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Thursday, January 17, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"All I can say is, it's about time."
-DR. JON OPSAHL, after former members of the Symbionese Liberation Army were
charged with murder for a 1975 bank robbery in which his
mother was shot to death.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/national/17ARRE.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Justices Hold Hearing in Case Concerning Patients' Rights

The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether states may
require medical reviews of a health maintenance
organization's refusal to pay for covered service.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/national/17SCOT.html?todaysheadlines

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3 Slain at Law School; Student Is Held

A law school student, apparently distraught at the prospect
of failing, went on a shooting rampage at a western
Virginia law school.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/national/17SHOO.html?todaysheadlines

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Al Qaeda Trained Bombing Suspect, Indictment Says

A federal indictment said Richard Reid, accused of trying to
down an airliner with explosives in his shoes, was a
Qaeda-trained terrorist.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/national/17INQU.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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U.S. Says Tribal Leaders Balk at Aiding Search for Taliban

Pashtun tribal leaders in eastern Afghanistan have refused
to cooperate with American forces in the hunt for Al Qaeda
and Taliban fighters.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/international/asia/17MILI.html?todaysheadlines

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Powell Lauds Pakistan's Efforts Against Extremists

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell emerged from a meeting on
Wednesday with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf
praising his efforts to crack down on extremists in
Pakistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/international/asia/17DIPL.html?todaysheadlines

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U.S. Traces Iran's Ties to Terror Through a Lebanese

One of the world's most wanted men has been operating for
years with the protection and backing of the Iranian
intelligence services.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/international/middleeast/17INTE.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Auditor Received Warning on Enron Five Months Ago

Arthur Andersen knew in mid-August of a senior Enron
employee's concerns about improprieties in the energy
company's accounting practices.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/business/17ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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Enron Letter Suggests $1.3 Billion More Down the Drain

A letter that an Enron executive sent to the chairman of the
company raises the possibility that the company might have
to reduce its past earnings by $1.3 billion more than it
already has.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/business/17LETT.html?todaysheadlines

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Microsoft Makes Software Safety a Top Goal

Microsoft's chairman, Bill Gates, distributed a companywide
memorandum to call on employees to put more emphasis on
making the company's products "trustworthy."
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/technology/17SECU.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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Microsoft Makes Software Safety a Top Goal

Microsoft's chairman, Bill Gates, distributed a companywide
memorandum to call on employees to put more emphasis on
making the company's products "trustworthy."
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/technology/17SECU.html?todaysheadlines

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Apple's Retail Stores Show Positive Data on Customers

Apple Computer said that 40 percent of the people who bought
computers at the 27 retail stores it has opened in recent
months were first-time users of Macintosh machines.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/technology/17APPL.html?todaysheadlines

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Intel Names Heir Apparent for Chief Executive Position

Intel named a 28-year employee as president and chief
operating officer, grooming him to take over the company as
chief executive when Craig R. Barrett retires within three
years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/technology/17CHIP.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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White House Says Economics Adviser Saw Little Risk on Enron

The White House said President Bush's top economic adviser
concluded that a potential collapse of Enron posed little
risk to the American economy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/business/17BUSH.html?todaysheadlines

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Kennedy Calls for Delaying Tax Cuts to Help Pay for Drug
Plan and Child Care

Senator Edward M. Kennedy called for postponing $300 billion
worth of last year's tax cuts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/politics/17DEMS.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Declares Free Markets Are Essential for Americas

President Bush invited Central American nations on Wednesday
night to strike a trade accord with the United States.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/international/17PREX.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Nets Can't Miss as Jordan Just Falls Away

In a clinic full of alley-oop dunks, backdoor cuts and
3-pointers, the Nets embarrassed the Wizards and Michael
Jordan to win their 26th game of the season.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/sports/basketball/17NETS.html?todaysheadlines

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Owners Give Approval to Sale of Red Sox

With the threat of another legal headache behind them, Major
League Baseball owners approved the $660 million sale of
the Boston Red Sox to a group led by John Henry.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/sports/baseball/17BASE.html?todaysheadlines

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Top Five Men Vanish in Australian Summer

Andy Roddick retired early in his second-round match due to
injury, becoming the latest star player to fall at the
Australian Open.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/sports/tennis/17TENN.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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New Director at Carnegie Eliminates Its Jazz Band

When Carnegie Hall announced its 2002-3   season on
Wednesday, the hall's 16-member jazz band was nowhere on
the schedule.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/arts/music/17JAZZ.html?todaysheadlines

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From Cuba, With Rhythm, Taking Jazz by Storm

There is a small tradition of Cuban drummers who hit New
York like asteroids. Dafnis Prieto, from Santa Clara, Cuba,
is the newest one.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/arts/music/17DRUM.html?todaysheadlines

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91 Years After Dying, Mahler Hits His Stride

Today, after the 20th century's world wars and mass
slaughters, Gustav Mahler's music touches many more souls
than it did when it was written.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/arts/music/17ARTS.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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New Mayor, New Focus

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is showing a different approach
than his predecessor, Rudolph W. Giuliani, with a focus on
the poor.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/nyregion/17BLOO.html?todaysheadlines

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A Major Health Measure, Passed Without a Second Thought

The passage of a multibillion-dollar health care bill went
through Albany so fast that nobody was able to digest it
fully.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/nyregion/17ALBA.html?todaysheadlines

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Welfare Rolls Grew in City Late Last Year

A rise in New York City's welfare rolls added to   growing
concerns that the country's revamped welfare system may be
caught short.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/nyregion/17WELF.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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Enron and the Gramms
By  BOB HERBERT
When Senator Phil Gramm and his wife Wendy danced, it was
most often to Enron's tune.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/opinion/17HERB.html?todaysheadlines

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Who Audits the Auditors?
By ARTHUR LEVITT
The Enron crisis is an opportunity   to reinvigorate the
checks and balances in the financial system.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/opinion/17LEVI.html?todaysheadlines

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The Twain You'll Meet
By ROY BLOUNT JR.
Ninety-seven years after his death, Mark Twain is still
alive and kicking.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/opinion/17BLOU.html?todaysheadlines

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