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Show archive for October, 2003

Goldin Withdraws from BU Presidency; Waxman Challenges Iraq Oil Imports; Secret Case; Stiff; Help Wanted; Stephen Glass; Old School Horror

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Economy Shows Best Quarter Since ྐ; Congress Examines Corporate Tax Break; Medicare Reform and Drug Imports; Economic Realities in an Afghan Village; Officials Concerned over Seasonal SARS Emergence; Race for Governor: Louisiana; Letters 10/30/03; The Human Stain

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Bush to Approve Drug Benefit; Iraqi News Editor Assassinated; Solar Flares; The Black Dahlia; Florida Straw Poll; Race for Governor: Mississippi; Ghettopoly; Arthur Gelb

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Senate Considers Amendment to AIDS Package; Warren Buffet in Barron’s; Judge Rules English to Hispanic Dad; Fires Threaten Valley Near LA; Friendster; MA Ponders Tax Holiday; Race for Governor: Kentucky; Philly Mayor Ahead Despite Setbacks; Ballerina Jennifer Gelfand Retires

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Baghdad Bombs Hit Red Cross, Police; Bremer Meets Bush, Rumsfeld; Economy Check-In; California Fires Kill 13; Economic Recovery vs. Iraq War; New Jersey Foster Case; Daughters, Sons, and Divorce; Hollywood Anti-Piracy Message in Middle School; Roberta Flack

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Iraq Donations May Not Be Enough; Rumsfeld in Republican Circles; Madame Chiang Dies; A Visit to Vietnam; Gerald Amireault; Pre-Columbine Video; “Elephant” and “Zero Day”

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Medicare vs. Managed Care; Prescription Drugs and the Shadow Market; Scientists Warn NASA on Space Station Crew; Bosnians Mourn Leader’s Death; Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports; Letters 10/23/03; Jordan Hall Centennial

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Schiavo’s Feeding Tubes Reinserted; Senate Votes to Ban Type of Abortion; Elder Planning; Sniper Suspect Ends Self-Representation; Representing Yourself in Court; Odd Jobs; Comfort Food

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Iran to Stop Uranium Enrichment; Bush Pledges Airline Safety; Blood Infections; Big Business Shows Economic Upswing; Unemployed in America’s Big Cities; Prehistoric Left Hands; Cuban Odyssey

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U.N. Arab Report Released; Bush Pushes Korea Plan; Vietnam Massacre Predates My Lai; Flugtag; Iraq and Iowa; Candidates Musical Picks; Jonathan Katz Lives and Laughs with MS

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Bush Visits Japan, South Asia; China: Producer, Consumer; Religious Polarization in Politics; Kim Jong Il; Baseball and Journalism; Letters 10/17/03; Veronica Guerin; Pieces of April

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U.N. Looks at Iraq Role; Senate Debates Iraq Costs; Halliburton Accused of Overcharging for Iraq Oil; Frontline’s “Chasing a Sleeper Cell”; Anglicans Meet to Discuss Gay Priests; Pope Marks 25th Anniversary; Investigators Probe Staten Island Crash; All Saint’s Way; Cubs Lose to Marlins, Sox Hope for Victory

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Doctors to Remove Patient’s Feeding Tube; Doctors Allowed to Recommend Medical Pot; Tommy Chong in Jail; Baseball’s Underdog Teams Face Elimination; Gaza Bomb Kills Three Americans; Debt Counseling Under Investigation; The Divers of Queens Lose a Shop; Scott Turow on the Death Penalty

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Muhammad Pleads Innocent in Sniper Case; IBM Chemical Case; Home Care Co-Pay Debated; Computer Viruses and Worms; Political Bestsellers; Bolivians Protest Gas Exports; Bin Laden’s Son Active in Iran; Muslim Dolls Hit the Toy Market; Second Hand Nation

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New Draft of Mideast Peace; Letters from Iraq; Democratic Films; DC Roundtable; Muslim Barbie; Baseball, Yankees and Red Sox Style; Tim Riley: Tribute Albums and File Sharing

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Groups Criticize Guantanamo Prison; New Breast Cancer Drug; FDA Reviews Breast Implant Gel; Deadly Slums in the U.S.; Celebrities and Politics; Law Targets Sleepy Drivers in NJ; Kill Bill; Bruce Booed

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Bush Talks Economy, Iraq in NH; NH Economic Check-In; Poll Shows Bush Popularity Slip; Questioning Terrorists; Democrats Prepare for Debate; Letters 10/09/03; The Mercy Brothers

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California’s New Governor; Group Wants Dean’s Archives; Iraq Council Opposes Turkish Troops; Storyteller’s Daughter; Capitol Hill Debates Sanctions for Syria; Middle East Reporters’ Notebook; Fans Dream of Red Sox, Cubs in World Series; Untangling My Chopsticks

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Recall Election Underway in California; New Supreme Court Term; Obesity and Health Care; Energy Scam; Iraqi Guerrilla Movement; Investigators Question Guantanamo Translator Conduct; Dams Demolished for Maine Salmon; Harry Belafonte

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Syria Demands U.N. Action on Israel Attack; UK’s Blair Blamed in Cook Iraq Diary; The Real Iraq Oil Revenue Numbers; The Wilson Affair; California Recall Preview; Skeletons in the Closet; All Black Billboard Top Ten; Jazz Guitarists Bill Frisell and Melvin Sparks

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Bush Defends Iraq Weapons Hunt; Neighbors Concerned Over Planned B.U. Biolab; Chechen Elections; U.S.-Iraq Culture Gaps; Leaks, Sources, and “On the Record”; Sports Weekend; School of Rock

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U.S. Opposes Planned West Bank Barrier; Weapons Hunter Briefs Congress on Iraq; CDC Calls for Child Flu Vaccinations; Muslim Opinion Polls on U.S.; Legislation and the California Recall; Colorful Politics; Letters 10/2/2003; Our Town

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Alamoudi Accused of Funding Terrorists; Loans to Iraq; Companies Bid for Iraq Cell Phone Contracts; Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Namesake”; Group Meets to Block Gay Marriage; Immigrant Freedom Ride; Hillary Clinton’s Book Edited for China; Texas Prison Food; High Tech Kitchen

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