Subject: Today's Headlines: Wolfowitz Resigns From World Bank

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Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 03:35:07 -0500

TODAY'S HEADLINES
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Friday, May 18, 2007
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- TOP STORIES -

Wolfowitz Resigns From World Bank
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Paul D. Wolfowitz's departure, which will occur on June 30,
ended weeks of furor over charges of favoritism toward a
bank employee who is his female companion.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/washington/18wolfowitz.html?th&emc=th

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A 'Second Chance' at Career Goes Sour
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Friends and critics wonder if Paul D. Wolfowitz's tenure at
the World Bank was doomed from the outset.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/washington/18worldbank.html?th&emc=th

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Senators in Bipartisan Deal on Immigration Bill
By ROBERT PEAR and JIM RUTENBERG
The bill would offer legal status to most of the nation's
12 million illegal immigrants while toughening border
security.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/washington/18immig.html?th&emc=th

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- QUOTATION OF THE DAY -

"When I sleep, I don't know if there's going to be fire or not."
- NIAKALE MAGASSA,  who survived a March house fire in the Bronx that killed 10.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/nyregion/18bronx.html?th&emc=th

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- WASHINGTON -
Times Topics: Paul D. Wolfowitz
News about Paul Wolfowitz, an interactive timeline and audio with The Times's Steven R. Weisman.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/paul_d_wolfowitz/index.html?th&emc=th

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Who's Worse, Nixon or Bush?
Jules Witcover on the persistent comparisons between the two presidents. 
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- WORLD -

Hunt for 3 G.I.'s in Iraq Slowed by False Trails
By DAMIEN CAVE
Thousands of soldiers, sifting through hundreds of tips,
are searching for the three missing Americans.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/world/middleeast/18search.html?th&emc=th

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8 Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Kill at Least 7
By STEVEN ERLANGER
Israeli aircraft continued to take aim at Hamas -- its
military wing and members of a Hamas-dominated police unit.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/world/middleeast/18mideast.html?th&emc=th

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Labor Party Picks Brown to Succeed Blair in Britain
By ALAN COWELL
Gordon Brown, the chancellor of the Exchequer, will be
installed as the prime minister next month without either a
formal contest in the Labor Party or a national vote.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/world/europe/18britain.html?th&emc=th

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- U.S. -

Senate Democrats Plan a Resolution on Gonzales
By DAVID JOHNSTON  and NEIL A. LEWIS
Senate Democrats arranged to hold a no-confidence vote on
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/washington/18gonzales.html?th&emc=th

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Rescuers Try to Lure Lost Whales With Sound
By CAROLYN MARSHALL
A team of marine rescuers played recorded humpback songs,
hoping to lure two injured wayward whales from the
Sacramento River back to the sea.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/us/18whales.html?th&emc=th

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Online Invitation to 'Help Yourself' Surprises
the Stuff's Owner
By WILLIAM YARDLEY
A homeowner's niece faces charges for posting a fraudulent
advertisement on the online marketplace Craigslist.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/us/18seattle.html?th&emc=th

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- BUSINESS -

An Export Boom Suddenly Facing a Quality Crisis
By DAVID BARBOZA
China is facing international pressure to prove that its
food exports are safe, weeks after a tainted pet food case.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/business/worldbusiness/18trade.html?th&emc=th

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G.E. Nears a Deal to Sell Plastics Unit
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN  and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED
The $11 billion deal would sell G.E.'s unit to Saudi
Arabia's largest public company, the Saudi Basic Industries
Corporation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/business/18deal.html?th&emc=th

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Auditing Rule Is Put at Risk by Texas Bill
By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH
Texas lawmakers are on the verge of rejecting a requirement
that state and local governments disclose the cost of the
health care they have promised to retired employees.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/business/18pension.html?th&emc=th

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- SPORTS -

Sharing the Thrill, and the Heartbreak on the Racetrack
By RICHARD SANDOMIR
At each level of  horse racing, profits are not guaranteed.
But Billy Koch and the Little Red Feather Stables horse
racing syndicate have tried to minimize investors' risk.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/sports/othersports/18racing.html?th&emc=th

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WHITE SOX 4 YANKEES 1
Struggling Yankees Could Use a Close Shave
By TYLER KEPNER
The Yankees hitting woes continued against the White Sox
Thursday. On Friday the team will take on its more
offensively potent rival, the Mets.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/sports/baseball/18yankees.html?th&emc=th

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METS 6 CUBS 5
Mets' Makeshift Lineup Jells in Ninth
By BEN SHPIGEL
Fielding a lineup with few regular starters, the Mets
staged a dramatic, four-run comeback in the bottom of the
9th inning to defeat the Cubs.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/sports/baseball/18mets.html?th&emc=th

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- ARTS -

MOVIE REVIEW | 'SHREK THE THIRD'
A Grumpy Green Giant Who Would Not Be King
By A. O. SCOTT
There is a feeling of finality about "Shrek the Third," a
sense that the tale has at last reached a state of
completion.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/movies/18shre.html?th&emc=th

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ART REVIEW | 'BIOGRAPHICAL LANDSCAPE'
Passing Mile Markers, Snapping Pictures
By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN
Stephen Shore's pictures of everyday America imply the
arbitrary ways we make sense of life.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/arts/design/18shor.html?th&emc=th

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FILM
At Cannes, Blueberry Nights and Romanian Days
By A. O. SCOTT
Director Wong Kar-wai opened this year's festival with "My
Blueberry Nights," a romantic confection that begins with a
lingering shot of vanilla ice cream melting into the gooey
filling of a blueberry pie.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/movies/18cann.html?th&emc=th

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- MOVIES -

MOVIE REVIEW | 'SHREK THE THIRD'
A Grumpy Green Giant Who Would Not Be King
By A. O. SCOTT
There is a feeling of finality about "Shrek the Third," a
sense that the tale has at last reached a state of
completion.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/movies/18shre.html?th&emc=th

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FILM
At Cannes, Blueberry Nights and Romanian Days
By A. O. SCOTT
Director Wong Kar-wai opened this year's festival with "My
Blueberry Nights," a romantic confection that begins with a
lingering shot of vanilla ice cream melting into the gooey
filling of a blueberry pie.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/movies/18cann.html?th&emc=th

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MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE WENDELL BAKER STORY'
A Charming Slacker Fights the Power in a Retirement Home
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Venture capitalist: that's the misleading job description
preferred by the title character of the slight "Wendell
Baker Story."

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/movies/18bake.html?th&emc=th

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- EDITORIALS -

Rose Garden Charade
Confronted with the growing urgency of the climate change
issue, President Bush stepped before the cameras in the
Rose Garden the other day and said, essentially, nothing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/opinion/18fri1.html?th&emc=th

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Rudeness, Realism and Russia
The greatest challenge is for Russians to get over their
debilitating rancor and responsibly engage the world they
are so keen to join.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/opinion/18fri2.html?th&emc=th

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Private Equity Goes Prime Time
The announcement earlier this week that Cerberus Capital
Management was taking control of Chrysler has made the
clubby, backroom industry the center of attention like
never before.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/opinion/18fri3.html?th&emc=th

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Appointed Hobblers of Government
The nomination of Michael Baroody, lobbyist for the
powerful National Association of Manufacturers, to lead the
Consumer Product Safety Commission must surely take the
fox-in-the-henhouse statuette.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/opinion/18fri4.html?th&emc=th

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- OP-ED -

OP-ED COLUMNIST
Don't Blame Bush
By PAUL KRUGMAN
The president has done just what his party wants and
expects.

http://select.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/opinion/18krugman.html?th&emc=th
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OP-ED COLUMNIST
The Insurgent Advantage
By DAVID BROOKS
Thanks to a series of organizational technological
innovations, guerrilla insurgencies are increasingly able
to take on and defeat nation-states.

http://select.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/opinion/18brooks.html?th&emc=th
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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
The Troubles: A Walking Tour
By WILL SELF 
In Northern Ireland, a scenic tramp through the places
where terror lived.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/opinion/18self.html?th&emc=th

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