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Saturday, January 12, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"If we have to go to war, jolly good."
-GENERAL S. PADMANABHAN, India's army chief

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/international/asia/12INDI.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Major Death Penalty Appeal Accepted

The Supreme Court agreed to decide a potentially
far-reaching challenge to the constitutionality of the
death penalty laws in nine states.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/national/12SCOT.html?todaysheadlines

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Man Convicted in Fatal Beating in Dispute at Son's Hockey
Game

Thomas Junta faces three to five years in prison for an
involuntary manslaughter conviction in the death of a
fellow hockey dad.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/national/12HOCK.html?todaysheadlines

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Wilderness Above, a Mine Below and a Furor

Montana residents are debating a new question: Should mines
be allowed to extend underneath federally designated
wilderness zones?
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/national/12MINE.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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Indian General Talks Bluntly of War and a Nuclear Threat

In remarks that seemed to surprise India's own leadership,
the army chief declared on Friday that the military was
fully prepared for a large-scale war with Pakistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/international/asia/12INDI.html?todaysheadlines

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First 'Unlawful Combatants' Seized in Afghanistan Arrive at
U.S. Base in Cuba

Twenty prisoners from the war in Afghanistan arrived at the
United States Naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
on Friday, some of them shackled at the legs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/international/asia/12MILI.html?todaysheadlines

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Suspects in Singapore Are Linked to Al Qaeda and Plans for
Anti-U.S. Attacks

Terrorist suspects arrested last month were linked with Al
Qaeda and planned bomb attacks against Western targets, the
Singapore government said on Friday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/international/asia/12SING.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Enron Sought Aid of Treasury Dept. to Get Bank Loans

The president of the Enron Corporation repeatedly called
Peter R. Fisher, a senior Treasury Department official,
last fall and sought help arranging bank loans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/business/12ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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Ford to Cut 35,000 Employees and Shut 5 Plants

The Ford Motor Company announced its most sweeping cutbacks
in two decades on Friday, terminating 35,000 workers,
closing five plants and dropping four models.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/business/12FORD.html?todaysheadlines

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Greenspan Sounds Note of Caution on Economy

The Federal Reserve chairman said on Friday that the economy
is not yet out of danger, contrasting a growing consensus
that a recovery is imminent.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/business/12FED.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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Federal Judge Deals Setback to Microsoft in Private Suits

Microsoft suffered a setback in its recent campaign to
resolve its legal problems, when a federal judge rejected a
proposed settlement of more than 100 private class-action
suits against the company.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/technology/12SOFT.html?todaysheadlines

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DaimlerChrysler Speeds Sale of Stake in Software Venture

DaimlerChrysler has forced Deutsche Telekom to buy out its
interest in Debis Systemhaus, a software joint venture, for
$4.1 billion, two years earlier than planned.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/technology/12TELE.html?todaysheadlines

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Anthrax Drug Sold Online Leads to Suit

The attorneys general of Florida and Washington State filed
suit against an online pharmacy and a Florida physician who
prescribed Cipro.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/health/12CIPR.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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Enron Sought Aid of Treasury Dept. to Get Bank Loans

The president of the Enron Corporation repeatedly called
Peter R. Fisher, a senior Treasury Department official,
last fall and sought help arranging bank loans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/business/12ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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Parties Weigh Political Price of Enron's Fall

Republicans in Congress warned Democrats against trying to
use the escalating Enron case for partisan advantage.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/politics/12POLI.html?todaysheadlines

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Utah's Democrats Spot Opportunity in House Republican's
Retirement

The announcement that Representative James V. Hansen, Utah's
senior House member, is retiring gives Democrats a glimmer
of hope for revival.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/politics/12UTAH.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Bucs Brace for Eagles, Not the Chill

Tampa Bay has never won a game when the temperature at
kickoff was 40 degrees or less, but the Bucs are trying to
debunk the temperature whammy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/sports/football/12BUCS.html?todaysheadlines

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Jets Chasing a Few Big Plays

Curtis Martin has been the foundation of the   Jets' offense
this season, but to beat Oakland  on Saturday the Jets'
offense must find balance.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/sports/football/12JETS.html?todaysheadlines

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More Loans and More Denials for Baseball

Bank loans continue to plague Major League Baseball and its
contraction plan, but the commissioner and the owners
continued to deny any impropriety.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/sports/baseball/12BASE.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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What Is America's Place in the World Now?

Ask the most prominent strategic thinkers around, and they
will all agree that pretty much every   cherished notion
about America's role in the   world must be revised.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/arts/12WORL.html?todaysheadlines

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For Big History, the Past Begins at the Beginning

Over the last few decades, historical research has become
more and more specialized. However, one professor is urging
his colleagues to think big  very big.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/arts/12HIST.html?todaysheadlines

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The Modern Relocates Its Film Stills Amid Protests

Film historians, critics and festival publicists argue that
an archive of four million still photographs is of little
worth if it is kept far from the public that uses it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/movies/12STIL.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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Video Captures Sept. 11 Horror in Raw Replay

A 90-minute videotape of the Sept. 11 attack circulating
among firefighters captures the event in graphic detail.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/nyregion/12TAPE.html?todaysheadlines

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Pataki Pushes Plan to Spend in Health Care

Gov. George E. Pataki is calling for a wide array of new
spending, program cuts and taxes in the new health care
budget.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/nyregion/12ALBA.html?todaysheadlines

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Plan to Close Ford Plant Means Upheaval for Many

The phasing out of the Ford Motor Co. plant in Edison, N.J.,
will represent a major upheaval in the lives surrounding
it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/nyregion/12EDIS.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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Mr. T., Mr. G. and Mr. H.
By BILL KELLER
I'd like to begin the new year by bidding farewell to three
men whose departure will raise the median decency of the
United States Senate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/opinion/12KELL.html?todaysheadlines

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When a Gift Isn't Right
By LAWRENCE NOBLE
In the case of Senator Robert G. Torricelli, a consideration
of the difference between legal and illegal gifts to a
federal official may prove useful.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/opinion/12NOBL.html?todaysheadlines

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Eisenhower in Kabul
By DOUGLAS BRINKLEY
On Dec. 9, 1959, Dwight D. Eisenhower, while on a goodwill
mission to Central Asia and the Middle East, made a
pilgrimage to Kabul.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/opinion/12BRIN.html?todaysheadlines

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