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Food Aid Bypasses Somalia’s Needy, U.N. Study Finds

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 10:20pm
As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted to a web of corrupt contractors, Islamist militants and local U.N. staff, according to a report.

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Upset by U.S. Security, Pakistanis Return as Heroes

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 10:20pm
A U.S. tour arranged by the State Department ended in a public relations fiasco when the group of Pakistani legislators refused to submit to extra airport screening.

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Abroad: Caravaggio in Ascendance: An Antihero’s Time to Shine

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 10:18pm
By at least one amusing new metric, Michelangelo has been bumped from his perch atop the Italian art charts by Caravaggio, a hyperrealist whose art is instantly accessible.

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Attacks on Detainee Lawyers Split Conservatives

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 10:10pm
Right-leaning legal scholars have bristled at a video, produced by a group that Liz Cheney runs, that questions the loyalty of lawyers who worked for terror detainees.

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Ravitch Sets Broad Plan on New York Fiscal Crisis

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 10:10pm
Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch will unveil a plan that includes borrowing billions and imposing curbs on future spending.

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Pressed by Charters, Harlem Public Schools Turn to Marketing

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 10:10pm
Principals in Harlem are using firms to help lure students with Web sites, brochures and open houses.

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No. 1 UConn 60, No. 8 West Virginia 32: No. 1 UConn Women Improvise to an All-Too-Familiar Tune

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 10:09pm
UConn won its 72nd consecutive game, an N.C.A.A. women’s record, and another Big East title on Tuesday.

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Pennsylvania Woman Tied to Plot on Cartoonist

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 10:01pm
Federal prosecutors accused Colleen R. LaRose, who called herself “JihadJane,” of linking up online with militants overseas, culminating in an alleged murder plot.

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Bank of America Plans to End Overdraft Fees on Debit Card Purchases

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 10:00pm
Customers who try to make purchases with their debit cards without enough money in their accounts will simply be declined.

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Flu Shots in Children Can Help Community

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 9:35pm
A study of farming colonies in Canada found that giving flu vaccine to schoolchildren protected the community.

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As Abuse Scandals Widen in Europe, Vatican Defends Response

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 9:30pm
The Vatican said Tuesday that local churches had “acted swiftly and decisively” to address the growing child sex abuse scandal in Europe.

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Special Report: Paris Fashion Week: McQueen's Mesmerizing Finale

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 9:02pm
Alexander McQueen’s last creations had subtlety and beauty as well as the urgent futurism that was the essence of his spirit.

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Demand for Lithium Is Poised to Take Off

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 8:32pm
As awareness spreads that lithium is an ingredient for hybrid cars, a hunt is under way for sources of the metal.

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As Biden Visits, Israel Unveils Plan for New Settlements

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 8:22pm
The plan to build 1,600 new homes in Jerusalem is likely to complicate relations with the U.S. as Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. tours the region.

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St. John's 73, UConn 51: St. John’s Eliminates a Fading UConn

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 6:58pm
St. John’s buried the Huskies’ last hopes for reaching the N.C.A.A. tournament by winning the first round matchup in the Big East Tournament.

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I Tickled Aide, but That Was All, Massa Says

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 6:38pm
He acknowledges exercising poor judgment, recalling tickling an aide during a birthday party.

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State Police Losing Its Second Chief in Two Weeks

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 6:22pm
The State Police's first deputy superintendent had been serving as acting superintendent since last Tuesday, when his predecessor resigned.

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Haisong Jiang Faces Consequences for Kiss at Newark Airport

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 5:37pm
Haisong Jiang, who prompted an evacuation of a terminal at Newark airport in January, pleaded guilty to defiant trespass on Tuesday.

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Gates Visits Former Taliban Village

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 5:17pm
Robert M. Gates’s visit to the village of Now Zad — and his first walk through a market during wartime in Iraq or Afghanistan — would have been unimaginable even three months ago.

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Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers

New York Times Home Page - 9 March 2010 - 12:27pm
A plan to reserve a third of the seats in India’s legislatures for women plunged Parliament into chaos and threatened the governing coalition.

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