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Thursday, November 11, 2004 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS His Life Personified a Dream Yasser Arafat hoped for statehood for the Palestinian people, but he did not live to see his dream come true. Arafat died early Thursday at age 75 in a military hospital outside Paris. (By Lee Hockstader, The Washington Post) Troops Secure Much of Fallujah Violence Breaks Out Elsewhere in Iraq as Insurgents Seek New Fronts (The Washington Post) Gonzales Named to Succeed Ashcroft as Attorney General (The Washington Post) POLITICS Bush Picks a Loyalist to Replace a Politician In background and temperament, Alberto R. Gonzales, President Bush's choice to be attorney general, could hardly be more different from his predecessor, John D. Ashcroft. (By Dana Milbank, The Washington Post) Latest Conspiracy Theory -- Kerry Won -- Hits the Ether (The Washington Post) Bush Is Asked to Break Deadlock on Intelligence Reform (The Washington Post) Bush Sees 'Opening' for Mideast Peace in Arafat's Death (The Washington Post) Schwarzenegger Muscling Against Base Closings (The Washington Post) More Politics Add topics to this e-mail Make this e-mail your own by selecting the topics and columnists that interest you! Personalize this e-mail now. NATION 'Orange' Alert in D.C., N.Y. Dropped The Department of Homeland Security lowered the terrorist threat level for five financial institution headquarters in Washington, New York and New Jersey. (By John Mintz and Sari Horwitz, The Washington Post) Justices Hear Case on Drug-Detection Dogs High Court Is Asked to Decide on Legality of Such Searches During Traffic Stops (The Washington Post) Judge Cuts Foreman From Peterson Trial No Explanation Given for Removal of Third Juror Since June in Murder Case (The Washington Post) Army Gives Family 'No Answers' in Suicide (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Yasser Arafat Pronounced Dead Yasser Arafat, the man who embodied the cause of the Palestinian people for four decades, died at 3:30 a.m. Thursday at a hospital outside of Paris, according to Palestinian and hospital officials. He was 75. (By John Ward Anderson and Molly Moore, The Washington Post) Troops Secure Much of Fallujah Violence Breaks Out Elsewhere in Iraq as Insurgents Seek New Fronts (The Washington Post) After Accord, Sudan Camp Raided Shelters Reportedly Destroyed and Residents Beaten (The Washington Post) Westerners Are Evacuated From Ivory Coast (The Washington Post) More World METRO Army Gives Family 'No Answers' in Suicide After 17 years of military service and a Bronze Star awarded for Operation Iraqi Freedom, the widow of Master Sgt. James Curtis Coons wants her husband to be counted among the casualties of the Iraq war. (By Theola S. Labbe, The Washington Post) Train System Could Not Avoid Crash Cars Were Being Run Manually (The Washington Post) Cropp Backs Stadium Plan, With a Caveat Council Leader Agrees to Support Williams's SE Proposal if Private Financing Is an Option (The Washington Post) Md. Teen Charged in Robberies, 2 Slayings Pr. George's Victims Were Immigrants (The Washington Post) FBI Probes Theft at Democratic Fund Checks for $350,000 Were Diverted From Senatorial Group (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Some Fight Baseball Tax Various groups are lobbying efforts to shift the brunt of a $26 million annual baseball stadium tax onto other companies. (By Neil Irwin and Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post) Federal Reserve Bumps Up Key Rate Quarter-Point Rise Is Benchmark's Fourth This Year (The Washington Post) Fannie Regulator's Budget Loses Key Backer, for Now Democrat Frank Cites Confidential Report (The Washington Post) Waxman Seeks New Halliburton Inquiry (The Washington Post) N.Y. Mayor Has Plans To Import Flu Shots Bloomberg Seeks European Supply (The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY PeopleSoft Directors Reject Oracle's Offer The board of PeopleSoft Inc. Wednesday rejected Oracle Corp.'s $24-a-share hostile takeover bid as too cheap, but said it was open to a deal at a higher price. (By David A. Vise, The Washington Post) Holiday Forecast: Continued Growth Of Online Sales (The Washington Post) E-Mail Authentication Will Not End Spam, Panelists Say (The Washington Post) Latest Conspiracy Theory -- Kerry Won -- Hits the Ether (The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS The Ruling Class This college basketball season is about the upperclassmen who spurned the lure of NBA riches and instead came back for one more chance to make the Final Four. (By Mark Schlabach, The Washington Post) Magical Evening For the Wizards Hughes, Jamison Spark Home Win: Wizards 106, Magic 96 (The Washington Post) The Punter's Day in the Sun Veteran Tupa Emerges As Key Cog for Redskins (The Washington Post) NASCAR To Allow Hard Liquor Sponsors (The Washington Post) Despite All the Setbacks, They've Gone Far in K.C. (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE Our Wars The Smithsonian unveils a comprehensive exhibit of U.S. military history to mark Veterans Day Thursday. (By Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post) Brothers Make a Crew Into a Congregation (The Washington Post) Condo Pandemonium Bidders Vie for Family's Ill-Gotten Digs (The Washington Post) Artomatic 2004: Hanging Is Too Good for It (The Washington Post) 'Two Trains Running': The Trick of Staying on Track (The Washington Post) More Style LIVE DISCUSSIONS Baseball Post staff writer Barry Svrluga takes your questions on D.C. baseball and what players the team might pursue in the off-season. Moving Crew: Cardio Fitness This week, the Moving Crew explores cardio fitness -- the newest trends and ways to overcome the excuses that keep so many of us desk and sofa-bound Off the Page Writer Joan Silber, a finalist for the up-coming National Book Award in fiction, will discuss writing and publishing with her editor, Norton's Carol Houck Smith. Farifax County Schools Fairfax Superintendent Jack Dale assesses his first months at the helm of the school system. More Live Discussions EDITORIALS, OPINIONS AND LETTERS Change at Justice ATTORNEY GENERAL John D. Ashcroft's decision to step down is welcome. Mr. Ashcroft struck a polarizing tone as the nation's chief law enforcement officer... The Battle in Fallujah AMERICAN AND Iraqi troops appeared to be on the way to success yesterday in their operation to retake control of Fallujah from anti-government insurgents... Murk in Prince George's DESPITE OCCASIONAL feuds and intemperate eruptions, land developers and politicians in Prince George's County have generally forged cooperative relations.... More Editorials, Opinions and Letters TODAY'S ... 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