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<font size="2">"This was a very large corporation. It would be impossible to
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/business/08ENRO.html?todaysheadlines">JEFFREY K. SKILLING,</a>Enron's former chief executive.


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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/national/08HIJA.html?todaysheadlines">Flight Student's Grand Goals Led to Suspicion, Then Arrest</a></b><br>
An e-mail sent by Zaccarias Moussaoui provides a detailed picture of the man federal authorities believe was meant to be the 20th hijacker on Sept. 11.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/health/08SCRE.html?todaysheadlines">Scientists Report Initial Success With a Blood Test for Ovarian Cancer</a></b><br>
Researchers are reporting they have taken the first step toward developing a reliable blood test to detect ovarian cancer.
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston said that it had suspended six more priests because of accusations of past sexual misconduct.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/international/asia/08DETA.html?todaysheadlines">In Shift, Bush Says Geneva Rules Fit Taliban Captives but Not Qaeda Members</a></b><br>
President Bush decided on Thursday that the Geneva Convention would be applied to the Taliban captives being held in Cuba, but not to Al Qaeda detainees.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/international/middleeast/08PREX.html?todaysheadlines">Sharon Tells Bush He Expects Creation of Palestinian State</a></b><br>
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel said in a visit to the White House on Thursday that he expected to see a Palestinian state at the end of the Middle East peace process.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/international/africa/08NIGE.html?todaysheadlines">Nigeria's President Fears for His Fledgling Democracy</a></b><br>
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo told his anxious nation on Thursday that rising violence and lawlessness were dangerously undermining its three-year-old democracy.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>BUSINESS</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/business/08ENRO.html?todaysheadlines">Testimony of Enron Executives Is Contradictory</a></b><br>
Lawmakers heard sharply conflicting testimony from Enron's former chief executive, Jeffrey K. Skilling, who portrayed himself as ignorant of the company's questionable practices.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/business/08NOTE.html?todaysheadlines">How Citigroup Hedged Bets Against Enron</a></b><br>
Citigroup, a major lender to Enron, decided to protect itself in the unlikely event that its borrower faltered. Now it is looking smart while others are smarting.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/business/08ASSE.html?todaysheadlines">A Tale Told to Congress, Full of Sound but Blurry</a></b><br>
It is true that a lack of confidence doomed Enron, but the fact that so little is left makes it appear that the lack of confidence was richly earned.
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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/2002/02/08/technology/08SOFT.html?todaysheadlines">Remarks on Microsoft Case Mostly Oppose Settlement</a></b><br>
According to the sprawling democratic cacophony found in some 30,000 public comments received by the Justice Department, the Microsoft settlement gets a thumbs down.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/technology/08DATA.html?todaysheadlines">Earnings Increase at E.D.S., but Sales Are Below Estimates</a></b><br>
The Electronic Data Systems Corporation reported fourth-quarter profits that rose 26 percent and beat analysts' expectations.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/technology/08PHON.html?todaysheadlines">MCI Chief Says He Repaid Debt, Borrowing From His Company</a></b><br>
Bernard J. Ebbers, the president and C.E.O. of MCI WorldCom, said that he had paid off his margin loans by borrowing more than $250 million from the company he runs.
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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/2002/02/08/politics/08UTAH.html?todaysheadlines">Bush Administration Allows Oil Drilling Near Utah Parks</a></b><br>
The Bush administration is opening the red rock country near two of Utah's popular national parks to oil and gas drilling.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/politics/08SUBS.html?todaysheadlines">Senate Votes to Cap Farm Subsidies at $275,000</a></b><br>
The Senate voted to cut in  half the amount of money the biggest farmers could receive.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/politics/08AMTR.html?todaysheadlines">Advisory Panel Tells Congress That Amtrak Should Be Split</a></b><br>
A panel created by Congress in 1997 to advise   on the future of Amtrak said that the railroad should be broken up.
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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/2002/02/08/sports/basketball/08KIDD.html?todaysheadlines">From Any Position on the Floor, Jason Kidd Can See Tomorrow</a></b><br>
It is the passing that defines Jason Kidd, who will be the only Net in this year's All-Star Game on Sunday.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/sports/ncaabasketball/08DUKE.html?todaysheadlines">After Sloppy First Half, Duke Avenges Its Loss</a></b><br>
Dahntay Jones and Mike Dunleavy sparked the Blue Devils in the second half to lead Duke over Florida State in a rout.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/sports/hockey/08DEVI.html?todaysheadlines">Devils Squander Lead, Then Hold On for Tie</a></b><br>
With a point for the tie against the Thrashers, the Devils are now even with the Rangers for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
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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/2002/02/08/arts/theater/08CARN.html?todaysheadlines">Showcase for Muppets</a></b><br>
Puppets from the Jim Henson Company join Broadway stars in a production of "Carnival," part of the  Encores!  series at City Center.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/movies/08COLL.html?todaysheadlines">Fed Up and Going After the Terrorist Himself</a></b><br>
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a Los Angeles firefighter who seeks revenge after his wife and son are killed by a terrorist.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/arts/theater/08HOLY.html?todaysheadlines">The Answer Is Here, All Around You</a></b><br>
Kevin Bacon gives a sincerely modest performance as a man on a spiritual journey in Heather McDonald's sticky poem of a play.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/nyregion/08AIR.html?todaysheadlines">With Uncertainty Filling the Air, 9/11 Health Risks Are Debated</a></b><br>
Residents of lower Manhattan returning to their homes are trying to assess the environmental  risks that the proximity to a disaster site may entail.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/nyregion/08MUSE.html?todaysheadlines">City Reconsidering Moving Museum Into Tweed Courthouse</a></b><br>
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg acknowledged that he   was reconsidering a plan to move the Museum of the City of New York into the Tweed Courthouse.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/nyregion/08JUDG.html?todaysheadlines">New Overseer for Courts in Brooklyn</a></b><br>
The state's top judges appointed a new administrative judge to oversee the problem-plagued State Supreme Court in Brooklyn.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/opinion/08KRUG.html?todaysheadlines">Money-Grubbing Games</a></b>
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President Bush reiterated his promise to provide $20 billion  just in time to have another   photo op with New York police officers and firefighters. But the money is still not in the budget.
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American troops are coming to the Philipines to continue the war on terrorism, but Abu Sayyaf, the group they are supposed to destroy, isn't a terrorist group.
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Unless Congress and the president are willing to enforce budget discipline, the nation is likely to embark upon another long era of deficit   spending.
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