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1. REAL ESTATE |  September 25, 2005
Is It Better to Buy or Rent?
By DAVID LEONHARDT
Where prices have risen quickly, buying a home may be financially unwise unless you plan to stay for years.

2. BOOKS |  September 28, 2005
Books of The Times | 'Born to Kvetch': To Provoke in Yiddish, Try 'How Are You?'
By WILLIAM GRIMES
Michael Wex's book is a thoughtful inquiry into what he calls "the national language of nowhere."

3. BUSINESS |  October 1, 2005
Your Money: How to Prepare for One Really Quick Getaway
By DAMON DARLIN
New technology is making storage of financial and medical records less odious, and surprisingly, it is not that expensive.

4. INTERNATIONAL / AFRICA |  September 28, 2005
Nightmare for African Women: Birthing Injury and Little Help
By SHARON LaFRANIERE
New cases of fistulas, unknown in the West for nearly 100 years, are far outpacing corrective surgeries.

5. OPINION |  September 30, 2005
Op-Ed Contributor: That Famous Equation and You
By BRIAN GREENE
E = mc², 100 years old this month, shapes every aspect of our lives.

6. WASHINGTON |  October 1, 2005
Buying of News by Bush's Aides Is Ruled Illegal
By ROBERT PEAR
Federal auditors said the administration had disseminated "covert propaganda" in the U.S., in violation of a statutory ban.

7. HEALTH |  September 27, 2005
Preventing Cancer: Which of These Foods Will Stop Cancer? (Not So Fast)
By GINA KOLATA
When it comes to cancer, eating well can't hurt. But for now, scientists say, the benefits remain hypothetical and elusive.

8. OPINION |  September 29, 2005
Op-Ed Contributor: After the Love Is Gone
By NORA EPHRON
The president that broke my heart.

9. EDUCATION |  October 2, 2005
Top Graduates Line Up to Teach to the Poor
By TAMAR LEWIN
Teach for America is drawing graduates who want to contribute to improving society while building an impressive résumé.

10. INTERNATIONAL / EUROPE |  September 30, 2005
Swaffham Journal: At Wit's End, a Town Dithers Over Its Millionaire Pest
By SARAH LYALL
Michael Carroll is known across Britain by his tabloid nickname, the Lotto Lout.

11. DINING & WINE |  September 28, 2005
Kugel Unraveled
By JOAN NATHAN
Despite kugel's deep tradition, it is changing, even in Brooklyn, the center of American kugel cooking.

12. INTERNATIONAL / MIDDLE EAST |  September 28, 2005
Saudi Women Have Message for U.S. Envoy
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
When Karen Hughes expressed the hope that Saudi women would be able to "fully participate in society," her audience of Saudi women challenged her.

13. BUSINESS / WORLD BUSINESS |  September 29, 2005
New Austerity for German Car Industry
By MARK LANDLER
The German auto industry, saddled with some of the highest labor costs in the world, is embarking on a stringent belt-tightening campaign.

14. NATIONAL |  September 29, 2005
Cut-Rate Homes For Middle Class Are Catching On
By DEAN E. MURPHY
Public housing is being stretched to include people who are more likely to have Starbucks cash cards than food stamps.

15. OPINION |  September 27, 2005
Editorial: Cronies at the Till
Anyone who pays taxes in America should be concerned about how the money for the Gulf Coast is being spent and who is profiting.

16. NATIONAL / NATIONAL SPECIAL |  October 2, 2005
Stumbling Storm-Aid Effort Put Tons of Ice on Trips to Nowhere
By SCOTT SHANE and ERIC LIPTON
Ninety-one thousand tons of ice cubes intended to cool food and sweltering victims of Hurricane Katrina were never delivered.

17. OPINION |  September 27, 2005
Op-Ed Contributor: At the Vatican, Exceptions Make the Rule
By JOHN L. ALLEN Jr.
When the Vatican makes statements like "no gays in the priesthood," it means, "as a rule, this is not good, but we know there will be exceptions."

18. TRAVEL / ESCAPES |  September 30, 2005
36 Hours: Durango, Colo.
By ALISON BERKLEY
Heart-stopping hairpin turns, locally raised lamb and whitewater kayaking in an Old West destination.

19. NATIONAL / NATIONAL SPECIAL |  September 29, 2005
Lawlessness: Fear Exceeded Crime's Reality in New Orleans
By JIM DWYER and CHRISTOPHER DREW
A review shows that some of the most alarming stories appear to be little more than figments of frightened imaginations.

20. OPINION |  September 28, 2005
ts Op-Ed Columnist: Dancing in the Dark
By MAUREEN DOWD
The once disciplined and swaggering Bush administration has descended into slapstick.

21. BUSINESS |  September 27, 2005
To Conserve Gas, President Calls for Less Driving
By DAVID LEONHARDT, JAD MOUAWAD and DAVID E. SANGER
President Bush also issued a directive for federal agencies to cut energy use and to urge employees to use public transportation.

22. SCIENCE |  September 28, 2005
Legendary Monster of the Deep Is Captured on Film
By WILLIAM J. BROAD
Two Japanese scientists have made the world's first observations of a giant squid in the wild.

23. OPINION |  October 2, 2005
ts Op-Ed Columnist: In the Beginning, There Was Abramoff
By FRANK RICH
Tom DeLay's indictment in Texas is only a tiny detail within a vast Boschian canvas of depravity.

24. OPINION |  September 30, 2005
ts Op-Ed Columnist: The Way It Is
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Scenes from modern America.

25. OPINION |  October 3, 2005
Op-Ed Contributor: Good Energy
By RICK MORANIS
The writer defines "non-essential driving" in an e-mail.

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