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Tuesday, February 5, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"I got 3,500 over 10 years, but our friend, Kay Bailey
Hutchison, she got 99,000. Heck, I'm the chairman of the
committee. That wasn't a contribution. That was an insult."
-ERNEST F. HOLLINGS, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, when asked if he
had received contributions from Enron.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/business/05ENRO.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Bush's Aggressive Accounting

In short, the administration's strategy is to prevent
criticism of what amounts to a fiscal debacle by wrapping
its budget in the flag.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/opinion/05KRUG.html?todaysheadlines

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Cutting Taxes Faster Would Help Everyone

Government can't inject money into an economy unless it
first   takes the money out.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/opinion/05MITC.html?todaysheadlines

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Security Kicks in Before the Winter Games

With opening ceremonies just four days away, all the plans
to keep the Winter Olympics  safe are kicking in.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/olympics/05UTAH.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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Annan Cautions Business as World Forum Ends

The United Nations chief closed the World Economic Forum by
telling business leaders that "business cannot afford to be
seen as the problem."
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/international/05FORU.html?todaysheadlines

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Iraq Proposes U.N. Talks, and Gets a Wary Reply

Iraq's offer for talks had all the hallmarks of an attempt
by its leader, Saddam Hussein, to build up international
resistance to an American attack.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/international/middleeast/05NATI.html?todaysheadlines

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Israeli's Dual Job: Chief of Defense, and Dissent

The man proposing to lead a coalition to unseat the prime
minister is also in charge of leading the military methods
the coalition is attacking.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/international/middleeast/05ISRA.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Senators to Vote to Issue Subpoena to Ex-Enron Chief

Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee
said they would vote Tuesday to issue a subpoena to compel
an appearance by Kenneth L. Lay.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/business/05ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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Deal at Enron Gave Insiders Quick Fortunes

A small group of insiders at Enron made millions in profits
in secret deals with some of the partnerships that
ultimately brought the company to its knees.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/business/05SOUT.html?todaysheadlines

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Ernst & Young Latest Auditor Moving to Alter Some
Practices

Ernst & Young said that it would stop selling
information technology services to companies it audits and
that it would no longer serve as internal accountant and
external auditor at the same company.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/business/05ACCO.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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Hewlett Lifts Profit Outlook and Each Side in War Exults

Both sides in the spirited proxy contest over
Hewlett-Packard's plan to buy Compaq Computer pointed to
HP's performance, which was better than expected, as proof
of their claims.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/technology/05HEWL.html?todaysheadlines

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Williams Companies Lists Possible Steps to Bolster Rating

The Williams Companies said that it planned to step up asset
sales and that it might issue shares to strengthen its
balance sheet and retain its investment-grade credit
rating.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/business/05WILL.html?todaysheadlines

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Muslims Feel Sept. 11 Chill as Mecca Plays It Safe

The Saudis have begun collecting personal data from Muslim
visitors to start a system for tracking and identifying
them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/international/middleeast/05SAUD.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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As Troubles Multiply, the Budget Equation Changes

On Monday, President Bush sent Congress a new budget plan,
which has little extra money for anything other than
national security and tax cuts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/national/05ASSE.html?todaysheadlines

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Senators to Vote to Issue Subpoena to Ex-Enron Chief

Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee
said they would vote Tuesday to issue a subpoena to compel
an appearance by Kenneth L. Lay.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/business/05ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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Anti-Tax Leader Confesses He Used Campaign Money

Tim Eyman, a businessman who was the champion of several
tax-cutting initiatives in Washington State, said on Monday
that he had profited personally from political fund-raising
drives.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/politics/05REFE.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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When Push Came to Shove, Patriots Did Both

The Patriots exerted their will on the Rams and forced the
Super Bowl to be played on their terms.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/sports/football/05GRID.html?todaysheadlines

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Introverted Coach Finally Out of His Shell

As a winning Super Bowl coach, the Patriots' Bill Belichick
has attained a stature that for years was thought to be
beyond his personality.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/sports/football/05ANDE.html?todaysheadlines

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In Great Matchup, Only Nets Are Great

Led by Keith Van Horn's 25 points, the Nets took apart the
Kings, who had the N.B.A.'s best record entering the
lopsided game.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/sports/basketball/05NETS.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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Restoration of a Leonardo Is Ruled Out

Critics of the proposed restoration of "The Adoration of the
Magi" see the decision as a moral victory and a personal
vindication.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/arts/design/05ARTS.html?todaysheadlines

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WNYC-FM Reassesses Program Format

Station managers are studying whether to cut back
permanently on classical music as part of a larger plan to
revamp all of its programming.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/arts/05STAT.html?todaysheadlines

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A Dead Man's Failed Muse and Lost Women

Athol Fugard's "Sorrows and Rejoicings" is a   play about
irrevocably divided selves.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/arts/theater/05SORR.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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Electricity Crisis Eases in New York

New York City, which faced an electricity crisis last
summer, now has all the energy it needs through at least
mid-2003 and perhaps beyond, experts say.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/nyregion/05POWE.html?todaysheadlines

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So Long New York, and Thanks for a Mostly Well-Ordered Bash

In the end, the World Economic Forum went off so smoothly
that  aside from some minor traffic inconveniences  the
lives of most New Yorkers were unaffected.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/nyregion/05RESU.html?todaysheadlines

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In Albany, School Boards Lose Backing

Black and Hispanic members of the State Assembly are saying
New York City's community school boards have failed
minority communities.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/nyregion/05BOAR.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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Bush's Aggressive Accounting
By  PAUL KRUGMAN
In short, the administration's strategy is to prevent
criticism of what amounts to a fiscal debacle by wrapping
its budget in the flag.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/opinion/05KRUG.html?todaysheadlines

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The Wrong Lessons of the Somalia Debacle
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
With luck, Afghanistan will again prove that helping
war-torn third-world countries is a smarter policy than
running away from them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/opinion/05KRIS.html?todaysheadlines

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Is the Human Rights Era Ending?
By MICHAEL IGNATIEFF
If Washington   turns away, the human rights movement loses
the   one government whose power can be   decisive in
stopping human rights   abuses.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/opinion/05IGNA.html?todaysheadlines

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