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Democrats Are Locked Out of City Hall for 4 Straight Terms
By PATRICK D. HEALY
Michael R. Bloomberg's 20-point margin of victory smashed Rudolph W. Giuliani's 16-point win in 1997, a Republican record.
Corzine Prevails in a Nasty Governor's Race in New Jersey
By DAVID W. CHEN
Jon S. Corzine defeated a Republican and fellow multimillionaire, Douglas R. Forrester, in the costliest race in state history.
Democrat Wins Race for Governor in Virginia
By JAMES DAO
Timothy M. Kaine's victory sent a message that President Bush's political standing has fallen in a reliably Republican state.
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"The violence is an expression of anger but also a cry for help."
HARLEM D仉IR, on rioting in working-class immigrant areas of France.
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In this issue of Education Life: colleges are trying to reclaim Friday as a day of learning; lacrosse as an admissions strategy. Plus new columns on campus news, college finances and more.
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Inside French Housing Project, Feelings of Being the Outsiders
By CRAIG S. SMITH
People living in France's housing projects say that the violence that has swept the country is long overdue because of decades of segregation and alienation.
A Is for Ancient, Describing an Alphabet Found Near Jerusalem
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
A string of letters carved on a 10th century B.C. stone seems to form a bridge from Phoenician to Hebrew, and to be the oldest written alphabet ever found.
Ambush of Defense Lawyers in Hussein Trial Kills One
By JOHN F. BURNS
The latest attack on defense lawyers in the Saddam Hussein trial brought demands for the trial to be halted and moved to a location outside Iraq.
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In a Rebuke of Governor, Calif. Voters Reject Spending Cap
By JOHN M. BRODER
Voters rejected the centerpiece of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's efforts to change the balance of power in Sacramento.
Evolution Slate Outpolls Rivals
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN
All eight members of the Pennsylvania school board that introduced intelligent design as an alternative to evolution in biology class were swept out of office.
Inquiry to Seek Cause of Levee Failure
By CHRISTOPHER DREW
The Louisiana attorney general is examining why the New Orleans levees failed, so that people who lost their homes might be compensated for their losses.
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Mountains of Corn and a Sea of Farm Subsidies
By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO
This season's bumper crop of corn is too much of a good thing, underscoring the paradox at the heart of the government farm subsidy program.
MARKET PLACE
Dollar Hits 2-Year High Against Euro
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
The dollar's move was propelled by rising interest rates in the United States and rising pessimism about Europe.
Big Builder Sees Slower Home Sales
By VIKAS BAJAJ and DAVID LEONHARDT
The nation's largest maker of luxury homes said that soaring home prices appeared to have ended, the latest sign that many real estate markets are slowing down.
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Like a Good Neighbor, Owens Mends Fences
By CLIFTON BROWN
In an effort to win back his job with the Philadelphia Eagles, the receiver Terrell Owens apologized this afternoon to the team, the coach, the owner and the fans.
OLYMPICS
Slutskaya and Kwan Taking Different Routes to Their Next Encounter
By LYNN ZINSER
Irina Slutskaya and her longtime rival, Michelle Kwan, are taking drastically different routes to what could be one final encounter in the Olympics.
ON BASEBALL
In Boston, Epstein's Gone and Ramirez Wants to Go
By MURRAY CHASS
Manny Ramirez has expressed the same complaint Theo Epstein did when he announced he was leaving the Red Sox: the lack of privacy in Boston.
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A 'Lost' Ship With Leaks
By KATE AURTHUR
The show's producers have realized that keeping the plot twists secret isn't smooth sailing.
MOVIE REVIEW | 'GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN'
Even a Ruthless Thug Can Have a Sensitive Side
By A. O. SCOTT
Jim Sheridan's film loosely based on the experiences of its star, the glowering rapper 50 Cent, lacks an emotional core.
Stars and Checkbooks Come Out to Set Records for 18 Artists, and One for Christie's
By CAROL VOGEL
Prices for postwar and contemporary art rose to new heights in what Christie's said was its most successful sale ever in this category.
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| DINING & WINE |
An Organic Cash Cow
By KIM SEVERSON
Milk represents all that is wholesome. Add the word organic, and the purity of milk's image only increases. But a carton of organic milk does not come without complications.
Online, Not in Line, for Holiday Treats
By MARIAN BURROS
Even if you have to make a follow-up call, each product described here is quite special.
THE POUR
Wine's New Address Is Far From Stodgy
By ERIC ASIMOV
A new crop of extraordinary shops are causing wine lovers to diverge from familiar retail routes.
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| EDITORIALS |
Last Night's Results
A few things seem obvious: negative campaigning lost its punch and George Bush's political capital turned into a deficit.
Bloomberg Redux
Michael Bloomberg - who has never specialized in openness - should not take his lopsided triumph as a mandate to insist on his way, no matter what.
Despoiled Politics in New Jersey
Jon Corzine must convince the abused electorate that his governance will be considerably better than the campaign.
The Windfall Profit Tax
To be effective, a windfall tax should be part of a strategy to reduce oil dependence, which in turn would depend on reducing consumption.
A Pilgrim's Progress
No one in the asylum chain of command has the job of looking out for asylum seekers. The promises engraved on the Statue of Liberty deserve better representation.
Closing Grokster
The fight over file-sharing will find a surer resolution in the marketplace, broadly defined, than in Congress or the courts.
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OP-ED COLUMNIST
 How to Look at China
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
The drama of Tiger Leaping Gorge is not as easy to follow as a single man standing in front of a tank in Tiananmen.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Get French or Die Trying
By OLIVIER ROY
The lesson of the French riots is that while they originate in areas largely populated by immigrants of Islamic heritage, they have little to do with the wrath of a Muslim community.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
The Revolt of Ennui
By ANTOINE AUDOUARD
The French crisis has exposed the shortcomings of a society that no longer knows how to enforce its own rules or how to create the dream of a better life for its new generations.
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