Friday October 13, 2006

The Final Word: “To Deter & Defer/ Baby With Bathwater Edition”

(The media experiment in which we conjoin the headline and last paragraph of each bylined article in the A-section of today's New York Times.)

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China and Russia Stall Sanctions on North Korea:

He said, "We are going to continue to work on it, but we're not going to work on it at the cost of losing sending a swift and strong response."

Making Good on Bush's Vow Will Require Detective Work:

The president's new warning grows from his 2002 National Security Strategy and subsequent statements on deterrence and pre-emption. But until now he never specifically said a nation transferring nuclear weapons or components would be held liable and be subject to retaliation, according to administration officials and analysts in the academic community.

Iran Defies Call to Drop Nuclear Plans: Some people said they feared that the Security Council might be even tougher on Iran now. "North Korea's tests will make the West more sensitive toward Iran because Iran is in a more sensitive place in the Middle East than North Korea," said Fazlali Mahmoudi, 80, a pharmacist. "I am afraid that our leaders' policies would drag the country to the brink of war."

China Drafts Law to Empower Unions and End Labor Abuse:

"The principle is not to raise the labor standard dramatically," he said, "but to raise the cost of violating the law. The current labor law is a paper tiger and is a disadvantage to those who obey it. If you don't obey the law, you won't be punished."

Official Union in China Says All Wal-Marts Are Organized: Mr. Guo said the labor federation would now assist workers in their negotiations with Wal- Mart management for new contracts and would seek to improve conditions for part-time workers.

Nevada Feeling Political Glow of '08 Spotlight:

"I plan on going back out to campaign for Democratic candidates the last couple weeks in October," said Mr. Biden, who has already made one trip to Nevada. "I don't think Iowa or New Hampshire should feel threatened by it."

In Sex Arrests Hailed by Pirro, Little Jail Time:

"We prosecuted and convicted about 100 made members and associates of organized crime for murder, loan-sharking, assault, organized criminal enterprises and gambling," she said. "We prosecuted and convicted more than 200 corrupt officials."

Pirro Says 2nd Debate With Cuomo Isn't Enough | Empire Zone Blog: *"Just like Eliot Spitzer and Hilary Clinton, Andrew is participating in two statewide debates, as he always said he would," Ms. Katz said.

Even Picking Up Trash Is a High Risk in Baghdad:

Elsewhere in the city, however, the piles continue to grow.

A Skilled Aviator, but Aloft in Unfamiliar Skies:

"He was like a son to me," Mr. Howard said, adding: "He was a great pilot. He could fly any plane you could ask him to. He was a natural."

Flight Path and Parts Examined in Yankee's High-Rise Crash: Mr. King said he could not recall a similar crash involving one of the 2,900 planes Cirrus has built. "We're very anxious for the N.T.S.B. to get to the bottom of this accident," he said. "We are baffled."
Reaction From Building Residents: "He was a looking for a deal, that if someone was desperate to sell, he would be a buyer," said Ms. Olshan, who ran down more than 30 flights of stairs to get out. The asking price had not budged, Ms. Olshan said. "And it won't."
Echoes of Another Crash: "You thank God that you came out alive and pray for the poor souls of the people that were killed," she said.

Turkish Writer Wins Nobel Prize in Literature:

Mr. Pamuk has often discussed his compulsion to write. In "The Black Book" (1994) he says: "After all, nothing can be as astounding as life. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the sole consolation."

A Grab Bag of Postmodern Literary Devices: In the end, it almost goes without saying, he fits in nowhere, and the snowstorm — blinding, shape-distorting, but also beautiful and seductive — proves to be metaphorical as well as literal. It is in the very nature of being Turkish, Mr. Pamuk seems to be saying, to find yourself caught in drifts of contradiction.

French Lawmakers Back Armenia Genocide Bill:

"Now people see that more than the technical details, political maneuvers will mark the years-long process on the way to full membership," he said.

Daughter Seeks Sins of Father: Are There Any?:

"I guess I feel William Sebek's life and death should not be forgotten," she said, "and I do feel a family loyalty. And yet I think there should also be a loyalty to William Sebek."

Other News

Bush Joins Hastert at Rally, and Lavishes the Praise:

The event raised $1.1 million.

Fed Reports Resilience in Economy:

Peter Kretzmer, senior economist with Bank of America, said such strong import growth was a sign the economy would expand at a faster rate in the final months of the year. "We've been surprised by how strong import growth is," he said. "This strong domestic demand may be a bit of a harbinger of a strong domestic economy going into the fourth quarter."

Slain Reporter's Last Story Bares Chechen Torture:

But Ms. Ersenoyeva has not been heard from since she left for the meeting, Ms. Lokshina said, adding that Ms. Ersenoyeva left eagerly after a caller told her that there was good news about her daughter, who in August had vanished as well after gunmen seized her from the street.

Amish Schoolhouse Is Razed:

"I think it would be pretty important for them to do it themselves," he said.

Ex-Gov. Warner Decides to Forgo White House Run:

"At least for the next 72 hours," he said, "I'm going to dodge those questions."

Source of Deadly E. Coli Is Found :

Earlier this week, Mexico announced that it would halt its imports of lettuce grown in the United States after another Salinas Valley company, the Nunes Company, issued a voluntary recall, believing that some of its lettuce may have been irrigated with water containing harmful E. coli. Laboratory tests later showed that concern to be unfounded, and Dr. Brackett of the F.D.A. said the agency was working with the Mexican government to address the issue.

Art Review | 'Masters of American Comics': See You in the Funny Papers:

Superheroes, that is.

N.L.C.S. Game 1 - Mets 2, Cardinals 0: Glavine and Beltrán Make It Worth the Wait:

No one on the Cardinals, especially LaRussa, needed any such reminders.

International

Astana Journal: Kazakhstan's Futuristic Capital, Complete With Pyramid:

"It is still a young city," he said, alluding to Khrushchev's dream of populating the "virgin lands" of Soviet Kazakhstan. "I call it, still, a virgin."

Gunmen Kill 11 Employees of a Satellite Television Station in Baghdad:

In Savannah, Ga., a retired American Army Corps of Engineers employee pleaded guilty to soliciting and accepting nearly $50,000 in bribes to help a Kuwaiti realtor obtain contracts with United States Army in Kuwait, the Department of Justice said Thursday.

Top General Urges Britain to Leave Iraq:

"There is a clear distinction between our status and position in Iraq and in Afghanistan, which is why I have much more optimism that we can get it right in Afghanistan," The Daily Mail, a right-of-center newspaper, quoted him as saying.

South Korea Grapples With Competing Pressures as It Weighs Its Response to North Korea:

"It's clear that the sunshine policy has succeeded between the two Koreas, and it could have been more successful were it not for the bad relations between North Korea and the United States," former President Kim Dae-jung, the architect of the engagement policy, said, according to the South Korean news media.

Longtime Foes Refuse to Budge on Ulster's Fate:

"We are putting before them an ultimatum for democrats," Mr. Paisley said, referring to Sinn Fein. "If you want to serve in the government of a democracy, you must totally and absolutely support the police at every level and must be seen to be supporting the police."

Nigeria and India Cited in Rise of Polio Cases:

"It would be a humanitarian catastrophe not to finish the eradication of polio now that we are so close," he said.

8 Palestinians Die as Israeli Raids and Airstrikes Intensify:

In the most recent mediation effort, Qatar's foreign minister, Sheik Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, held talks with Mr. Abbas and Mr. Haniya on Monday. But he left Gaza a day later with no breakthroughs.

National Report

Protests Shut University for Deaf a 2nd Day:

Through Ms. Coogan, Dr. Fernandes offered to "talk with the dissenters once they decide to stop holding the campus hostage."

Simpler Form Created to Aid Storm Victims:

"Instead of worrying about recertification, they can now worry about finding work and a permanent home," Mr. Fleming said.

A Soldier Hoped to Do Good, but Was Changed by War:

After 14 months, he turned himself in at Fort Lewis in Washington. He was returned to Fort Bragg, where he was assigned to a brigade made up of other soldiers who had gone AWOL. Five sat in the courtroom on Thursday, in uniform, waiting to hear clues about their future in the judge's sentence.

Documents Reveal Scope of U.S. Database on Antiwar Protests:

Joyce Miller, an official with the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker group that learned that information on some of its antiwar protests was in the military database, said she found the operation to be a "chilling" and troubling trend.

Times Editorial Page Editor to Step Down:

Ms. Collins, a former columnist at New York Newsday and The New York Daily News, joined the paper as a columnist in 1995. She has a degree in journalism from Marquette University and a master's degree in government from the University of Massachusetts. She is the author of three books and is working on one about American women since 1960.

Panel Reports Fraud by Some Nonprofits:

The center came under special scrutiny last year after it was disclosed that the group had underwritten overseas trips for lawmakers who were being courted by Mr. Abramoff, including a lavish visit to London for Tom DeLay, who was then House majority leader and who resigned from Congress this year. Mr. Abramoff had been a member of the center's board.