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Selections from the New York Times, March 20, 2008

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NYTimes.com March 20, 2008.

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Iraqi Council Ends Objection to Election Law
By ERICA GOODE and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
"Iraq?s presidency council withdrew its objection to a law calling for provincial elections, temporarily defusing a dispute between the two largest Shiite factions."

On Invasion?s Anniversary, Protests and Pessimism
By JESSE McKINLEY
"While there were more than 140 arrests in San Francisco and more than 30 in Washington, attendance was lighter than at protests in the early years of the Iraq war."

Court Details Opposition to Bias in Jury Selection
By LINDA GREENHOUSE
"The Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a black man after ruling that a Louisiana prosecutor had used improper tactics to pick an all-white jury."

At Bear Stearns, Meet the New Boss
By LANDON THOMAS Jr. and ERIC DASH
"James Dimon, the chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, attempted to win over executives at Bear Stearns who have vowed to fight his offer."

A Push to Limit the Tracking of Web Surfers? Clicks
By LOUISE STORY
"The use of target advertising on the Internet is being challenged by members of the New York State Assembly"

British Memoirist Is Denied U.S. Entry
By MOTOKO RICH
"Sebastian Horsley, a British author who has written an eyebrow-raising memoir detailing a life of rampant drug use and voluminous encounters with prostitutes, was turned back at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday."

New York City Faces the Prospect of Its Smallest Police Force Since the 1990s
By AL BAKER
"The Police Department is poised to shrink to its smallest size in about 15 years, reflected in a plan by the Bloomberg administration to trim funds for 1,000 police officer positions this year."

Governors Gone Wild, the Rest of Us at a Loss
By JAMES BARRON and LISA W. FODERARO
"As New Yorkers tried to make sense of the mix of sex and politics in the news, some are questioning how much information is too much information."

The Tough Guy and Political Newcomer Who Counsels New York?s Governor
By JEREMY W. PETERS
"Friends and colleagues say a contrast in political styles is what makes Gov. David A. Paterson and Charles J. O?Byrne, Mr. Paterson?s second-in-command, mesh so well."

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