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Today's Headlines: Casualty of Firestorm: Outrage, Bush and

FEMA Chief

Sat, 10 Sep 2005 03:26:06 -0500

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TODAY'S HEADLINES

The New York Times on the Web

Saturday, September 10, 2005

Compiled 2 AM ET

 

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- TOP STORIES -

NEWS ANALYSIS

Casualty of Firestorm: Outrage, Bush and FEMA Chief

By ELISABETH BUMILLER

Michael D. Brown is the first casualty of the political

furor generated by the government's faltering response to

the hurricane.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/national/nationalspecial/10crisis.html?th & emc=\

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In Storm's Ruins, a Rush to Rebuild and Reopen for Business

By JOHN M. BRODER

Private contractors are rushing to cash in on the

unprecedented sums to be spent on Hurricane Katrina relief

and reconstruction.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/national/nationalspecial/10contracts.html?th & e\

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'But I Just Want to Know, Where's My Baby?'

By SUSAN SAULNY

Officials said that early figures suggest that thousands of

children may have been severed from families.

 

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- QUOTATION OF THE DAY -

 

" Just as it was important that Broadway not remain in the dark after Sept. 11,

it's important that we start thinking about the future despite all the very

depressing news around us. "

- BILL HINES, managing partner of a New Orleans law firm, on plans to

revive parts of that city quickly.

 

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/business/10plan.html?th & emc=th

 

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- ARTS -

A Deepening Gloom at Ground Zero

Four years have passed since the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, and

the road to recovery at ground zero looks bleaker than ever. With an audio slide

show.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/arts/design/10zero.html?th & emc=th

 

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- INTERNATIONAL -

 

Wider U.S. Net Seeks Allies Against Iran's Nuclear Plan

By STEVEN R. WEISMAN

In its effort to stop Iran's pursuit of a nuclear bomb

capacity, the Bush administration has opened a diplomatic

struggle with Russia, China and India.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/politics/10iran.html?th & emc=th

 

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Security Company Closes Baghdad Airport Over Pay

By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.

The company that guards Baghdad International Airport said

it would reopen the airport on Saturday morning after a

reaching an agreement with the Iraqi government.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/international/middleeast/10iraq.html?th & emc=th

 

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Mubarak's Victory Orderly, but Opposition Is Still Angry

By MICHAEL SLACKMAN

The presence of challengers on the ballot marked progress

for Egypt, but there were familiar charges of vote

manipulation.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/international/africa/10egypt.html?th & emc=th

 

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- NATIONAL -

of FEMA Stripped of Role as Relief Leader

By RICHARD W. STEVENSON and ANNE E. KORNBLUT

The Bush administration removed Michael D. Brown from

oversight of the relief effort and replaced him with Vice

Adm. Thad W. Allen.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/national/nationalspecial/10capital.html?th & emc\

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Death Toll in New Orleans May Be Lower Than First Feared

By SEWELL CHAN and MICHAEL LUO

The first organized effort to scour the city for its dead

has turned up far fewer bodies than expected, raising hopes

that the death toll might be much lower than 10,000.

 

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Man Convicted in '64 Case and Out on Bail Is Rejailed

By SHAILA DEWAN

A judge said Edgar Ray Killen, the former Klansman

convicted of the 1964 killing of three civil rights

workers, had deceived the court about his health.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/national/10killen.html?th & emc=th

 

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- WASHINGTON -

of FEMA Stripped of Role as Relief Leader

By RICHARD W. STEVENSON and ANNE E. KORNBLUT

The Bush administration removed Michael D. Brown from

oversight of the relief effort and replaced him with Vice

Adm. Thad W. Allen.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/national/nationalspecial/10capital.html?th & emc\

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Court Gives Bush Right to Detain U.S. Combatant

By NEIL A. LEWIS

The panel said President Bush had the right to detain Jose

Padilla under the powers granted the president by Congress

after 9/11.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/politics/10padilla.html?th & emc=th

 

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Panel Backs Base Closings but Criticizes Plan's Timing

By DAVID S. CLOUD

The commission said it would have been " far preferable " to

have delayed the process so that it could have been guided

by the outcome of a review of global strategy.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/politics/10bases.html?th & emc=th

 

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- BUSINESS -

 

The New Prize: Alternative Fuels

By DANNY HAKIM

The nation's roads are a moving laboratory of alternatives

to gasoline combustion engines, often being driven by

average Americans, if in small numbers.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/business/10alternative.html?th & emc=th

 

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JOSEPH NOCERA

On Oil Supply, Opinions Aren't Scarce

Does it surprise you that when it comes to one of the most

vital resources known to man, there is such an incredible

divergence of opinion? It sure surprised me.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/business/10nocera.html?th & emc=th

 

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YOUR MONEY

Some Ways to Prepare for the Absolute Worst

By DAMON DARLIN

Getting ready for the next disaster doesn't seem so crazy

anymore, and survivalist outfitters have advice on how to

be prepared.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/business/10prepare.ready.html?th & emc=th

 

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- TECHNOLOGY -

 

THE GAMER

Contesting the Not-So-Virtual World of Politics

By SETH SCHIESEL

Video gamers aren't supposed to care about serious stuff

like politics, but that could change as politicians ramp up

efforts to regulate games.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/sports/othersports/10game.html?th & emc=th

 

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U.S. Rejects Cisco Plan on Options

By FLOYD NORRIS

The S.E.C. threw cold water on a plan by Cisco Systems to

value employee stock options by selling similar securities

to institutional investors.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/business/10options.html?th & emc=th

 

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WHAT'S ONLINE

The Necessity of New Orleans

By DAN MITCHELL

The chairman of Strategic Forecasting says on the company's

Web site that while the port and oil infrastructure in New

Orleans appear to be reparable, that doesn't mean

everything's jake.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/technology/10online.ready.html?th & emc=th

 

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- SPORTS -

 

YANKEES 8, RED SOX 4

Small Holds On, and Yankees' Offense Takes Off

By TYLER KEPNER

Aaron Small did not quite dominate Boston, but he held them

down enough, and that was all the Yankees needed.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/sports/baseball/10yanks.html?th & emc=th

 

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Clijsters Stops Sharapova to Reach Final

By LIZ ROBBINS

Kim Clijsters and Mary Pierce will meet Saturday night in

the U.S. Open women's final.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/sports/tennis/10tennis.html?th & emc=th

 

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The Irish Get Some Expert Advice for a Big Face-Off

By JOE LAPOINTE

Scotty Bowman, who coached nine Stanley Cup champions,

talked to the Irish this week about Saturday's game with

Michigan.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/sports/10irish.html?th & emc=th

 

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- ARTS -

 

The Son Also Directs

By SHARON WAXMAN

Jason Reitman, the son of the film director Ivan Reitman,

has just completed his first feature film, " Thank You for

Smoking. "

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/movies/MoviesFeatures/10smok.html?th & emc=th

 

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The Preservation Hall Band, Far From Preservation Hall

By MICHAEL BRICK

Like many people fleeing New Orleans, members of the

Preservation Hall Jazz Band chose New York as their

temporary home for reasons practical and coincidental.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/arts/music/10jazz.html?th & emc=th

 

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Private Aid to Italian Art Costs an Arm and a Leg

By IAN FISHER

Italians are so blasé about the art around them that it

apparently takes rubbing Jesus out of Leonardo da Vinci's

" Last Supper " to get their attention.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/arts/design/10heri.html?th & emc=th

 

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- NEW YORK/REGION -

 

Endorsement by Sharpton to Go to Ferrer

By PATRICK D. HEALY and DIANE CARDWELL

Associates of the Rev. Al Sharpton said he would endorse

Fernando Ferrer in the hope of helping Mr. Ferrer win

Tuesday's Democratic mayoral primary in New York City.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/nyregion/metrocampaigns/10mayor.html?th & emc=th

 

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ABOUT NEW YORK

In New Orleans as It Did in New York, X Marks the Pain

By DAN BARRY

Spray painted X's in New Orleans recall the days following

9/11 in Lower Manhattan.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/nyregion/10about.html?th & emc=th

 

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Program Failed to Monitor 9/11 Workers, Report Finds

By DAMIEN CAVE

Thousands of workers who helped untangle the wreckage of

the World Trade Center may have never been examined for

medical problems stemming from the disaster, a

Congressional report has found.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/nyregion/10responders.html?th & emc=th

 

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TODAY'S EDITORIAL

Abu Ghraib Unresolved

Healing the wounds of America's military prisons is vital

to American values, the country's image and the safety of

its soldiers.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/opinion/10sat1.html?th & emc=th

 

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A Shameful Proclamation

On Thursday, President Bush issued a proclamation

suspending the law that requires employers to pay the

locally prevailing wage to construction workers on

federally financed projects.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/opinion/10sat2.html?th & emc=th

 

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The Turkish Identity

The charges of denigrating the national identity brought

against a Turkish novelist are a reminder that one of

Turkey's biggest obstacles in dealing with the West is the

way it chooses to patrol its own history.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/opinion/10sat3.html?th & emc=th

 

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THE CITY LIFE

Songs in the Key of Politics

By CAROLYN CURIEL

At the recent " mayoroke " night at a bar in New York City,

none of the actual candidates in the Democratic mayoral

primary showed up, but other contenders proved game.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/opinion/10sat4.html?th & emc=th

 

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- OP-ED -

 

OP-ED COLUMNIST

Neigh to Cronies

By MAUREEN DOWD

The cronies on the Homeland Security payroll.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/opinion/10dowd.html?th & emc=th

 

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OP-ED COLUMNIST

The Case for a Cover-Up

By JOHN TIERNEY

Shouldn't members of both parties want to cover up the

reasons for the Hurricane Katrina disaster?

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/opinion/10tierney.html?th & emc=th

 

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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR

Make It an Island

By BRUCE BABBITT

New Orleans will survive only as an island surrounded by

miles of open water.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/opinion/10babbitt.html?th & emc=th

 

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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR

Raise the Ground

By HENRY PETROSKI

Land raising is an alternative to levees.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/opinion/10petroski.html?th & emc=th

 

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