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City Room: Hitchens Debates Rabbi Wolpe on God
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 20:53"Is religion good for the world?" Christopher Hitchens and Rabbi David J. Wolpe debated the question before a large crowd at Temple Emanu-El.
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Paper Cuts: The Olsen Twins’ <em style="i">Weltanschauung</em>
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 20:53(Photo: Mary-Kate Olsen, right, and Ashley autograph their book (Evan Agostini/Associated Press)) A few weeks ago one of the commenters instructed me to "stick to books," so today I'm going to write about the Olsen twins. Mary-Kate (the one on "Weeds") and Ashley (the one on Maxim's Hot 100 list) have just come out [...].
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TV Decoder: Cable News Ratings Unpredictable
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 20:53For many years, cable ratings generally followed a formula: one Fox News Channel equaled two CNN's and one CNN equaled two MSNBC's. Now, though, the daily ratings are anything but predictable.
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City Room: Bloomberg Gets an Earful Before Signing Bill
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 20:53Before he signed the term limits bill, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg heard from scores of witnesses who opposed it.
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Charter School Chief Keeps a Hand in Politics
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 20:53Eva S. Moskowitz, someday mayoral aspirant, is running a fast-growing chain of Harlem charter schools.
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Automakers Report Grim October Sales
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 20:52Facing tight credit markets and an economic slowdown, Ford, G.M. and Toyota reported selling far fewer vehicles than a year ago.
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Airwaves Battle Pits Dolly Parton Against Google
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 20:38The F.C.C. will vote on Tuesday on a proposal to make a disputed chunk of radio spectrum available for public use.
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Venezuelan Guilty in Vote Cash Case
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 20:20A jury in Miami convicted a Venezuelan of acting as an illegal foreign agent in the U.S. to cover up a Latin American political scandal involving a suitcase full of cash.
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Petraeus Meets Pakistani Officials
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 20:12Pakistan’s political leaders told Gen. David H. Petraeus that U.S. missile strikes in the country’s tribal areas are “counterproductive” and creating a “credibility gap.’
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Final Sprint Is Mostly on G.O.P. Turf
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 20:00Senators Barack Obama and John McCain are holding 10 rallies across four time zones as Mr. McCain tries pull off an upset win on Tuesday.
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Supreme Court to Review DNA Case
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 19:59The Supreme Court agreed to review an Alaskan rape case to determine whether a defendant has a right to test genetic evidence found at a crime scene.
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Even Keel for Obama in Final Turn to Election
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 19:51Unflappable as he may be, Senator Barack Obama’s world is awash in powerful, conflicting emotions as the race nears its end.
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At Least 9 Dead in Attacks in Iraq
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 19:27A wave of violence, including an assassination attempt against a deputy oil minister, swept through Baghdad and neighboring Diyala Province.
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Jury Convicts Yemeni in 2nd Guantánamo Trial
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 18:20A military jury has convicted a man who was accused of being an aide of Osama bin Laden and making propaganda videos for al-Qaida in the second Guantanamo war crimes trial.
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High Turnout May Add to Problems at Polling Places
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 16:50Six years after an overhaul in how elections are run, voting experts still predict machine and ballot shortages and late tallies.
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This Land: Financial Foot Soldiers, Feeling the World’s Weight
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 16:26Brokers at the New York Stock Exchange have come to personify the life-altering thing called Wall Street.
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French Aid Worker Abducted in Kabul
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 16:03Gunmen kidnapped a foreigner working with a French nongovernmental organization in central Kabul Monday morning, police and witnesses said.
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Next President Will Face Test on Detainees
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 15:13Dozens of prisoners being held at Guantánamo Bay are regarded by intelligence agencies as serious risks.
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String of Bombings Kills 9 in Iraq
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 14:50A string of bombings killed nine people and wounded at least 33 others on Monday, including a senior Oil Ministry official, authorities said.
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Republicans Scrambling to Save Seats in Congress
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 14:27Republicans are trying to save embattled incumbents in an effort to hold down expected Democratic gains in the House and Senate.
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