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Bush signs bill that will limit terror defendants' courtroom rights. If Democrats win control of one or both houses, Bush will have to go bipartisan or face lame-duckism. In 2000: "He speaks of being a bipartisan guy, but I think certainly the majority of Democrats in the
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Either a small plane or helicopter crashed into an Upper East Side building. As though you needed another reason to plug your ears when that A train flies by, study finds NYC subway riding can result in hearing loss. Remembrance: As a gourmand Johnny Apple loved it all, and he
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