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Oil-for-Food Scandal Broadens With New Charges
By JULIA PRESTON
and JUDITH MILLER
  5:09 PM ET
A Houston oil trader is charged with making kickback payments to Iraq. Separate charges were brought against a South Korean businessman.
Text: Indictment | Criminal Complaint

Federal Judge Strikes Down F.D.A.'s Ban on Ephedra
By MARIA NEWMAN  6:25 PM ET
The judge ruled in favor of a Utah company that challenged the F.D.A.'s ban of the once-popular weight-loss aid.

In Victory for Bush, House Approves Bankruptcy Bill
By STEPHEN LABATON  4:15 PM ET
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a major overhaul of the nation's bankruptcy laws today.

19 Iraqis Killed and 60 Hurt by Cars Bombs and Gunfire
By ROBERT F. WORTH  8:35 PM ET
The attacks, a day after a kidnapped American contractor appeared in a videotape, echoed the darker days of the insurgency last year.
Complete Coverage: The Reach of War

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I.B.M. Posts 3 Percent Rise in 1st-Quarter Profit

Stock Indexes Reach New Lows for Year

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Oregon's Supreme Court Rules Gay Marriages Null and Void

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Group Calls for U.S. Program to Oversee Use of Cord Blood

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Addressing Newspaper Editors, Bush Discusses Border Security

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Over 10,000 Are Arrested in Dragnet

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Risk From Deadly Flu Strain Is Called Low

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Democratic Senator Holds Up E.P.A. Nomination

Rural Chinese Riot as Police Try to Halt Pollution Protest

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Critic's Notebook: This Is the Sound of Globalization

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Outgoing World Bank President to Be Mideast Envoy

Europe Urges Linking Lifting of Chinese Arms Ban to Rights

Arab Slain by Israeli Troops; Abbas Calls It Truce Violation

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