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<font size="2">"We may never know why he turned his back on our country and
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/politics/16WALK.html?todaysheadlines">JOHN ASHCROFT,</a>attorney general, on filing criminal charges against John
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/national/16SCOT.html?todaysheadlines">Justices Limit Reach of Arbitration Law</a></b><br>
The Supreme Court ruled that a federal agency may sue an employer for discrimination on an employees behalf even if the worker had waived his right to sue.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/national/16JOBL.html?todaysheadlines">Georgia Finds Itself in Jobless Benefits Bind</a></b><br>
Georgia legislators may have to choose between restoring the state's unemployment insurance tax and making the benefits even smaller.
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Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan said that after the death of a man who donated part of his liver   to his brother, it had temporarily halted such transplants.   halted operations
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>INTERNATIONAL</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/international/asia/16MILI.html?todaysheadlines">U.S.-Philippine Command May Signal War's Next Phase</a></b><br>
American and Philippine military officials agreed to form a joint command to stamp out a Muslim extremist group linked to Al Qaeda in the southern Philippines.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/international/middleeast/16MIDE.html?todaysheadlines">2 Civilians From Israel Killed in Palestinian Militant Attacks</a></b><br>
The killings were the first of civilians by Palestinian militants since Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian leader, called for a halt to all attacks on Dec. 16.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/international/asia/16DIPL.html?todaysheadlines">Powell Embarks on Mission to South Asian Tinderbox</a></b><br>
The secretary of state is embarking on an extraordinarily delicate diplomatic mission: pressing India and Pakistan to defuse their confrontation over Kashmir.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/business/16ENRO.html?todaysheadlines">Arthur Andersen Fires an Executive for Enron Orders</a></b><br>
Arthur Andersen fired its partner in charge of auditing Enron, saying he had ordered the destruction of documents and e-mail after learning that the S.E.C. had begun an investigation.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/business/16PLAC.html?todaysheadlines">Citigroup Names New President
Amid Talk of More Acquisitions</a></b><br>
Citigroup filled the long-vacant job of president with Robert B. Willumstad, who has overseen the company's consumer business.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/business/16DRUG.html?todaysheadlines">Pfizer to Offer Drug Discount to Low-Income Elderly</a></b><br>
Pfizer said it would offer its drugs to low-income elderly people for a flat fee of $15 a month for each prescription.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>TECHNOLOGY</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/technology/ebusiness/16CHIP.html?todaysheadlines">Intel Reports That Earnings for Quarter Beat Estimates</a></b><br>
Ending its worst year on an upbeat note, Intel reported fourth-quarter earnings that exceeded most expectations.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/technology/ebusiness/16EBAY.html?todaysheadlines">Profit at EBay Increased 8% Last Quarter</a></b><br>
EBay, the Internet auctioneer, said that its fourth-quarter profit rose more than 8 percent as buyers and sellers used its Web site for holiday gifts.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/business/worldbusiness/16MARC.html?todaysheadlines">Bleak Phone-Equipment Outlook Leads Marconi to Cut More Jobs</a></b><br>
Marconi of Britain said it will lay off an additional 4,000 workers, about one-quarter of them in the United States.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>POLITICS</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/politics/16WALK.html?todaysheadlines">Walker Will Face Terrorism Counts in a Civilian Court</a></b><br>
John Walker, the American turned Taliban warrior, was charged in a criminal complaint with conspiring to kill United States citizens and supporting terrorism.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/business/16ENRO.html?todaysheadlines">Arthur Andersen Fires an Executive for Enron Orders</a></b><br>
Arthur Andersen fired its partner in charge of auditing Enron, saying he had ordered the destruction of documents and e-mail after learning that the S.E.C. had begun an investigation.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/politics/16AIR.html?todaysheadlines">E.P.A. Power Plant Cases to Proceed</a></b><br>
The Justice Department concluded that the Clinton administration was reasonable in filing lawsuits against power plants under the Clean Air Act.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>SPORTS</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/sports/football/16BUCS.html?todaysheadlines">Bucs Make Move in Parcells's Direction</a></b><br>
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have contacted Jimmy Sexton, the agent for Bill Parcells, to arrange a meeting for this weekend.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/sports/baseball/16TRAD.html?todaysheadlines">Braves Get Sheffield</a></b><br>
The Atlanta Braves landed the All-Star outfielder Gary Sheffield in a four-player trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/sports/tennis/16TENN.html?todaysheadlines">Grosjean Joins List of Surprising  Losers</a></b><br>
After three days of play, four of the top five seeded men in the Australian Open are out. The latest to fall was No. 5 S&#233;bastien Grosjean on Wednesday.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>ARTS</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/arts/design/16OUTS.html?todaysheadlines">An Artist's Success at 14, Despite Autism</a></b><br>
Autistic yet prodigiously artistic in the way of savants who display extraordinary talents, Jonathan Lerman will show his latest work at the annual Outsider Art Fair in SoHo.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/arts/design/16CUTS.html?todaysheadlines">Institutions Brace for Cuts by the City</a></b><br>
The city's new budget director has asked the Department of Cultural Affairs and other city agencies for cuts of 25 percent in their building plans over the next four years.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/arts/theater/16STUD.html?todaysheadlines">Still Licentious, but Freshly Vulnerable Too</a></b><br>
Sally Bowles may be as louche and licentious as ever, but with Molly Ringwold in the role she is also bringing out the parental instincts in her   audiences.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/nyregion/16JERS.html?todaysheadlines">McGreevey, Inaugurated, Calls for New Jersey Unity</a></b><br>
Declaring that the "days of irresponsible borrowing and runaway spending are over," James E. McGreevey became New Jersey's 51st governor.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/nyregion/16SHOO.html?todaysheadlines">Gunfire Wounds 2 Students Inside a Manhattan High School</a></b><br>
Two students were shot at Martin Luther King Jr. High School in what the authorities said may have been a dispute over a girl.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/nyregion/16CRAS.html?todaysheadlines">Crash Inquiry Finds Damage to Jet's Tail</a></b><br>
The National Transportation Safety Board could not say whether damage to the tail of Flight 587 was a cause of its crash or an effect.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/opinion/16FRIE.html?todaysheadlines">Cracks in the Rubble</a></b>
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Will the United States show   the same resolve in winning the   peace in Afghanistan as it did winning the war?
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/opinion/16DOWD.html?todaysheadlines">The Fugue State</a></b>
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The East Coast was hit by terrorists four months ago, leaving many people on the West Coast struggling to figure out the right way to respond.
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Major news stories are complicated, and the window of opportunity for learning the rudiments is, unfortunately, limited.
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