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April 14, 2006

More Retired Generals Call for Rumsfeld's Resignation
By DAVID S. CLOUD and ERIC SCHMITT
Maj. Gen. Charles H. Swannack Jr. became the fifth retired senior general in recent days to call publicly for the defense secretary's ouster.

Path to Deportation Can Start With a Traffic Stop
By PAUL VITELLO
Some local and state law enforcement officials are taking it upon themselves to pursue deportation cases against illegal immigrants.

Treasury Rate Signals Burdens for Borrowers
By VIKAS BAJAJ
Investors pushed up the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note to over 5 percent, its highest point in nearly four years.

Helping Save Prickly Victims of Development
By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN
A cactus rescue effort in Arizona reflects a movement toward regionally apt, drought-tolerant gardening.

3 Deaths in China Reveal Disparity in Price of Lives
By JIM YARDLEY
Many Chinese citizens are finding that the Constitution is a flimsy tool for protecting individual rights.

F.B.I. Files Link Big Film Names to a Detective
By DAVID M. HALBFINGER and ALLISON HOPE WEINER
Paramount's chief and a talent agent had direct dealings with a detective at the center of a wiretapping scandal.

Boy Who Helped Yankees Is a Hit Again
By JOE LAPOINTE
Jeffrey Maier was 12 when he helped propel the Yankees to the 1996 World Series. He is in the news again.

Moussaoui, Testifying Again, Voices Glee Over Witnesses' Accounts of Sept. 11 Grief
By NEIL A. LEWIS
Zacarias Moussaoui took the stand for the second time in his sentencing trial and told the jury, "We want to inflict pain on your country."

Europe Stalls on Road to Economic Change
By RICHARD BERNSTEIN
Europeans are worried that weak leaders in Germany, France and Italy are preventing economic changes.

Students to Get No Warning Before Searches
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
New York City police officers with metal detectors will conduct surprise sweeps for weapons as students enter middle schools and high schools.

Meeting Yields No Progress on Curbing Iran Nuclear Bid
By NAZILA FATHI and DAVID E. SANGER
Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei's one-day trip ended with no agreement by the Iranians to halt production of enriched uranium.

Young Nepalese Lead Their Nation's Push for Democracy
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
Protests have gripped Nepal in the last several days, with demands for the end of palace rule and the reinstatement of Parliament.

Bausch & Lomb Asks Retailers to Remove a Lens Cleaner
By GARDINER HARRIS
After reports of illness, Bausch & Lomb said that it had asked retailers to temporarily remove its ReNu With MoistureLoc solution from store shelves.


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