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Big Drug Makers See Sales Decline With Their Image
By ALEX BERENSON
The major drug makers remain highly profitable, but at some, sales are stagnant and profits are falling, leading to layoffs and cuts in research budgets.
STIRRINGS IN THE DESERT
Heavy Hand of the Secret Police Impeding Reform in Arab World
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
The ubiquitous security agencies have become laws unto themselves, with a stealthy, octopuslike reach that is one of the biggest impediments to democracy.
Liberal Coalition Is Making Plans to Take Fight Beyond Abortion
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
The coalition seeks to broaden the debate over Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. to police searches and employment discrimination.
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"The Radisson Hotel was a Jordanian wedding with Jordanians and Palestinians, where innocent people were killed. So this was nothing to do with the West."
KING ABDULLAH, on the bombing in Amman, Jordan.
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Go beyond the backcountry with heli-skiing in Alaska, try the colossal halfpipe at the Freeway Superpark at Breckenridge or enroll your kids in the Little Rascals on Snow program at Smugglers' Notch. A Times guide to some of the best places to enjoy the snow this season.
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Rice Again Asks Israel and Palestinians to Bridge Divide
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made the request amid mounting signs of frustration in Washington over the lack of progress since Israel withdrew from Gaza.
India Arrests Suspected Ringleader in New Delhi Bombings
By HARI KUMAR
Indian police asserted that the suspect has links to a Pakistan-based militant group called Lashkar-e-Taiba.
U.S. Official Defends Pace of Iraqi Reconstruction
By SABRINA TAVERNISE
The American official in charge of reconstruction in Iraq said that American-financed projects are moving forward.
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DELERY STREET
At Storm Victim's Funeral, a Celebration of a Life and a City
By DEBORAH SONTAG
As the horror of Hurricane Katrina fades from the national consciousness, the task of burying the dead continues in New Orleans.
College Leaders' Earnings Top $1 Million
By MICHAEL JANOFSKY
College boards are going to unusual lengths to recruit and retain effective college presidents even as tuitions soar.
Foreign Student Enrollment Drops
By ALAN FINDER
The slight decline in foreign students enrolled in American universities suggests that a more significant drop after the terrorist attacks in 2001 might be abating.
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Internet Service to Put Classic TV on Home Computer
By SAUL HANSELL
Warner Brothers is preparing a major new Internet service starting early next year that will let fans watch full episodes from more than 100 old television series.
Starting a Newspaper War (of Sorts) in a University Town
By ELIZABETH JENSEN
Two media entrepreneurs see national business potential in taking on student-run campus newspapers.
The Goat at Saks and Other Marketing Tales
By LORNE MANLY
A new book offers a unique twist on obvious corporate tie-ins, with a more subtle connection and no clear disclosure of Saks's involvement.
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PANTHERS 30, JETS 3
Carolina Leaves the Jets Feeling Queasy in Green
By KAREN CROUSE
Fifteen minutes after nearly tying the score, the Jets had thrown four interceptions and given 20 points to the Carolina Panthers.
VIKINGS 24, GIANTS 21
For Giants, the Less Said, the Better
By JOHN BRANCH
The Giants were the not-so-innocent victims of a record set by the Vikings - the first team to score on interception, punt and kickoff returns in the same game.
KNICKS 105, KINGS 95
Mercifully, the Knicks and Brown Win One
By HOWARD BECK
For the first time since Larry Brown took the team's reins, the Knicks - the rookies and the veterans - displayed a grit and passion worthy of their Hall of Fame coach.
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CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
Turning Up the Heat on a Landmarks Agency
By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF
The Landmarks Preservation Commission has lost the confidence of many preservationists in its refusal to hold a public hearing on the fate of 2 Columbus Circle.
BOOKS OF THE TIMES | 'ELIA KAZAN'
Assessing Kazan: His Life and Choice
By JANET MASLIN
The film critic Richard Schickel offers a measured and businesslike take on the life of the controversial filmmaker.
OPERA REVIEW | NEW YORK CITY OPERA
From Grown-Ups, a 'Little Prince' for Children
By ANNE MIDGETTE
The opera based on Antoine de Saint-Exup廨y's book is veritably opulent, with a large chorus, a sizable cast and a lush orchestra, as seen on Saturday.
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ADVERTISING
Agency Gets Its Cut at the Cash Register
By STUART ELLIOTT
Sugartown Creative in New York is working with Trudie Styler and Sting to introduce a line of premium-priced organic food items.
Internet Service to Put Classic TV on Home Computer
By SAUL HANSELL
Warner Brothers is preparing a major new Internet service starting early next year that will let fans watch full episodes from more than 100 old television series.
MEDIA TALK
Esquire Gets a Temporary Bachelor Pad
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
Esquire magazine is trying to brand real estate.
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The President's Trip to Asia
As he heads for Asia this week, President Bush must work on getting America's critically important relationship with China back on track.
Stonewalling the Katrina Victims
With its lackluster recovery effort, the Bush administration is apparently hoping that people who need housing will simply give up and go away.
Mr. Grassley Goes Begging
To meet the need for heat this winter, Congress has both the obligation and the power to tax the oil industry.
The Poor Endure With the City
The timeless generosity of New Yorkers is at the heart of this year's appeal by the 94-year-old Neediest Cases Fund.
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OP-ED COLUMNIST
 Health Economics 101
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Our patchwork, semiprivate system of health insurance is failing because insurance companies spend too much time screening applicants.
Doing Unto Others as They Did Unto Us
By M. GREGG BLOCHE and JONATHAN H. MARKS
The Pentagon's interrogation tactics after 9/11, which were based on Red Army methods, have proven both inhumane and ineffective.
The Battle for the Exurbs
By RUY TEIXEIRA
The Republican Party is wrong to think that the voters in Virginia's cul-de-sacs prefer an anti-government and socially conservative agenda.
Zuckerman Juiced
By PETER MEHLMAN
At 60, Philip Roth has written four of his finest novels. Is he juiced or merely the beneficiary of superior genes? No one will say for sure.
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