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Confusion Is Rife About Drug Plan as Sign-Up Nears
By ROBERT PEAR
Even with President Bush hailing the new Medicare drug benefits, large numbers of older Americans appear to be confused by the choices they will have to make.
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Relying on Computer, U.S. Seeks to Prove Iran's Nuclear Aims
By WILLIAM J. BROAD and DAVID E. SANGER
American intelligence officials have shown documents of Iranian atomic experiments to a number of countries to convince them that Iran is designing a nuclear warhead.
In Zimbabwe, Homeless Belie Leader's Claim
By MICHAEL WINES
Zimbabwe's president denies that an urban-demolition campaign has left thousands of his citizens homeless.
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| QUOTATION OF THE DAY |
"I have a Ph.D., and it's too complicated to suit me."
WILLIAM Q. BEARD, 74, of Wichita, Kan., on Medicare's new prescription drug plan.
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Death of Hussein Aide Is Confirmed
By JOHN F. BURNS and EDWARD WONG
The announcement came as U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan visited Iraq for the first time since Saddam Hussein's fall.
Iraqi Insurgent Blamed for Bombings in Jordan
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi dispatched three men and possibly a woman from Iraq to carry out the suicide bombing attacks, Jordanian security officials said.
Meeting of Muslim Nations Ends in Discord
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
A meeting of Muslim nations attended by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ended after Egypt blocked a final declaration supporting democracy.
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Bungled Records of Storm Deaths Renew Anguish
By SHAILA DEWAN
Families are finding that the documents of their loved ones killed by Hurricane Katrina point to poor recordkeeping at morgues.
Yale Law Frets Over Court Choices It Knows Best
By ADAM LIPTAK
Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. will most likely face some of the hostility that met the last two Supreme Court nominees with connections to Yale Law School.
A Town With a Provocative Name Says No to Change
By SIMON ROMERO
Residents of the North Texas town of White Settlement have defeated a measure to change its name.
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DEALBOOK
The Great Global Buyout Bubble
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
The leveraged-buyout boom and bust that Michael Milken led in the 1980's could end up looking like a dress rehearsal for the mess this time around.
MEDIA FRENZY
It's Like Selling Meals by the Bite. And It May Work.
By RICHARD SIKLOS
The latest mania in media-land is finding new ways to be paid for old material.
ECONOMIC VIEW
Real Energy Savers Don't Wear Cardigans. Or Do They?
By ANNA BERNASEK
The most effective energy policy won't be one that fights against market forces. It will be one that helps them work better.
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L.S.U. 16, ALABAMA 13, O.T.
B.C.S. Officials Can Rest Easy, for Now
By PETE THAMEL
The Tide is rolling no longer, knocked from the ranks of the undefeated, after L.S.U. quarterback JaMarcus Russell threw an 11-yard touchdown in overtime.
Burress Proving to Be Quite a Catch
By JOHN BRANCH
Midway through his first season with the Giants, Plaxico Burress is on pace for his best year, on and off the field.
The Eagles' Team Unity Has Been Transformed Into Brotherly Strife
By CLIFTON BROWN
For the first time since becoming a model franchise, the Eagles have been sidetracked by an in-house controversy.
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MAKING ARTISTS
The End of the Great Big American Voice
By ANNE MIDGETTE
Why does modern opera training produce such light, slight singers?
The Shakira Dialectic
By JON PARELES
Don't let the bare midriff fool you. She's the future of global music.
How to Sell a Movie (or Fail) in Four Hours
By ADAM LEIPZIG
In today's world of computerized supply chains, the whole process of releasing a movie on DVD has become one in which success can be measured nearly instantly.
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IN THE MAGAZINE
Bush-Era Engag?/em>
By A.O. SCOTT
In the 1970's, Warren Beatty and Robert Redford created the durable image of the liberal hero: half-na鴳e, half-cynical and entirely committed to exposing the conspiracies of power, on-screen and off. Now George Clooney is reviving the role.
IN THE MAGAZINE
The Narnia Skirmishes
By CHARLES McGRATH
C.S. Lewis and his Christianity-laced "Chronicles" have always invited interpretation and controvery. Disney's new movie won't change that.
The Empathist
By LYNN HIRSCHBERG
How did Peter Sarsgaard learn to play the role of a Marine sharpshooter? The way he learns every role: by deftly inhabiting the mind-set of the unfamiliar.
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The Democrats and Judge Alito
The nomination of Judge Samuel Alito Jr. to the Supreme Court is a defining moment for the country, and for the Democratic Party.
Tony Blair in Decline
To avoid becoming a lame duck, Tony Blair will need to make peace with his party by adjusting his high-flying leadership style to the new political realities.
EDITORIAL OBSERVER
No Sex Please, We're American Voters
By GAIL COLLINS
What happens in the bedroom, stays in the bedroom.
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OP-ED COLUMNIST
 'We Do Not Torture' and Other Funny Stories
By FRANK RICH
There is still much more to learn about our government's duplicity in the run-up to the war, just as there is much more to learn about what has gone on since.
OP-ED COLUMNIST
Psst! 'Human Capital'
By DAVID BROOKS
We can't test for what kids really need to learn.
OP-ED COLUMNIST
The Exit From Iraq
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
We can't pull out of Iraq, but by hunkering down indefinitely we help fuel the insecurity that keeps us there.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
A Tent Divided
By ALAN EHRENHALT
Republicans have built a sprawling coalition in which libertarians, Christian moralists and suburban business owners all pretend to have similar goals.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
A Comeback Kid for a Dead-End Town
By PAUL CLEMENS
Detroit's election was a shocker. For the suburbs, anyway.
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