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Monday, March 25, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"I went through more screening to get into the seminary than
to get a security clearance in the military."
-JOHN FAIN, on new methods to train priests. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/national/25PRIE.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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In Seminaries, New Ways for a New Generation

The talk at Roman Catholic seminaries is about the need to
produce a new breed of priest: spiritually prepared and
psychologically mature.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/national/25PRIE.html?todaysheadlines

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Oregon City Watches for Clues to Fate of Missing Girls 

An eerie quiet is in the air in Oregon City, Ore., following
the disappearance of two 13-year-old girls in recent
months.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/national/25GIRL.html?todaysheadlines 

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Dog Attack Trial Is Over, but the Debate Goes on

The infamous dog mauling case may be over, but San Francisco
is still reeling from it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/national/25DOGS.html?todaysheadlines 

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INTERNATIONAL
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U.S. Prods Israel to Allow Arafat to Go to Arab Summit

Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that it was important
that Yasir Arafat go to the Arab summit meeting in Lebanon
this week.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/international/middleeast/25DIPL.html?todaysheadlines

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Tribal Leaders in Pakistan Warn the U.S. to Keep Out 

Tribal leaders in Pakistan have an unambiguous message for
American commanders who say they might enter tribal areas
in pursuit of Al Qaeda fighters: Don't.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/international/asia/25STAN.html?todaysheadlines 

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North and South Korea to Resume Dialogue

In a surprise effort to resume their long-stalled dialogue,
North and South Korea announced Monday that they would
exchange high-level envoys.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/international/asia/25KORE.html?todaysheadlines 

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BUSINESS
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A Test for Antitrust Laws

The federal judge presiding over the Microsoft trial has
postponed ruling on the case's most contested question: how
broad is the scope of this remedy proceeding?
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/technology/ebusiness/25SOFT.html?todaysheadlines

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Hollywood Watches Ovitz in Tale of Thwarted Ambition 

Mike Ovitz was once referred to as the most powerful man in
Hollywood. Now, he is more often described as
"Shakespearean."
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/business/media/25MIKE.html?todaysheadlines 

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Hewlett's Man for the Merger Details

Webb McKinney, a 32-year veteran of Hewlett-Packard, is
expected to lead the team that plans how the company and
Compaq would fit together.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/technology/ebusiness/25HEWL.html?todaysheadlines 

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TECHNOLOGY
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Hewlett's Man for the Merger Details

Webb McKinney, a 32-year veteran of Hewlett-Packard, is
expected to lead the team that plans how the company and
Compaq would fit together.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/technology/ebusiness/25HEWL.html?todaysheadlines

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Taiwan Maker of Notebook PC's Thrives Quietly 

Quanta Computer, a 14-year-old company based in Taiwan, is
perhaps the most important, least well-known computer maker
in the world.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/technology/circuits/25LAP.html?todaysheadlines 

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Law Limiting Internet in Libraries Challenged

Librarians and their allies are trying to overturn a law
passed by Congress requiring schools and libraries to use
Internet filtering software.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/national/25LIBR.html?todaysheadlines 

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POLITICS
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In El Salvador, Bush Talks of Trade and Criticizes Democrats

President Bush said Sunday that he would push hard for a
trade accord between the United States and Central America.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/international/americas/25PREX.html?todaysheadlines

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Library and Legacy Adrift as the Nixon Sisters Feud 

The Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation has
become a quirky and bitterly fought-over institution.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/politics/25NIXO.html?todaysheadlines 

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Security at U.S. Reactors Criticized by Congressman

A congressman will release documents on Monday that he says
reveal "black hole after black hole" in security at the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/national/25SECU.html?todaysheadlines 

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SPORTS
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Maryland Squeezes Into Final Four

Juan Dixon and Lonny Baxter led Maryland to a 90-82 win over
Connecticut in an East Regional final that was part aerial
circus and part bruising drama.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/sports/ncaabasketball/25EAST.html?todaysheadlines

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Jayhawks Coach Hopes His 3rd Trip Brings Him a Title 

Roy Williams, the Kansas coach, advanced to the Final Four
for the third time when the Jayhawks beat Oregon, 104-86,
in the Midwest Regional final.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/sports/ncaabasketball/25MIDW.html?todaysheadlines 

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Perks Wins Players Championship

Perhaps the most chaotic final round in Players Championship
history ended with the tournament's most surprising winner:
Craig Perks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/sports/golf/25GOLF.html?todaysheadlines 

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ARTS
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'Beautiful Mind' Wins; Best Actress Goes to Halle Berry

"A Beautiful Mind" won the Oscar for best picture in
ceremonies that also included the first Oscar for a black
actress in a lead role in Academy Award history.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/movies/oscars/25OSCA.html?todaysheadlines

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Oscar's Home Is Smaller, but the Night Still Thrills Fans 

People who revere Hollywood stars will go to the ends of the
earth,  or across the country at least,  to catch a glimpse
of the objects of their obsessions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/movies/oscars/25SCEN.html?todaysheadlines 

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Heroism in Trying Times

Some years ago, having written several novels about insanity
and obsessive sexual love, I decided that the next would be
a story about the American Revolution.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/books/25MCGR.html?todaysheadlines 

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NY REGION
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Inbound Traffic Jams Likely as Blaze Near Tunnel Spreads

A fire consuming a warehouse next to the Holland Tunnel has
flared anew, all but guaranteeing that the tunnel will
remain closed to Manhattan-bound drivers through Tuesday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/nyregion/25TUNN.html?todaysheadlines

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A Free Trip for Firefighters, but With a Twist 

A tidy village in upstate New York planned to treat New York
City firefighters to an all-expenses-paid weekend. But the
guests never came.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/nyregion/25UPST.html?todaysheadlines 

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In Palm Sunday Homily, Cardinal Egan Says Evil of Sex Abuse
'Will Be Stamped Out'

Cardinal Edward M. Egan confronted the issue of sexual abuse
of children by priests in an extraordinary homily from the
pulpit of St. Patrick's Cathedral.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/nyregion/25EGAN.html?todaysheadlines 

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OP-ED 
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The Wrong Fight
By  BOB HERBERT
Right now the city and, especially, the state are the
biggest obstacles to improving New York City schools.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/opinion/25HERB.html?todaysheadlines

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4 Secular Questions 
By WILLIAM SAFIRE
Here are four secular questions that could be asked and
answered after the Passover ceremony concludes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/opinion/25SAFI.html?todaysheadlines 

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How Quickly a City Can Grow
By WITOLD RYBCZYNSKI
A plan is needed for the World Trade Center site  but not a
big plan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/opinion/25RYBC.html?todaysheadlines 

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