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Selections from the New York Times February 17, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NYTimes.com, February 17, 2010.

Arrest of Taliban Chief May Be Crucial for Pakistanis
By CARLOTTA GALL and SOUAD MEKHENNET
Pakistan has eliminated a key opponent, enhanced cooperation with the United States and ensured a place for itself in negotiating the end of the Afghan war.

Paterson Aide?s Quick Rise Draws Scrutiny
By DANNY HAKIM and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM
David W. Johnson is described as Gov. David A. Paterson?s closest confidante, despite arrests in the aide?s past and disputes with women that drew the police.

Malaria Is a Likely Killer in King Tut?s Post-Mortem
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
The application of advanced radiological and genetic techniques to Egyptian mummies is a new step in the reach of historical inquiry through science.

A Muslim Son, a Murder Trial and Many Questions
By JAMES DAO
A family struggles with how Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad went from a Baptist childhood in Tennessee to killing a soldier at a recruiting station in Arkansas, claiming ties to Al Qaeda.

Elders of Wall St. Favor More Regulation
By LOUIS UCHITELLE
George Soros, Nicholas F. Brady, John S. Reed and others favor the so-called Volcker Rule to restrict bank activities.

A Conference Keen on Finding Open Communication
By KEVIN J. O?BRIEN
Experts say the state of play for apps is a cacophony of incompatible software that threatens to slow the growth of the mobile Internet.

Officers Won?t Face Federal Charges in Sean Bell Killing
By AL BAKER and JOHN ELIGON
The Justice Department said that it did not find sufficient evidence that Sean Bell and two other men had had their constitutional rights willfully denied.

Defense Attacks Witness in Brutality Trial
By KAREEM FAHIM
A police officer is accused of using his baton to brutalize a man, and two officers are charged with hushing it up.

OP-ED:

Crime by the Numbers
By WILLIAM BRATTON
A study compromises the New York Police Department?s accomplishments by casting aspersions on both its integrity and its crime statistics.

 

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