Since arriving in from New York four years ago, William J. Bratton has been bluntly outspoken. Yet he is perhaps the most popular police chief in a generation.
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new videotape has surfaced featuring Osama bin Laden's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and an American member of al Qaeda wanted by the FBI, according to a counterterrorism expert.
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A growing number of couples are screening embryos to detect a predisposition to cancers that may or may not develop later in life.
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The Rev. James B. Reuter has gambled his respect in the Philippines in taking the side of American marines in a rape case.
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Despite continual reports of sluggish economic growth and a decelerating housing market, there is much to look forward to from the corporate sector.
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Paramount Pictures has been swept clean over the last year or so. But one thing remains somehow unchanged on the company’s Hollywood lot: Robert Evans still holds sway.
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The Yes Men, a group of activists, organized a stunt to protest the government’s plan to demolish a city public housing projects in New Orleans.
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Todd A. Stottlemyer, president and chief executive of the National Federation of Independent Business, wanted to be a professional football player.
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Whipsawed all week by conflicting economic data, stocks finished with a flourish after the last statistics to be released — the growth in nonfarm payrolls.
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Enough already on how many millions chief executives earn. Let’s shift gears to a group of workers who earn pennies in comparison.
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September 2, 2006
If a prize in politics were awarded for self-righteousness, Joseph E. Stiglitz, despite stiff competition, might be near the top of the list.
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“Extreme pogoing” is geared toward athletes who pogo for thrills rather than locomotion — leaping over cars or performing tricks.
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