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Headlines for 19 April 2006

New York’s currently: peachy

 Only one major building project in Iraq is on schedule and within budget: the new American embassy.

 U.K. surgeons say China harvests prisoners’ organs for transplant sales.

 Bush worried that China’s “locking up” global oil supplies.

 When one of Africa’s largest oil exporters plays nice, the White House is happy to overlook a little corruption.

 Bush replaces daughters with Chelsea Clinton.

 Afghan insurgents shifting tactics to emulate Iraqi militants.

 Video: Airport.

 Obese doctors urge nation to eat three meals a day.

 New Philips innovation could prevent you from changing the channel during commercials.

 2006 Pulitzers announced, with no drama decision. See how the Pulitzer drama changed Rick Russo’s life.

 Mafia boss’s encryption scheme is surprisingly easy to crack.

 The Queen insists she’ll long live.

 Op: Forget straight marriage vs. gay marriage—the U.S. should adopt the buddy system.

 Chicago self-help bookstore may need assistance to stay in business.

 Seventy people stranded when two Roosevelt Island tram cars stalled.

 Op: Immigrants bring greatness, and Medicare payments, to America.

 Japan’s Martha Stewart visits the U.S.; bento box design discussed.

 Audio interviews with artisanal American cheesemakers.

 The “middle mind” of Terry Gross, boomer critics, accidental buddhists, and Louise Erdich.

 “Doom and gloom” headlines from the Evening Standard.

 Family rebuffs FBI request for late columnist Jack Anderson’s classified files.

 Video: Trampoline controls flame.

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