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Friday, January 25, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Too many elements of the system are not trustworthy today.
They have failed us because of self-dealing and
self-interest."
-ARTHUR LEVITT JR., former chairman of the Securities   and Exchange Commission,
at a   Senate hearing on Enron.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/business/25ENRO.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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American Charged as a Terrorist Makes First Court Appearance

John Walker Lindh on Thursday began his defense against
charges that he aided terrorist organizations and conspired
to kill Americans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/national/25WALK.html?todaysheadlines

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School Bus Driver Arrested After a 150-Mile Detour

A school bus driver took 13 children on an unexplained
six-hour, 150-mile ride from Oley, Pa., to Maryland, where
he was found armed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/national/25SCHO.html?todaysheadlines

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Appeals Court Denies Convict DNA Test in a '90 Rape Case

A federal appeals court in Virginia has refused   to allow a
man who was convicted of sex crimes to have DNA tests he
contends would exonerate him.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/national/25DNA.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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Police in Chechnya Accuse Russia's Troops of Murder

Russian troops are killing Chechen civilians in a campaign
of executions and looting that takes place alongside
military operations, according to police officials.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/international/europe/25CHEC.html?todaysheadlines

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India Test-Fires Intermediate-Range Missile

India successfully test-fired an intermediate-range missile
capable of carrying a nuclear warhead on Friday morning.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/international/asia/25INDI.html?todaysheadlines

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U.S. Forces Strike Taliban at Camps Near Kandahar

In the most intense fighting of recent weeks   in
Afghanistan, American troops killed as many as 15 Taliban
fighters in a predawn raid on Thursday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/international/asia/25MILI.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Enron Hearings Open, Focusing on Destroyed Papers

Lawmakers on Thursday said evidence showed that Enron's
auditors destroyed documents knowing they might be relevant
to criminal and civil investigations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/business/25ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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Investors Lured to Enron Deals by Inside Data

Enron executives enticed investors into partnerships by
dangling the prospect that inside knowledge could help them
double their money.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/business/25PART.html?todaysheadlines

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Many May Be Surprised to Be Enron Investors

Many individual investors unwittingly owned a piece of an
entity that was used to finance some of the partnerships
that contributed to Enron's failure.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/business/25OSPR.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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Nokia's Earnings Surpass Expectations

Nokia, the world's biggest maker of mobile   phones,
reported earnings that exceeded its own projections and
those of analysts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/technology/ebusiness/25NOKI.html?todaysheadlines

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Datek Pays $6.3 Million to Settle Securities Charges

Datek Online Holdings has agreed to pay $6.3 million to
settle federal charges that its former day trading unit
engaged in securities fraud.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/technology/25BROK.html?todaysheadlines

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EMC's Loss in 4th Quarter Was Not as Deep as Feared

EMC, the data storage company that became a widely held
technology bellwether during the 1990's, projected a return
to profitability as early as this spring.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/technology/25DATA.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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Enron Hearings Open, Focusing on Destroyed Papers

Lawmakers on Thursday said evidence showed that Enron's
auditors destroyed documents knowing they might be relevant
to criminal and civil investigations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/business/25ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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House Vote Is Set on Campaign Bill

The advocates of overhauling the nation's   campaign finance
law gained enough support to force a House vote on
legislation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/politics/25CAMP.html?todaysheadlines

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Domestic Security Spending to Double Under Bush Plan

President Bush said he would propose doubling the amount the
government spends on domestic security next year to nearly
$38 billion.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/politics/25BUSH.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Chaney's Fury Sparks Knicks' Rally

With Allan Houston leading the way and the rest of the team
hustling on defense, the Knicks rallied for a win over
Phoenix.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/sports/basketball/25KNIC.html?todaysheadlines

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11th Grader's Swing in Recess as Member of Tour

Ty Tryon looked like a nervous teenager, which is exactly
what he was as he shot a six-over-par 77, 13 strokes behind
clubhouse leader Steve Flesch.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/sports/golf/25GOLF.html?todaysheadlines

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Hingis and Capriati Ready for Rematch

Jennifer Capriati will defend her title as she meets Martina
Hingis in the Australian Open women's final.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/sports/tennis/25TENN.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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In Remembrance of Sorrow From Other Times

In the debate over the remembrance of Sept. 11, it's worth
pondering how other memorials in New  York have conveyed
their message across the  generations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/arts/design/25MEMO.html?todaysheadlines

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For Musicals, Big and Brassy Gives Way to Small and
Affordable

An important question facing producers of emerging musicals:
How  big a show should this be?
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/arts/25WEBE.html?todaysheadlines

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And Swashes Buckled All Around

This thoroughly competent adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's
tale of treachery and vengeance will remind jaded viewers
of the sumptuous delight the movies can offer.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/movies/25COUN.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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Hoping for Calm, Preparing for Strife at Economic Talks

As demonstrators and police both prepare for the World
Economic Forum, neither knows what to expect when it
arrives in New York.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/nyregion/25SECU.html?todaysheadlines

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Layoffs Start in New Jersey as Towns Brace for Cuts

About 600 New Jersey state employees ended their day
Wednesday with brusque notices saying they were laid off.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/nyregion/25JERS.html?todaysheadlines

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Minority Students in Bronx Face the Prospect of Busing

A plan to prevent white flight from public schools in
Riverdale is leading toward the unexpected busing of black
and Hispanic students.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/education/25DIST.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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Spreading It Around
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Conservatives are slinging Enron muck at liberals, hoping
that some of it will stick.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/opinion/25KRUG.html?todaysheadlines

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Our Man in Beijing
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
The attacks of 9/11 created an opportunity for improved
Chinese-American relations, but so far the United States
has squandered this opportunity.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/opinion/25KRIS.html?todaysheadlines

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Playing Into Sharon's Hands
By ROBERT MALLEY
United States passivity in the Middle East is an almost
certain recipe for catastrophe.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/opinion/25MALL.html?todaysheadlines

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