Early advisory for Wednesday, January 25, 2006.

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OLYMPICS PACKAGE: Now available, a graphic explaining the Olympic cauldron and a street map of Torino. Download a list of our advance Olympics graphic package here:

http://www.krtdirect.com/shared/KRT_Graphics_Olympics_ plan.pdf

NOTE: To avoid a la carte fees after the Olympics graphics move into the Graphics Archive, Graphics Live subscribers should download the Olympics graphics as they are posted. Two weeks after each graphic is posted, it will move into the Graphics Archive, where a la carte fees will apply unless the customer has a Graphics Archive subscription. To arrange a Graphics Archive subscription, call Tribune Media Services at 866-280-5210.

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SWITCHING TO ILLUSTRATOR: KRT Graphics will begin posting its infographics in Adobe Illustrator CS2, the current version of Illustrator, beginning July 5, 2006. Read the full press release: www.krtdirect.com/graphics/preview/cs2.htm

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SWITCHING TO ILLUSTRATOR: KRT Graphics will begin posting its infographics in Adobe Illustrator CS2, the current version of Illustrator, beginning July 5, 2006. Read full press release

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GERALD FORD: For graphics on former U.S. President Gerald Ford, click here

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20060124 SCOTUS votes.fh9, Posted

2 col x 5.5 in / 96x140 mm / 327x475 pixels

Graphic shows how the Senate Judiciary Committee has voted on past nominees (since 1971), and how the full Senate voted to confirm or reject.

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STORY: SCOTUS-ALITO, Knight Ridder by Steve Henderson

20060124 Obesity drug.fh9, Posted

2 col x 6 in / 96x152 mm / 327x518 pixels

Graphic explains how the drug orlistat works to blocks fat; FDA considers over-the-counter sales of the weight-loss pill.

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20060123 PENTAGON spend.fh9, Posted

2 col x 3.25 in / 96x83 mm / 327x281 pixels

Chart shows examples of how the Department of Defense overpaid for kitchen equipment.

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STORY: PENTAGON-SPENDING, Knight Ridder by Seth Borenstein

20060123 FORD layoffs.fh9, Posted

2 col x 4 in / 96x102 mm / 327x346 pixels

Map shows plant closings and number of workers affected by Ford's restructuring.

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STORY: AUTO-FORD, Knight Ridder

20060120 Civil rights.fh9, Posted

5 col x 12.25 in / 246x311 mm / 837x1058 pixels

Centerpiece graphic shows the history of African-Americans' struggle for civil rights; February is Black History Month.

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