January 16, 2007

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Iraq

Bombings Underscore U.N. Report on Iraqi Deaths

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Politics

Military Personnel Present Iraq Petition at Capitol

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Analysis

U.S. Captain: Corruption Threatens Iraq's Future

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Roots of Orchis; 'Another Body of Water'

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Fred Fastow; 'Yisraeil V'oraita'

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Politics

Obama Tests Presidential Waters with Committee

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Law

Lewis Libby Trial Moves Ahead with Jury Process

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Los Angeles Guitar Quartet; 'B&B'

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John Danley, fingerstyle guitar; 'Appropriate Search'

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Interviews

Peter O'Toole and a Young 'Venus'

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Please Check Back In a Few Days; 'Bioshock: Welcome to Rapture'

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Poet on Call

Panhandlers: America's Vanishing Street Artists?

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Daniel Lanois; 'Frozen'

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Ratatat; 'Kennedy'

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World

In Afghanistan, Gates Hears of Rise in Violence

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World

British Prosecutors Show Video of Attack Attempt

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Book Reviews

Hitler's Youth: 'Castle in the Forest'

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Caleb Sampson; 'Ghost IV'

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Jim Hall; 'Bemsha Swing'

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World

South Korean Diplomat Takes Helm at the U.N.

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Middle East

Rice Pushes New U.S. Troop Buildup to Arab Leaders

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Shark Quest; 'Three Ivy Leaves'

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Les Hommes; 'Pousada Do Amor'

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Environment

U.S. Faces a Drop in Ability to Monitor Climate

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Environment

California Weighs Solutions to a Shrinking Sea

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The Six Parts Seven; 'Where Are the Timpani Heartbeats?'

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Kevin McKendree; 'The Fuss Bird'

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Katrina & Recovery

Katrina Insurance Punishment Tops $2 Million

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Katrina & Recovery

Locked Up and Forgotten: Flaws in New Orleans

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David Byrne; 'Body in a River'

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Food

Challenge: Getting Kids to Eat, and Think, Right

by Ayelet Waldman

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Luther & Toby; 'Valhalla'

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Jazz Jamaica Allstars; 'Barbados'

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U.S.

Frost Strikes California's Citrus, Avocado Crops

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Music

An Album from an 'Idol'

by Meredith Ochs

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Please Check Back In a Few Days; 'Bioshock: Welcome to Rapture'

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Thelonious Monk; 'Evidence'

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