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Headlines for 2 March 2006

New York’s currently: a long way from California

 Car bomb in Karachi kills four, including American diplomat.

 White House launches investigation of Dubai firm set to take over military components plants.

 Vermont high school vocab test seems slightly political.

 30 Iraqis killed yesterday, 20 police trainees captured by insurgents.

 Oprah Winfrey—the human embodiment of Wal-Mart.

 In the last year the Taliban has closed 200 schools and killed dozens of government officials.

 Death comes as a surprise to prisoners on Japan’s death row.

 Japanese pharmaceutical ads.

 Saddam admits responsibility but not guilt.

 Copy editor’s revenge takes form of unhyphenated word.

 Killers and accused murderers with the middle name “Wayne.”

 Writers contemplate different endings for the Sopranos finale.

 Forty-three percent of résumés contain significant inaccuracies.

 House votes 400 to zero to honor Tuskegee Airmen.

 Google addicts insist they can quit anytime.

 Tennis father on trial for drugging his sons’ competitors.

 Living on a truly local diet—food produced within 100 miles—for a year can be tricky.

 Calling New Yorkers: 18 days until Shake Shack reopens.

 Fed sues New York for failing to replace its aging voting machines.

 Being a surrealist makes it tough to go to the store.

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