Saturday October 28, 2006

The Final Word: “Go Tell It On a Mountain Whose Majesty is Somewhat Compromised 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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Democrats Get Late Donations From Business:

"I hope that the new Democratic majority will take a more open and cooperative approach," Mr. Smith said in an interview. "I hope there won't be a sense of, 'Oh, you gave too much money to Republicans, so we're not going to talk to you.' "

Bloomberg Sends Troops to Help Lieberman:

"There are a lot of things the mayor had done in his campaign which the Lieberman campaign needed," Mr. Sheekey said. "You get involved in races where you want to make a difference and where you can make a difference, in that order."

Rice's Counselor Gives Advice Others May Not Want to Hear:

The position of counselor to the secretary of state, a post that over the years has been filled by some of Washington's brightest diplomatic lights, allows Mr. Zelikow to fly under the radar, and Ms. Rice has used that flexibility from the beginning of her term, when he was sent off to Iraq to provide an outsider's assessment of what had gone wrong.

In His Own Words: "At this point Iraq remains a failed state shadowed by constant violence and undergoing revolutionary political change."

New York Bets on High-Tech to Aid Upstate:

"It's the cluster that attracts them," she said.

Burst of Wind-Driven Flames Engulfed Firefighters:

" 'I am looking forward to the winter when things slow down,' " Mr. Boss recalled Mr. Loutzenhiser saying last week.

In Clean Politics, Flesh Is Pressed, Then Sanitized:

"I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty," he said.

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World Series Game 5 - Cardinals 4, Tigers 2: Cardinals Paint Crown Red:

In spirit if not in temperature, the players felt the warmth of the fans. The team of the heartland was back on its perch, a champion again.

Growth Slackened In Summer:

But others insisted that consumer appetites should not be underestimated. "Consumer spending hasn't stopped growing in 59 straight quarters, and some pretty awful things have happened in those 59 quarters," Mr. Yamarone said. "We all keep forgetting that the consumer is resilient."

Fighting Split, U.S. and Iraq Renew Vow to Work for Peace:

For the second time this week, American troops rolled in force into the stronghold of radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army on Friday in search of a missing American soldier, but this time withdrew without clashing with fighters there, authorities said.

End of the Line for Ford Taurus :

"We stood out," Mr. Stephens said. "It's something we're going to tell our grandkids about, that we were part of the evolution in the automotive industry."

For Gay Couples, Ruling Has a Cash Value:

" 'Other' is no longer acceptable," she added. "Let us as a state be able to say, I am more than an 'other.' "

Virginia Senate Candidate Attacked Over His Novels:

Ms. Denny Todd said that fiction writers often wrote about things that they do not condone. She added: "It's fiction."

International

U.N. to Limit the Role of Its Envoy Expelled by Sudan:

Mr. Pronk has maintained that the information on his Web site was already available in newspapers published in Sudan.

Misery Churns in Eastern Sudan, Away From Spotlight:

Mr. Ahmed, the chairman of Togley, hopes to lead his people back to their village, but there are literally minefields between here and there. "I know Darfur has problems," Mr. Ahmed said. "But what about us?"

The Saturday Profile: Good-Will Ambassador? Venezuela Is Leery of U.S. Envoy:

A spokeswoman at Venezuela's communications ministry said she was unable to confirm details of the meeting. An embassy spokesman said only, "On matters as important as baseball, we don't comment."

American Pilots Were at Correct Altitude Over Brazil, Lawyer Says:

In addition, Brazil is holding a presidential election on Sunday, and the crash has inflamed passions. A prosecutor once speculated that the American crew had turned off their transponder, a device that makes the plane more visible on radar and visible to other planes' anticollision warning system.

Kidnapping and Turmoil Ahead of Congo Vote:

In the first round of voting, Mr. Kabila won overwhelmingly in the east, while Mr. Bemba did well in Kinshasa and the west. Mr. Kabila won 45 percent of the vote, compared with Mr. Bemba's 20 percent. International observers said the vote was mostly fair, though marred by logistical hiccups, standard fare in a country the size of western Europe with 60 million people and only 300 miles of paved roads.

In First Month as Japan's Premier, Abe Veers to Center:

Asked whether the exhibit change was tied to Mr. Abe's administration, Mr. Nagae said: "If I said there was no relationship, I would be lying. There were opinions that we should start the work after the start of the Abe administration."

Gingerly, South Korea Imposes First Sanction on North:

In addition to not becoming involved in searching North Korean ships, Seoul also has so far balked at taking more punishing steps, like closing a South Korean-run industrial park and a tourist resort in North Korea, which are the North's largest economic contacts with the outside world. Many South Korean officials have said they fear that stronger sanctions could provoke the North into war, or push it toward China.

Using a 2nd Network, Iran Raises Enrichment Ability:

A British Foreign Office spokesman said it was a matter for the I.A.E.A., the United Nations nuclear agency, to investigate.

Furor Over Cheney Remark on Tactics for Terror Suspects:

When Mr. Cheney's wife, Lynne, was asked on CNN about the comments, she told Wolf Blitzer: "That is a mighty house you're building on top of that mole hill there, a mighty mountain. This is complete distortion. He didn't say anything of the kind."

Blast in South Afghan Suburb Kills 14 and Wounds 3:

Mr. Karzai said that there was a need for a "firm coordination between NATO and Afghan troops" to avoid killing civilians during operations.

National Report

Man Linked to Abramoff Is Sentenced to 18 Months:

"I brought notoriety to a good agency, and that makes me sick," he said, referring to the General Services Administration, which acts as the federal government's property manager. "I shouldn't have given Jack Abramoff any information about the agency, no matter how innocuous it seemed."

Taking On a Coal Mining Practice as a Matter of Faith:

"My comment to the church was that I would do the tour with an open mind," she said, "and my conclusion is there is no room for mountaintop removal in our country."

The Ad Campaign: A Candidate's Sister Steps in to Defend Him on Stem Cell Issue:

The Cardin advertisement with Mr. Fox was a powerful repudiation of Mr. Steele, given by one of the nation's leading advocates for stem cell research. But Mr. Steele's sister would seem no less effective in this ad defending her brother, in calm but firm terms. These two campaigns should perhaps return to their earlier advertising duel, over puppies. Mr. Steele mockingly implied Mr. Cardin's ads made the Republican out to be such a monster that he hated puppies, and so Mr. Steele appeared in a commercial with one; Mr. Cardin's campaign responded with an ad saying Mr. Steele might like puppies, but he liked President Bush more.

Moderate Republicans Feeling Like Endangered Species:

"I think," Ms. Collins said, "the moderates in both parties could be empowered."

Wal-Mart Dismisses Adviser Who Created G.O.P. Ad:

Mr. Nelson has worked for various Republican leaders, including President Bush and Senator John McCain of Arizona. As a founder of Crosslink Strategy Group, he also consults for corporations. Mr. Nelson has helped recruit Wal-Mart's suppliers to join an advocacy group that trumpets its accomplishments and has overseen a program to register Wal-Mart employees to vote in Nov. 7 elections in part as a reaction to Democratic attacks against the company.

Proposed Religion-Based Program for Federal Inmates Is Canceled:

Robert W. Tuttle, a professor of law at George Washington University, said the proposed single-faith program "was dead in the water" upon introduction. It clearly breached the separation of church and state by financing indoctrination in a particular faith, he said.

4 Are Linked To the Killing Of a Family On a Roadside:

Ms. Escobedo had cradled the children under her arms to try to protect them from the gunfire, the police said. The vehicle was recovered three days later in an industrial section of West Palm Beach, 70 miles south of the crime scene.

White House Is Trimming Army Budget for Next Year, Officials Say:

Though the administration has decided to seek only a $7 billion increase over this year's $114 billion appropriation for the Army, supplemental financing offers a chance for the Army to restore some of the money it has been denied, officials said.

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