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54 Iraqis Die in Fierce Fight Between Rebels and G.I.'s
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  7:30 AM ET
Military officials said it was the largest battle in Iraq since coalition forces toppled Saddam Hussein's government.
U.S. May Return Scores Held in Guantánamo
For the Iraqis, a Missile Deal That Went Sour
Complete Coverage: The Struggle for Iraq

Syrian Pressing for Israel Talks
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
In an interview on Sunday, President Bashar al-Assad called for the U.S. to revive negotiations between his country and Israel.
Interview: Excerpts | Transcript

Leaving Board, a Disney Heir Assails Eisner
By LAURA M. HOLSON
Roy E. Disney has been at odds with Michael D. Eisner, the chairman and chief executive, for nearly two years.
Eisner's 19 Years at Disney

G.O.P. Option at Convention: Luxury Liner
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
The House majority leader, Tom DeLay, wants a luxury cruise ship to be a floating entertainment center for delegates to next summer's Republican National Convention.

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Amid Dying Towns of Rural Plains, One Makes a Stand
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The Empty Heartland
Across the rural Great Plains, towns are running out of people — and hope.  Go to Article
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WASHINGTON
White House Signals Reverse of Steel Tariffs

HEALTH
W.H.O. Aims to Treat 3 Million for AIDS

EDITORIALS/OP-ED
Safire: On Same-Sex Marriage

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BUSINESS

Early Sales Appear Modest as Holiday Season Begins

Change in Consumer Confidence and Thus the Presidency

Economy & Business: The Pain of Coping When a Job Is Snatched Away

NATIONAL

New State Laws May Strengthen Jackson Prosecution

Housing Case to Consider Possible Bias

Liberal Radio Group Says It Is Close to Acquiring 5 Stations

WASHINGTON

Clark Proposes $30 Billion Plan

Liberal Radio Group Says It Is Close to Acquiring 5 Stations

Housing Case to Consider Possible Bias

HEALTH

Clark Proposes $30 Billion Plan

Biotech Industry Banks on Medicare Law for Help on Drug Bills

India Plans Free AIDS Therapy

SCIENCE

'Life's Solution': It Had to Happen

Necessity Is the Mother of Invention

Questions for Niels Diffrient: A Machine for Sitting

ARTS

Out on the Heath, Storm Still Raging

Theater Review | 'Caroline, or Change': Outsiders Bond in a South of Roiling Change

Beiderbecke Reimagined, With an Eclectic Approach

MOVIES

Hollywood's New Toy: 19th-Century Action Figures

Terry Zwigoff's Santa: He's Making a List and Checking His Escape Routes Twice

Omar Sharif Rides Again, Very Gently

DINING & WINE

Helping an Old French Art to Rise

How to Set the Table, and Why: The Short Course

Diner's Journal: Lucy Mexican Barbecue

REAL ESTATE

For Home Loans, a Steady Market

Habitats | Sullivan County: A Couple Refashions City Lives Into Country

If You're Thinking of Living In | Franklin Square, N.Y.: A Stable, Low-Key, Middle-Class Hamlet




INTERNATIONAL

For the Iraqis, a Missile Deal That Went Sour

U.S. in Talks to Return Scores Held at Base

Venezuelans Flock to Sign Petitions for Chávez's Ouster

NEW YORK REGION

New Yorkers Love to Complain, and Hotline Is Making the Most of It

Sorry, Your Wallet Says Upper East Side

Bias Feared in School Plan for Councils

SPORTS

Patriots 38, Colts 34: The Patriots and McGinest Draw a Line in the Turf

Bills 24, Giants 7: Mara Puts Heat on Fassel as Giants Fans Turn Icy

Yankees Close to Signing Sheffield and Gordon

TECHNOLOGY

E-Commerce Report: Music at Your Fingertips, and a Battle Among Sellers

Patents: Idea for Online Networking Brings Two Entrepreneurs Together

In Fight Between Cable and Satellite, Customers Gain an Edge

TRAVEL

Immersed in Baden-Baden

After Dark, East German Chic

Three Glimpses of a Century Near Berlin

BOOKS

Books of the Times | 'The Big Bad Wolf': Tender Family Moments Cut Quickly to Violence

'Sea of Glory': The Ex. Ex. Files

'Mr. Timothy': Christmas Carol II

FASHION & STYLE

Just Saying No to the Dating Industry

Out of the Locker Room, and the Closet

After Hip-Hop, Cholo Style

HOME & GARDEN

Auldbrass Wasn't Rebuilt in a Day

Four Walls That Change the World

Nature: Beatrix Farrand's Secret Garden

AUTOMOBILES

Cat Car: Oh, the Places You'd Go!

Driving: To the Collector, the Spoils

DaimlerChrysler Heads to Court Over '98 Merger

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Manhattan Street Renamed for Joey Ramone 8:00 a.m. ET

NATO Ministers Seek to Boost Afghan Force 7:58 a.m. ET

Group Gives Tennessee Low Health Ranking 7:58 a.m. ET

Poll Shows Disparity in Oklahoma Health 7:55 a.m. ET

Ivory Coast Mob Besieges French Base 7:55 a.m. ET

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