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Saturday, March 23, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Maybe we'll get that free drink when we get back on the
plane  if we get back on the plane."
-ANTHONY TRAMONTANA, one of hundreds of passengers whose planes were called back
to the gates at La Guardia Airport. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/nyregion/23AIRP.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Report Linking Anthrax and Hijackers Is Investigated

A recent memo circulated among top government officials has
renewed a debate about a connection between the Sept. 11
attacks and the anthrax letters.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/national/23ANTH.html?todaysheadlines

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College Board to Revise SAT 

Responding to criticism that the SAT does not sufficiently
reflect what is learned in the classroom, the College Board
is planning to revamp the test.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/education/23EXAM.html?todaysheadlines 

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Security-Prone Oscar Ceremony a Blight on Business

Security has come to the Academy Awards, transforming the
event into what promises to be a vastly different
experience for everyone from stars to gawking fans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/national/23OSCA.html?todaysheadlines 

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INTERNATIONAL
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Prodded by U.S., Israel Again Tries to Forge a Truce

Negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians ended
inconclusively on Friday, but will resume over the weekend
despite the third suicide bombing in three days.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/international/middleeast/23MIDE.html?todaysheadlines

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U.S. Says It Found Qaeda Lab Being Built to Produce Anthrax 

The United States has discovered a laboratory under
construction in Afghanistan where officials believe Al
Qaeda planned to develop biological agents.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/international/asia/23STRA.html?todaysheadlines 

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Bush, in Monterrey, Speaks of Conditional Global Aid

Poor countries must be prepared to carry out reforms if they
expect to receive increased aid, President Bush warned on
Friday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/international/23PREX.html?todaysheadlines 

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BUSINESS
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Former Fed Chief Outlines Proposal to Save Andersen

Paul A. Volcker proposed Friday that the government drop its
criminal case against Andersen and that he put a new board
in charge of the accounting firm.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/business/23AUDI.html?todaysheadlines

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Sharp Rise in Federal Spending May Have Helped Ease
Recession 

An unexpected surge in government spending helps explain why
the recession, to nearly everyone's surprise, has been so
mild and may be ending.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/business/23FISC.html?todaysheadlines 

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Europe Lists U.S. Imports It Plans to Tax

The European Union has drawn up a list of imports from the
United States to penalize in retaliation for the Bush
administration's recent imposition of steel tariffs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/business/worldbusiness/23STEE.html?todaysheadlines 

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TECHNOLOGY
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Palm Shares Rise After Rosier Forecast

Palm Inc.'s shares rose 22 percent after the company
reported a fiscal third-quarter profit and forecast a
rebound in sales of its hand-held computers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/technology/23PALM.html?todaysheadlines

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Rating Services' Doubts Hurt Shares of Verizon 

The bond and share prices of Verizon fell after two credit
ratings services said the company needed to reduce its
dependence on volatile short-term borrowing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/technology/23BELL.html?todaysheadlines 

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Bell Labs Says It Shatters Data Delivery Record

Bell Labs, the research arm of Lucent Technologies said on
Friday that it has doubled the distance and the speed at
which data can be sent over long-haul telecommunications
networks.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-telecoms-lucent.html?todaysheadlines 

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POLITICS
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Bush, in Monterrey, Speaks of Conditional Global Aid

Poor countries must be prepared to carry out reforms if they
expect to receive increased aid, President Bush warned on
Friday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/international/23PREX.html?todaysheadlines

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G.O.P. Says Checks Show Democrats' Hypocrisy 

Republican Party officials said today that it was
hypocritical for the Democratic Party to accept $12 million
in soft money.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/politics/23REPU.html?todaysheadlines 

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Coming Next, Landmark Ruling in Campaign Money Fight

The intense fight in Congress over campaign financing will
soon turn into an equally hard-fought constitutional battle
in the federal courts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/politics/23DONA.html?todaysheadlines 

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SPORTS
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UConn Ends Salukis' Magical Run

It was by no means a masterpiece for UConn, but a 71-59 win
over upstart Southern Illinois moved the Huskies to the
East Regional final.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/sports/ncaabasketball/23CONN.html?todaysheadlines

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Kansas Sends Illinois Home 

Holding off a furious Illinois rally in the closing minutes,
No. 1-seeded Kansas defeated the fourth-seeded Fighting
Illini, 73-69.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/sports/ncaabasketball/23KANS.html?todaysheadlines 

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Oregon Escapes Scare

Oregon guard Frederick Jones's runner in the lane with 2.8
seconds remaining broke a tie, and the Ducks defeated
Texas, 72-70.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/sports/ncaabasketball/23OREG.html?todaysheadlines 

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ARTS
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When Janie Came Marching Home: Women Fought in the Civil War

History buffs, including Lauren M. Cook, set out to document
the full story of women who went into combat during the
Civil War.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/arts/23WOME.html?todaysheadlines

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Debate? Dissent? Discussion? Oh, Don't Go There! 

That familiar interjection "whatever" says a lot about the
state of mind of college students today. So do the catch
phrases "no problem," "not even" and "don't go there."
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/arts/23STUD.html?todaysheadlines 

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A Dated Musical Whose Music Is Never Out of Date

Precious things lose their luster fast in "Golden Boy," the
1964 musical inspired by Clifford Odets's hit drama of
1937.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/arts/theater/23GOLD.html?todaysheadlines 

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NY REGION
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In Court Files, How Bishop Handled a Problem Priest

The Brooklyn bishop accused of failing to stop a priest who
molested children issued a lengthy statement Friday saying
that he regretted some of his actions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/nyregion/23DAIL.html?todaysheadlines

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As Options Shrink, New York Revisits Idea of Incineration 

Because of dwindling alternatives, the idea of a trash
incinerator is making a comeback in City Hall.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/nyregion/23BURN.html?todaysheadlines 

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Mayor's Bid for Schools Tests His Ear For Politics

The criticism Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg received for what
was construed as an innocuous remark underscores the
balance he must strike with black and Latino voters.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/education/23BLOO.html?todaysheadlines 

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OP-ED 
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Free the Hatemongers!
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
We should not allow the war on terror to erode the freedom
even of those Islamists whom we despise.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/22/opinion/22KRIS.html?todaysheadlines

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Politics on the Great Plains 
By JAKE TAPPER
The national parties and the Washington political
consultants are starting to focus on the Senate race in
South Dakota, but there's little evidence the voters, or
the candidates, want the attention.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/22/opinion/22TAPP.html?todaysheadlines 

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The Middle East's Failed Leaders
By ANTHONY H. CORDESMAN
To forge Israeli-Palestinian peace, we are going to have to
be far more realistic about the role each side has played
in creating and escalating the conflict.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/22/opinion/22CORD.html?todaysheadlines 

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