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Sunday, February 3, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Miramax spends a fortune. And the people over at
DreamWorks run a campaign like they've got a candidate in
the New Hampshire primary."
-TOM ORTENBERG, of Lions Gate Films, on campaigning for Oscar nominations.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/arts/03OSCA.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Hard-Pressed Parents Fall Behind on Tuition

Showing the extent to which the recession is squeezing
middle- and even upper-class families, many are seeking
extensions on tuition bills.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/education/03TUIT.html?todaysheadlines

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Churches on Right Seek Right to Back Candidates

Religious conservatives are starting a campaign to remove
the prohibition of churches endorsing political candidates.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/national/03CHUR.html?todaysheadlines

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State Seeks Child Parents Don't Acknowledge

A couple belonging to a Massachusetts religious sect have
been ordered by authorities to turn over a child that is
believed to be in danger.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/national/03BABY.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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The Palestinian Vision of Peace

Palestinians want to live as equals alongside Israel in an
independent and viable state on the territories occupied by
Israel in 1967.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/opinion/03ARAF.html?todaysheadlines

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Economic Forum Shifts Its Focus to New Dangers

Usually preoccupied with technology and borderless commerce,
participants at the World Economic Forum this year seem
more obsessed with their vulnerabilities.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/international/03FORU.html?todaysheadlines

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New Hope That Kidnapped Journalist Is Alive

The Pakistani police searched for a missing American
reporter after e-mail messages said he had been killed, but
a new e-mail offered hope that he may be alive.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/international/asia/03PEAR.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Enron Panel Finds Inflated Profits and Few Controls

In a report released Saturday night, a special committee of
Enron's board said that the company had falsely inflated
its profits by almost $1 billion last year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/business/03ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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Enron Scandal Shocks Even Those   Who Helped It Along

Some of the lawmakers and regulators investigating some of
the causes behind the Enron-Arthur Andersen scandal may
need to look no further than a mirror.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/business/yourmoney/03CONG.html?todaysheadlines

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Even Last Year, Option Spigot Was Wide Open

As corporate earnings and cash flow have ebbed and stock
prices have fallen, boards have been doling out options as
a cheap, balance-sheet-friendly way of compensating
managers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/business/yourmoney/03OPTI.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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The Strong Will Survive the Fallout in Telecom

Adam Quinton, head of global telecommunications research at
Merrill Lynch, talked last week about the current grim
state of the industry and its future.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/business/yourmoney/03INSI.html?todaysheadlines

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Losses Sour Companies on Venture Investments

When the economy took a turn for the worse last year, so did
the fate of billions of dollars in venture investments by
many corporations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/business/yourmoney/03VENT.html?todaysheadlines

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Europe Is Said to Be on Verge of Ending Case Against Intel

The European Commission is about to drop its antitrust
investigation of the Intel Corporation, a person close to
the investigation said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/02/technology/02CHIP.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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Gore Rebukes Bush, and Tries to Mend Fences at Home in
Tennessee

Al Gore re-emerged in his home state, criticizing President
Bush's policies on several domestic issues.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/politics/03GORE.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Hires Hard-Liners to Handle Cuba Policy

The Bush administration is filling its Latin America policy
ranks with officials known for a hard-line stance toward
Fidel Castro's government.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/international/americas/03CUBA.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Budget Links Dollars to Deeds With New Ratings

President Bush's proposed budget plan will for the first
time formally assess the performance of government agencies
and link their financing to the grades they receive.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/politics/03BUDG.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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A Game That's All a Matter of Vision

As if the magnitude of the game isn't big enough, there will
be the extra pressure of a personal battle between Mike
Martz and Bill Belichick in the Super Bowl.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/sports/football/03FREE.html?todaysheadlines

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Coaching Results: Will X or O Determine Hirings?

The winner of this Super Bowl will affect coaching hirings
for seasons to come and will impact the way the game is
played.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/sports/football/03GEOR.html?todaysheadlines

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Kidd's Big Shot Gives Nets Big Victory

Jason Kidd's 31 points included a clinching 3-pointer that
pushed the Nets over Toronto. He posted his second
consecutive triple-double in the win.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/sports/basketball/03NETS.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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What Price Buzz? Hollywood Breaks Bank for Oscar Race

Hollywood studios are in the middle of the   biggest Oscar
spending spree in history.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/arts/03OSCA.html?todaysheadlines

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What Price Success for a Newly Popular BBC?

The BBC beat its main rival, ITV, in the 2001 ratings race.
The hallowed institution now finds itself being accused of
having lowered its standards.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/arts/television/03RIDI.html?todaysheadlines

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For Frances's Youth, 'un Teen Movie'

French filmmakers have newly taken on a staple of American
culture  the teen movie  and its raw  treatment of teenage
sexuality.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/movies/03HOHE.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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Near Ground Zero, Adage Is Location, Location and Luck

The successes and failures of businesses near the former
World Trade Center site can be traced to multiple factors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/nyregion/03DOWN.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Administration Approves $700 Million Grant to Help
Rebuild Lower Manhattan

The money is intended to create jobs and revive businesses
devastated by the terrorist attack on the World Trade
Center.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/politics/03REBU.html?todaysheadlines

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36 Are Arrested, but Demonstrations Remain Peaceful

Saturday's protest agenda at the World Economic Forum turned
out to be largely without incident.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/nyregion/03STRE.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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The Dude and the Dud
By MAUREEN DOWD
How on earth-in-the-balance can   Al Gore succeed now that
the Dude has   morphed into the Man?
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/opinion/03DOWD.html?todaysheadlines

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The End of NATO?
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
The United States has become so much more technologically
advanced than any of its NATO allies that America
increasingly doesn't need them to fight a distant war.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/opinion/03FRIE.html?todaysheadlines

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The Palestinian Vision of Peace
By YASIR ARAFAT
Palestinians want to live as equals alongside Israel in an
independent and viable state on the territories occupied by
Israel in 1967.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/opinion/03ARAF.html?todaysheadlines

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