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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"I don't dream. I don't cry. But I get migraines."
-ELLEN DUBE, an AIDS counselor at Hlabisa Hospital in South Africa.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/health/26AIDS.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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3 Teenagers Held in Plot at Massachusetts School

Officials said a massacre may have been averted by their use
of techniques and studies developed after the 1999 killings
at Columbine High School.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/national/26PLOT.html?todaysheadlines

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For Most, Holiday Travel Is Light and Smooth

By most accounts the return trips home from the holiday
weekend by plane, train, bus and automobile went smoothly.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/national/26TRAV.html?todaysheadlines

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As Attacks' Impact Recedes, a Return to Religion as Usual

Immediately after Sept. 11 Americans flooded to their local
houses of worship, but polls now indicate that for most
people the spiritual storm has passed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/national/26FAIT.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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Hundreds of U.S. Troops Land 12 Miles From Taliban
Stronghold

Hundreds of marines landed at a makeshift airfield near
Kandahar on Sunday in the first major infusion of American
ground troops into Afghanistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/international/asia/26MILI.html?todaysheadlines

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Taliban Foes Say Kunduz Is Theirs

Northern Alliance commanders said Sunday night that their
troops had captured the city of Kunduz, the last Taliban
stronghold in northern Afghanistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/international/asia/26KUND.html?todaysheadlines

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An American Is Said to Be Killed During a Failed Prison
Uprising

Surrendered Taliban troops staged a revolt Sunday at a
prison where hundreds of them were being held under the
control of the Northern Alliance.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/international/asia/26FORT.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Cautious Optimism on Shopping

Shoppers went back to the malls after Thanksgiving, but it
is still unclear whether they will spend enough to pull the
economy from its downturn.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/business/26SHOP.html?todaysheadlines

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Barnes & Noble to Try to Squeeze Better Publisher Deals

Leonard Riggio, the chairman of Barnes & Noble, told
analysts that his company might have to "persuade our
suppliers to be fair to us."
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/business/media/26BOOK.html?todaysheadlines

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Telecommunications Entrepreneur With a Colorful
Resume

Gary Breshinsky, originally from suburban Long Island, set
up a telecommunications network in Afghanistan in the late
1990's. Now he's considering going back.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/technology/ebusiness/26GARY.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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Europe Plans to Compete With U.S. Satellite Network

Countries are building independent satellite navigation
networks, troubled that the G.P.S. system is run by the
United States military.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/technology/ebusiness/26GPS.html?todaysheadlines

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Intel Unveils Chip Advances

Intel semiconductor design innovations will help it to
continue doubling the performance of microchips every 18 to
24 months through the end of the decade.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/technology/ebusiness/26CHIP.html?todaysheadlines

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Telecommunications Entrepreneur With a Colorful
Resume

Gary Breshinsky, originally from suburban Long Island, set
up a telecommunications network in Afghanistan in the late
1990's. Now he's considering going back.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/technology/ebusiness/26GARY.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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Treasury Chief Sees an Economic Brightening

Faced with the likelihood the U.S. is about to be declared
officially in a recession, Paul H. O'Neill said the economy
was "poised for recovery."
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/politics/26ECON.html?todaysheadlines

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Congress Divided on Stimulus Package

Bush administration officials are stressing corporate tax
cuts and Democrats are insisting on new help for the
unemployed.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Attacks-Economy.html?todaysheadlines

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Ashcroft to Testify Before Senate

Lawmakers critical of the Justice Department's
anti-terrorism campaign will hear directly from the
attorney general in early December.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/politics/AP-Attacks-Justice.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Oakland Hammers Floundering Giants

In a game played in a driving rain, the sloppy, reeling
Giants were thoroughly outclassed from start to finish by
the Oakland Raiders.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/sports/football/26GIAN.html?todaysheadlines

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Hurricanes Leave Questions to Others

With the season beginning its finishing kick, it is fair to
wonder whether any team is good enough to give Miami a good
game in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 3.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/sports/ncaafootball/26COLL.html?todaysheadlines

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Redskins' Recovery Continues

Squandering a chance to take command of the N.F.C. East, the
Philadelphia Eagles fell to the streaking Washington
Redskins, who have won five straight.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/sports/football/26EAGL.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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David Robertson: Rapport at the End of a Baton

The conductor of the Orchestre National de Lyon in France
frequently takes assignments with America's top orchestras,
and he's become an audience favorite and a reviewer's
darling.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/arts/music/26ROBE.html?todaysheadlines

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Are the Wizard's Numbers Just the Tip of the Iceberg?

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"  chases after the
still elusive box office record set by "Titanic," which
earned more than $600 million.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/movies/26POTT.html?todaysheadlines

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Power Meets Modern Art in Los Angeles

The first major exhibition from the collections of  Eli and
Edythe Broad is now under way at the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/arts/design/26ELI.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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Nassau County Tries to Reach Budget Accord

Leaders in the Nassau County Legislature are considering a
package of budget cuts and increases in property taxes in
order to avert a state financial takeover.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/nyregion/26NASS.html?todaysheadlines

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Parking Garages Suffer From Manhattan Security Rules

Parking garage operators in Manhattan say that   in the
aftermath of the World Trade Center   attack they, too, are
suffering.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/nyregion/26PARK.html?todaysheadlines

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Landlord Kills Tenant and Tries to Commit Suicide, Police
Say

A Queens landlord who had been feuding with a tenant beat
her to death and then poisoned himself by swallowing a
bottle of Drano, the police said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/nyregion/26TENA.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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Justice, 200 Years Later
By BOB HERBERT
Last  month, New York State was ordered to pay the Cayuga
Indians a sum which is believed to be the largest
resolution of  an Indian land claim in U.S. history.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/opinion/26HERB.html?todaysheadlines

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Kangaroo Courts
By WILLIAM SAFIRE
President Bush's initiative to create military tribunals
turns back the clock on all   advances in military justice,
through   three wars, in the past half-century.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/opinion/26SAFI.html?todaysheadlines

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Rebuilding a Ravaged Land
By M. ISHAQ NADIRI
Afghanistan has great potential for economic development.
There has been much devastation, but the country can be
rebuilt.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/opinion/26NADI.html?todaysheadlines

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