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Orlando Sentinel: PRODUCT: OS DESK: ASEC DATE: 02-04-2004 EDITION: FLA ZONE: FLA PAGE: A2.0 DEADLINE: 20.6 COMPOSETIME: 09.14 CMYK A2 Orlando Sentinel WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2004 THE QUICK READ IN THE ORLANDO SENTINEL Up Next EH? V- is jMfci vi if Thursday's Ride Rear-wheel-drive comeback After decades of trying to convince U.S. drivers that front-wheel drive was preferable, many of today's automakers are reintroducing rear-wheel drive. Plus, we test-drive the 2004 Chevrolet Colorado LS (above). Thursday's Life Times Creations from African mud cloth Designer Evelyn Benton lets nothing go to waste. That's because most of her designs are made of African mud cloth, an expensive, handcrafted fabric from Mali and Ivory Coast.

After she has cut a skirt, dress or robelike dashi-ki, she turns the scraps into hats, handbags and dolls' clothes. SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARBOOK Slain at school. Jaime Rodrigo Gough, a 14-year-old student at Southwood Middle School in Miami-Dade County's Palmetto Bay, was found stabbed to death in a school bathroom Tuesday. A classmate was taken into custody. Page B1 ro Orlando's two remaining Parisian stores into McRae's department stores this fall.

McRae's, which offers apparel styles similar to Parisian's but at more-moderate prices, will move into the Parisian locations at the Seminole Towne Center in San-ford and West Oaks Mall in Ocoee. Page CI HOW THE MARKETS FARED LOTTERY 500 0.77 1,136.03 Dow Jones 6.00 10,505.18 NATION WORLD Ricin mailed previously: a deadly toxin that has forced the closure of three Senate office buildings is the third case of the poison ricin being mailed to a federal building, including the White House, in the past four months, the FBI said. Page A1 Iraq suicide bombing toll rises: The number of dead rose to 1 0 1 in the twin suicide bombings of two Kurdish political offices, the highest confirmed toll in any terrorist attack since the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Kurds blamed Ansar al-Islam, a militant group allegedly linked to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network.

Page A3 North Korea will talk: After months of loud threats and quiet diplomacy, North Korea said that it has agreed to resume talks with the United States and four negotiating partners this month about the future of its clandestine nuclear-weapons program. Page A3 Sharon gets backing: Israel's opposition Labor Party said it will back Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to dismantle Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip, assuring him of a parliamentary majority even if ultranation-alists quit Sharon's coalition in protest. Page A7 LOCAL STATE Working poor in suburbs: a growing number of suburban families are applying for the Earned Income Tax Credit, the federal tax refund for low-income workers, a study by The Brookings Institution found. Page A1 Life-or-death decisions: a bill that would severely limit when feeding tubes could be removed from seriously ill patients ran into a buzzsaw of opposition from opponents who said it could force parents to keep comatose children alive. Page B1 SPORTS Marino resigns: Former Miami Dolphins star quarterback Dan Marino had a change of heart, stepping down from an executive position with the team created just for him.

Three weeks after accepting the position of seniorvice president, he resigned. Page D1 Florida State victory: fsu's men's basketball team knocked off 1 5th-ranked Georgia Tech 81-65. Daytona Beach's Tim Pickett led the way, with 33 points and eight rebounds for the Seminoles. Page D3 MONEY Prosecution hurts Stewarf case: a former brokerage assistant testified that his boss ordered him to pass a secret tip to Martha Stewart that led the style maven to trigger her well-timed sale of ImClone Systems stock. The government's star witness in the case said broker Peter Bacanovic ordered him to alert Stewart on Dec.

27,2001, that the family of ImClone founder Sam Waksal was dumping its shares. Page A1 Parisian will convert: Parisian's parent company, Saks which also owns the Saks Fifth Avenue brand, has announced plans to convert met- For Florida lottery results, call 407-872-7200, Category 4000; or vlsltflalottery.com LottoJan.31 10-18-25-26-28-41 Estimated jackpot Feb. 4 $3 million Fantasy 5Feb. 3 2-12-25-28-34 Fantasy 5Feb. 2 9-22-23-24-32 0 with 5 numbers Rolldown 288 with 4 numbers $908 9,730 with 3 numbers $10 96,062 with 2 numbers Quick Pick ticket Mega Money Feb.

3 26-27-37-40 Mega Ball 2 Estimated jackpot $1 million Cash 3Tuesday 8-7-2 Play4Tuesday 2-4-2-2 Qgjo "If you've got a problem, I'll solve it." Sjt CORRECTIONS CLARIFICATIONS An item in the Home Front feature on Page Jl 1 of the Jan. 25 Homes section about disposing of hazardous household waste incorrectly reported drop-off days at the Orange County McLeod Road Transfer Station. Household hazardous waste is accepted there on Wednesdays and Saturdays only. An article on Page B5 of Saturday's Local State section about high-school students in Broward County being disqualified from a theatrical competition incorrectly referred to Archbishop McCarthy High School in some references. An article on Page B3 of Tuesday's Local State section about an Orange City man pleading guilty to aggravated child abuse in the beating death of a 2-year-old boy incorrectly listed Timothy Scott Ceglarek's age.

He is 24 years old. The continuation of an article on Page A5 Tuesday about the prominence of risque material in American culture misidentified the CBS show Two and a Half Men. The program is the network's No. 1 new comedy. Everybody Loves Raymond is the network's No.

1 comedy. An article on Page B3 of Tuesday's Local State section about Jose Melendez-Perez, an officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, misidentified the television network CNN on second reference. Nasdaq T-bond, 30-yr. 3.06 2,066.21 4.95 LIFE TIMES Frozen on film: Ask true sports fans where they were Feb.

22, 1980, and they can tell you. Watching TV. Biting their nails Holding their breath. Actor Kurt Russell remembers it. He remembered even before he was cast to play Herb Brooks, the coach of Team USA, for the new Disney film Miracle, about the "Miracle on Ice" Olympic hockey battle, U.SA.

vs. U.S.S.R.Page El WORKING Trump as teaching tool: Marie Mitchell has a life, and it has little time for television. She had never even seen a reality show until recently. Now she's making time to watch The Apprentice, the NBC reality show featuring Donald Trump and a group of young entrepreneurs competing for the boss's favor. Mitchell is not just a fan; the University of Central Florida instructor has made the show required viewing for the 40 students in her "Cornerstone" business-management class.

She's not the only teacher tapping into the buzz. Page G1 OPINION End confusion: It would be clearer to remove "Orlando" from the name of the Sanford airport. Editorial, Page A10 Consumer Columnist Greg Dawson "The Last Resort" Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in Life Times OrlandoSentinel.com, Click on Lifestyle CORRECTIONS POLICY It is the mission of the Orlando Sentinel to pursue the truth aggressively. Our policy, in doing so, is to correct mistakes promptly and to clarify information reported in less-than-clear context. If you would like to comment about the fairness, accuracy or balance of a Sentinel article or something else about the newspaper's news coverage, call Public Editor Manning Pynn at 407-650-6410, or send a fax to 407-420-5286 or e-mail to: publicorlandosentinel.com Make it a Mayo rs Aloment Orlando Sentinel Communications A Tribune Publishing Company 128th Year No.

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