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Friday, March 29, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"One of the things the White House will find is that the
nature of Congress is not to stand up and applaud every
time the White House does something."
-HOUSE SPEAKER J. DENNIS HASTERT.  

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/politics/29REPU.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Smallpox Vaccine Stockpile Is Larger Than Was Thought

Federal officials said that they might  now have access to
much more smallpox vaccine than had been thought.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/national/29SMAL.html?todaysheadlines

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U.S. to Seek Death Penalty for Moussaoui in Terror Case 

Although he was not charged with carrying out the killings,
the death penalty is sought against Zacarias Moussaoui for
his alleged part in the Sept. 11 attacks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/national/29TERR.html?todaysheadlines 

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California Dunes May Be Reopened to Off-Road Vehicles

Federal officials want to reopen areas off limits to dune
buggies in the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area of
California.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/national/29DUNE.html?todaysheadlines 

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INTERNATIONAL
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Extended Operation Set in West Bank After Terror Bombing

The Israeli government declared Yasir Arafat an "enemy"
today and sent tanks and armored personnel carriers to
fully isolate him in his Ramallah headquarters.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/international/middleeast/29MIDE.html?todaysheadlines

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Two-Edged Diplomacy 

Arab leaders offered Israel terms for eventual peace on
Thursday while encouraging Palestinians to keep fighting in
the meantime.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/international/middleeast/29ASSE.html?todaysheadlines 

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Japan's Premier Muses on a Recovery-Proof Economy

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said in an interview on
Thursday that he does not know why Japan's economy shows no
sign of revival.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/international/asia/29JAPA.html?todaysheadlines 

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BUSINESS
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Enron's Swap With Qwest Is Questioned

Enron and Qwest struck a deal last fall to swap fiber optic
network capacity and services at exaggerated prices in an
effort to improve each company's financial picture.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/business/29SWAP.html?todaysheadlines

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Board Member of Tyco Unit Owed Millions to 2 Executives 

As Tyco International was negotiating a buyout of
shareholders of its fiber optic division, an independent
director of that unit owed Tyco's two top executives $14.1
million.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/business/29TYCO.html?todaysheadlines 

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Stocks End the First Quarter Mostly Flat

During the stock market's first quarter, which ended
Thursday, interest rates and corporate earnings fought each
other to a draw on Wall Street.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/business/29STOX.html?todaysheadlines 

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TECHNOLOGY
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Hewlett Heir Files Lawsuit to Overturn Merger Vote

Walter B. Hewlett took his fight to court in an effort to
block the $24 billion deal with Compaq that Hewlett-Packard
says it has won.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/technology/29HEWL.html?todaysheadlines

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Ex-Employee of Global Has Mixed Day in Court 

A judge dismissed a charge of identity fraud against a
former employee of Global Crossing accused of posting the
Social Security numbers of thousands of employees on the
Internet.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/technology/29GLOB.html?todaysheadlines 

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Novell Official Says He Sought Microsoft's Aid

Novell offered two years ago to tell antitrust enforcers
that Microsoft had altered its behavior in return for help
promoting its products, a Novell executive testified.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/technology/29SOFT.html?todaysheadlines 

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POLITICS
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G.O.P. Lawmakers and White House Cite a Growing Rift

Many Republican lawmakers are complaining that the White
House is not being sufficiently energetic in helping them
in the November elections.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/politics/29REPU.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Vows to Seek Conservative Judges 

President Bush said that he would continue to push for
"good, conservative judges" on the nation's highest courts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/politics/29BUSH.html?todaysheadlines 

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Addressing Worries, Pentagon Says It Can Fight Wider War

The Defense Department's top civilian and military leaders
said on Thursday that the armed forces were capable of
expanding the war on terror.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/international/29MILI.html?todaysheadlines 

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SPORTS
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Memphis Wins the N.I.T. Title

Memphis concluded a 5-0 N.I.T. sweep with a 72-62 victory
over South Carolina to win the tournament championship.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/sports/ncaabasketball/29NITT.html?todaysheadlines

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Taurasi Hoping Tennessee Brings Out Her Best 

No one is more excited than Diana Taurasi that UConn is
facing the Lady Vols in its return to the Final Four.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/sports/ncaabasketball/29WOME.html?todaysheadlines 

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Piazza Isn't Going to Take It Anymore

Mike Piazza, who does not usually charge the mound or
confront a pitcher after being hit by a pitch, may finally
be tired of taking shots.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/sports/baseball/29METS.html?todaysheadlines 

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ARTS
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Billy Wilder, Master of Caustic Films, Dies at 95

Billy Wilder, the writer and director who won six Academy
Awards and international acclaim as one of the world's
great filmmakers, died on Wednesday at his home in Beverly
Hills, Calif.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/obituaries/29WILD.html?todaysheadlines

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Change the World and Tweak the Bourgeoisie 

The Museum of Modern Art's show of Russian books is a
classic combination of visual elan and radical ideas,
of art graced with a patina of age but firmly linked to the
present.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/arts/design/29COTT.html?todaysheadlines 

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Making the Wit Seem Unwitting

The director Barry Sonnenfeld loves Stanley Kubrick's "Dr.
Strangelove" because it's a comedy in which no one in the
movie is allowed to acknowledge that they're in a comedy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/movies/29WATC.html?todaysheadlines 

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NY REGION
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Towers Withstood Impact, but Fell to Fire, Report Says

An unchecked 2,000 degree blaze that generated heat
equivalent to the energy output of a nuclear power plant
caused the fall of the twin towers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/nyregion/29TOWE.html?todaysheadlines

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Brooklyn Councilman Is Charged in an Extortion Scheme 

A Brooklyn councilman was charged with demanding a $1.5
million break on a real estate deal in exchange for support
of a warehouse renovation in his district.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/nyregion/29BRIB.html?todaysheadlines 

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State Report Accuses SUNY Of Favoritism

State University of New York officials repeatedly twisted
the process of selecting consultants to award contracts to
a relative of Gov. George E. Pataki.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/education/29SUNY.html?todaysheadlines 

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OP-ED 
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The Smoke Machine
By PAUL KRUGMAN
The "vast right-wing conspiracy" is not an overheated
metaphor but a straightforward reality, and it works a lot
like a special-interest lobby.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/opinion/29KRUG.html?todaysheadlines

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The True Arab Leaders 
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
At a time when Arab countries face far-reaching choices 
about economics, democracy, Israel, religion   the region
needs most what it lacks most: great leaders.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/opinion/29KRIS.html?todaysheadlines 

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The Old Downtown Economy Won't Return
By KATHRYN S. WYLDE
Lower Manhattan may not be able to win back all of the  work
force that was there before Sept. 11, however the  vitality
that the World Trade Center symbolized can brought back in
new ways and not only in Lower Manhattan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/opinion/29WYLD.html?todaysheadlines 

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