Saturday November 11, 2006

The Final Word: “Existential Courage 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, Engaging Bush, Vow Early Action Over Iraq:

After that, Mr. Biden said, the president should convene "a Dayton-type conference" of Iraq and its neighbors to create the political process "of keeping the neighbors out" of Iraq and "contain Iraq to keep it from becoming a full-blown civil war."

U.N. Post Will Test Bush on Pledge for Consensus: "What all of this indicates is that the bipartisanship discussion we're seeing is very thin," said Steve Clemons, director of the American Strategy program at the New America Foundation.

Treasury Chief Set to Seek Deals:

"I'm hoping there will be some things that we can get some quick victories on," Mr. Paulson said. "Then if we can get some things done, it will be a good basis for going on to more difficult issues."

What's Wrong With a Child? Psychiatrists Often Disagree:

"Most important for me," Ms. Evans said, "the diagnosis gives him access to other things, like speech therapy, occupational therapy and attention from a neurologist. And for now it seems to be moving him in the right direction."

Slow Home Grants Stall Progress in New Orleans:

And the issue is critical. In Mr. Barone's case, he said, "I'll be living in a cardboard box under the Interstate if I don't get this grant."

Clearing a Path From Desktop to the Recycler:

He looked at the old stuff, and decided there was no such attachment. "This is not Edward R. Murrow time, man," Mr. Ray said. "This is the computer age."

Ex-Quarterback Thrives as Lobbyist:

But that's not the only way it would gain. Senegalese officials also adopted another of Mr. Watts's recommendations, that the J. C. Watts Companies be appointed as "program manager" of the farm effort.

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The Yankees Deal Sheffield to the Tigers:

"I don't have any regrets there," Sheffield said. "I thank them more than anything for allowing me have this opportunity to go out the way I want to go out."

Eakins Masterwork Is to Be Sold to Museums:

Besides "The Gross Clinic," the university has two other Eakins portraits of Jefferson doctors, Benjamin H. Rand and William S. Forbes. "We will probably sell them too," Mr. Harrison said. "But nothing has been decided yet."

Jack Palance, 87, Film and TV Actor, Dies:

Perhaps Mr. Palance's most memorable television appearance came when he received his Oscar in 1992. Striding to accept his statuette, he suddenly dropped to the stage and did a series of one-arm push-ups, not only showing his physical strength but also giving Billy Crystal, the host of the ceremony and his "City Slickers" co-star, a rich running joke for the rest of the evening.

Blair Says Homegrown Terrorism Is Generation-Long Struggle:

"If society is to engage in this battle of ideas," Mr. Ellis said, "then perhaps we need to know the level, the size and the scale of this threat."

An Ohio Republican Claims Victory, but Many Votes Are Out:

Until Ms. Pryce resigned as chairwoman of its Republican Conference this week, she was one of the leading Republicans in the House, Randy Borntrager, a spokesman for the Ohio Democratic Party, said. "She oversaw the Bush agenda."

Russia Near Deal to Join the W.T.O.:

"What all this adds up to," said Stephen E. Biegun, Ford's vice president for international governmental affairs, "is that we will be able to grow as fast as we possibly can in Russia."

International

News Analysis: Ortega Redux: A History Smolders on Cold War Embers:

"The worst thing that could happen is if Daniel Ortega extends his hand to Bush and Bush rejects it," said Sergio Ramírez, who was the vice president in the late 1980s under Mr. Ortega. "What will happen is that he's going to say, 'Fine, I will go with Chávez.' "

The Saturday Profile: A Royal Emirati Whose Career Fuels Young Women's Dreams:

"Women always told me, 'you're a sheika; why are you doing all of this?' " she said with a degree of amazement. "But when you break out of the mold, you can break all the taboos. I had nothing to refer to, but I did have a blind belief that this is the right path."

U.S. Official Offers a Bleak Assessment of Somalia:

"We'll be watching this one," he said.

Under Heavy Police Guard, Gay Rights Advocates Rally in Jerusalem:

Also, the police said they had detained about 30 gay activists who sought to march from a park in Jerusalem, and held five Orthodox men in the same area who were found with knives.

Northern Ireland Deal Advances:

In their joint statement on Friday, the British and Irish governments said that the St. Andrews Agreement remained the basis of reaching their goal, and that preparatory legislation would be worked on before Nov. 24. The foundations of an agreement, the governments said, are "support for power-sharing and the political institutions and support for policing and the rule of law."

Egyptian Says He Was Tortured After Being Kidnapped in Milan:

Milanese prosecutors have asked that the United States extradite the 25 operatives they believe organized and executed the kidnapping.

U.N. Delivers Plan for Court in Hariri Case to Lebanon:

If Lebanon signs off on the draft, Mr. Annan will send a report to the Security Council with the agreed-upon language. The court does not need a vote or a resolution to come into being, only the consensus of the 15 Council members.

At Dusty Outpost in Iraq, Cake Is Cut for Marines Young and Not So Young:

The other two had been wounded, and had stumbled off into the marsh and reeds. Marines were out following their blood trails, a birthday spent on the job.

Qaeda Official Is Said to Taunt U.S. on Tape:

A translation by The Associated Press of the recording mentioned a threat to blow up the White House. The White House spokesman, Tony Snow, declined comment.

Military Team Undertakes a Broad Review of the Iraq War and the Campaign Against Terror:

Mr. Bush is to meet Monday with the commission headed by Mr. Baker and Mr. Hamilton. Others who will meet with the group are Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Mr. Rumsfeld; the national intelligence director, John D. Negroponte; Gen. Michael V. Hayden, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency; and Zalmay Khalilzad, the American ambassador to Iraq. The study group is expected to issue its recommendations around Dec. 7.

National Report

Landscapers Cause Furor by Shunning Gay Clients:

"We're sinners, Todd and I," Mrs. Farber said. But she added: "My husband made a personal choice, according to something he felt in his heart. It was never a judgmental choice or a hating choice or even a choice that said, 'Well, we're better than them.' "

Marina del Rey Journal: Renewal of 1960s Marina Blocks Coveted Views and Irks Boaters:

"I want to get a corner, high-up unit over the channel," Mr. Davidson said. "I was so mad watching them construct that I decided to go the other route."

For a Shipwreck of Legend, the Spotlight Dims a Bit:

"The crewmen of the Fitzgerald," he said, "will not be the last to lose their lives on the Great Lakes."

Safety Violations Are Cited in 2 West Virginia Mine Deaths:

Since the beginning of the year, 45 coal miners have died on the job nationally, more than in any of the past 10 years. Half of those deaths have come in West Virginia.

U.N. Post Will Test Bush on Pledge for Consensus:

"What all of this indicates is that the bipartisanship discussion we're seeing is very thin," said Steve Clemons, director of the American Strategy program at the New America Foundation.

Political Memo: Another Layer of Winners and Losers:

"He's a guy who was running second for the nomination," said Stuart Stevens, a Republican consultant. "Now I don't think a Democrat would invite him to a letter opening."

McCain Plans a Committee to Study '08:

"He's preparing in case he does choose to run and gauging whether he has the support in order to make a successful run," Mr. Weaver said. "And in order to do that, we'll meet all legal requirements." He said that Mr. McCain had about $1 million in his Senate coffer, Friends of John McCain, which is transferable.

Labor Movement Dusts Off Agenda as Power Shifts in Congress:

"More and more workers are losing their health coverage," Ms. Burger said. "We need a way to stop that once and for all. One way to do that is extend the health insurance program that covers everyone in Congress. If it's good enough for them, why isn't it good enough for every American?"

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