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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"They are afraid, of course. But I hugged them and told them,
'Don't worry. If we are going to die, we are going to die.'"
-HASSAM KHALIL, who lives in Bethlehem with his five children. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/international/middleeast/04BETH.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Deal Reached on Policing in Cincinnati

A year after Cincinnati was rocked by racial protests and
street violence, a tentative agreement has been reached to
avoid racial profiling.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/national/04CINC.html?todaysheadlines

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Seven F.B.I. Employees Fail Polygraph Tests for Security 

Seven F.B.I. employees have failed polygraph examinations as
part of the bureau's stepped-up security program.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/national/04HANS.html?todaysheadlines 

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Despite Sour Economy, Foundation Grants Rose in '01

The nation's more than 56,000 foundations increased their
spending by 5.1 percent, to $29 billion, in 2001.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/national/04GIVI.html?todaysheadlines 

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INTERNATIONAL
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Israeli Armor Units Continue Sweeping Through West Bank

A fleet of Israeli tanks rumbled Wednesday night into
Nablus, continuing a relentless sweep even as international
criticism gathered force.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/international/middleeast/04MIDE.html?todaysheadlines

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U.S. to Push Harder for Political Solution in Mideast 

The Bush administration began shifting its Middle East
policy Wednesday after widespread criticism, promising
quicker and deeper involvement.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/international/middleeast/04PREX.html?todaysheadlines 

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Afghan Officials Arrest Hundreds in Bombing Plot

Afghan security officials said Wednesday that they had
arrested hundreds of political opponents, thwarting a
conspiracy to mount a bombing campaign.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/international/asia/04AFGH.html?todaysheadlines 

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BUSINESS
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U.S. Moves to Ease Harm From Enron

The federal government moved to protect the interests of
investors and retirement-plan participants as parties
maneuvered to lay claim to Enron's dwindling assets.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/business/04ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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A Family Affair at Adelphia Rocks Investors 

Many investors, and any analysts reluctant to ask hard
questions, did not see the trouble brewing at   Adelphia
Communications.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/business/04PLAC.html?todaysheadlines 

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Bristol-Myers Sees Big Drop in Its Sales and Earnings

Bristol-Myers Squibb jolted Wall Street by saying that its
sales and earnings for the first quarter and the year would
be significantly lower than expected.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/business/04BRIS.html?todaysheadlines 

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TECHNOLOGY
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Microsoft Says Court Should Not Design Computer Systems

The hearings over the Microsoft antitrust case returned to
what has been the most hotly contested question since the
suit began: Can a court tell the company how to design its
own software code?
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/technology/04SOFT.html?todaysheadlines

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A Family Affair at Adelphia Rocks Investors 

Many investors, and any analysts reluctant to ask hard
questions, did not see the trouble brewing at   Adelphia
Communications.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/business/04PLAC.html?todaysheadlines 

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Living on Internet Time, in Another Age

Thomas Alva Edison's labs at the Edison National Historic
Site in West Orange, N.J., have never stopped innovating.
But then, as now, innovation involves starts and stops.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/technology/circuits/04EDIS.html?todaysheadlines 

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POLITICS
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Executive Order Followed Energy Industry Recommendation,
Documents Show

President Bush signed an executive order last year that
resembles a recommendation given to the administration two
months earlier by the American Gas Association.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/politics/04ENER.html?todaysheadlines

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U.S. to Push Harder for Political Solution in Mideast 

The Bush administration began shifting its Middle East
policy Wednesday after widespread criticism, promising
quicker and deeper involvement.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/international/middleeast/04PREX.html?todaysheadlines 

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Ridge to Brief 2 House Panels, but Rift With Senate Remains

Tom Ridge, the homeland security director, said  he would
brief two House committees in coming days in an effort to
strike a balance between the White House and Congress.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/politics/04RIDG.html?todaysheadlines 

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SPORTS
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Wells and Defense Stifle Orioles

David Wells shut out Baltimore into the eighth inning and
Robin Ventura homered to propel the Yankees' to their first
win of the season.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/sports/baseball/04YANK.html?todaysheadlines

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New-Look Mets Have Kinks to Iron Out 

The Mets lost to Pittsburgh as their stellar infield botched
ground balls, their bullpen surrendered runs and their
offense remained under cover.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/sports/baseball/04METS.html?todaysheadlines 

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Nets Hope Victory Is a Playoff Preview

The Nets staged a fourth-quarter rally with playoff panache
to beat the Lakers, who played without Shaquille O'Neal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/sports/basketball/04NETS.html?todaysheadlines 

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ARTS
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Grammy Awards Will Return to New York Next Year

The next Grammy Awards ceremony will be held in New York
City on Feb. 23, 2003, after four years in Los Angeles.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/arts/music/04GRAM.html?todaysheadlines

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The Hard News Smackdown 

The recent coverage of the Arab-Israeli conflict suggests
that the network newscasts remain important by default.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/arts/television/04NOTE.html?todaysheadlines 

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'Madison County' Author Returns to His Best-Selling
Characters

Ten years after his "Bridges of Madison County" conquered
the best-seller list, Robert James Waller has written what
he describes as an epilogue to the original story.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/books/04WALL.html?todaysheadlines 

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NY REGION
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New York Gets a List of Priests in Abuse Files

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York gave the
Manhattan district attorney a list of all its priests who
have been accused of abusing minors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/nyregion/04EGAN.html?todaysheadlines

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Last Acts of the Giuliani Era Stall in Bloomberg's City Hall 

The Bloomberg administration has moved to reverse or stall
deals made in the final months of the Giuliani
administration.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/nyregion/04RUDY.html?todaysheadlines 

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Mayor's Plan for Schools Is Threatened

Assembly Democrats and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg appear to
be at an impasse that could jeopardize the mayor's plan to
take control of the New York City school system.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/education/04SCHO.html?todaysheadlines 

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OP-ED 
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Sharon on Survival
By WILLIAM SAFIRE
Though demonized by extremist Arab dictators and despised by
fanatics left and right,  Ariel Sharon is the average
Palestinian's last best hope in this generation for a good
life in an independent state.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/opinion/04SAFI.html?todaysheadlines

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Rising Anxiety 
By BOB HERBERT
The nuclear reactor known as Indian Point 2 has the worst
safety rating of all 103 nuclear reactors in the United
States and is located in the most densely populated region.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/opinion/04HERB.html?todaysheadlines 

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Why Suicide Terrorism Takes Root
By SHIBLEY TELHAMI
Suicide bombings are immensely empowering to many people in
the Middle East who no longer believe that their 
governments can do anything to relieve their humiliation
and improve their conditions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/opinion/04TELH.html?todaysheadlines 

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