The Times in Print for May 15, 2007

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Inspectors Cite Big Gain by Iran on Nuclear Fuel

Iran appears to be enriching uranium on a far larger scale than before, a finding that may affect the efforts by diplomats to stem Tehran’s program.

News Analysis
In Deal, a Test for the U.A.W.

Any efforts by Cerberus to reduce Chrysler’s $18 billion health care and pension obligation will put it at odds with the United Automobile Workers union.

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Barely in Office, but G.O.P. Rivals Are Circling

Republicans are lining up to unseat Representative Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, a freshman Democrat.

One Turkish City Countering Fear of Islam’s Reach

The Turkish political party with a past in Islamic politics has had a moderating influence on Konya.

An Amputee Sprinter: Is He Disabled or Too-Abled?

Some are questioning whether Oscar Pistorius’s prosthetic legs give him an unfair advantage over other sprinters.

Bank’s Report Says Wolfowitz Violated Ethics

In response to the report from a World Bank committee, the Bush administration launched a last-ditch global campaign to save Paul D. Wolfowitz’s position.

Gonzales’s Deputy Quits Justice Department
Qaeda Group Calls Hunt for Soldiers Pointless
Development Rises on St. Louis Area Flood Plains
A Giant Takes On Physics’ Biggest Questions
Bush Calls for Work for Higher Fuel Efficiency
U. of Texas Fires Officer Over Tie to Loan Company
Family Holds Discussion of Dow Bid by Murdoch
Opposition Parties Paralyze Pakistan’s Financial Hub
Quotation of the Day
"We believe they pretty much have the knowledge about how to enrich. From now on, it is simply a question of perfecting that knowledge."
MOHAMED ELBARADEI, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, on Iran’s progress with uranium.
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James Barron, a reporter at The New York Times, summarizes the top headlines every weekday.

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International
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Japan to Vote on Modifying Pacifist Charter Written by U.S.
By NORIMITSU ONISHI
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Deaths and Fraud Reports Mar Philippine Vote
By CARLOS H. CONDE
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Jibek Joly Journal: Central Asians Chase Jobs, and Endure Exploitation
By ILAN GREENBERG
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World Briefing: Europe: Britain Blair and Bush to Meet
By ALAN COWELL
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World Briefing: Asia: China Builds and Launches a Satellite for Nigeria
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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World Briefing: Asia: China Court Fights Scandal With Feng Shui
By REUTERS
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World Briefing: Asia: Kazakhstan Mass Deaths of Seals Linked to Virus
By C. J. CHIVERS
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World Briefing: Americas: Mexico Chief of Drug Intelligence Shot and Killed
By ANTONIO BETANCOURT
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World Briefing: Africa: Nigeria Election Body Must Produce Evidence Court Says
By LYDIA POLGREEN
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World Briefing: Asia: Uzbekistan Europe Eases Sanctions
By ILAN GREENBERG
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Red Cross Report Says Israel Disregards Humanitarian Law
By STEVEN ERLANGER
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Palestinian Minister Quits, as Factions Battle On
By TAGHREED EL-KHODARY and ISABEL KERSHNER
A10
Iraqi Military Faces Hurdles in Its Quest to Take Charge
By ALISSA J. RUBIN
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Names of the Dead
A10
Marine Refused Staff’s Advice on Iraq Deaths, Major Testifies
By PAUL von ZIELBAUER
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U.S. Soldier Is Shot Dead in Ambush in Pakistan
By CARLOTTA GALL
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Iranian Leader Warns U.S. He’ll Fight Back
By REUTERS
A12
Colombia Orders Arrests of Legislators
By REUTERS
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U.S.-Russia Bond Is Far Better Than Before, Rice Says
By C. J. CHIVERS
National Report
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2 Suspended for School Prank That Scared Pupils in Tennessee
By THEO EMERY
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Oklahoma Chides Insurer in Medicare Marketing Case
By ROBERT PEAR
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Guantбnamo Detainees’ Suit Challenges Fairness of Military’s Repeat Hearings
By WILLIAM GLABERSON
A14
Charities Settle Dispute on Split of Surprise Gift
By STEPHANIE STROM
A14
After 5 Years, Padilla Goes on Trial in Terror Case
By ABBY GOODNOUGH
A15
Utah: Voters Will Decide on Voucher Program
By MARTIN STOLZ
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Protest Against Easing of Wolf Protection
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A15
Alabama: 2 Die in Foiled Robbery
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A15
Maryland: Canal Closed After Sinking
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A15
Texas: 4 Suspended in Youth Agency Scandal
By RALPH BLUMENTHAL
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California: Santa Catalina Fire Is Out
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A15
Florida: More Evacuations Are Possible
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A15
Pennsylvania: Pier Operator Pleads Guilty
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A15
Colorado: Train Evacuated After Bomb Talk
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A16
Pentagon Blocks 13 Web Sites From Military Computers
By DAN FROSCH
A16
U.N. Official Says He’s Been Denied Access to U.S. Immigrant Jails
By JULIA PRESTON
A16
House Democrats Set to Move on New Fund-Raising Rules
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
A16
Justices’ Vote in Death Case Is Close Again, but Differing
By LINDA GREENHOUSE
A16
Prestigious Private Schools Settle Rights Suit by a Non-Hawaiian
By ADAM LIPTAK
A17
Clinton and Obama Visits Suggest New Clout for Two States
By DANNY HAKIM and JEFF ZELENY
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Gingrich Steps Near to Decision on ’08
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Obituaries
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William Becker, 85, Creator of Concept of Motel 6 Chain, Dies
By DENNIS HEVESI
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Stanley Holden, 79, a Dancer and Prominent Ballet Teacher, Is Dead
By ANNA KISSELGOFF
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Kate Webb, War Correspondent, Dies at 64
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Editorials, Op-Ed and Letters
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Editorial: In Divided New Orleans
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Editorial: Mammograms in Decline
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Editorial: Cameras in the Courts
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Editorial Observer: The New French President’s Roots Are Worth Remembering
By SERGE SCHMEMANN
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Afghan War, Unfinished (1 Letter)
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Sharing Values: Who Gets to Decide? (2 Letters)
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Giuliani and the G.O.P. (1 Letter)
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Teaching vs. Research (1 Letter)
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How to Define Progress in Iraq (6 Letters)
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One Secret to Middle School Success: Class Size (2 Letters)
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The Conservative Path (1 Letter)
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  Op-Ed Columnist: A Human Capital Agenda
By DAVID BROOKS
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Correction
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  Op-Ed Columnist: The Right to Paid Sick Days
By BOB HERBERT
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Op-Ed Contributor: Friend or Faux?
By OLIVIER ROY
The Metro Section
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Lawyers Argue Legal Status of Gay Unions
By JENNIFER MEDINA
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Transit Chief Plans to Ask Riders to Grade Subway and Bus Lines
By WILLIAM NEUMAN
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Ghosts of Chocolate Cigars to Waft Over Hungry Minds
By ROBIN POGREBIN
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  NYC: A New York Institution Gets a Network Reprieve
By CLYDE HABERMAN
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INK: Words That Help When Life Is All Drama, No Comedy
By ABBY ELLIN
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Testimony About Delusions With ‘Cosmic Proportions’
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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Bloomberg Pushes Green Plan, but Many Want to Talk of ’08
By DANNY HAKIM and DIANE CARDWELL
B3
After Ordnance Scare, Beachgoers Told to Dig With Care
By JILL P. CAPUZZO
B3
Now, Parents in Boerum Hill Raise Objections to an Arabic School
By JULIE BOSMAN
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Lottery Numbers
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Case Highlights Sex Abuse at Church, Beyond Priests
By BRUCE LAMBERT
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Three Detectives Accused in Death of Sean Bell Seek Evidence
By ELLEN BARRY
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Paper Mill Playhouse Announces Multifeatured Plan for Survival
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
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Hartford Legislators Want to Suspend Gas Tax
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Trenton: Increased Penalties for Gas Price Gouging
By RONALD SMOTHERS
B6
Queens Worker Injured Chasing Shoplifters
By THOMAS J. LUECK
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Lakewood Police Officer Killed in Crash
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
B6
Islip Doctor Charged in Prescription Fraud
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
B6
Trenton: Agency Approves 1 Billion for Tunnel
By KEN BELSON
B6
Fort Dix Background Checks Proposed
By JONATHAN MILLER
B6
Killingworth Pony Rescued From Well
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Business Day
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One Misstep and They’re Out the Door
By GERALDINE FABRIKANT
C1
A Corporate Divorce on the Cheap
By MARK LANDLER
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Cerberus Goes Where No Firm Has Gone Before
By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and PETER EDMONSTON
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Napa Valley? Bordeaux? No, but Still Wine Country
By ANDREW DOWNIE
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Ceridian Executive Is Fired
By BLOOMBERG NEWS
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States Fault MySpace on Predator Issues
By BRAD STONE
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Swiss Investigating BAE in Money Laundering Case
By NICOLA CLARK
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On the Web, an Advanced Carbon Calculator for Personal Use
By STEVE LOHR
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2 Former Siemens Officials Convicted for Bribery
By G. THOMAS SIMS
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A Chief With Union Roots Enters a Proving Ground
By JEREMY W. PETERS
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Medical Firm Acquiring Device Maker
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Ex-Official at Oracle Settles Charge
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Advertising: NBC, Tired of Last Place, Turns to Sci-Fi and Fantasy
By STUART ELLIOTT
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Hotel as Lifestyle
By SUSAN STELLIN
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On the Road: Stuck on the Runway, Thinking Rebellious Thoughts
By JOE SHARKEY
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Memo Pad
By JOE SHARKEY
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Frequent Flier: Writes Thrillers, Flies a Cessna
By DALE BROWN
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Creator of ‘Big Brother’ and ‘Deal or No Deal’ Is Being Sold
By ERIC PFANNER
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Bear Stearns Will Write Down $225 Million
By BLOOMBERG NEWS
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Intellectual Property Is on the Block at a German Auctioneer
By KEVIN J. O’BRIEN
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A Corporate Overhaul at Procter & Gamble
By REUTERS
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Magazine Publisher Is Selling Special-Interest Unit for $1.15 Billion
By REUTERS
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Justices Turn Down Drug Patent Dispute
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Mixed Results on Eve of Inflation Numbers
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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World Business Briefing: Britain: Pearson Acquires an Educator
By BLOOMBERG NEWS
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World Business Briefing: Finland: Bigger Market Share for Nokia
By REUTERS
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World Business Briefing: Japan: Trade Surplus Rises to a Record
By BLOOMBERG NEWS
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World Business Briefing: Canada: Regulators Expand Biovail Inquiry
By REUTERS
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World Business Briefing: Britain: G.E. Finance in Soccer Deal
By REUTERS
Sports Tuesday
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Mets 5, Cubs 4: Delgado Caps Mets’ Rally With Walk in the Ninth
By BEN SHPIGEL
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Posada Is One Yankee That Can’t Be Replaced
By TYLER KEPNER
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Cavaliers 87, Nets 85: Poor Shooting Night Puts Nets’ Backs to the Wall
By HOWARD BECK
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  Sports of The Times: Considering How Best to Play a Playmaker
By HARVEY ARATON
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Oracle Falls as Challenger Semifinals Open
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Senators 1, Sabres 0 : Senators Close in on First Cup Finals
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Suns See a Dirty Player Where the Spurs See a Winner
By LIZ ROBBINS
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Jazz-Warriors: The Contact Is Hard, the Feelings Aren’t
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Mr. November? It Could Happen
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Baseball Roundup: Stellar Start and Finish by Matsuzaka
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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On Baseball: Chicago Is Piniella’s Kind of Town
By MURRAY CHASS
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Mets Notebook: New York Welcomes Floyd Back to Town
By BEN SHPIGEL
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Landis Takes Doping Case to Court, Hoping to Keep Title
By LEE JENKINS and JULIET MACUR
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Sports Briefing
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Running: Marathoner Joins Central Park Race
By FRANK LITSKY
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Cycling Roundup: Discipline May Be Near in Spanish Doping Scandal
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Giants’ Kicking Hopes Rest on Untested Legs
By JOHN BRANCH
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Details Emerge on Battles With Law by Miller’s Cousin
By NATHANIEL VINTON
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Cowboys Camp Is Peaceful, at Least for Now
By CLIFTON BROWN
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Tv Sports: Cable Operators Score Points in Battle With N.F.L.
By RICHARD SANDOMIR
The Arts
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What’s on Sale There? Confusion, but It’s Cheap
By RANDY KENNEDY
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For ABC, Dramas Fill Out the Lineup
By BILL CARTER and JACQUES STEINBERG
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Bob Barker, 50 (on TV), Is to Be in Two Specials
By EDWARD WYATT
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Broadway’s Year of Tepid Hits
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
E1
Theater Review | 'Passing Strange': Look Back in Chagrin: A Rocker’s Progress
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
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TV Review | 'Spying on the Home Front': Uncle Sam Has His Eye on You: Government Surveillance Today
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Arts, Briefly
Compiled by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
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Dance Review | Sara Rudner: Movement With and Against Music, but Bracingly
By ALASTAIR MACAULAY
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Music Review | Charles Rosen: A Scholar of the Master Distills Beethoven’s Details
By STEVE SMITH
E3
Music: Operas on the Horizon: Tantalizing Glimpses of Adventurous Productions
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
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Music Review | Met Orchestra: The Familiar and the New, With Gusto
By ANNE MIDGETTE
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Critic’s Choice: New DVDs
By DAVE KEHR
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Art Review | 'Making the Scene': Here Is New York: A Gallery’s Album of 25 Years of City Life
By MARTHA SCHWENDENER
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Dance Review | Ad Hoc Ballet: Strapping on the Toe Shoes to Push at Ballet’s Borders
By ROSLYN SULCAS
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'The Pesthouse,' by Jim Crace: The Pesthouse
By RICHARD EDER
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What’s on Tonight
By KATHRYN SHATTUCK
Science Times
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Basics: In Hive or Castle, Duty Without Power
By NATALIE ANGIER
F3
Satellites Show Harvest of Mud That Trawlers Leave Behind
By CORNELIA DEAN
F3
Observatory: How a Vast Ice Sheet Put the Squeeze on Earth (and Its Gravity)
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
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Scientists Back Off Theory of a Colder Europe in a Warming World
By WALTER GIBBS
F4
Plucking at Strings
By DENNIS OVERBYE
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A Bang, a Cloud, a Delay
By DENNIS OVERBYE
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Really?: The Claim: Darker Skin Protects Against Skin Cancer
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
F6
Books: Doctors Who Wield the Pen to Heal the Profession
By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D.
F6
The Consumer: As Demand for Donor Eggs Soars, High Prices Stir Ethical Concerns
By RONI CARYN RABIN
F7
Personal Health: HPV Vaccine: Few Risks, Many Benefits
By JANE E. BRODY
F7
Vital Signs: Patterns: Moderate Drinking May Ease Effects of ‘Bad’ Cholesterol
By ERIC NAGOURNEY
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Vital Signs: Nutrition: A Cardiovascular Argument for Eating Whole Grains
By ERIC NAGOURNEY
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