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The Times in Print for March 31, 2010

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Obama to Open Offshore Areas to Oil Drilling for First Time

The proposed expansion would end a moratorium on oil exploration along the East Coast from the northern tip of Delaware to the central coast of Florida.

Risks Seen in Cholesterol Drug Use in Healthy People

With the government’s blessing, a drug giant is about to expand the market for its blockbuster cholesterol medication. But some experts say that these drugs are not safe as preventive medicine.

Despite Doubt, Karzai Brother Retains Power

After months of debate about Ahmed Wali Karzai, a controversial figure in Afghanistan, officials have decided that he will be allowed to stay in place.

Suicides, Some for Separatist Cause, Jolt India

Suicide has become something of a phenomenon in India, which has alarmed public health experts.

In E-Book Era, You Can’t Even Judge a Cover

The digital age poses a slight problem for publishers and authors, who have always received free advertising from readers of their books in printed form.

City to End Program Giving Cash to the Poor

A pilot program championed by Mayor Bloomberg has not achieved what was hoped, according to an analysis.

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Quotation of the Day
"People are coming with entire bags full of cash. I’ve seen this myself. A man had a bag and unzipped it. Boom. ‘Here’s the deposit,’ he said. ‘I want two apartments.’"
RAYMOND HAU, general manager of a new luxury golf resort in Hainan, China.
Podcast: Front Page

James Barron, a reporter at The New York Times, summarizes the top headlines every weekday.

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International
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On China’s Hainan Island, the Boom Is Deafening
By EDWARD WONG
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Pakistan Arrests a Top Crime Official
By JANE PERLEZ
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Haiti Frets Over Aid and Control of Rebuilding
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
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World Briefing | Asia: China: Bodies of 21 Babies Are Found
By ANDREW JACOBS
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Vatican and Pope Stumble in Response to Abuse Crisis
By RACHEL DONADIO and DANIEL J. WAKIN
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World Briefing | Africa: Central African Republic: Rebels Blamed for Deaths of Civilians
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Journalists’ E-Mails Hacked in China
By ANDREW JACOBS
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World Briefing | Europe: France: Warning Over Veil Ban
By STEVEN ERLANGER
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World Briefing | The Americas: Colombia: Guerrillas Free Soldier
By SIMON ROMERO
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Obama Expects U.N. Sanctions on Iran to Be Approved Soon
By PETER BAKER
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S. Korean President Visits Waters Where Ship Sank
By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Blasts Could Derail Medvedev’s Softer Tack in the Caucasus
By ELLEN BARRY
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Russian TV on Sidelines After Attacks in Subway
By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
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China Said to Execute Thousands in ’09
By MARK McDONALD
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Serbia Apologizes for 1995 Massacre
By REUTERS
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Arms Control May Be Different Things on Paper and on the Ground
By PETER BAKER
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European Collider Begins Its Subatomic Exploration
By DENNIS OVERBYE
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Cali Journal: Through Cage Bars, an Exotic Peek Into Drug Wars
By SIMON ROMERO
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U.K. Panel Calls Climate Data Valid
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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World Briefing | Europe: France: Burglars Hit Parisian Bank
By STEVEN ERLANGER
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Several Wounded in Gaza by Israeli Gunfire
By FARES AKRAM and ISABEL KERSHNER
National
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Key West Journal: At Key West Beach, Wondering Who’s a Vagrant
By DAMIEN CAVE
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A Bridge to Fame in Boise, Honest
By WILLIAM YARDLEY
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In Florida, the Seafood Becomes Less Local
By DAMIEN CAVE
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Insurers to Comply With Rules on Children
By ROBERT PEAR
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Census Day Is Near, Carrying a Weight Far Beyond the Raw Numbers
By KATE ZERNIKE and JIM RUTENBERG
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Obama Signs Overhaul of Student Loan Program
By PETER BAKER and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
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Georgia Attorney General Spurns Suit on Health Care
By ROBBIE BROWN
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National Briefing | West: California: Rove Leaves Stage After Heckling
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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9th Member of Militia Arrested
By MARY M. CHAPMAN
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National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic: Maryland: Rematch in Governor’s Race
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic: Maryland: Impeachment Threat Over Gay Marriage
By IAN URBINA
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National Briefing | Rockies: Wyoming: ‘60s Radical Loses Invitation to Speak
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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A Haitian Family’s Hope Grows at a Boston Hospital
By SARAH KRAMER
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Uproar Over School Cafeteria That Doubled as a Nightclub
By IAN URBINA
Obituaries
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Herb Ellis, Jazz Guitarist, Is Dead at 88
By PETER KEEPNEWS
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Dan L. Duncan, Oil Billionaire, Dies at 77
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS
Editorials, Op-Ed and Letters
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Editorial: Enforcing School Standards, at Last
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Editorial: The Moscow Bombings
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Editorial: Wishing Doesn’t Make It Law
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Editorial: Lo-Sweet, Lo-Fat, Lo-Salt
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Op-Ed Columnist: This Time We Really Mean It
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
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Op-Ed Columnist: Should There Be an Inquisition for the Pope?
By MAUREEN DOWD
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Op-Ed Contributors: What Makes Chechen Women So Dangerous?
By ROBERT A. PAPE, LINDSEY O'ROURKE and JENNA McDERMIT
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Letters: The Bill Is Passed, but Debate Goes On
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Letter: A Project for Haiti: The Eradication of Two Diseases
New York
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Amassing a Shrine to His Old School
By RALPH BLUMENTHAL
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How One Marijuana Cigarette May Lead to Deportation
By NINA BERNSTEIN
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About New York: In Patent Fight, Nature, 1; Company, 0
By JIM DWYER
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Real Estate’s Crash Recasts a Scorned Landlord as a Potential Savior
By CHARLES V. BAGLI
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Parking Rules
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Man Dies in Leap Off Empire State Building
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Jail Officers Protest Cuts as Assaults Show a Rise
By RUSS BUETTNER
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Northeast Storm Sets Records, Stops Traffic and Makes Life Miserable
By JAMES BARRON
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Another Exit From Bloomberg’s Inner Circle
By MICHAEL BARBARO
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Paterson Delays School Aid, Citing State’s Lack of Money
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
Business Day
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After Patent on Genes Is Invalidated, Taking Stock
By ANDREW POLLACK
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In E-Book Era, You Can’t Even Judge a Cover
By MOTOKO RICH
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Risks Seen in Cholesterol Drug Use in Healthy People
By DUFF WILSON
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Oil Prices Find a Sweet Spot for World Economy
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS
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Technology Coalition Seeks Stronger Privacy Laws
By MIGUEL HELFT
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Economic Scene: Weak Rules on Toxins and Safety
By DAVID LEONHARDT
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Ford Shifts and Gains Ground in Asia
By KEITH BRADSHER and VIKAS BAJAJ
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Reuters Breakingviews: Mortgage Bonds Present New Risks
By AGNES T. CRANE and ANTONY CURRIE
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3 Women Sue Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Over Bias
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Justices Set Aside Ruling on Mutual Fund Fees
By ADAM LIPTAK
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Promises of Aid Fail to Stop Rise in Greece’s Borrowing Costs
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Ireland Lays Out a Plan to Help Banks
By MATTHEW SALTMARSH
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French Court Upholds Verdict in Oil Spill
By MATTHEW SALTMARSH
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Chrysler Says It Expects to Break Even This Year
By MICHELINE MAYNARD
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Toyota Sees Sales Rebounding
By MICHELINE MAYNARD and HIROKO TABUCHI
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Advertising: Marketers in Warm-Up for World Cup
By STUART ELLIOTT
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Square Feet: A SoHo Visionary Makes an Artsy Bet in Miami
By TERRY PRISTIN
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Volcker Optimistic for Financial Revamping This Year
By SEWELL CHAN
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Access to Google Is Interrupted in China
By DAVID BARBOZA and MIGUEL HELFT
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Square Feet: An Empty Warehouse Holds Dreams of Industrial Jobs
By JOTHAM SEDERSTROM
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With Hirings, Yahoo Steps Up Its News Coverage
By MIGUEL HELFT
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Stocks and Bonds: Wall Street Manages to Stay on Positive Side
By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ
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Mixed Report on January Home Prices
By DAVID STREITFELD
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Mulcahy to Retire From Board of Xerox
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sports Wednesday
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Wie’s Night Gallery
By KAREN CROUSE
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Tales of Indiana Hoops, as Told by the ‘Hoosier’
By PETE THAMEL
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N.B.A. Roundup: Suns Clinch a Playoff Berth With Their Eighth Consecutive Victory
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Sports of The Times: On Coaching Go-Round, It’s Hop On, and Hold On
By GEORGE VECSEY
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Past Failure a Lesson in Success
By JERÉ LONGMAN
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Live at the Masters, Woods’s First Shot, but Not the Second
By RICHARD SANDOMIR
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N.I.T. Roundup: North Carolina to Face Dayton in Title Game
By KEVIN ARMSTRONG
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Analysis: Welcome to Lavin’s World. Enjoy the Ride.
By BILLY WITZ
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Sports Briefing | Baseball: Tigers’ Trade Puts Willis in Rotation
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Sports Briefing | Basketball: Liberty Lands Pondexter
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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N.H.L. Roundup: Bruins and Thrashers Win; Still Separated by 2 Points
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Sports Briefing | Tennis: Venus Williams Reaches Sony Ericsson Semifinals
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Rangers 4, Islanders 3: Playing With Passion, Rangers Stay in Playoff Hunt
By JEFF Z. KLEIN
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Sports Briefing | Soccer: M.L.S. Cup in Toronto
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Two More Ugly Outings for the Mets’ Rotation
By DAVID WALDSTEIN
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Sports Briefing | Golf: Giuliani Suit Dismissed
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Is He a Lefty, a Righty or Merely a Curiosity?
By PAT BORZI
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For Mack, Life Has Imitated Art Imitating Life
By PETE THAMEL
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South African Runner Plans Return
By JERÉ LONGMAN
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The Quad: Skinner and Boston College Part Ways
By KEVIN ARMSTRONG
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Women’s Roundup: UConn Isn’t Perfect, but It’s Not Done Yet
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Arts
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Architecture: A Plan to Spur Growth Away From Haiti’s Capital
By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF
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'Repeat Until Rich,' by Josh Axelrad: The Rush of Gaming the Casino
By DWIGHT GARNER
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Movie Review | 'The Last Song': Summer Love, a Sea of Trouble
By A. O. SCOTT
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Music Review: In Revival of Verdi, a New Note of Drama
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
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A Touch for Funny Bones and Earlobes
By DAVE ITZKOFF
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International Exchange Is Eyed by Theaters
By PATRICK HEALY
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Arts, Briefly: ‘All About Me’ to Close on Sunday
By PATRICK HEALY; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
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Arts, Briefly: Stewart Back on Broadway in a Mamet Play
By PATRICK HEALY; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
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Arts, Briefly: ‘Dancing’ to the Top
By BENJAMIN TOFF; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
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Arts, Briefly: A ‘Second Life’ for ‘Twilight’ Fans
Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
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Arts, Briefly: Charleston Orchestra Runs Out of Money
By KATE TAYLOR; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
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Arts, Briefly: ‘Napoleon’ Star Departs Comedy Central Series
Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
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Arts, Briefly: Trailer to Change for Transgender Film
Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
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Film: Amid Desolate Lives and Pitched Battles, One Delicious Anomaly
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
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Music Review: That Synthy, Dancey European Club Sound
By NATE CHINEN
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Movie Review | 'The Sun Behind the Clouds': Dalai Lama Juggles Dilemmas
By NEIL GENZLINGER
Dining In, Dining Out
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Giant Greenhouses Mean Flavorful Tomatoes All Year
By CHRIS LADD
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Reclaiming Ireland’s Culinary Heritage, One Roast Lamb or Sponge Cake at a Time
By JULIA MOSKIN
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Off the Menu
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
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A TV Show and Congress Tackle School Lunches
By KIM SEVERSON
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Recipe: Pairings: Barbecue Beef Tongue
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
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Food Stuff: At a Bespoke Bagel Shop, Cream Cheese Is Customized
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
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Food Stuff: A Deco Lounge for the Empire State Building
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
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Food Stuff: Project Sandwich Offers International Lunch
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
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Restaurant Review: Recette
By SAM SIFTON
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Dining Briefs | Recently Opened: Robert, the Wright and Sandwiched
By SAM SIFTON
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Wines of The Times: Riojas That Satisfy in Taste and Value
By ERIC ASIMOV
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The Minimalist: A Pasta Dish Hiding in the Pantry
By MARK BITTMAN
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Feed Me: Mexican Favorites at El Parador
By ALEX WITCHEL
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