Recounts Drag On; Court Battle Lines Are Drawn
Date: 20 November 2000
By DON VAN NATTA Jr
Don NATTA
Election workers in Florida's Broward and Palm Beach counties resume manual vote count as state Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on fate of hand recounts of presidential vote; Republicans again harshly criticize process as unfair, pointing particularly to decision by Broward Canvassing Board to adopt broader standard when determining what constitutes vote; board of two Democrats and one Republicxan vote unanimously to consider dimpled or one-cornered chads, small pieces of paper normally dislodged from punch cards when voter makes choice, as possible votes for either Vice Pres Al Gore of Gov George W Bush; previously counted only chads with two or more corners punched through; change came at request of Democrats, discouraged that hand counts in Broward and Palm Beach failed to produce huge surge of additional votes for Gore; photo (M)
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Dying to be Thin
Date: 21 November 2000
By ERIC J. MILLER
Eric MILLER
In this lesson, students role-play scenarios in which they encounter a friend or acquaintance who may have an eating disorder. Students brainstorm ways to help the friend. Students then create informational brochures with useful information about eating disorder prevention.
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Torre Tells the World That He Wants Mussina
Date: 21 November 2000
By BUSTER OLNEY
Buster OLNEY
New York Yankee officials continue to discuss long-term deal with pitcher Mike Mussina; photo of Chuck Knoblauch, whom Yankees have tried and failed to trade (M)
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Garbage Plan Hearing Is Unusually Tidy
Date: 21 November 2000
By KIRK JOHNSON
Kirk JOHNSON
Lawmakers meet with public in final round of hearings before City Council vote on long-term waste management plan for New York City; under plan, most of city's residential trash would be shipped out of state and each borough would have its own transfer station; photo (M)
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The Big City; Voting Variety: Sticks Nix Affluent Slicks
Date: 21 November 2000
By JOHN TIERNEY
John TIERNEY
John Tierney comment on findings of report The Federal Budget and the States, report started by outgoing Sen Daniel P Moynihan and now computed by researchers at Kennedy School of Government; report finds that of states with largest per capita tax deficits, 10 of 12 voted against Gov George W Bush, candidate promising to let them keep more of their money (M)
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Blankets Used Aboard Planes Are Not Cleaned, Union Says
Date: 21 November 2000
Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees accuses Royal Airline Laundry Services Inc of failing to wash blankets or sanitize headsets before sending them back to airlines for reuse; union says practice is improper attempt to cuts costs that endangers health of both passengers and employees; about 30 union members picket at Newark International Airport outside departure area for United Airlines, one of more than 100 airlines that use Royal (M)
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A Startling Bank Privatization in Brazil
Date: 21 November 2000
By JENNIFER L. RICH
Jennifer RICH
Banco Santander Central Hispano wins auction for Banco do Estado de Sao Paulo, state-run enterpise, with bid of $3.57 billion, largest amount ever paid for government bank in South America; bid reflects Santander's history of aggressive expansion in Latin America, where it owns 17 banks in 12 countries; photos (M)
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Israel Strikes Back After a School Bus Is Bombed
Date: 21 November 2000
By DEBORAH SONTAG
Deborah SONTAG
Powerful roadside bomb rips apart armored school bus filled with Israeli pupils in Gaza Strip, killing two adults and dismembering several children; heavy-caliber mortar shell encased in metal is detonated by remote control as army-escorted bus drove by; carnage described; Israel retaliates in most extensive air strikes yet; bombards military, police and media targets throughout Gaza; attack reportedly kills one Palestinian and critically wounds another; plunges much of Gaza City into darkness and sends ripples of panic throughout densely populated area; bus attack comes at end of three days of declining violence in West Bank and Gaza; succeeds in scuttling closed-door efforts on both sides to resume peace negotiations; Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat implores Arab leaders for support in war Israel has declared; Israel blames Arafat's Fatah organization; Palestinian Authority and Fatah deny any involvement in bombing; Palestinian government says it is opening investigation into attack and hints Islamic groups may be responsible; map; photos (M)
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Analyze This: A Physicist on Applied Politics
Date: 21 November 2000
By LAWRENCE M. KRAUSS
Article by Dr Lawrence M Krauss, head of physics department at Case Western Reserve University, describes how scientists address measurement questions like those at issue in disputed presidential votes in Florida (M)
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THE MARKETS: COMMODITIES
Date: 21 November 2000
Natural gas increases on forecasts for colder-than-normal weather; graphs (S)
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