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Death Penalty Setbacks In Florida and California Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida suspended all executions in that state, citing a troubled execution on Wednesday. Hours later, a federal judge ruled that the lethal-injection protocol in California violated the constitutional prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. PAGE A11 HarperCollins Fires Editor Judith Regan, the firebrand editor who stirred anger with her plans for a book by O. J. Simpson, was fired by HarperCollins. BUSINESS DAY, PAGE C1 The Governor and the Senate A South Dakota senator's illness has put the spotlight on the state's governor, Mike Rounds, a Republican who could be in the position of deciding control of the Senate. PAGE A11 Rumsfeld Leaves Pentagon Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld left the Pentagon with a combative speech about American power. PAGE A6 La Scala's Reluctant Savior Some called the tenor Antonello Palombi a hero for stepping in when the lead in ''Aida'' left the stage. He doesn't. THE ARTS, PAGE B9 How Not to Scare Off Buyers Even in a slow market, apartment sellers in Manhattan sometimes forget that buyers are a key part of the equation. REAL ESTATE
