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   November 25, 2001  QUOTE OF THE DAY "We surrendered so no more blood would be shed,   our own blood. All the Taliban are running away."  MEHRABUDDIN, a Taliban soldier.    HolidayShopping Holiday Shopping Take advantage of special offers and discounts -- on gifts, travel and luxury items from NYTimes.com's premium advertisers -- with the Holiday Shopping E-Mail.  Sign up now .     NATIONAL Swept Up in a Dragnet, Hundreds Sit in Custody and Ask, 'Why?'  More than 1,200 foreigners have been detained as part of the government's investigation into the terror attacks, some spending days, weeks and now months in prison.   After Sept. 11, Complaints of Job Bias Mount  Since Sept. 11, Arab-American groups say hundreds of people have complained of discrimination in the workplace because of their nationality or religion.   Severe Weather Turns Deadly Across Three Southern States  Deadly thunderstorms swept across the lower Mississippi Valley, flattening homes and   poultry farms and ripping down power lines.     MORE NATIONAL NEWS   Advertisement  FREE annual reports-- Order Now!   Get FREE annual reports from EuroLand.com. Featuring a wide range of information from world-class companies including Toyota, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, NTT, DoCoMo, UBS, Tomkins Solvay, Assa Abloy, Royal & Sun Alliance and many more. Click here to order now.   INTERNATIONAL Northern Alliance Troops Reportedly Enter Kunduz Amid Mass Surrenders  Northern Alliance troops reportedly entered Kunduz today, with the city's Taliban and foreign defenders surrendering by the thousands.   Israel Attacks Palestinian Offices in Response to Soldier's Death  Israeli helicopters attacked Palestinian police and security offices in the Gaza Strip today in retaliation for mortar attacks that that killed an Israeli soldier late Saturday.   The World's Economies Slide Together Into Recession  Many economists now agree that the world is suffering its first recession in two decades and that recovery may come more slowly than once expected.     MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS    BUSINESS Glut of Bargains Cheers Shoppers but May Take Toll on Economy  The nationwide sale carries a darker side: that the United States could suffer an extended period of declining prices which could deepen the first recession in 10 years.   A 'Type B' Chief Guides G.M. on a Course to Revival  Rick Wagoner has won points at the helm of General Motors by re-emphasizing quality, reinvigorating design and forging international alliances.   Behind the Glamorous Life, His-and-Hers Nest Eggs  In a time when divorce is common, it is not unusual for partners to come to relationships hesitant about commingling their money.     MORE BUSINESS NEWS    TECHNOLOGY Dot-Com Is Dot-Gone, and the Dream With It  The giants of e-commerce, who walked among us, are culturally extinct now with a war on.   Digital Cameras Are No Longer Just for the Digerati  In many consumers' minds, digital cameras have   risen from geek-gadget to must-have status.   It's Not Grandma's Clearance Sale. It's Online and Worth Billions.  Clearance sales have moved online, with more rapid sales at better prices and with fewer middlemen.     MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS    POLITICS Bush's New Rules to Fight Terror Transform the Legal Landscape  Military tribunals for suspected terrorists are the boldest initiative in a series of laws and rewritten federal regulations that, combined,   have created an alternate system of justice.   Administration Revising Its Drug Discount Proposal  In response to a federal court's objections, President Bush will try again to force drugstores to give discounts on medicines sold to elderly people, administration officials say.   Industry Sees Opportunity in U.S. Quest for Security  Businesses are lining up to join the war on terrorism, but experts fear homeland defense could become a special-interest boondoggle.     MORE POLITICS NEWS    SPORTS Oklahoma State Ends Oklahoma's Hopes for Repeat Championship  Oklahoma State got a 14-yard touchdown pass from freshman Josh Fields to Rashaun Woods with 1:36 remaining to upset Oklahoma and end the Sooners' hopes for a repeat national championship.   Hurricanes Show Why They Are Ranked No. 1  The Hurricanes hammered the Huskies in a powerful demonstration of their top-ranked status, made more convincing after the weekend's upsets made the B.C.S. picture grow murky.   What a Difference a Year Makes for Raiders  The Raiders have developed their strengths of a year ago, building up their success as much as the Giants have whittled away at their winning methods.     MORE SPORTS NEWS    ARTS For Tony Kushner, an Eerily Prescient Return  Tony Kushner's fascination with Afghanistan lead to "Homebody/ Kabul," which seems as if it had been written in response to Sept. 11, not in advance of it.   Lou Reed, the Tell-Tale Rocker  Lou Reed, who helped reinvent rock in the 60's, now turns to rewriting the work of Edgar Allan Poe.   Films See the Overweight Outsider in a (Slightly) New Way  While Hollywood tries to show sensitivity to large people, fat as a metaphor is not going to go away anytime soon.     MORE ARTS NEWS    NY REGION As Sept. 11 Widows Unite, Grief Finds Political Voice  A new political group has emerged, one whose broad powers are only beginning to be realized by its members.   City Refines Its Counting of the Dead  City officials have refined their method for tabulating the number of people missing or killed after the Sept. 11 attack and expect to have more reliable figures by the end of the year.   Critics Fault Lobbyists' Work for Pataki  A top adviser to Gov. George E. Pataki is also a   lobbyist who has pressed the governor's office for legislation, which has critics of Mr. Pataki raising ethical concerns.     MORE NY REGION NEWS    OP-ED  Uncivil Liberties?   By MAUREEN DOWD  With supreme ambivalence, we are   embarking on the Ashcroft era in   American justice.   An Alternate Reality   By PAUL KRUGMAN  Most Americans get their news from TV, but the images TV doesn't show are anything but heartwarming.   Learning From Israel and Its Mistakes   By TOM SEGEV  Americans can learn a lesson from Israel's response to terrorism: limitations on civil liberties have not made the country safer.     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