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Wednesday, May 9, 2001
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Classically, the eyewitness is the king of the trial
process. It was very hard for the courts to say scientific
inquiry could call into question a person who has direct
evidence to give."

- PROF. PAUL G. CHEVIGNY, of New York University, on a state ruling about 
challenges
to eyewitness testimony.

Full Story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/nyregion/09WITN.html



NATIONAL
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Gains Found for the Poor in Rigorous Preschool
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/national/09SCHO.html

In Study of Nation's Worst Traffic, New York Must Yield
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/national/09TRAF.html

Bomb's Effects Linger Along Road to Infamy
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/national/09ROUT.html

Bargaining Is Under Way in Spying Case of F.B.I. Man
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/national/09SPY.html




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POLITICS
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Blacks and Hispanics in House Balk on Campaign Finance Bill
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/politics/09DONA.html

Impeachment Figure in Line for Drug Enforcement Post
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/politics/09DRUG.html

Bush to Nominate 11 to Judgeships
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/politics/09JUDG.html

House Threatens to Hold Back U.N. Dues for Loss of Seat
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/world/09NATI.html



INTERNATIONAL
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House Threatens to Hold Back U.N. Dues for Loss of Seat
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/world/09NATI.html

Military Analysis: U.S. Weighing Future of Arms Pacts
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/world/09ARMS.html

Rumsfeld Plan Skirts Call for Stationing Arms in Space
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/world/09SPAC.html

China Says It Won't Let U.S. Spy Plane Fly Home
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/world/09PLAN.html



BUSINESS
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Utility Says Prices of Gas Were Inflated
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/business/09GAS.html

Management: Telecommuting's Big Experiment
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/technology/09TELE.html

Northrop Grumman Joins Bidding for Shipbuilder
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/business/09SHIP.html

After 6 Years, First-Quarter Productivity Fell in U.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/business/09ECON.html



TECHNOLOGY
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Cisco Takes $3 Billion Charge and Posts Its First Loss
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/technology/09CISC.html

Management: Telecommuting's Big Experiment
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/technology/09TELE.html

Comcast Shows Profit as Customer Base Surges
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/technology/09CABL.html

Education: School District Buys 23,000 Laptops
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/08/technology/09EDUCATION.html



NEW YORK REGION
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Despite Denial, Torricelli Helped in Donor's Deal
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/politics/09INQU.html

Court Opens Door to Data on Eyewitness Fallibility
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/nyregion/09WITN.html

Tales of New York Divorce: Breakups and the Turf Wars
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/nyregion/09DIVO.html

Sharpton Gives Ferrer a List of Conditions
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/nyregion/09MAYO.html



SPORTS
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Twins' Milton and Guzman Tame Yankees
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/sports/09YANK.html

Baseball, Not Revenge, in the Bronx
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/sports/09VECS.html

Mets' Starters Find It's Not Pretty at Coors Field
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/sports/09METS.html

Johnson Is Third Pitcher to Strike Out 20
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/sports/AP-BBN-Reds-Diamondbacks.html



ARTS
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Latin Cinema Is Finding Its Voice
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/arts/09LATI.html

A New Show at the Apollo Raises Hopes in Harlem
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/arts/09APOL.html

'About Adam': Adam Romances Eve and Her Sisters
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/arts/09ADAM.html

'Conquistadors': PBS Examines the Spanish Invasion of the
New World
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/arts/09GENZ.html




OP-ED COLUMNISTS
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By PAUL KRUGMAN: The Unrefined Truth

A look at the causes of the current gasoline shortage
suggests that conservation ought to be a major element in
our energy strategy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/opinion/09KRUG.html


By MAUREEN DOWD: Donna, Prima Donna

The mayor of New York City and his wife are locked in a
titanic twilight struggle over a house they don't even own.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/opinion/09DOWD.html



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