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		Saturday, February 23, 2008   Compiled 2 AM E.T. In This E-Mail: Sports |  Arts |  Customize Today's Headlines  |  Search TOP STORIES Advertisement Waterboarding Is Focus of Justice Dept. Inquiry By SCOTT SHANE An investigation could provide the first public accounting for legal advice that endorsed interrogation methods widely denounced as torture. Ominous Signs Remain in City Run by Iraqis By SOLOMON MOORE An experiment with self-rule in Basra, Iraq’s second largest city, suggests to many that the country’s future remains dark. THE ENERGY CHALLENGE Move Over, Oil, There’s Money in Texas Wind By CLIFFORD KRAUSS After breakneck growth the last three years, Texas has surpassed California as the top state for wind power. • NYTimes.com Homepage Back to Top QUOTATION OF THE DAY "I have the same feelings about wind as I had about the best oil field I ever found." BOONE PICKENS, the Texas oilman, on the potential of wind power. ARTS OPINION Video: New Harmonies Chinese music students collaborated with the New York Philharmonic for a debut appearance in Shanghai. Related Article Op-Ed: The Lost Treasure of Machu Picchu Yale must finally return the artifacts that symbolize Peru’s great heritage. SPORTS Double-Doubles: Twins’ Destiny By KAREN CROUSE Courtney Paris, possibly the greatest player in the history of women’s collegiate basketball, is on the same team as her twin sister Ashley, Courtney’s de facto personal assistant. Coughlin’s Success Changes Opinions By JOHN BRANCH Tom Coughlin, who until recently was criticized for his inability to mold Eli Manning into a consistent quarterback, never mind a championship one, has been redefined. Final Birdie by Woods Proves to Be Biggest By LARRY DORMAN From the moment he finished his comeback two days earlier to the moment he shook hands with Aaron Baddeley there has been an almost palpable sense of certainty about Tiger Woods. • More Sports News Back to Top ARTS China and the Philharmonic, in Harmony By DANIEL J. WAKIN In a chilly classroom at Shanghai Datong High School, the New York Philharmonic musician counted out, “One, two, one, two” in Taiwanese-accented Mandarin. THE CARPETBAGGER Hollywood Gets Ready for Hoopla as Usual By DAVID CARR The Academy Awards are New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day rolled into one, a day of reckoning when accounts are tallied, blessings are counted and resolutions are forged anew. Landmark Massachusetts Building Where Wharton Wrote Faces Foreclosure By CHARLES McGRATH The Mount, Edith Wharton’s estate in Lenox, Mass., is in danger of being put in foreclosure. • More Arts News Back to Top ON THIS DAY On Feb. 23, 1954, the first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh. • See this front page • Buy this front page Back to Top   ADVERTISEMENT About This E-Mail You received these headlines because you are subscribed to Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com. Unsubscribe   |   Manage My Subscriptions   |   Suggestions   |   How to Advertise Please include the following ID number when writing to feedback@nytimes.com so that we can track any reports of problems:  55491903 Copyright 2008 | The New York Times Company | Privacy Policy NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018