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PRESS DIGEST - New York Times front page - Feb. 14
14 Feb 2007 10:05:18 GMT
Source: Reuters

NEW YORK, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The New York Times reported the following stories on its front page on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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In one of several new measures, tens of thousands of Baghdad residents were ordered to leave homes they are occupying illegally in an effort to reverse the tide of sectarian cleansing.

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Libby and Cheney Will Not Testify, Says the Defense: The decision could be viewed as a sign that I. Lewis Libby's lawyers are confident the prosecution has failed to make its case.

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Outside Pressures Snapped Korean Deadlock: Both beset by huge problems, George W. Bush and Kim Jong Il needed some kind of breakthrough.

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The number of waivers granted to recruits with criminal backgrounds has grown 65 percent in the last three years.

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A $3.5 million lottery jackpot in Connecticut is set to join other unclaimed multimillion prizes nationwide.

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An Iraqi soldier mans a checkpoint on top of an armoured vehicle in Baghdad, February 16, 2007. U.S. and Iraqi forces are meeting little resistance as they sweep through Baghdad, a U.S. officer said on Friday, a day after Iraq's president said a Shi'ite militia had ordered its leaders to leave the country.