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Friday, January 11, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Iran must be a contributor in the war against terror. Our
nation, in our fight against terrorism, will uphold the
doctrine of either you're with us or against us."
-PRESIDENT BUSH

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/international/asia/11IRAN.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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7 Marines From Across U.S.: Profiles From a Fatal Mission

The marines killed on a military tanker plane crash in
Afghanistan came from diverse backgrounds, but had a common
mission.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/national/11CREW.html?todaysheadlines

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Nevada Site Urged for Nuclear Dump

The Energy Department said on Thursday that it would
recommend that Yucca Mountain be used to bury thousands of
tons of radioactive nuclear waste.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/national/11NUKE.html?todaysheadlines

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Judge Rules Fingerprints Cannot Be Called a Match

A Philadelphia federal judge has ruled for the first time
that fingerprint evidence does not meet the standards set
for scientific testimony.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/national/11PRIN.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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U.S. Begins First Airlift of Prisoners

A cargo plane carrying 20 Taliban and Al Qaeda prisoners
left Afghanistan on Thursday, on its way to the United
States naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/international/asia/11PRIS.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Tells Iran Not to Undercut Afghan Leaders

President Bush said on Thursday that Iran will face
consequences if it attempts to undermine the new interim
government in Afghanistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/international/asia/11IRAN.html?todaysheadlines

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Israel, in Reprisal for Killings, Razes Gaza Refugee Homes

The Israeli Army retaliated on Thursday for the killing of
four Israeli soldiers by bulldozing dozens of houses in a
refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/international/middleeast/11MIDE.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Enron Contacted 2 Cabinet Officers Before Collapsing

The White House disclosed Thursday that the chief executive
of Enron contacted two Cabinet members weeks before the
company's collapse.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/business/11ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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A Familiar Capital Script

The rapidly exploding Enron inquiry presents all the
elements of earlier Washington scandals, including
carefully phrased denials and accusations of improper
influence.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/business/11ASSE.html?todaysheadlines

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Ford Is Said to Be Cutting Up to 15,000 More Workers

The Ford Motor Company's board agreed on a plan to cut its
work force by up to 15,000 hourly workers, in addition to
the 5,000 salaried workers it said it would cut last year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/business/11AUTO.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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Divining the Future of Law and Technology

What are the 2-3 major Internet law and policy issues that
are likely to crop up in 2002?  A group of legal experts
took up that challenge.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/technology/11CYBERLAW.html?todaysheadlines

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Vodafone Shares Cooling With Slower Growth in America

Shares of the Vodafone Group, a wireless favorite among
investors, have now given back nearly all the gains accrued
in a rally that began last fall.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/technology/11WIRE.html?todaysheadlines

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Matsushita Plans an Overhaul to Reduce Costs

Facing huge losses this year, the sprawling Matsushita
Electric Industrial Company announced a plan to overhaul
itself in the next three years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/business/worldbusiness/11MATS.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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Enron Contacted 2 Cabinet Officers Before Collapsing

The White House disclosed Thursday that the chief executive
of Enron contacted two Cabinet members weeks before the
company's collapse.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/business/11ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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A Familiar Capital Script

The rapidly exploding Enron inquiry presents all the
elements of earlier Washington scandals, including
carefully phrased denials and accusations of improper
influence.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/business/11ASSE.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Tells Iran Not to Undercut Afghan Leaders

President Bush said on Thursday that Iran will face
consequences if it attempts to undermine the new interim
government in Afghanistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/international/asia/11IRAN.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Proposed Sale Would Save Twins From Contraction

After meeting with baseball officials on Thursday, a
billionaire from Birmingham, Ala., prepared to take the
next step to buy the Twins and save them from contraction.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/sports/baseball/11TWIN.html?todaysheadlines

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Chaney Boils Over After Knicks Are Drubbed

After the Knicks were pounded by Dallas, Don Chaney was not
the laid-back coach who hours earlier spoke optimistically
about his crumbling team.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/sports/basketball/11KNIC.html?todaysheadlines

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Eldredge Wins Skating Title by Playing It Safe

Todd Eldredge's throwback ways and elegant style were good
enough for him to win his sixth   national title and earn
his third trip to the Olympics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/olympics/11OLYM.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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The Camera as Witness to 'Bloody Sunday'

The images in "Hidden Truths: Bloody Sunday 1972" at the
International Center  of Photography are prosecution
witnesses called to testify on the event.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/arts/design/11COTT.html?todaysheadlines

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From Truffaut's Centimes, a Wealth of Inspiration

The director of "The Royal Tenenbaums" watches the most
unpretentious movie he can imagine, Francois
Truffaut's "Small Change."
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/movies/11WATC.html?todaysheadlines

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Old New York Visited Anew

My 12-year-old son came up with the whimsical  idea of
touring the New York he knows now as seen  through the
memory of the child I once was.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/arts/11COLE.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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Mayor Sets Freer Tone, at Least at the Outset

Early indications suggest that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
will set a different tone in City Hall than his
predecessor.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/nyregion/11BLOO.html?todaysheadlines

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Studies Will Take Sept. 11's Measure in Health Effects

Public health researchers are attempting to track people who
were in the vicinity of the World Trade Center when it fell
on Sept. 11.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/nyregion/11LAB.html?todaysheadlines

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Pilot Safe After Fighter Jet Crashes in Woods

A New Jersey Air National Guard fighter jet   crashed into a
wooded area near the Garden State Parkway during training
on Thursday morning.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/nyregion/11PLAN.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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Our Wretched States
By PAUL KRUGMAN
States are facing a fiscal crisis. Unfortunately, the state
of the states is   the shape of national things to come.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/opinion/11KRUG.html?todaysheadlines

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The Greater Danger
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Perhaps the most interesting question today in foreign
policy is not what we do about Iraq,   but what we do about
North Korea.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/opinion/11KRIS.html?todaysheadlines

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Bold New Look, Tired Old Metaphor
By DAVID GELERNTER
Apple needs to rethink the way computers work, not just how
they look.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/opinion/11GELE.html?todaysheadlines

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