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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"The same compassion that caused me to root for the New York
Yankees for the first time in 51 years makes me think it
would be fun to go to New York and show the presidential
flag there."
-BILL OWENS, governor of Colorado, on the idea of holding the 2004
Republican convention in the city. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/national/29POLS.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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C.I.A. Names Agent Killed in Fortress

Johnny Michael Spann, 32, was the first American combat
death in Afghanistan since the campaign began.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/national/29INTE.html?todaysheadlines

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Al Qaeda Link Seen in Only a Handful of 1,200 Detainees 

The nationwide search for terrorists after Sept. 11 has
resulted in the arrests of more than 1,200 people, but
officials believe only a small number have any links to
terrorism.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/national/29DETA.html?todaysheadlines 

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Justices Revisit the Issue of Child Protection in the Age of
Internet Pornography

Supreme Court justices considered whether the federal
government's efforts to shield children from pornography on
the Internet could pass First Amendment muster.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/national/29PORN.html?todaysheadlines 

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INTERNATIONAL
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U.S. Might Establish  More Afghan Bases to Intensify 
Pressure on the  Taliban

Gen. Tommy R. Franks said Wednesday that the United States
might establish more makeshift bases inside Afghanistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/international/29MILI.html?todaysheadlines

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At Site of Quelled Prisoner Revolt, Afghan Fort's Walls Tell
a Tale of Death 

Northern Alliance soldiers on Wednesday picked over the
bodies of more than 150 Taliban prisoners who were killed
in an uprising against their captors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/international/asia/29MAZA.html?todaysheadlines 

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Where's bin Laden? Here's One Hunch

American forces have enlisted commanders in eastern
Afghanistan to help search for Osama bin Laden in isolated
mountain hide-outs south of Jalalabad.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/international/asia/29EAST.html?todaysheadlines 

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BUSINESS
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Enron Collapses as Suitor Cancels Plans for Merger

Enron, the champion of energy deregulation, imploded after a
rival backed out of a deal to buy it and many big trading
partners stopped doing business with it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/business/29ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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A Big Fall Evoking Nasty Old Memories of a Run on a Bank 

The final collapse of Enron amounted to something that few
living Americans have ever seen: a bank run like those in
the days before deposit insurance.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/business/29PLAC.html?todaysheadlines 

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White House Says it Expects at Least 3 Years of Deficits

The expected budget deficits confirmed that the recession
and the costs of fighting terrorism had combined to wipe
out projected surpluses.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/business/29ECON.html?todaysheadlines 

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TECHNOLOGY
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Justices Revisit the Issue of Child Protection in the Age of
Internet Pornography

Supreme Court justices considered whether the federal
government's efforts to shield children from pornography on
the Internet could pass First Amendment muster.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/national/29PORN.html?todaysheadlines

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2 Copyright Cases Decided in Favor of Entertainment Industry 

The entertainment industry won two closely watched cases
that pit owners of copyrighted works against the people who
develop technologies that can be used to copy those works.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/technology/29DVD.html?todaysheadlines 

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In the Bronx, an Ounce of Connection

A new children's hospital in the Bronx is trying to make
technology part of the cure.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/technology/circuits/29HOSP.html?todaysheadlines 

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POLITICS
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White House Says it Expects at Least 3 Years of Deficits

The expected budget deficits confirmed that the recession
and the costs of fighting terrorism had combined to wipe
out projected surpluses.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/business/29ECON.html?todaysheadlines

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Justice Dept. and Senate Clash Over Bush Actions 

The Bush administration's antiterrorism initiatives were
questioned in a Senate hearing where questions were asked
about the planned use of a military tribunal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/politics/29JUST.html?todaysheadlines 

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2 Parties Embrace New York and Look to '04 Conventions

The terrorist attacks have sent the political parties
scurrying to New York, eager to   show unity with the
nation's most wounded city.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/national/29POLS.html?todaysheadlines 

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SPORTS
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For One Night, Legend Rules the Court

Despite the Wizards' win over Philadelphia and his 30-point
night, Michael Jordan is blamed by some critics for
hampering the development of Washington's young players.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/sports/basketball/29JORD.html?todaysheadlines

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Knicks Beat Hawks and Reach .500 

Latrell Sprewell, the game's high scorer with 25 points, hit
three of four free throws in the closing seconds to give
the Knicks a win over the Hawks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/sports/basketball/29KNIC.html?todaysheadlines 

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Miami's Sure-Fire Formula: Winning

Despite criticism for their weak nonconference schedule, the
Hurricanes will likely capture a national title by winning
all of their games this season.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/sports/ncaafootball/29COLL.html?todaysheadlines 

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ARTS
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Lou Reed, Exploring Poe's Plutonian Shore

This disjointed gray mass of a celebration by the rocker Lou
Reed is glacially slow, painstakingly deliberate and almost
clinical in its retelling of favorite Edgar Allan Poe
stories.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/arts/theater/29POET.html?todaysheadlines

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Old Masters Pursued by Artistic Gumshoes 

Art historians will gather this weekend to discuss and
debate David Hockney's iconoclastic theory that old masters
used optical devices to help them produce realistic images.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/arts/design/29OPTI.html?todaysheadlines 

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Bin Laden on Trial: Television Anticipates

Court TV and VH1 present vastly different but equally
earnest programs that manage to cast fresh hooks into the
news that dominates today's headlines.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/arts/television/29NOTE.html?todaysheadlines 

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NY REGION
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Engineers Have a Culprit in the Strange Collapse of 7 World
Trade Center: Diesel Fuel

Engineers and scientists are trying to determine what role
diesel fuel, ignited into an uncontrollable fire, had in
the collapse of 7 World Trade Center.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/nyregion/29TOWE.html?todaysheadlines

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2 Parties Embrace New York and Look to '04 Conventions 

The terrorist attacks have sent the political parties
scurrying to New York, eager to   show unity with the
nation's most wounded city.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/national/29POLS.html?todaysheadlines 

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New Daily Newspaper Is Planned in New York City for 2002

An investment group that includes the company of the
publisher Conrad M. Black said that it   planned to start
printing a new daily newspaper in New York City in the
first few months of 2002.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/business/29PAPE.html?todaysheadlines 

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OP-ED 
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The Tourism Crisis
By BOB HERBERT
When you think of tourism in New York City, think jobs,
jobs, jobs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/opinion/29HERB.html?todaysheadlines

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Enemy of My Enemy 
By WILLIAM SAFIRE
The enmity of our enemies should not make Iran our friend.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/opinion/29SAFI.html?todaysheadlines 

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Survivor Security
By NANCY J. ALTMAN
The Sept. 11 attacks show that changing Social Security
could have unintended consequences.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/29/opinion/29ALTM.html?todaysheadlines 

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