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Applicants Rush to Meet Deadline for Sept. 11 Fund
By DAVID W. CHEN
After a last-minute surge, 95 percent of eligible relatives of Sept. 11 victims had applied to join the fund.
Video: David W. Chen
Suit Cites 9/11 Radio Failures
Diplomat Defends Yemeni Cleric

WHEN WORKERS DIE
California Leads in Making Employer Pay for Job Deaths
By DAVID BARSTOW
California stands alone in its willingness to prosecute employers who kill or harm their workers by violating safety laws.
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Powell Defends Diplomatic Role
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
The secretary of state seems determined to counter the perception that diplomacy has been marginalized in an administration obsessed with war and terrorism.
Video: Steven R. Weisman

China Moves to Protect Property, but the Fine Print Has a Caveat
By JOSEPH KAHN
China's national legislature moved to amend the Constitution to protect private property, if "obtained legally."
Op-Ed Special Report: A Maturing Power

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Talk of Tikrit's Favorite Diner: Hatred of Hussein, Fury at U.S.
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Talk of Tikrit's Favorite Diner
Anybody wanting to know Tikrit, Iraq, can stop by a restaurant called Al Mudhaif and listen to the talk as waiters shuttle by with plates of bread and chicken.  Go to Article

NATIONAL
A Federal Case for a Teenager: Family Sees Tie to Ex-President

NEW YORK REGION
For Mrs. Clinton, Listening Subsides and Talk Is Louder

EDITORIALS/OP-ED
Krugman: Citizen Conrad
Brooks: The Great Surrender

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BUSINESS

White House Plans Change in Regulations on Fuel Use

Canadian Bank to Pay Fine and Drop Unit in Enron Case

When Paycheck Is Low, Discount Retailers Have Pull

NATIONAL

Strong Earthquake Hits Central California

Security Tightens, but Public Seems to Take It in Stride

Sniper's Youth Is Emphasized in Arguments on Death Penalty

WASHINGTON

Heightened Terrorism Alert May Last Beyond Holidays

Justice Officials Face Inquiry Over Testimony in Arms Case

Brooklyn Jury Rejects Death Penalty in 2 Killings

HEALTH

From the Head of a Rooster to a Smiling Face Near You

More Teenagers Say No to Sex, but Experts Aren't Sure Why

Doctors Use Casino as Lab to Test Secondhand Smoke

SCIENCE

A Border Whose Roots Grow Deep

From the Head of a Rooster to a Smiling Face Near You

Looking for a Little Life, 3 Visitors Descend on Mars

ARTS

For a Timeless Song Style, a Chance at the Big Time

Three Stars of 'Seinfeld' Boycott a DVD Deal

Art World Startled as Painter Switches Dealers

MOVIES

With Father-Son Movies, a Zanuck Knows All About That

For a Timeless Song Style, a Chance at the Big Time

Strangely Hopeful in a World of War and Caprice

DINING & WINE

Connecticut: Making Cheese Is Her Calling; Make That Her Second Calling

Diner's Journal: Hearth

The Family That Eats Together ... May Not Eat the Same Thing

REAL ESTATE

Act I, Scene 1: A Basement in the Village

Havens: A Tuscan Mirage Under the Nevada Sun

Postings | Central Park West, 105th to 106th St.: Columbia Help Puts Tower at Landmark Site




INTERNATIONAL

Arabs Rough Up Egyptian Official at Jerusalem Mosque

Documents: Rumsfeld Made Iraq Overture in '84 Despite Chemical Raids

At Balkan Tribunal, Envy Over the Capture of Hussein

NEW YORK REGION

Brooklyn Jury Rejects Death Penalty in 2 Killings

A City of Silver Bells, Orange Alerts, and Shrugs

Medicaid Plan Would Restrict Nursing Homes to Truly Poor

SPORTS

Packers 41, Raiders 7: Day After Father's Death, Favre Shreds the Raiders

The Listing Knicks Make a Change at the Top

The Rodriguez Trade Deadline Occurs Tuesday, Unless It Doesn't

TECHNOLOGY

Creator of Linux Defends Its Originality

Novell Registers Unix Copyrights

Both Sides Like Chances in I.B.M. Worker Safety Practices Trial

TRAVEL

Avant-Garde in Après-Ski

Climbing in St. Francis' Steps

Alpine Border Crossing

BOOKS

Books of The Times | 'Double Vision': Grappling With Loss, Hungering for Redemption

Books of the Times | 'War Hospital': The Battle of Srebrenica, in Its Operating Rooms

'Sepharad': A Fever Chart of History's Pathologies

FASHION & STYLE

Wearing Your Merriness on Your Sleeve

Front Row: Fresh Talent, Seductive Prices

Little Helpers Aren't Enough: Santa Needs an Image Expert

HOME & GARDEN

Cuttings: A Page Here, a Page There: Soon It's Spring

The Client Is Refined, Picky and 3 Feet Tall

Design Notebook: House at the End of the Line

AUTOMOBILES

Behind the Wheel | 2004 Mazda RX-8: A Sports Car With Family Values

Court Leaves the Door Open for Safety System Wiretaps

Driving: Going Off Road, Two by Two

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Wire Services Iraq's New Army Battles Its Own Problems 4:52 a.m. ET

Castro: I Warned Saddam to Leave Kuwait 4:52 a.m. ET

S. Korea to Send 3, 000 Troops to Iraq 4:51 a.m. ET

Global Oil Prices Extend Their Losses 4:51 a.m. ET

Egyptian Minister Undaunted After Attack 4:47 a.m. ET

Egypt's Maher Plays Down Assault in Jerusalem 4:47 a.m. ET

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