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Foreign
Workers
Held in Iraq

Contractor kept 1,000 Asian laborers 3 months in warehouses

 Saudis Go Hog Wild 

Motorcycles catch on in Muslim country

Tibetans Push Lama Toward Harder Stance on China

Even leader sees that time's running out on non-confrontational 'middle way'

 Latin American 
 Nations Reject DEA 

Bolivia, Ecuador latest to repudiate US anti-drug operations

Afghans Hard-Pressed to Hold Gains in War on Opium

Corruption, other obstacles make cultivation of legitimate crops tough to maintain

 Israelis Favor Mac; 
 US Jews Like Obama 

Israelis wonder about Obama; former Bush aide campaigns among American Jews

OPINION

Bush's Next Act: Try Congress

With John Quincy Adams as model, Dubya could do plenty of good in House

 Young Island Is 
 Scientists' Playground 

Surtsey, formed off Iceland in 1963 eruption, is no-tourists-allowed model of evolution

OPINION

Big Families Bring Big Rewards

One (non-celebrity) mother writes of the joys of her hefty brood

Chavez's Stature Shrinks as Price of Oil Plummets

Venezuela's largesse depends on high volume, expense

Afghan Activists Push
for Peace Talks 

Activists launch growing anti-war movement

ANALYSIS

 Tax Hikes Loom as 
 Deficit Nears $1T 

Blue or red, next president may need to boost revenues with increase

 Can't Talk to Girls? 
 9-Year-Old Has Advice 

Soon-to-be-published Greven offers helpful hints on handling the opposite sex

States Warn Feds They
May Ask for Cash, Too

Deficits and tight credit may force states to beg for Treasury dollars

 Syria Formalizes Lebanon Ties 

Damascus hopes symbolic gesture eases international pressure

 Oysters May 
 Clean East 
 Coast Waters 

Electrified reefs could help restore the population

 Southern Gator Hunt 
 Draws Fire 

Population control should be left to experts, critics say

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