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Thursday, October 25, 2001
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"I know a couple of sports fans; regardless of the tragedy,
they still don't want the Yankees to win. I said, 'Come on,
lighten up.' I think New York needs a lot of loving right
now."
-AL JOHNSON, a Red Sox fan, on rooting for the Yankees.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/sports/baseball/25FANS.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Anthrax Checks Widen as Officials Admit Error

The postmaster general acknowledged that he could not
guarantee the safety of the mail, and President Bush warned
that the nation was "still under attack."
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/national/25ANTH.html?todaysheadlines

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As Investigation Churns, More Attacks Are Expected

Law enforcement officials said that they believed additional
anthrax attacks were a virtual certainty.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/national/25INQU.html?todaysheadlines

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Police Make Arrests in a Rash of Anthrax Hoaxes

People in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Tennessee
were arrested on charges they perpetrated anthrax hoaxes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/national/25HOAX.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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British Commander Calls Long Ground Raids Likely

Britain's top military officer said Wednesday that ground
troops may have to operate in Afghanistan for weeks at a
time if they are to ferret out Osama bin Laden.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/international/asia/25MILI.html?todaysheadlines

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Long Before War, Green Berets Built Military Ties to
Uzbekistan

A program in which Green Berets train troops in Uzbekistan
has blossomed into the large-scale American deployment of
special forces units and aircraft.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/international/asia/25UZBE.html?todaysheadlines

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Naming of Hijackers as Saudis May Further Erode Ties to U.S.

Fifteen of the 19 men who hijacked four airplanes on Sept.
11 were from Saudi Arabia, federal authorities said, a
disclosure likely to complicate diplomatic relations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/international/25SAUD.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Bush Advisers Press for Help for Insurance Industry

President Bush's advisers said the nation would face an
economic crisis if Congress failed to guard the insurance
industry against losses from future terrorist attacks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/business/25INSU.html?todaysheadlines

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Some Suppliers Say Kmart Has Pressed for Deals

Kmart has been pressuring some companies that supply its
jewelry, food and other products to give it cash back and
make other concessions to help its own bottom line.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/business/25SHOP.html?todaysheadlines

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Bayer Agrees to Charge Government a Lower Price for Anthrax
Medicine

Federal health officials and executives of Bayer A.G.
reached an agreement that would nearly halve the price that
Bayer charges the government for its anthrax medicine,
Cipro.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/business/25BAYE.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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Driving Windows XP to Market

Colleagues say Chris Jones, the Microsoft employee who led
the army that designed the new Windows XP, is a good
manager and leader, respected and fair.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/technology/25SOFT.html?todaysheadlines

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It's the Cars, Not the Tires, That Squeal

More devices are gathering data while you drive, offering
convenience, and potentially evidence, too.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/technology/circuits/25CARR.html?todaysheadlines

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A Gadget Inadvertently Saves MiniDiscs From the Scrapheap

An odd thing happened to the MiniDisc player on its tumble
toward the ash heap of failed electronic products. The
devices, developed by Sony, began getting popular. Very
popular.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/technology/circuits/25MINI.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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Terror Bill Clears House; Moves to Senate

The House overwhelmingly passed sweeping antiterrorism
legislation including new attacks on money laundering.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/national/25CONG.html?todaysheadlines

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Divided House Approves Economic Recovery Plan

Saying business tax breaks are the best way   to revive the
economy, Republicans muscled their version of an economic
recovery plan through the House.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/national/25STIM.html?todaysheadlines

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In Anthrax Crisis, Health Secretary Finds Unsteady Going

Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health   and human
services, has had a rocky start in obtaining and
disseminating information on anthrax.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/national/25THOM.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Mussina Tapped for Game 1 Start

Yankees manager Joe Torre picked Mike Mussina to start Game
1 of the World Series against Arizona's Curt Schilling.
Andy Pettitte will start Game 2 against Randy Johnson.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/sports/baseball/25YANK.html?todaysheadlines

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Diamondbacks Give Anderson Surprise Start

Left-hander Brian Anderson made only two starts in September
after his demotion to the Diamondbacks' bullpen, but he
will start Game 3 for Arizona.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/sports/baseball/25ARIZ.html?todaysheadlines

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Chrebet Will Not Play Sunday

Wayne Chrebet, who has missed only five games in his career,
will sit out Sunday's game against Carolina with the
lingering effects of a concussion he suffered against
Miami.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/sports/football/25JETS.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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Competing Plans Hope to Shape a Trade Center Memorial

Since the World Trade Center attack on Sept. 11 there have
been no shortage of ideas for a memorial for the thousands
of people who died there.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/arts/25MEMO.html?todaysheadlines

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Several Orchestras in Trouble Financially

Two major symphony orchestras are on the brink of bankruptcy
while a third is projecting deficits for the first time in
15 years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/arts/music/25ORCH.html?todaysheadlines

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Ballet Theater Opens a Visit With Samples And Spirit

American Ballet Theater opened its fall season on Tuesday
night with a cheerful romp through a collection of ballets
that offered a "taster's menu" of the season's repertory to
come.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/arts/dance/25GALA.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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5 Die as Scaffolding Collapses at Manhattan Office Building

Five construction workers were killed and 10 others were
injured when a scaffolding collapsed at a Manhattan office
building on Wednesday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/nyregion/25COLL.html?todaysheadlines

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Official Toll Varies in Trade Center Losses

The organizations feared to have lost the most people in the
trade center collapse have finished their count, but the
total comes to only 2,445, far less then the estimate kept
by the city.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/nyregion/25NUMB.html?todaysheadlines

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As Time Runs Low, Bloomberg Runs Rough

Republican candidate for mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is
encountering repeated difficulties as he moves in to the
final phase of his campaign.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/nyregion/25MAYO.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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Bush's Mideast Charade
By WILLIAM SAFIRE
The Bush administration   knows full well that Israel cannot
  turn the other cheek when one of its   cabinet ministers
is assassinated.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/opinion/25SAFI.html?todaysheadlines

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Collateral Damage
By BOB HERBERT
Even as the   grieving continues for the many who   died,
the city has to confront economic consequences that could
undo the   progress of the past several years   and usher
in a long period of decline.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/opinion/25HERB.html?todaysheadlines

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Windows of Opportunity
By ROBERT X. CRINGELY
Windows XP is a new operating system, but Microsoft's agenda
is the same: total domination over the world of personal
computing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/25/opinion/25CRIN.html?todaysheadlines

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