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Tuesday      
November 1, 2005
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Tamiflu Shortage

The pharmaceutical giant Roche has temporarily suspended shipments of Tamiflu to the private sector.

Syria Under Investigation

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Syria is under increased pressure to cooperate with the United Nations investigator looking into the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri.

China’s One Child Policy

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China’s controversial one-child policy is under revision, with cash rewards for rural couples with only one child or two daughters.

Theo Epstein Resigns

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The boy wonder of the Red Sox is leaving the front office. Only A Game’s Bill Littlefield puts it in perspective.

The Spiderwick Chronicles

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Madonna, Paul McCartney, and Salman Rushdie are all artists writing children’s books.

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