Indictment Says Lawyer Helped A Terror Group
Date: 10 April 2002
By BENJAMIN WEISER and ROBERT F. WORTH
Benjamin WEISER
Federal prosecutors charge New York lawyer Lynne F Stewart helped client, Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, direct terrorist operations from prison cell in Minnesota by helping pass messages to his Islamic Group in Egypt; blind cleric is serving life sentence for plot to blow up New York landmarks; Stewart allegedly distracted jail guards during meeting in May 2000 while Arabic translator took sheik's instructions to followers to stop abiding by cease-fire begun after 1997 attack in Luxor that killed 68 people; Stewart, 62, champion of unpopular clients, pleads not guilty; Atty Gen John Ashcroft details charges against her, translator Mohammed Yousry, Ahmed Abdel Sattar and Yassir Al-Sirri; Al-Sirri was charged in Britain last fall with conspiring in assassination of Ahmed Shah Massoud, Northern Alliance leader in Afghanistan; Ashcroft also says case will be first use of new rule allowing Bureau of Prisons to monitor lawyers' conversations with terrorist prisoners; photos; Abdel Rahman is one of about 15 such prisoners held under these restrictive conditions (M)
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How Come South Didn't Bid? The Answer Makes Sense
Date: 11 April 2002
By Alan Truscott
Alan Truscott
Alan Truscott Bridge column clarifies mystery bid; diagram (M)
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Giambi Hits Two As Pitching Gives Way
Date: 11 April 2002
By TYLER KEPNER
Tyler KEPNER
Toronto Blue Jays defeat New York Yankees, 9-7; photos (M)
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U.S. Questions Nuclear Plant's Repair Plan
Date: 11 April 2002
By MATTHEW L. WALD
Matthew WALD
Nuclear Regulatory Commission questions whether Davis-Besse nuclear power plant near Toledo, Ohio, can repair corrosion that has eaten nearly through reactor lid; 68 other reactors in nation have similar design, and NRC is trying to determine if any have incurred same type of corrosion; at Davis-Besse, it has apparently been caused by boric acid mixed with cooling water leaking from nozzles (M)
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Bush Gets Behind His New Top Choice In California Race
Date: 11 April 2002
By ELISABETH BUMILLER
Elisabeth BUMILLER
Pres Bush throws his support to Bill Simon Jr, Republican gubernatorial candidate in California; White House is not overly optimistic about his chances of defeating incumbent Gray Davis, but is committed to making concerted effort (M)
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Barnes Group Cuts Jobs
Date: 11 April 2002
Barnes Group, maker of parts used in automobiles and aircraft, eliminated 150 positions in first quarter, and profit fell 7.5 percent during period; net income fell to $6.77 million from $7.31 million year earlier; revenue fell 2.5 percent, to $194.2 million from $199.3 million; job cuts at Barnes Aerospace accounted for about 2.8 percent of company's work force (S)
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Rodriguez Returns to Council for First Time Since His Indictment
Date: 11 April 2002
By DIANE CARDWELL
Diane CARDWELL
rodriguez returns to council for firs
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Bishop Agrees To Hand Over All Allegations
Date: 11 April 2002
By DANIEL J. WAKIN
Daniel WAKIN
Bishop Thomas V Daily, prodded by prosecutors in Brooklyn, will hand over names of all priests in his jurisdiction who have been accused of sexually violating minors in last twenty years; also promises to send any future accusations directly to prosecutors; photos (M)
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The Assault Is Over, the Casbah Is in Ruins
Date: 11 April 2002
By JOEL BRINKLEY
Joel BRINKLEY
Four days of heavy fighting with Israeli troops leaves Nablus's casbah, centuries-old warren of shops and homes at city's center, utterly destroyed; Palestinian fighters who had holed up in area are dead, in hiding or under arrest; Israeli soldiers have left area and survivors wandering ruined streets tell of overnight shelling by tanks, gunships and fighter jets; Israeli Army confirms infantry relied heavily on air support after 14 soldiers were killed in Jenin; photos (M)
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Teaching in New York
Date: 11 April 2002
Linda Johnson letter says that as second-year teacher in Brooklyn high school, she was dismayed at Mayor Michael Bloomberg's remark dismissing teachers' salary concerns (S)
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