Guest guest Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 TODAY'S HEADLINES The New York Times on the Web Tuesday, November 23, 2004 Compiled 2 AM ET ------- For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com ------- - TOP STORIES - Premier Victor in Ukraine Vote; Abuses Are Seen By C. J. CHIVERS Vote counts indicated that Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich had won but observers alleged systemic voting abuses. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/international/europe/23ukraine.html?th ................... Americans Show Clear Concerns on Bush Agenda By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JANET ELDER Americans are optimistic about the next four years, but they have reservations about President Bush's agenda. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/national/23poll.html?th ................... Iraq Falls Short on Vote Security By EDWARD WONG and ERIC SCHMITT Iraqi forces will protect polling places during the coming elections, but there are far fewer trained security officers than needed. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/international/middleeast/23vote.html?th ................... Go to NYTIMES.com Homepage http://www.nytimes.com ------- - QUOTATION OF THE DAY - " A concerted and forceful program of election-day fraud and abuse was enacted with either the leadership or cooperation of governmental authorities. " - SENATOR RICHARD G. LUGAR, on the Ukraine elections. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/international/europe/23ukraine.html?th ................... - IN SCIENCE TIMES - In a Land Torn by Violence, Too Many Troubling Deaths Colombia's Indian tribes are confronting a sudden rise in the suicide rate of their young members. With a slide show. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/health/psychology/23trib.html?th ------------ ------------- Win a FREE 7-day trip for two to Scotland. Now you can really shake your Scottish family tree. Find improved clan searches, itineraries and travel tips at the newly renovated AncestralScotland.com. Explore all aspects of Scottish genealogy and register to win your free trip at: http://ads.nyt.com/th.ad/th-2004ancestralscotland06-STATES/ancestralscotland_tex\ t/?_RM_REDIR_=http://www.toscotland.com/scotbin/ancestral2004.cgi?nyt_tree_ht ------- - INTERNATIONAL - Powell Sees Israel Committed to Aiding Palestinian Vote By STEVEN R. WEISMAN Israel promised to ease conditions in the West Bank and Gaza so that Palestinians can vote for a successor to Yasir Arafat. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/international/middleeast/23powell.html?th ................... U.N. Official Says Iranians Seem to Curb Atom Activity By ELAINE SCIOLINO Iran appears to have frozen major nuclear activities in an effort to persuade the world that it does not intend to build nuclear bombs. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/international/middleeast/23iran.html?th ................... Bush, in Colombia, Promises More Aid By DAVID E. SANGER and JUAN FORERO President Bush said he would push for more aid to destroy coca crops and support Colombia's battle against Marxist rebels. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/international/americas/23prexy.html?th ................... More International News http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?th ------- - NATIONAL - Medical Journal Calls for a New Drug Watchdog By DENISE GRADY Medical researchers said the U.S. needs a system independent of the F.D.A. to detect harmful effects of drugs already on the market. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/national/23fda.html?th ................... Charter Schools Fall Short in Public Schools Matchup By SAM DILLON and DIANA JEAN SCHEMO A study commissioned by the Department of Education concluded that the charter schools were less likely to meet state performance standards. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/education/23charter.html?th ................... Study Finds Savings in Medicare Drug Benefit By ROBERT PEAR A new study confirms that the drug benefit being added to Medicare will provide help to elderly people with low incomes or high drug costs. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/politics/23medicare.html?th ................... More National News http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?th ------- - WASHINGTON - Bush Urged to Get Pentagon in Step on Intelligence Bill By ELISABETH BUMILLER and PHILIP SHENON Members of the Sept. 11 commission said President Bush needed to put pressure on House members who blocked a final vote on the legislation. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/politics/23panel.html?th ................... Panel Chief Denies Knowing About Item on Inspecting Tax Returns By DAVID E. ROSENBAUM The chairman of the appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the I.R.S. budget said the measure had been inserted without his knowledge. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/politics/23explain.html?th ................... Bush, in Colombia, Promises More Aid By DAVID E. SANGER and JUAN FORERO President Bush said he would push for more aid to destroy coca crops and support Colombia's battle against Marxist rebels. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/international/americas/23prexy.html?th ................... More Washington News http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?th ------- ------- CROSSWORD PUZZLE Solve today's New York Times Crossword puzzle online or print it for offline play. http://ads.nyt.com/th.ad/th-2004position7default2/april3crossword/?_RM_REDIR_=ht\ tp://www.nytimes.com/pages/crosswords/index.html ------- - BUSINESS - Citing Cancer, Chief Resigns at McDonald's By LESLIE WAYNE and ERIC DASH McDonald's announced that Charles H. Bell was resigning as chief to focus on his battle with cancer, and will be succeeded by James Skinner, the vice chairman. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/business/23mcdonalds.html?th ................... Many Women Say Airport Pat-Downs Are a Humiliation By JOE SHARKEY Many women are furious about changes in airport security that have increased the number and the intensity of body patdown searches. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/business/23grope.html?th ................... Despite Defect, G.M. Keeps Selling S.U.V. By DANNY HAKIM General Motors has continued to sell 2004 models of the Saturn Vue, a small sport utility vehicle, even though its suspension system collapsed during rollover testing performed by the government. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/business/23vue.html?th ................... More Business News http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?th ------- - TECHNOLOGY - New Tools to Help Patients Reclaim Damaged Senses By SANDRA BLAKESLEE An astonishing new technology allows one set of sensory information to substitute for another in the brain. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/science/23sens.html?th ................... Software Firm to Name New Chief Executive By STEVE LOHR Computer Associates International is expected to announce that its new chief executive will be John Swainson, an I.B.M. executive with strong technical and sales credentials. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/technology/23compute.html?th ................... Oracle at Impasse With PeopleSoft By BLOOMBERG NEWS Oracle said that it was at an impasse with PeopleSoft Inc., signaling that the two software makers will wage a proxy battle. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/technology/23soft.html?th ................... More Technology News http://tech.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?th ------- ------- ------- - SPORTS - Union and Pacers to Fight Suspensions By LIZ ROBBINS The chief executive of the N.B.A.'s players union intends to appeal the length of the league's suspensions of Indiana's Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/sports/basketball/23brawl.html?th ................... The Boo Birds Are Circling a Fallen Star By LEE JENKINS Six years after Sammy Sosa helped put a happy face back on baseball, the Chicago Cubs and their fans are treating him like a grenade with the pin pulled. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/sports/baseball/23sosa.html?th ................... PATRIOTS 27, CHIEFS 19 Brady and Patriots Shut Down Chiefs By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tom Brady threw for 315 yards, including a touchdown pass to Deion Branch, and the Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs for their 24th win in 25 games. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/sports/AP-FBN-Patriots-Chiefs.html?th ................... More Sports News http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?th ------- - ARTS - Hollywood Shakeout By SHARON WAXMAN The firing of publicity veteran Leslee Dart from the industry's leading publicity agency set off an unusual scramble for position among filmmakers and their media representatives. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/movies/23osca.html?th ................... NEWS ANALYSIS A Tightening of Belts for Symphony Players By DANIEL J. WAKIN General trends have emerged in the new contracts for four of the nation's largest orchestras: an early holdback on salaries, a freeze on pensions, and more concerts. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/arts/music/23orch.html?th ................... THEATER REVIEW | 'A SECOND HAND MEMORY' Woody Allen's Hearts of Darkness, Stuck in Brooklyn By CHARLES ISHERWOOD Mr. Allen's unrelentingly glum drama at the Atlantic Theater Company about defeated dreamers in 1950's Brooklyn is filled with gloomy clichés. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/theater/reviews/23wood.html?th ................... More Arts News http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?th ------- - NEW YORK REGION - Child Detention Centers Criticized in New Jersey By LESLIE KAUFMAN Children in juvenile detention facilities in New Jersey are there illegally, kept for months without basic medical care, according to a new report. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/nyregion/23child.html?th ................... Beneath the Harbor, It's Dig or Else By ERIC LIPTON A public works project is as invisible as it is epic. It is a $2.25 billion to build a deeper harbor to accomodate the world's biggest ships. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/nyregion/23port.html?th ................... Ex-Senator Gets Week's Delay on Jail Ruling By SABRINA TAVERNISE Just two hours before he was to return to prison, former State Senator Guy J. Velella was given another week of freedom. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/nyregion/23guy.html?th ................... More New York Region News http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?th ------- ======================================== Receive 50% Off Home Delivery of The New York Times Newspaper. http://www.nytimes.com/ads/headlinestext.html ======================================== - EDITORIALS - TODAY'S EDITORIALS A Truly Lame Duck Passing the 2004 intelligence reform bill is a bad idea unless President Bush steps up and turns it into a decent piece of legislation. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/opinion/23tue1.html?th ................... Rolling Back Women's Rights President Bush and the Republican Congress have used a must-pass spending bill to mount a sneak attack on women's health and freedom. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/opinion/23tue2.html?th ................... Ukraine: Looking for a Fair Vote Count More important than the outcome of Sunday's election in Ukraine is that the votes be counted fairly. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/opinion/23tue3.html?th ................... Go to Editorials/Op-Ed http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html?th ------- - OP-ED - OP-ED COLUMNIST Strength in Disunity By DAVID BROOKS Forget the Democrats. President Bush's biggest problem over the next few years will be keeping his Republican majority together. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/opinion/23brooks.html?th ................... OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Food Without Fear By Dan Barber Thanksgiving week is the perfect time to remember that for us to be healthy, our foods must be healthy first. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/opinion/23barber.html?th ................... OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR A Moral Indictment By RONNIE EARLE By changing the rules to protect one of their own, Congressional Republicans have shown a corrosive contempt for the rule of law. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/opinion/23earle.html?th ................... 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