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Wednesday, January 16, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"We may never know why he turned his back on our country and
our values, but we cannot ignore that hedid."
-JOHN ASHCROFT, attorney general, on filing criminal charges against John
Walker.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/politics/16WALK.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Justices Limit Reach of Arbitration Law

The Supreme Court ruled that a federal agency may sue an
employer for discrimination on an employees behalf even if
the worker had waived his right to sue.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/national/16SCOT.html?todaysheadlines

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Georgia Finds Itself in Jobless Benefits Bind

Georgia legislators may have to choose between restoring the
state's unemployment insurance tax and making the benefits
even smaller.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/national/16JOBL.html?todaysheadlines

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Death of Donor Halts Some Transplants

Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan said that after the death
of a man who donated part of his liver   to his brother, it
had temporarily halted such transplants.   halted
operations
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/health/16LIVE.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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U.S.-Philippine Command May Signal War's Next Phase

American and Philippine military officials agreed to form a
joint command to stamp out a Muslim extremist group linked
to Al Qaeda in the southern Philippines.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/international/asia/16MILI.html?todaysheadlines

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2 Civilians From Israel Killed in Palestinian Militant
Attacks

The killings were the first of civilians by Palestinian
militants since Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian leader,
called for a halt to all attacks on Dec. 16.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/international/middleeast/16MIDE.html?todaysheadlines

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Powell Embarks on Mission to South Asian Tinderbox

The secretary of state is embarking on an extraordinarily
delicate diplomatic mission: pressing India and Pakistan to
defuse their confrontation over Kashmir.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/international/asia/16DIPL.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Arthur Andersen Fires an Executive for Enron Orders

Arthur Andersen fired its partner in charge of auditing
Enron, saying he had ordered the destruction of documents
and e-mail after learning that the S.E.C. had begun an
investigation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/business/16ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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Citigroup Names New President Amid Talk of More Acquisitions

Citigroup filled the long-vacant job of president with
Robert B. Willumstad, who has overseen the company's
consumer business.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/business/16PLAC.html?todaysheadlines

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Pfizer to Offer Drug Discount to Low-Income Elderly

Pfizer said it would offer its drugs to low-income elderly
people for a flat fee of $15 a month for each prescription.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/business/16DRUG.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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Intel Reports That Earnings for Quarter Beat Estimates

Ending its worst year on an upbeat note, Intel reported
fourth-quarter earnings that exceeded most expectations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/technology/ebusiness/16CHIP.html?todaysheadlines

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Profit at EBay Increased 8% Last Quarter

EBay, the Internet auctioneer, said that its fourth-quarter
profit rose more than 8 percent as buyers and sellers used
its Web site for holiday gifts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/technology/ebusiness/16EBAY.html?todaysheadlines

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Bleak Phone-Equipment Outlook Leads Marconi to Cut More Jobs

Marconi of Britain said it will lay off an additional 4,000
workers, about one-quarter of them in the United States.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/business/worldbusiness/16MARC.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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Walker Will Face Terrorism Counts in a Civilian Court

John Walker, the American turned Taliban warrior, was
charged in a criminal complaint with conspiring to kill
United States citizens and supporting terrorism.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/politics/16WALK.html?todaysheadlines

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Arthur Andersen Fires an Executive for Enron Orders

Arthur Andersen fired its partner in charge of auditing
Enron, saying he had ordered the destruction of documents
and e-mail after learning that the S.E.C. had begun an
investigation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/business/16ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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E.P.A. Power Plant Cases to Proceed

The Justice Department concluded that the Clinton
administration was reasonable in filing lawsuits against
power plants under the Clean Air Act.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/politics/16AIR.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Bucs Make Move in Parcells's Direction

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have contacted Jimmy Sexton, the
agent for Bill Parcells, to arrange a meeting for this
weekend.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/sports/football/16BUCS.html?todaysheadlines

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Braves Get Sheffield

The Atlanta Braves landed the All-Star outfielder Gary
Sheffield in a four-player trade with the Los Angeles
Dodgers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/sports/baseball/16TRAD.html?todaysheadlines

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Grosjean Joins List of Surprising  Losers

After three days of play, four of the top five seeded men in
the Australian Open are out. The latest to fall was No. 5
Sebastien Grosjean on Wednesday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/sports/tennis/16TENN.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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An Artist's Success at 14, Despite Autism

Autistic yet prodigiously artistic in the way of savants who
display extraordinary talents, Jonathan Lerman will show
his latest work at the annual Outsider Art Fair in SoHo.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/arts/design/16OUTS.html?todaysheadlines

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Institutions Brace for Cuts by the City

The city's new budget director has asked the Department of
Cultural Affairs and other city agencies for cuts of 25
percent in their building plans over the next four years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/arts/design/16CUTS.html?todaysheadlines

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Still Licentious, but Freshly Vulnerable Too

Sally Bowles may be as louche and licentious as ever, but
with Molly Ringwold in the role she is also bringing out
the parental instincts in her   audiences.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/arts/theater/16STUD.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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McGreevey, Inaugurated, Calls for New Jersey Unity

Declaring that the "days of irresponsible borrowing and
runaway spending are over," James E. McGreevey became New
Jersey's 51st governor.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/nyregion/16JERS.html?todaysheadlines

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Gunfire Wounds 2 Students Inside a Manhattan High School

Two students were shot at Martin Luther King Jr. High School
in what the authorities said may have been a dispute over a
girl.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/nyregion/16SHOO.html?todaysheadlines

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Crash Inquiry Finds Damage to Jet's Tail

The National Transportation Safety Board could not say
whether damage to the tail of Flight 587 was a cause of its
crash or an effect.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/nyregion/16CRAS.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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Cracks in the Rubble
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Will the United States show   the same resolve in winning
the   peace in Afghanistan as it did winning the war?
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/opinion/16FRIE.html?todaysheadlines

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The Fugue State
By MAUREEN DOWD
The East Coast was hit by terrorists four months ago,
leaving many people on the West Coast struggling to figure
out the right way to respond.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/opinion/16DOWD.html?todaysheadlines

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Missing the Story
By PATRICIA MARX
Major news stories are complicated, and the window of
opportunity for learning the rudiments is, unfortunately,
limited.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/16/opinion/16MARX.html?todaysheadlines

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