The New York Times 2003 - Abstracts

The New York Times 2003
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168 Years Later, a New Night at This Opera.(Metropolitan Desk)(New York City Opera soprano Jennifer Welch-Babidge to debut in 'Lucia di Lammermoor' six months pregnant)News, opinion and commentaryRobin Pogrebin
1,776-Foot Design Is Unveiled For World Trade Center Tower.(Metropolitan Desk)(approval and announcement of first skyscraper, called Freedom Tower, for planned rebuilding of World Trade Center)News, opinion and commentaryArticle., David W. Dunlap; Glenn Collins Contributed Reporting For This
2nd Member Of Board Resigns At Disney.(Business/Financial Desk)(board director Stanley P. Gold resigns and criticizes other directors for rubber stamping CEO Michael Eisner's actions)News, opinion and commentaryLaura M. Holson
3 Americans Slain in Blast In Gaza Strip.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryJohn F. Burns
8 Designs Confront Many Agendas at Ground Zero.(Metropolitan Desk)(Lower Manhattan Development Corp. selects eight finalists for design of Sept. 11 memorial at World Trade Center site)News, opinion and commentaryGlenn Collins
9/11 Will Echo in Campaign, but How Loudly?(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryAdam Nagourney, Philip Shenon
'92 Israeli Plan To Kill Hussein Is Reported.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryGreg Myre
A Band-Aid for the Fund Industry's Broken Leg?(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryDiana B. Henriques
ABUSIVE EX-PRIEST IS KILLED IN PRISON.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryDaniel J. Wakin, Katie Zezima
A Cable Network of Their Own.(Money and Business/Financial Desk)(NBA and NFL cable TV channels to compete with ESPN)News, opinion and commentaryDavid D. Kirkpatrick, Geraldine Fabrikant
A Careful U.S. Plan To Dispel All Doubt On Hussein's Fate.(Foreign Desk)(planned strategy for handling public information pertaining to eventual capture of Saddam Hussein)News, opinion and commentarySteinberg, Jim Rutenberg; Reporting For This Article Was Contributed By Jacques, David Carr In New York, Thom Shanker In Washington.
A Centrist, Lieberman Fights For Votes in an Extremist Era.(SERIES: CHALLENGING BUSH -- Fifth article of a series: Joseph I. Lieberman)(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryJanny Scott
Administration Plans Defense Of Terror Law.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryEric Lichtblau
After 12 Years, Sweet Victory: The Bushes' Pursuit of Hussein.(Foreign Desk)(capture of Saddam Hussein)News, opinion and commentaryTodd S. Purdum
Air Force Lease With Boeing Seen Adding Billions to Cost.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryLeslie Wayne
Air France and KLM to Merge, Europe's No. 1 Airline.(Business/Financial Desk)(KLM Royal Dutch Airlines)News, opinion and commentaryJohn Tagliabue
AL QAEDA BLAMED IN DEADLY ATTACK ON SAUDI HOMES.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryNeil Macfarquhar
An Insurgent Gains Status.(National Desk)(Al Gore's endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean)News, opinion and commentaryR.W.W. Apple Jr.
Another 9/11, And a Nation Mourns Again.(Metropolitan Desk)News, opinion and commentaryJames Barron
APPLICANTS RUSH TO MEET DEADLINE FOR SEPT. 11 FUND.(Metropolitan Desk)News, opinion and commentaryDavid W. Chen
As a Fugitive, Hussein Stayed Close to Home.(Foreign Desk)(capture of Saddam Hussein near Tikrit)News, opinion and commentaryEric Schmitt, John F. Burns
As Counties Face Fiscal Squeeze, Taxes Soar and Spending Shrinks.(Metropolitan Desk)News, opinion and commentaryLydia Polgreen
Attacks by Arabs On Jews in France Revive Old Fears.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryElaine Sciolino
Basic Failures by Ohio Utility Set Off Blackout, Report Finds.(National Desk)(DOE report on Aug. 14, 2003 Northeast blackout caused by FirstEnergy and the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator)News, opinion and commentaryMatthew L. Wald, Richard Perez-Pena
BUSH LIKELY TO GET MONEY HE SOUGHT, LAWMAKERS AGREE.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryDavid Firestone
Bush's Approval Ratings Climb In Days After Hussein's Capture.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryAdam Nagourney, Janet Elder
Bush Signs Law To Cover Drugs For the Elderly.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryDavid E. Rosenbaum
California Leads Prosecution Of Employers in Job Deaths.(SERIES: WHEN WORKERS DIE -- Last of three articles: The California Way)(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryArticle., David Barstow; Robin Stein Contributed Additional Reporting For This
Canada's View on Social Issues Is Opening Rifts With the U.S.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryClifford Krauss
Chief Executive At Boeing Quits Under Criticism.(Business/Financial Desk)(CEO Philip M. Condit resigns over corporate ethical misconduct charges)News, opinion and commentaryLeslie Wayne
Citigroup's Brokerage Unit Is Fined by Stock Exchange.(Business/Financial Desk)(New York Stock Exchange fined Salomon Smith Barney for dealings in WorldCom stock)News, opinion and commentary 
CITY VOTES DOWN AN EFFORT TO END PARTY PRIMARIES.(Metropolitan Desk)(includes other regional election results)News, opinion and commentaryJonathan P. Hicks, Jonathan Miller, Nora Krug, Farmer, Michael Cooper; Reporting For These Articles Was Contributed By Ann, Corey Kilgannon, Colin Moynihan, Jim O'Grady.
Congress Is Close To Eliminating A Privacy Law.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryRichard A. Oppel Jr.
Criminals Focus on A.T.M.'s, Weak Link in Banking System.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryArticle., Walt Bogdanich; Jenny Nordberg Contributed Reporting To This
Crusaders Against Junk Faxes Brandish Lawsuits.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryLisa Napoli
DaimlerChrysler Settles Suit Over Terms of Merger Deal.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentary 
Deaths in Iraq Take a Steady Toll at Home.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryBowers, Jeffrey Gettleman; Paige, John Carpenter, Ariel Hart, Toni Wood, Article., Katie Zezima Contributed Reporting For This
DreamWorks Still Looking for a Hit in '03.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryLaura M. Holson
Early Flood of Political Ads Saturates Airwaves in Iowa.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryJim Rutenberg
Europe Goes On Offensive In the Case Of Microsoft.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryPaul Meller
Facing Criticism, F.C.C. Is Thinking Local.(Business/Financial Desk)(Federal Communications Committee task force to study how much time radio and TV stations devote to local issues, in response to widespread criticism of agency's plan to loosen media ownership regulations)News, opinion and commentaryJacques Steinberg
Facing Vote to Alter Primaries, Many New Yorkers Just Yawn.(Metropolitan Desk)News, opinion and commentaryFarmer, Winnie Hu; Reporting For This Article Was Contributed By Ann, Nora Krug, Howard O. Stier.
Fight Against Fat Shifting to the Workplace.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryKate Zernike
Fleeing Cuba, Hoping to Soar On New Stage.(National Desk)(Cuban ballet dancers who seek political asylum in the US)News, opinion and commentaryMirta Ojito
For a Few Dollars Less, TV Making Moves Abroad.(Business/Financial Desk)(MEDIA)News, opinion and commentaryEric A. Taub
For Agencies, The Blackout Was Well Timed.(Business/Financial Desk)(THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING)News, opinion and commentaryStuart Elliott
For Bush, Loss of Jobs May Erode Support.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryMichael Janofsky
FOR DEMOCRATS, ECONOMY'S SURGE POSES CHALLENGE.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryDavid Leonhardt
Forecasters Expect End to Ad Industry's Recession in 2004.(Business/Financial Desk)(THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING)News, opinion and commentaryStuart Elliott
For G.O.P., It's a Moment.(National Desk)(how president's signing of Partial Birth Abortion Ban law caters to anti-abortion movement)News, opinion and commentaryRobin Toner
For Music Industry, U.S. Is Only the Tip Of a Piracy Iceberg.(Business/Financial Desk)(THE MEDIA BUSINESS)News, opinion and commentaryMark Landler, Wayne Arnold, Saritha Rai
For Pataki and Bloomberg, The Rift Is Becoming Visible.(Metropolitan Desk)News, opinion and commentaryJennifer Steinhauer, Al Baker
Founders of Fund Group Accused of Fraud.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryReed Abelson, Riva Atlas
France and Germany Join U.S. In Effort to Reduce Iraq's Debt.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryCraig S. Smith
Gains in Houston Schools: How Real Are They?(National Desk)(test scores reflect limited gains in academic achievement from 1999 to 2002)News, opinion and commentaryFord Fessenden, Diana Jean Schemo
Gates Aims Billions To Attack Illnesses Of World's Neediest.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryStephanie Strom
GAY BISHOP WINS IN EPISCOPAL VOTE; SPLIT THREATENED.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryArticle., Monica Davey; Al Baker Contributed To This
General Clark on the Hustings: Complexity and Contradiction.(SERIES: CHALLENGING BUSH -- Second article in a series: Gen. Wesley K. Clark)(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryN.R. Kleinfield
GENE THERAPY USED TO TREAT PATIENT WITH PARKINSON'S.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryGina Kolata, Denise Grady
Gore's Endorsement Was Won Over Time and Under the Radar.(National Desk)(Al Gore's endorsement of Howard Dean)News, opinion and commentaryKatharine Q. Seelye, York, Jodi Wilgoren; Jodi Wilgoren Reported From New, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, For This Article, Katharine Q. Seelye From Washington.
Hewlett Profit For Quarter Falls Below Expectations.(Business/Financial Desk)(third-quarter results)News, opinion and commentaryAlex Berenson
HUSSEIN CAUGHT IN MAKESHIFT HIDE-OUT; BUSH SAYS 'DARK ERA' FOR IRAQIS IS OVER.(Foreign Desk)(capture of Saddam Hussein)News, opinion and commentarySusan Sachs
Hussein Tells Interrogators He Didn't Direct Insurgency.(Foreign Desk)(capture of Saddam Hussein)News, opinion and commentaryThom Shanker, James Risen
INDONESIA BOMBING KILLS AT LEAST 10 IN MIDDAY ATTACK.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryKeith Bradsher
INQUIRY SUGGESTS PAKISTANIS SOLD NUCLEAR SECRETS.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentary 
Iraqis Say U.S. Occupation Authority Misspends Millions in Its Awarding of Contracts.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryPatrick E. Tyler, Raymond Bonner
Iraqi Town Relishes Freedom, But Resentment Runs Beneath.(Foreign Desk)(Kifl, Iraq)News, opinion and commentarySteven Lee Myers
Irregularities Push Parmalat Closer To Insolvency.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryJohn Tagliabue
Issue for Bush: How to Speak Of Casualties?(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryElisabeth Bumiller
Lawmaker Guilty Of Manslaughter; Says He'll Resign.(National Desk)(Rep. Bill Janklow)News, opinion and commentaryMonica Davey
LIBYA TO GIVE UP ARMS PROGRAMS, BUSH ANNOUNCES.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryDavid E. Sanger, Article., Judith Miller; Matthew L. Wald Contributed Reporting For This
Little League Innocence Fades in TV Glare.(Sports Desk)News, opinion and commentaryMike Wise
Lunch at 9:21, and Students Are the Sardines.(Metropolitan Desk)News, opinion and commentaryElissa Gootman
Man Who Shot Reagan Allowed To Visit Parents Unsupervised.(National Desk)(John Hinckley)News, opinion and commentaryMichael Janofsky
Marketers Say They Intend To Join Effort To Fight Spam.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryJohn Markoff, John Schwartz
MEDICARE PLAN COVERING DRUGS BACKED BY AARP.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryRobert Pear, Article., Robin Toner; David E. Rosenbaum Contributed Reporting For This
Michael Jackson Faces Arrest On Charges of Child Molesting.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryJohn M. Broder
Midwest Utilities Were Warned About Pushing Limits of System.(Metropolitan Desk)News, opinion and commentaryMatthew L. Wald, Andrew C. Revkin
MORE AMERICANS IN POVERTY IN 2002, CENSUS STUDY SAYS.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryLynette Clemetson
Muhammad Is Guilty of Slaying In Sniper Spree in Capital Area.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryArticle., James Dao; Lisa A. Bacon Contributed Reporting For This
Mutual Threat Unites 2 Rivals Opposing Dean.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryDavid M. Halbfinger
Nations Chafe at U.S. Influence Over the Internet.(Business/Financial Desk)(UN conference in Geneva to address Internet issues for rich and poor nations)News, opinion and commentaryJennifer L. Schenker
Natural Gas Prices Surge And Fingers Are Pointing.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentarySimon Romero
Netflix Uses Speed to Fend Off Wal-Mart Challenge.(Business/Financial Desk)(MEDIA)News, opinion and commentaryNicholas Thompson
New Safety Rules Fail to Stop Tainted Meat.(National Desk)(critics see dangerous weaknesses in Department of Agriculture's new food safety program, in the form of record numbers of meat recalls, lax enforcement of safety procedures, even at meat plants with repeated health violations)News, opinion and commentaryMelody Petersen, Christopher Drew, Bud Hazelkorn
New York Magazine Sold for $55 Million To Wall St. Figure.(Business/Financial Desk)(THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING)(Bruce Wasserstein outbids Mortimer B. Zuckerman)News, opinion and commentaryAndrew Ross Sorkin, By David Carr
NextWave: Airwave Rich But Cash Poor.(Business/Financial Desk)(NextWave Telecom)News, opinion and commentaryJennifer 8. Lee
No Corks Popping Yet, but Signs Point to End of Recession in City.(Metropolitan Desk)News, opinion and commentaryEric Lipton
Notes Prompt Judge to Halt Chrysler Trial.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryRita K. Farrell
Old Dream and New Issues 40 Years After Rights March.(National Desk)(40th anniversary of the Aug. 28, 1963 March on Washington)News, opinion and commentaryLynette Clemetson, Steven A. Holmes
OPEC Says It Will Cut Output, And Price of Oil Climbs Sharply.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryEric Pfanner
OVER $13 BILLION IN AID IS PLEDGED TO REBUILD IRAQ.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryArticle., Steven R. Weisman; Dale Fuchs Contributed Reporting For This
OVERSIGHT GROUP WARNED UTILITIES ON POWER FLOWS.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryJames Glanz, Andrew C. Revkin
PANEL COMPLETES PLANS TO REVAMP VOTING IN THE CITY.(Metropolitan Desk)News, opinion and commentaryJonathan P. Hicks
Past Looms Large as Verizon Prepares for a Strike.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryMatt Richtel, Patrick Healy
Pregnancy Created Using Egg Nucleus Of Infertile Woman.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryBeijing., Denise Grady; Chris Buckley Reported For This Article From
President Says Report on Arms Vindicates War.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryDavid E. Sanger, James Risen
Putin's Democratic Present Fights His K.G.B. Past.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentarySteven Lee Myers
Recalling Sept. 11, Quietly.(Business/Financial Desk)(more subdued observances planned for second anniversary of terrorist attacks)News, opinion and commentaryJacques Steinberg
Restaurant Hiring May Lead the Way To Wider Job Gains.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentarySherri Day
Results of Steroid Testing Spur Baseball to Set Tougher Rules.(Sports Desk)News, opinion and commentaryJack Curry, Jere Longman
Rich Colleges Receiving Richest Share of U.S. Aid.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryGreg Winter
Rules on patient privacy force companies to seek new ways to distribute samples and information.(Business/Financial Desk)(THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING)(Advertising)News, opinion and commentaryKaren J. Bannan
Ruse in Toyland: Chinese Workers' Hidden Woe.(SERIES: THE WORLD'S SWEATSHOP -- The Etch A Sketch Connection)(Foreign Desk)(deplorable working conditions at Kin Ki Industrial, maker of Etch A Sketch toy)News, opinion and commentaryJoseph Kahn
SBC Won't Name Names in File-Sharing Cases.(Business/Financial Desk)(rejects music industry subpoena for names of DSL Internet users accused of downloading sound recordings illegally)News, opinion and commentarySeth Schiesel
SCHWARZENEGGER IN A FINAL SWEEP.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryCharlie Leduff
Secret Diplomacy Won Libyan Pledge on Arms.(Foreign Desk)(Libya's commitment to end development of weapons of mass destruction)News, opinion and commentaryPatrick E. Tyler, Article, James Risen; Patrick E. Tyler Reported From London For This, James Risen From Washington.
Seductive Electronic Gadgets Are Soon Forgotten.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryKatie Hafner
Sharon Threatens to Impose Split on Palestinians.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryRichard (American journalist) Bernstein
SHARPLY SPLIT, HOUSE PASSES BROAD MEDICARE OVERHAUL; FORCEFUL LOBBYING BY BUSH.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryRobert Pear, Article., Robin Toner; Carl Hulse Contributed Reporting For This
Sharpton Runs for Presidency, and Influence.(SERIES: CHALLENGING BUSH -- Fourth article of a series: Al Sharpton)(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryMichael Slackman
Shifting 'Reagans' To Cable Has CBS Facing New Critics.(Business/Financial Desk)(CBS decides to cancel mini-series 'The Reagans' on network TV and move it to Showtime)News, opinion and commentary 
Shiite Clerics Clashing Over How to Reshape Iraq.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryNeil Macfarquhar
Spitzer Casting A Very Wide Net.(Money and Business/Financial Desk)(New York State Atty. Gen. Eliot Spitzer's investigation into illegal mutual fund trading)News, opinion and commentaryDiana B. Henriques
States in India Take New Steps To Limit Births.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryAmy Waldman
STOCK EXCHANGE IS SAID TO SELECT CHIEF EXECUTIVE.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryPatrick Mcgeehan, Labaton, Landon Thomas Jr.; Stephen, In Washington, Contributed Reporting For This Article.
STRONG SUPPORT IS FOUND FOR BAN ON GAY MARRIAGE.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryKatharine Q. Seelye, Janet Elder
Suburban Democrats Undercut Myth of Republican Stronghold.(Metropolitan Desk)(New York City regional elections)News, opinion and commentaryBruce Lambert
Suicide Bombers in Baghdad Kill at Least 34.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryAlex Berenson, Dexter Filkins
Terror Alert Is Raised to 'High,' Increasing Scrutiny of Travelers.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryJohn H. Cushman Jr.
Trade Talks In Miami End Early.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentarySimon Romero
Troubles at Paramount: Is It Just the Money?(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryGeraldine Fabrikant
Two in a Row: Market Posts Another Gain For a Quarter.(Business/Financial Desk)(THE MARKETS: STOCKS & BONDS)(U.S. stock market rises for two consecutive quarters for first time since it fell in early 2000)News, opinion and commentaryJennifer Bayot
Under Pressure, a Mutual Fund May Lower Fees.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryChicago, Riva D. Atlas; David Barboza In, Article., Andrew Ross Sorkin In New York Contributed To This
U.S. COURTS REJECT DETENTION POLICY IN 2 TERROR CASES.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryWilliam Glaberson, Neil A. Lewis
U.S. Issues Safety Rules to Protect Food Against Mad Cow Disease.(National Desk)News, opinion and commentaryMcneil, Denise Grady; Donald G., Jr., Anahad O'Connor, Article., Colin Campbell Contributed Reporting For This
U.S. IS TO RETURN POWER TO IRAQIS AS EARLY AS JUNE.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentarySanger, Susan Sachs; David E.
U.S. Rarely Seeks Charges For Deaths in Workplace.(SERIES: WHEN WORKERS DIE -- Second of three articles: A Culture of Reluctance)(National Desk)(failure of OSHA to prosecute companies who are responsible for workers' deaths on the job)News, opinion and commentaryGerstein, David Barstow; Remy, Torok., Robin Stein Contributed Additional Reporting For This Article. The Data Analysis Was Done By Tom
U.S. SEES EVIDENCE OF OVERCHARGING IN IRAQ CONTRACT.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryArticle., Douglas Jehl; Don Van Natta Jr. Contributed Reporting From London For This
U.S. Subsidizes Companies to Buy Subsidized Cotton.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryElizabeth Becker
Verizon's Pact Seen as Critical To Its Industry.(Business/Financial Desk)News, opinion and commentaryLaurie J. Flynn
Wal-Mart Invades, and Mexico Gladly Surrenders.(Foreign Desk)(employment of Mexican workers makes discount retailer largest private employer in Mexico)News, opinion and commentaryTim Weiner
Wear a Holiday Shrug And an Open Mind.(Metropolitan Desk)(Fashion Page)News, opinion and commentaryCathy Horyn
Where Faith Grows, Fired by Pentecostalism.(SERIES: THE CHANGING CHURCH: Second of two articles: The third world.)(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentarySomini Sengupta, Nigeria, Larry Rohter; Somini Sengupta Reported For This Article From, Larry Rohter From Brazil.
Yankees Lose Part of Their Core As Pettitte Signs With Houston.(Sports Desk)News, opinion and commentaryTyler Kepner
You Say 'Takeover.' I Say 'Merger of Equals.'.(Money and Business/Financial Desk)(legal battle over 1998 Daimler-Benz and Chrysler merger and Kirk Kerkorian's lawsuit)News, opinion and commentaryArticle., Danny Hakim; Rita K. Farrell Contributed Reporting For This
Zimbabwe's Woes Are Bringing Grief To Its Wildlife, Too.(Foreign Desk)News, opinion and commentaryMichael Wines
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