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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Democracies don't prepare well for things that have never
happened before."
-RICHARD A. CLARKE, former White House counterterrorism chief. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/national/30TERR.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Rules Will Allow Airport Screeners to Remain in Jobs

In a shift, the federal agency supervising aviation security
has decided not to displace thousands of current screeners
by requiring them to be high school graduates.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/national/30AIRL.html?todaysheadlines

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Many Say U.S. Planned for Terror but Failed to Take Action 

The nation's antiterrorism record is replete with failures
of intelligence and the political will to act, an extensive
review shows.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/national/30TERR.html?todaysheadlines 

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Court Finds Death Penalty Is Misused in Kansas

The Kansas Supreme Court has found that a crucial aspect of
the way the death penalty is handed   down is unfair and
must be changed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/national/30KANS.html?todaysheadlines 

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INTERNATIONAL
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India Builds Up Forces as Bush Urges Calm

With India rushing troops to the border of Pakistan,
President Bush called the leaders of both nations on
Saturday to try to avert a war.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/international/asia/30INDI.html?todaysheadlines

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Hunt for bin Laden Loses Steam as Winter Grips Afghan Caves 

The Pentagon is offering Afghan militia money and warm
clothing to lead the search, accepting their methodical
pace as a price to pay to avoid using  American forces.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/international/asia/30MILI.html?todaysheadlines 

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Unity Eludes Argentina's Governing Party

Argentina's cabinet offered to resign on Saturday,
highlighting the disarray of the Peronist Party, which
assumed power on Dec. 21.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/international/americas/30ARGE.html?todaysheadlines 

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BUSINESS
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Even the Smartest Money Can Slip Up

The year just ending, while painful for most investors, has
probably hurt even more for some big names who achieved
fame on Wall Street for being a bit smarter than the
average guy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/business/yourmoney/30FALL.html?todaysheadlines

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Suddenly, Uncle Sam Wants to Bankroll You 

There's a new willingness on the part of the government to
tap into the private sector for help in finding and
bringing to market technologies with national security
uses.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/business/yourmoney/30VENT.html?todaysheadlines 

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Recession, Then a Boom? Maybe Not This Time

The rules for recoveries may well be different today than in
decades past  not because of Sept. 11, but because of
fundamental changes in the economy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/business/yourmoney/30ECON.html?todaysheadlines 

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TECHNOLOGY
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Comes With Batteries. Not a Shrink

A series of toys that speaks their own distinct dialect
proves that children can learn foreign languages.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/weekinreview/30BADE.html?todaysheadlines

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Top Lucent Officers Won't Get Annual Bonuses 

Top executives at Lucent Technologies are not getting annual
bonuses this year, but three will get big payments in 2002
in an effort to keep them at the helm.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/29/technology/29LUCE.html?todaysheadlines 

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Kodak Executive Gains Options

The Eastman Kodak Company increased the number of stock
options awarded to its chairman and chief executive, Daniel
Carp, and other top executives this year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/29/technology/29KODA.html?todaysheadlines 

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POLITICS
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India Builds Up Forces as Bush Urges Calm

With India rushing troops to the border of Pakistan,
President Bush called the leaders of both nations on
Saturday to try to avert a war.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/international/asia/30INDI.html?todaysheadlines

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At First Year's End, Bush Cites Both Victories and
Challenges 

President Bush said in his weekly radio address that the
coming year "will require our sustained commitment to the
war against terrorism."
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/politics/30BUSH.html?todaysheadlines 

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Recession, Then a Boom? Maybe Not This Time

The rules for recoveries may well be different today than in
decades past  not because of Sept. 11, but because of
fundamental changes in the economy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/business/yourmoney/30ECON.html?todaysheadlines 

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SPORTS
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Death and Scandal Left Their Scars

In a year when death scarred the nation, death too often
saddened sports and tempered the splendor of events.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/sports/othersports/30YEAR.html?todaysheadlines

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Pitino Returns to Old Kentucky Home Amid Boos 

The Bluegrass Showdown became more of a chance for Kentucky
to just show off, as the sixth-ranked Wildcats blew out
Rick Pitino's ragged Cardinals.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/sports/ncaabasketball/30ARAT.html?todaysheadlines 

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Bucs Closer to Playoffs

Doug Brien kicked field goals of 42, 38 and 24 yards as
Tampa Bay moved a big step toward clinching a playoff spot
with a win over the Ravens.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/sports/football/30TAMPA.html?todaysheadlines 

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ARTS
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Plenty of Signs That the Show Is Still the Thing

From Elaine Stritch's brass to the brazenness of "The
Producers," theater showed that it, and New York, would
survive.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/arts/theater/30BRAN.html?todaysheadlines

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An Industry Motivated, More Than Ever, By Fear 

After Sept. 11, it's even more apparent  that American
movies exclude much of America, not to mention the world.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/movies/30MITC.html?todaysheadlines 

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Offering Beauty, and Then Proof That Life Goes On

Before Sept. 11, there were stunning shows; after it, there
were ad hoc memorials and splendid new spaces.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/arts/design/30KIMM.html?todaysheadlines 

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NY REGION
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Opening Jan. 1: Mayor Bloomberg, Unedited

New Yorkers are about to see Mayor-elect Michael R.
Bloomberg unfiltered starting with his inauguration speech
on Tuesday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/nyregion/30BLOO.html?todaysheadlines

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Anthrax Resurfaces at a Manhattan Post Office 

Traces of anthrax spores were discovered on a high-speed
mail-sorting machine at the Morgan mail-processing center
in Manhattan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/nyregion/30ANTH.html?todaysheadlines 

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Giuliani Looks Back With Just One Regret

Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani is satisfied with the past eight
years, but still regrets losing his fight to abolish the
Board of Education.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/nyregion/30MAYO.html?todaysheadlines 

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OP-ED 
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When Bad Things Happen to Good Children
By MAUREEN DOWD
Why are so many kids in the mood for Lemony Snicket's
wretched orphans instead of Harry Potter?
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/opinion/30DOWD.html?todaysheadlines

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What New Yorkers Want From Their Next Mayor 

New Yorkers of different backgrounds and interests offer
some suggestions about where Michael R. Bloomberg should
concentrate his energies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/opinion/30ROUN.html?todaysheadlines 

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Mayor Giuliani Bows Out

Rudolph Giuliani's tenure is captured by a singular,
powerful moment: Standing at ground zero, his back to the
towering shards and smoke from the World Trade Center.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/opinion/30SUN1.html?todaysheadlines 

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