Articles from New York Times Upfront (September 18, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
1979: Iran's Islamic revolution: after the overthrow of the Shah, an American ally became one of its biggest adversaries.	Cohen, Roger		1782
A striking woman.		Brief article	184
At the movies: the end of soggy popcorn?		Brief article	219
Before there were Newtons.		Brief article	179
Cartoons.		Brief article	112
China's lucky numbers.		Brief article	142
Does class rank make the grade? Many high schools have stopped ranking students, forcing colleges to put more weight on SAT scores.	Finder, Alan		466
Drug-fueled superstars.	Rhoden, William C.	Brief article	143
Election lottery: vote to win.	Archibold, Randal C.	Survey	699
Faces of terror?	Lipton, Eric		733
Fidel's finale? When Cuba's dictator was sidelined by illness, Castro's younger brother assumed power. What, if anything, will happen?	Thompson, Ginger		1001
Game show.		Brief article	198
Guess who's looking at your Web page: college-admissions officials and employers are starting to check out candidates on Web sites like Facebook and MySpace.	Finder, Alan	Cover story	827
He thanks heaven for 7-Eleven.		Brief article	112
In China, 120 million Netizens challenge Communist control.	Kristof, Nicholas D.	Brief article	181
India elects a new Idol.		Brief article	141
Israel vs. Hezbollah: what was their month-long war all about--and what does it mean for the Middle East and for America's role in the region?	Smith, Patricia		1332
Letter from the editor.	Rebhun, Elliott	Letter to the editor	132
Noted & quoted.			117
Numbers in the news.			120
Scalpel, suture, iPod.		Brief article	161
Should the federal minimum wage be raised? Seventeen states have set their minimum wages higher than the federal rate of $5.15 an hour. Congress is now debating a boost.			509
The Middle East, by the numbers.		Brief article	380
The not so United States: on many of today's hottest issues, the states are ignoring Washington and going their own way. Is this what the Founding Fathers had in mind?	Belluck, Pam		1845
Urged on by robotic jockeys, camels charge down a racetrack in the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar.			76
Why we change places.		Brief article	95
Working for safer cosmetics: a California teenager headed to the state capital in her effort to make sure the ingredients in cosmetics are safe.	Assaf, Jessica		483
Would you like a gas guzzler with your chicken Mcnuggets?	Warner, Melanie	Brief article	132