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Commission to Allow Insurance Cuts for Retired Employees
By ROBERT PEAR
The rule creates a potentially explosive political issue, because it will create anxiety for Medicare beneficiaries who also receive benefits from former employers.

White House Says Iraq Sovereignty Could Be Limited
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
The new caretaker government would only have partial command over its armed forces and no authority to enact new laws.

Federal Appeals Court Restores Sept. 11 Prosecution
By PHILIP SHENON
A court restored the government's full case against Zacarias Moussaoui, and allowed prosecutors to seek the death penalty.
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QUOTATION OF THE DAY

"Trying to find the middle of the bridge. I have to be careful. There are too many people watching."
CAPT. ROBERT D. JONES, guiding the Queen Mary 2 under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to dock in New York.


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INTERNATIONAL

Saudis Support a Jihad in Iraq, Not Back Home
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
There is widespread approval in Saudi Arabia when a jihad unrolls in Iraq, but most Saudis consider it a crime when the violence happens at home.

3,000 Casualties Reported in North Korean Rail Blast
By JAMES BROOKE
Two fuel trains collided and exploded, South Korean news media reported. But few facts emerged from the secretive North.

Israeli Says Vote Against Gaza Pullout Will Not Derail Sharon's Plan
By GREG MYRE
Israel could still withdraw from the Gaza Strip even if Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's own party rejects the plan in a referendum.
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NATIONAL

G.O.P. Senate Race in Pennsylvania Heats Up
By JAMES DAO
Two new polls are showing significant tightening in the gap between Senator Arlen Specter and his challenger, Representative Patrick J. Toomey, in the Senate primary.

Jackson's Lawyers Preparing to Challenge His Indictment
By JOHN M. BRODER
Lawyers for Michael Jackson are preparing to challenge a grand jury indictment on child molesting charges on legal and procedural grounds.

Day of Celebration at Texas Army Post as Soldiers Return
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
After a year in which they captured Saddam Hussein and lost 79 soldiers in Iraq, the troops of the Fourth Infantry Division are finally back home.
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WASHINGTON

Pentagon Ban on Pictures of Dead Troops Is Broken
By BILL CARTER
Hundreds of photographs of flag-draped coffins at Dover Air Force Base were released on a Web site dedicated to combating government secrecy.

G.O.P. Senate Race in Pennsylvania Heats Up
By JAMES DAO
Two new polls are showing significant tightening in the gap between Senator Arlen Specter and his challenger, Representative Patrick J. Toomey, in the Senate primary.

For Earth Day, Bush and Kerry Vie on Environment
By DAVID E. SANGER and DAVID M. HALBFINGER
President Bush sought to strike back at attacks on his environmental record by announcing plans to expand America's wetlands.
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TECHNOLOGY

A Patriarch's Shadow at Troubled Software Maker
By ALEX BERENSON
That Charles Wang, former head of Computer Associates, has remained off the radar of prosecutors seems to stem from the direction the investigation has taken.

PC Sales Aid Microsoft, but Legal Expenses Hurt Profits
By GARY RIVLIN
Microsoft reported solid quarterly gains in revenue and income, but the company's net income was held down by legal payments.

Pentagon Ban on Pictures of Dead Troops Is Broken
By BILL CARTER
Hundreds of photographs of flag-draped coffins at Dover Air Force Base were released on a Web site dedicated to combating government secrecy.
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ON THIS DAY

On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for assassinating New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. The sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment.
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