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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"I thought it could run for like five years."
-JERRY ORBACH, who was in "The Fantasticks" when it opened 42 years ago. It
closes Sunday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/arts/theater/09FANT.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Justices Unanimously Narrow the Scope of Disabilities Act

The Supreme Court ruled that to qualify as disabled a person
must have substantial limitations on abilities that are
"central to daily life."
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/national/09SCOT.html?todaysheadlines

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Prosecutor Willing to Deal in Child Drownings Case

The state is willing to forgo the death penalty if Andrea
Yates drops her insanity plea, a prosecutor said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/national/09MOM.html?todaysheadlines

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Hijacker Got a Speeding Ticket

A leader of the Sept. 11 hijackings aroused no   suspicion
when he was stopped for speeding in Maryland two days
before the attacks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/national/09INQU.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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U.S. Is Building Up Its Military Bases in Afghan Region

In a sign that American forces are settling in, the United
States and its allies are building an air base in
Kyrgyzstan and improving bases in two other countries in
the region.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/international/asia/09BASE.html?todaysheadlines

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Pentagon Study Urges Arms Shift, From Nuclear to High-Tech

A classified Pentagon review outlines a new post-cold-war
concept of deterrence that is intended to justify slashing
the United States' nuclear arsenal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/international/09PENT.html?todaysheadlines

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2 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Soliders

Two Palestinian gunmen were killed in an attack on an
Israeli military post in southern Israel Wednesday which
broke a lull in violence which had raised hopes of
stanching 15 months of bloodshed.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-mideast.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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U.S. Ends Car Plan on Gas Efficiency; Looks to Fuel Cells

The Bush administration is walking away from a project to
develop high-mileage gasoline-fueled vehicles and will
support a plan to develop hydrogen-based fuel cells.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/business/09FUEL.html?todaysheadlines

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Thousands of Jobs Expected to Be Cut at G.M. and Ford

The two largest American automakers are expected to announce
the elimination of at least 15,000 jobs this week.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/business/09AUTO.html?todaysheadlines

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Surge in Bias Cases Punishes Insurers, and Premiums Rise

Companies insuring against harassment or discrimination
claims are jacking up their rates  some doubling or
tripling them  while a few have quit the business entirely.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/business/09HARA.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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Court Orders Motorola to Pay $300 Million to Banks

A federal judge has ordered Motorola to pay $300 million to
Chase Manhattan Bank and several other lenders to repay
part of a loan to the company's troubled satellite
telephone venture, Iridium.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/technology/09BIRD.html?todaysheadlines

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New Rules Help AOL Time Warner, but Put It to a Test

New accounting rules make it easier to compare AOL with
hundreds of other companies with profits. And by
comparison, its shares may look very expensive.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/business/09PLAC.html?todaysheadlines

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U.S. Ends Car Plan on Gas Efficiency; Looks to Fuel Cells

The Bush administration is walking away from a project to
develop high-mileage gasoline-fueled vehicles and will
support a plan to develop hydrogen-based fuel cells.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/business/09FUEL.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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Education Bill Urges New Emphasis on Phonics

The education bill President Bush signed into   law includes
an ambitious federal commitment to teaching reading, with a
focus on phonics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/politics/09EDUC.html?todaysheadlines

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White House Seeking Funds to Dismantle Nuclear Arms

The Bush administration plans to ask Congress for 37 percent
more money this year than it sought a year ago to safeguard
and dispose of nuclear materials.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/international/europe/09NUKE.html?todaysheadlines

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Judge Overrules Decision Allowing Logging of Burned Trees

A federal judge in Montana has blocked a Bush
administration decision that would have allowed logging at
the Bitterroot National Forest.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/national/09FORE.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Gonzalez Goes to Rangers

Juan Gonzalez agreed in principle to a two-year, $24 million
contract with his old team, the Texas Rangers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/sports/baseball/09METS.html?todaysheadlines

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Hall of Fame Admits Smith; Carter

                     Left Out

Ozzie Smith became the 37th player elected to the Hall of
Fame in his first year of eligibility. Gary Carter narrowly
missed election.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/sports/baseball/09HALL.html?todaysheadlines

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Team Owners Defend Selig

Baseball owners defended Commissioner Bud Selig amid
suggestions that he played a role in a loan that could
create a conflict of interest in baseball's contraction
plan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/sports/baseball/09SELI.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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'The Fantasticks' Is Ending Its 42-Year Run

On Sunday evening, after 17,162 performances, "The
Fantasticks" will do the one thing that few thought it
capable of. It will close.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/arts/theater/09FANT.html?todaysheadlines

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New York Philharmonic Moves Into a New Era

The Philharmonic's 2002-3 season will be the first under its
new director, Lorin Maazel, who will conduct 11 of the
orchestra's 34 subscription weeks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/arts/music/09PHIL.html?todaysheadlines

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Downtown, Hit Brightens an Emerging Playwright

Melissa James Gibson's "[sic]" has been extended twice at
SoHo Rep, and several commercial producers have expressed
interest in moving it to a larger theater.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/arts/theater/09GIBS.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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Accord Reached in School Bias Suit Against Yonkers

An agreement has been reached in a lawsuit that will give
$300 million to the Yonkers' school system, officials said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/education/09YONK.html?todaysheadlines

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Bloomberg, Indebted to No One, Is Friendly With Few

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has none of the obligations that
other politicians carry, but very few are obligated to him
either.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/nyregion/09BLOO.html?todaysheadlines

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Terms Are Up, but They Land on Their Feet

Borough presidents and City Council members that were pushed
out of office by term limits have managed to avoid
unemployment.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/nyregion/09BEEP.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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Who's Home, Who's Not
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Two world-renowned figures have   been on the run, living in
"undisclosed locations" since Sept. 11:  Osama bin Laden
and Dick Cheney.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/opinion/09FRIE.html?todaysheadlines

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Just a Little Honest
By  MAUREEN DOWD
CNN made a terrible gaffe when it finally spit out what we
all know, but   what the networks go to ludicrous   lengths
to deny: They hire and promote news stars based on looks
and sex appeal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/opinion/09DOWD.html?todaysheadlines

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Somalia Is No Hideout for bin Laden
By NURUDDIN FARAH
There are many barriers to Osama bin Laden finding a safe
haven in Somalia.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/opinion/09FARA.html?todaysheadlines

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