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Monday, January 14, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Companies come and go. It's part of the genius of
capitalism."
-PAUL O'NEILL, treasury secretary, on the collapse of Enron.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/national/14REAC.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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States Face Hard Choices on Medicaid Cuts

Medicaid, the insurance program for 44 million low-income
people, is in a fiscal crisis, forcing state legislatures
to look for ways to cut benefits and reduce payments.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/national/14MEDI.html?todaysheadlines

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Under the Counter, Grocer Provided Immigrant Workers

In the largest immigrant-smuggling case against an American
corporation, a man pleaded guilty last week to supplying
Tyson Food with more than 2,000 illegal workers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/national/14TYSO.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Recovers After Fainting at White House

President Bush fainted briefly on Sunday after choking on a
pretzel, according to the White House physician. Mr. Bush
quickly recovered and is doing well.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Bush-Health.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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India Welcomes Pakistani Steps, but Stays Alert

The Indian government on Sunday welcomed the commitment by
Pakistan's military ruler not to allow his country to be
used as a base for terrorism.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/international/asia/14INDI.html?todaysheadlines

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Colombian Rebels Quitting Safe Havens as Peace Talks Fail

Colombian rebels announced on Sunday that they would
withdraw from five towns the government handed over as a
safe haven for peace talks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/international/americas/14COLO.html?todaysheadlines

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Kabul Takes Steps Toward Disarming Afghan Population

Starting Monday, people in Kabul whose jobs require them to
carry guns will also have to carry government
identification cards.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/international/asia/14AFGH.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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A Bubble That Enron Insiders and Outsiders Didn't Want to
Pop

What the world is now awakening to is that Enron was not
much of a company, but its executives made sure that it was
one hell of a stock.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/business/14ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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At Andersen's Helm, a Winner of Battles Who Faces a War

Joseph F. Berardino, the head of the accounting giant Arthur
Anderson, faces a crisis that threatens his career, his
firm and perhaps even the accounting profession.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/business/14ANDE.html?todaysheadlines

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Deal Likely for Raytheon Unit

L-3 Communications plans to announce that it has agreed to
acquire a military equipment subsidiary of Raytheon for
$1.13 billion in cash, beating out bigger rivals.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/business/14RAYT.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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Signs of a Rebound Appear in the High-Tech Heartland

The nation's high-technology heartland is in its deepest
recession in recent memory, but some longtimers believe
that the region is posed for a revival.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/technology/14VALL.html?todaysheadlines

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Consultant May Decide Hewlett Deal

The next arena in the fight for the future   of
Hewlett-Packard is an unlikely one --   the offices a proxy
voting consultant.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/technology/ebusiness/14HEWL.html?todaysheadlines

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Hiding Sensitive Data Can be Tough in a Digital Age

The issue of the destruction and   possible retrieval of
electronic   data burst back into the news last week.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/technology/ebusiness/14DELE.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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Seeking Edge on Bush, Democrats May Advance Dates of
Primaries

The Democratic Party is expected to approve an overhaul of
the presidential primary schedule that would make the 2004
primaries even earlier than in the past.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/politics/14DEMS.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Recovers After Fainting at White House

President Bush fainted briefly on Sunday after choking on a
pretzel, according to the White House physician. Mr. Bush
quickly recovered and is doing well.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Bush-Health.html?todaysheadlines

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Lawyers Said to Back Compensation Plan to Polish Image

The debate over the actions of trial lawyers since Sept. 11
provides a glimpse of what forces shape policy for one of
the most powerful lobbying groups in the country.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/politics/14LAWY.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Ravens' Defense Gets Help

The Ravens' defense played as advertised and stifled the
Miami Dolphins. The surprise was that Baltimore's running
game shared the spotlight.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/sports/football/14MIAM.html?todaysheadlines

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Redskins Fire Schottenheimer and May Hire Spurrier

The Washington Redskins fired Coach Marty Schottenheimer and
could hire Steve Spurrier as soon as Monday. Also, Bill
Parcells could replace Tony Dungy in Tampa Bay.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/sports/football/14COAC.html?todaysheadlines

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Kuerten Loses in Australia; Agassi and Serena Williams
Withdraw

Gustavo Kuerten lost at the Australian Open on Monday, but
the big news was the withdrawal of Andre Agassi and Serena
Williams.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/sports/tennis/14TENN.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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Loved Elaine? Now Meet Ellie: A High-Stakes Sitcom Gamble

After two failed shows centered around former "Seinfeld"
stars, can NBC find success with "Watching Ellie," starring
Julia Louis-Dreyfus?
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/arts/television/14JULI.html?todaysheadlines

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When Ken Burns Pilots the Twain Riverboat

There's a maddening collision between Mark Twain's ironic
sensibility and Ken Burns's familiar, sentimental  style in
this documentary about the writer.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/arts/television/14JAME.html?todaysheadlines

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Negotiating the Darkness, Fortified by Poets' Strength

The events of Sept. 11 nailed home my convictions that lyric
poetry dispenses more relief during catastrophic times than
perhaps any art form.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/books/14KARR.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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Kelly Seeks Incentives to Stem Police Exodus

Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly is preparing to ask the
Legislature to allow New York police officers some
retirement benefits while still on the job.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/nyregion/14COPS.html?todaysheadlines

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Grand Jury Examines Allegations Tax Assessors Took Bribes

A federal grand jury is investigating allegations that some
of the city's tax assessors routinely reduced property tax
bills in the 1990's in return for bribes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/nyregion/14TAX.html?todaysheadlines

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After Sept. 11 Losses, Then a Fire, a New Jersey Church
Worships On

Ridgewood, a village about 30 miles from New York City, has
seen a great deal of symbolic rain lately, beginning with
the deaths of 12 residents in the Sept. 11 attacks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/nyregion/14RIDG.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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Silencing the Alarm
By BOB HERBERT
Not only were  Enron employees deliberately left in the
dark, but Enron had many of them   locked into rules that
prohibited them   from selling their stakes in the company.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/opinion/14HERB.html?todaysheadlines

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Andersengate
By WILLIAM SAFIRE
The scandal  I see in the Enron debacle is nonpolitical;
it's professional.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/opinion/14SAFI.html?todaysheadlines

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The Fiscal State of the States
By WILLIAM T. POUND
Legislatures in 39 states will begin their regular sessions
this month facing  fiscal challenges unseen  in at least a
decade.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/opinion/14POUN.html?todaysheadlines

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