" for
blocking the president's nominees.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/politics/15judges.html?th&emc=th

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China Pushing and Scripting Japan Protests
By JOSEPH KAHN
China's manipulation of popular indignation against Japan
to stir up patriotic sentiment carries big risks, analysts
say.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/international/asia/15china.html?th&emc=th

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- QUOTATION OF THE DAY -

"I'm not looking for somebody to spend their life in prison for what happened to me. We just want the truth. We're all Americans. There's no reason to lie to us."
- JEFF COYNE, an Army specialist wounded by an American bombing  in Iraq.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/national/15friendly.html?th&emc=th

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- BOOKS -
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A Maurice Sendak exhibition at the Jewish Museum aims to capture not just the peripatetic scope of the artist's work but the many impulses that feed it. With an audio slide show.
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- INTERNATIONAL -

World Bank Chief to Become a Special Mideast Envoy
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
James D. Wolfensohn will coordinate the Israeli withdrawal
from the Gaza Strip, the secretary of state announced.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/politics/15diplo.html?th&emc=th

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Arab Slain by Israeli Troops; Abbas Calls It Truce Violation
By GREG MYRE
Israeli troops killed a Palestinian militant in Nablus, and
the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, called it a "serious
violation" of a two-month-old truce.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/international/middleeast/15mideast.html?th&emc=th

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At Least 13 Dead in Paris Hotel Fire
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
At least 13 people were killed and dozens hurt in a fire
that swept through a hotel in central Paris early on Friday
near the Galeries Lafayette luxury department store.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/international/europe/15paris.html?th&emc=th

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- NATIONAL -

Trail of Pain From Botched Attack in Iraq in '03
By JAMES DAO
A chain of errors and poor judgment contributed to one of
the worst cases of "friendly fire" during the invasion of
Iraq.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/national/15friendly.html?th&emc=th

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Oregon Supreme Court Invalidates Same-Sex Marriages
By SARAH KERSHAW
Oregon's highest court ruled that 3,000 same-sex marriages
performed a year ago in one county were unlawful, saying
that the county had overstepped its authority.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/national/15gays.html?th&emc=th

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Judge's Decision Lifts Ban on Sale of Ephedra in Utah
By GARDINER HARRIS
A federal judge in Utah struck down a Food and Drug
Administration ban on the herbal supplement ephedra, an
adrenalinelike stimulant linked to dozens of deaths.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/health/15ephedra.html?th&emc=th

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- BUSINESS -

G.M. and Ford Stuck in Neutral as Buyers Look Beyond Detroit
By DANNY HAKIM
Consumers and industry specialists say the automakers have
gone off course for a basic reason: not enough people like
their cars.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/automobiles/15auto.html?th&emc=th

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A Dirty Little Footnote to the Energy Bill
By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO
As hundreds of communities from coast to coast are finding
a gasoline additive in their water systems, the issue of
paying for cleanup is becoming contentious.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/business/15pollute.html?th&emc=th

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STOCKS & BONDS
Stocks Plunge to New Lows for the Year
By JONATHAN FUERBRINGER
The major stock market gauges fell on Thursday to their
lowest levels this year, as investors worried about slower
economic growth.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/business/15stox.html?th&emc=th

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- SPORTS -

RED SOX 8, YANKEES 5
Red Sox, and Fans, Batter Yankees
By TYLER KEPNER
A fan at Fenway took a poke at Yankees right fielder Gary
Sheffield while the Boston lineup pummeled starter Randy
Johnson.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/sports/baseball/15yanks.html?th&emc=th

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Standing Up After Fearing Standing Out
By JULIET MACUR
Merry Stephens lost her job as a girls high school
basketball coach in a rural East Texas town for what she
said was homophobia.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/sports/othersports/15coach.html?th&emc=th

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Good Looks and Good Drivers Join to Complete a Nascar
Package
By VIV BERNSTEIN
Appearance really does matter in Nascar, and the look and
personality of a driver can play a role in winning and
losing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/sports/othersports/15nascar.html?th&emc=th

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- ARTS -

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
This Is the Sound of Globalization
By JON PARELES
A cornucopia of world music is just a few clicks away on
the Internet.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/arts/music/15glob.html?th&emc=th

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ARCHITECTURE REVIEW | WALKER ART CENTER
An Expansion Gives New Life to an Old Box
By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF
The Walker Art Center's new home is a masterly example of
how exhausted motifs can acquire new meaning when reworked
in a fresh setting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/arts/design/15walk.html?th&emc=th

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Sendak in All His Wild Glory
By JULIE SALAMON
A Maurice Sendak exhibition at the Jewish Museum aims to
capture not just the peripatetic scope of the artist's work
but the many impulses that feed it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/books/15salamon.html?th&emc=th

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- MOVIES -

MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE AMITYVILLE HORROR'
Spacious Colonial With Waterfront View, but All That Blood
 . .
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Low-key creepy rather than outright scary, the new
"Amityville" marks a modest improvement over the original.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/movies/15amit.html?th&emc=th

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MOVIE REVIEW | 'HOUSE OF D'
A Teenager Collects Adult Wisdom From a Simple-Minded
Janitor and a Woman in Jail
By A. O. SCOTT
The reasons to avoid David Duchovny's unwatchable
coming-of-age drama can best be summarized in a simple
declarative sentence. Robin Williams plays a retarded
janitor.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/movies/15hous.html?th&emc=th

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A Star the World Over but Almost Unknown Here
By RACHEL SALTZ
Amitabh Bachchan, the king of Indian cinema, receives a
rare New York tribute with a 12-film series at the Walter
Reade Theater.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/movies/15indi.html?th&emc=th

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- EDITORIALS -

TODAY'S EDITORIALS
Long Live the Estate Tax
The only thing driving the push for repealing the estate
tax is ideology. It sure isn't sound tax policy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/opinion/15fri1.html?th&emc=th

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Identity Thieves' Secret Weapon
Consumers, not data dealers, deserve controlling interest
in their vital information.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/opinion/15fri2.html?th&emc=th

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Giving and Taking Away
While it's hard to overstate the importance of private
wealth for institutions like the New York Public Library
and the Museum of Modern Art, what creates their audience
is public wealth.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/opinion/15fri3.html?th&emc=th

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A State on the Verge of Failure
The last thing the world needs is another failed state in
south Asia, but that is what threatens to emerge in Nepal.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/opinion/15fri4.html?th&emc=th

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- OP-ED -

OP-ED COLUMNIST
The Medical Money Pit
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Why does health care in the United States cost so much?

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/opinion/15krugman.html?th&emc=th

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OP-ED COLUMNIST
Bush Disarms, Unilaterally
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
On technology and innovation, the United States is falling
behind.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/opinion/15friedman.html?th&emc=th

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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Hurts So Good
By JOSEPH J. THORNDIKE
With paid preparers and sophisticated software, filing
taxes has become too easy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/opinion/15thorndike.html?th&emc=th

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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Happy Returns
By PETER DOBKIN HALL
Lessons from the first federal tax filings of John D.
Rockefeller.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/opinion/15hall.html?th&emc=th

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On April 15, 1912, the British luxury liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, less than three hours after striking an iceberg. About 1,500 people died.

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