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<font size="2">"I promise you that the terrorists did not defeat my husband
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/international/asia/23REPO.html?todaysheadlines">MARIANE PEARL,</a>wife of the slain journalist Daniel Pearl.


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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/national/23CREM.html?todaysheadlines">Crematory Case Highlights Gaps in Oversight of Funeral Business</a></b><br>
Funeral home directors and regulators said the discovery of bodies near a Georgia crematory was far from an isolated incident.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/books/23BOOK.html?todaysheadlines">Historian Says Borrowing Was Wider Than Known</a></b><br>
The historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, under fire for plagiarism, disclosed that her borrowings were far more extensive.
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Thanks to a new Army initiative, young men can walk in right off the street and sign up for the Green Berets.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>INTERNATIONAL</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/international/middleeast/23MIDE.html?todaysheadlines">Israelis Weighing Arafat's Release</a></b><br>
Acknowledging that Yasir Arafat has arrested three key militants, Israel is considering releasing the Palestinian leader from his West Bank confinement.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/international/asia/23REPO.html?todaysheadlines">Suspect Says Reporter Was Slain in January as Part of Wider Plot</a></b><br>
The chief suspect in the Daniel Pearl case has told investigators that the reporter was killed as part of a plot that was to have included further attacks.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/international/africa/23ANGO.html?todaysheadlines">Angola Says Soldiers Have Killed Savimbi, Longtime Rebel Leader</a></b><br>
The rebel leader Jonas Savimbi, who fought for power in Angola for more than 30 years, was killed on Friday, opening new possibilities for peace in the country.
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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/2002/02/23/business/23ENER.html?todaysheadlines">Agency Files Suit for Cheney Papers on Energy Policy</a></b><br>
The General Accounting Office sued Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday for failing to provide access to records of meetings of the national energy task force.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/technology/23MUSI.html?todaysheadlines">Napster Wins One Round in Music Case</a></b><br>
A federal judge allowed Napster to seek evidence that record companies colluded to monopolize the digital music market.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/technology/23GLOB.html?todaysheadlines">Another Twist at Global as Chairman Quits a Board</a></b><br>
Global Crossing's Gary Winnick resigned from the board of a Singapore investment firm that has links to investors who want to buy the company.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/technology/23MUSI.html?todaysheadlines">Napster Wins One Round in Music Case</a></b><br>
A federal judge allowed Napster to seek evidence that record companies colluded to monopolize the digital music market.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/technology/23GLOB.html?todaysheadlines">Another Twist at Global as Chairman Quits a Board</a></b><br>
Global Crossing's Gary Winnick resigned from the board of a Singapore investment firm that has links to investors who want to buy the company.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/business/23ARMS.html?todaysheadlines">Northrop Grumman Bids $5.9 Billion for TRW</a></b><br>
Northrop Grumman announced an unsolicited $5.9 billion stock offer Friday for TRW in the hope of becoming the nation's leading satellite and missile contractor.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/business/23ENER.html?todaysheadlines">Agency Files Suit for Cheney Papers on Energy Policy</a></b><br>
The General Accounting Office sued Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday for failing to provide access to records of meetings of the national energy task force.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/international/asia/23CHIN.html?todaysheadlines">U.S. and China Stay Positive, but Make Little Progress</a></b><br>
While there were plenty of meetings replete with expressions of respect and hope, no major diplomatic agreements were reached during President Bush's trip to China.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/international/americas/23DIPL.html?todaysheadlines">U.S. to Give Colombians Data to Help Fight Rebels</a></b><br>
The Bush administration plans to provide military intelligence to the Colombian government for its campaign against Marxist rebels.
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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/2002/02/23/olympics/23HOCK.html?todaysheadlines">U.S. and Canada Will Clash for Gold</a></b><br>
The U.S. reached the gold medal match by surviving a furious Russian comeback in the third period to prevail by 3-2.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/olympics/23SARA.html?todaysheadlines">For Hughes, Perfection Is a Standard</a></b><br>
Sarah Hughes craves perfection, a trait that led to her surprise gold medal performance in women's figure skating.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/sports/basketball/23KNIC.html?todaysheadlines">Fast-Paced Nets Too Much for Knicks</a></b><br>
The Nets' rout of the Knicks provided the latest evidence of how good and how bad things are for the local teams.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/arts/23ZALT.html?todaysheadlines">Penetrating the Mind by Metaphor</a></b><br>
While the conventional wisdom in market research says to take consumers at their word, Gerald Zaltman seeks to converse directly with their brains instead.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/arts/23DEMO.html?todaysheadlines">In Failed States, Can Democracy Come Too Soon?</a></b><br>
A growing group of experts caution against introducing too much democracy too fast in failed states.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/arts/23MUSE.html?todaysheadlines">Capturing for Generations the Agony of a Single Day</a></b><br>
Someday, a teenager may visit a museum, gaze at a dirt-encrusted briefcase found near ground zero and, for the first time, feel chilled by the reality of Sept. 11, 2001.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/science/23PLAN.html?todaysheadlines">First Tower to Fall Was Hit at Higher Speed, Study Finds</a></b><br>
The passenger jet that hit the World Trade Center's south tower had been flying about 100   miles an hour faster than the other hijacked plane.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/nyregion/23RAMP.html?todaysheadlines">Man Held in Shooting Is Described as a Recluse</a></b><br>
John W. Mabie, a retired Newark policeman accused of a mass shooting, pled not guilty to charges that could incur the death penalty.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/nyregion/23LARR.html?todaysheadlines">Redeveloping Ground Zero: Questions Grow on Oversight</a></b><br>
Larry A. Silverstein hopes his new proposal for rebuilding his office tower at 7 World Trade Center will address all objections.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/opinion/23KELL.html?todaysheadlines">Arise, Ye Prisoners of Starvation</a></b>
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One way to measure Russia's slow recovery from the 70-year coma of Communism is to count lobster tanks and sushi bars.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/opinion/23COOP.html?todaysheadlines">Daniel Pearl's Essential Work</a></b>
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The profession that Danny Pearl chose, the one he pursued with great energy and curiosity, is neither popular nor safe.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/opinion/23BEI.html?todaysheadlines">Warming Up to China, Neglecting Democracy</a></b>
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There is much to be thankful for in this new year of the horse. There is also much that should not be forgotten.
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