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PRESS DIGEST - New York Times front page - Feb. 16
16 Feb 2007 09:21:26 GMT
Source: Reuters
•  Afghan turmoil

NEW YORK, Feb 16 (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.

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President Bush on Thursday pressed NATO allies to provide a bigger and more aggressive force to protect the fragile Afghan state.

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Judge Limits New York Police Taping: A federal judge ruled that the police must stop the routine videotaping of people at public gatherings.

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In Setback for New Orleans, Fed-Up Residents Give Up: Hundreds of the city's best and brightest are leaving, driven away by crime, high rents and what many say is a dissipating sense of possibility.

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In Fraud Case, 7 Years in Jail for Contempt: A former globe-trotting investment manager remains jailed on one of the longest-running charges of contempt.

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China Covers Up Detention of AIDS Doctor: Dr. Gao Yaojie's house arrest sheds light on China's intolerance for grass-roots AIDS activists.

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Donors Sweetened Director's Pay at MoMA: For more than eight years, Glenn D. Lowry's income was higher than the museum reported in its tax forms.

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Owners of digital video recorders still watch on average two-thirds of commercials, a Nielsen study shows.

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