Articles from New York Times Upfront (December 8, 2003)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Asia's missing girls: technology that lets pregnant women know the sex of their babies--combined with a traditional preference for sons--has caused a gender imbalance across much of Asia.	Simons, Craig		2230
Cartoons.			73
Cloned food fight.			118
Corruption & despair choke Zimbabwe: it was once one of Africa's most prosperous countries. But five years after its government began seizing white-owned farms, Zimbabwe's economy is in ruins.	Wines, Michael		771
Creating new-car smell.			124
Critiquing all those nutty web sites.		Interview	195
Does stress cause acne?			98
Doggie DNA.			143
Expelling Saddam: with Iraq's dictator out of power, schools are removing his image and propaganda from their books and lessons.	Tierney, John	Cover Story	1112
For the Amish, tradition and the Law Collide: wary of idle hands, the Amish are seeking an exemption from child labor laws for their teenage boys.	Greenhouse, Steven		1121
Grown-up dolls for little girls.			157
Help wanted: why are so many potential candidates passing on the chance to run for seats in the House in 2004?	Stolberg, Sheryl Gay		1081
Hip grapefruit?			157
Is corn making us fat? Michael Pollan argues that U.S. farm policy promoting overproduction of corn has made America overweight--and made big food companies very happy.	Pollan, Michael		2278
More time in school = less obesity?			362
Numbers in the news.			125
Politic's is local in New Hampshire's primary.	Belgard, Katie		446
Return of the whale hunters.			183
Saying no.			47
Should players be eligible for the NFL draft right out of high school? With Maurice Clarett challenging the NFL's three-year waiting rule in court, two NFL Hall of Fame players square off.	Haynes, Mike		524
Smile, you're on candid cell phone: with millions of cell-phone snapshots being beamed into cyberspace, are people's privacy rights at risk?	Harmon, Amy		348
The aurora borealis.			69
Upfront quiz show.		Illustration	286
When man took to the skies: one hundred years ago this month, in Kitty Hawk, N.C., the Wright brothers gave the world powered flight.	Price, Sean		1534