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PRESS DIGEST - New York Times front page - Jan 12
12 Jan 2007 07:50:42 GMT
Source: Reuters
•  Iraq in turmoil

NEW YORK, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The New York Times reported the following stories on its front page on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

* Democrats and moderate Republicans expressed profound skepticism about President Bush's call to increase the U.S. military commitment in Iraq.

* Diametrically opposed options -- adding troops, or pulling back -- marked the boundaries of a debate inside the Bush administration.

* U.S. troops in Iraq raided an Iranian diplomatic office and detained as many as six of the Iranians working inside.

* The Los Angeles Galaxy said David Beckham would make $250 million over the five years of his deal.

* Duke accuser contradicts herself: The woman said two players, not three, attacked her in the bathroom at a team party in March.

* Arnold Schwarzenegger exemplifies a growing movement of state leaders crossing party lines to get things done.

* More than half the drivers who crowd into Manhattan each workday come from the five boroughs.


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