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TOP STORIES--
.....U.S. intensifies airstrikes on al Qaeda haven
.....Military didn't see teen as threat, officials say


WORLD NEWS--
.....India eyes Musharraf's next move
.....U.S admits to 'chasing shadows'
.....German, Dutch troops head to Kabul


U.S. NEWS--
.....An overview of U.S. counterterrorism initiatives
.....Senators, in Afghanistan, say U.S. must stay involved
.....Sources: Sneaker bomb made from Internet recipe


BUSINESS from CNNmoney--
.....Wall St. considers AOL warning
.....Not the same old Lucent?
.....HP denies Hewlett claims


Sports from CNN/SI--
.....Ravens smother Vikings, trudge into playoffs
.....Iverson's triple-double gets Sixers past Clips
.....Injured knee a 'problem' for Davenport, agent says



Also ...
.....POLITICS from AllPolitics
.....SCI-TECH
.....HEALTH
.....ENTERTAINMENT
.....Get involved with Chat and Message boards http://www.cnn.com/COMMUNITY


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TOP STORIES
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> U.S. INTENSIFIES AIRSTRIKES ON AL QAEDA HAVEN

U.S.-led airstrikes intensified Monday in eastern Afghanistan outside the
Pakistani border town of Miram Shah in an attempt to flush out suspected al
Qaeda and Taliban members attempting to flee into Pakistan from Afghanistan,
where high-level visitors promised allied support would endure over the long
haul.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/central/01/08/ret.afghan.attacks/index.html

> MILITARY DIDN'T SEE TEEN AS THREAT, OFFICIALS SAY

Air Force officials tracking the movements of a teen pilot minutes before he
crashed a Cessna plane into an office tower here Saturday did not perceive him
as a threat, even as he came within 100 feet of a major U.S. air base, a
Pentagon official said Monday.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/07/tampa.crash/index.html

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WORLD NEWS
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> INDIA EYES MUSHARRAF'S NEXT MOVE

Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf is under pressure to announce a
wider crackdown on the activities of Islamic militants after delivering his
strongest statement yet against terrorism.On Tuesday following a meeting in
Islamabad Musharraf said Pakistan rejected terrorism "in all its forms and
manifestations."

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/01/08/pakistan.india/index.html

> U.S ADMITS TO 'CHASING SHADOWS'

The U.S. bombing of Afghanistan has entered its fourth month amid growing signs
of frustration in Washington at the failure to capture Osama bin Laden and his
top Taliban ally, Mullah Mohammad Omar.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/central/01/07/ret.afghan.warfare/index.html

> GERMAN, DUTCH TROOPS HEAD TO KABUL

The first contingent of 70 German troops is due to arrive in Afghanistan to
join the international stabilisation force.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/01/08/gen.afghan.troops/index.html

..... More World stories at http://www.cnn.com/WORLD


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U.S. NEWS
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> AN OVERVIEW OF U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM INITIATIVES

The events of September 11 and the subsequent anthrax incidents underscored the
seriousness of the terrorism threat to the United States.Since September 11,
a number of initiatives have been proposed in Congress and by the Bush
administration to provide additional counterterrorism training as part of an
overall strategy to bolster domestic preparedness.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/08/gen.counterterrorism.training/index.html

> SENATORS, IN AFGHANISTAN, SAY U.S. MUST STAY INVOLVED

America must stay "committed and engaged" in Afghanistan to help rebuild the
country and prevent terrorists from gaining another foothold there, several
U.S. senators visiting the country said Monday.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/08/senators.afghanistan/index.html

> SOURCES: SNEAKER BOMB MADE FROM INTERNET RECIPE

Richard Reid claims he used a recipe from the Internet and explosives purchased
from a man in Amsterdam for $1,500 to fashion a sneaker bomb capable of blowing
up an airliner, U.S. government sources said Monday.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/07/inv.shoe.bomb.probe/index.html

..... More U.S. stories at http://www.cnn.com/US


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BUSINESS from CNNmoney
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> WALL ST. CONSIDERS AOL WARNING

AOL Time Warner's warning about 2002 results and an anticipated $40 billion to
$60 billion charge for the current quarter will be among the topics of
conversation when U.S. stock trading begins Tuesday.

.... http://www.cnn.com/money/2002/01/08/markets/stockswatch/

> NOT THE SAME OLD LUCENT?

Lucent chairman Henry Schacht must be starting to feel like the boy in the
fairy tale who cried wolf once too often.

.... http://www.cnn.com/money/2002/01/07/investing/q_russo/

> HP DENIES HEWLETT CLAIMS

The battle between Hewlett-Packard Co. and board member Walter Hewlett heated
up Monday as the world's No. 2 computer hardware maker refuted claims made by
the Hewlett in his bid to dislodge the $22 billion HP-Compaq merger.

.... http://www.cnn.com/money/2002/01/07/deals/hpcompaq/

..... More Business stories at http://CNNmoney.com
..... For market numbers see http://CNNmoney.com/markets


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Sports from CNN/SI
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> RAVENS SMOTHER VIKINGS, TRUDGE INTO PLAYOFFS

The same formula that won a Super Bowl for the Baltimore Ravens got the
defending champs back into the playoffs.

.... http://www.cnn.com/cnnsi/football/news/2002/01/07/vikings_ravens_ap/

> IVERSON'S TRIPLE-DOUBLE GETS SIXERS PAST CLIPS

Allen Iverson recorded his first career triple-double, helping the Philadelphia
76ers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-92 on Monday night.

.... http://www.cnn.com/cnnsi/basketball/news/2002/01/07/clippers_sixers_ap/

> INJURED KNEE A 'PROBLEM' FOR DAVENPORT, AGENT SAYS


Top-ranked tennis star Lindsay Davenport will miss the Australian Open because
of a right knee injury that might require surgery.

.... http://www.cnn.com/cnnsi/tennis/news/2002/01/07/davenport_injured_ap/

..... More Sports stories at http://CNNSI.com
..... For scores see http://CNNSI.com/scoreboards


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POLITICS from AllPolitics
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> BUSH PUSHES FOR ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE

Fresh from a holiday vacation at his Texas ranch, President Bush met at the
White House with his economic team and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan
to discuss ways to jump-start an economy in recession.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/01/07/bush.economy/index.html

> SENATORS SAY U.S. MUST STAY INVOLVED IN AFGHANISTAN

America must stay "committed and engaged" in Afghanistan to help rebuild the
country and prevent terrorists from gaining another foothold there, several
U.S. senators visiting the country said.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/08/senators.afghanistan/index.html

> BUSH DEFENDS SECRET SERVICE AGENT AGAIN

President Bush came to the defense of the Secret Service agent ousted from a
flight Christmas Day, calling him "honorable" and saying he would be surprised
if the agent had been hostile.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/07/secret.service.agent/index.html

> SCRATCH-OFF TICKET FANS TURN OUT AS S.C. LAUNCHES LOTTERY

Thousands of people in South Carolina turned out toscratch their first state
lottery tickets, hoping to cash in on a political victory that pitted gambling
supporters against church leaders.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/07/south.carolina.lottery.ap/index.html

..... More Politics stories at http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS
..... Commentary & cartoons at http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/analysis/


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SCI-TECH
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> INTEL, AMD UNVEIL SPEEDY NEW CHIPS

Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices, fierce rivals in the market for
microprocessors, announced their fastest-ever chips Monday, continuing the
pair's long rivalry.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/07/intel.amd.reut/index.html

> NO DELAY IN MICROSOFT CASE

A federal judge Monday denied Microsoft's request for a four-month delay of
court proceedings that will determine what sanctions will be taken against the
company as a remedy for antitrust violations.

.... http://www.cnn.com/money/2002/01/07/technology/microsoft/

> TIME.COM: APPLE'S NEW IMAC HAS FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY

Remember when computers used to be cool? Deep inside One Infinite Loop, the
Silicon Valley address of Apple Computer's Industrial Design Lab, they still
are.

.... http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020114/cover.html

> CES: THE BUZZ THIS YEAR IS A SET-TOP BOX

Amid the latest in high-tech -- from wearable gadgetry to automobile
accoutrements -- the loudest buzz at the 2002 International Consumer
Electronics Show will likely center on entertainment devices for the living
room.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/07/consumer.electronics.show.ap/index.html

..... More Sci-Tech stories at http://www.cnn.com/TECH
..... What's new in high-tech? See http://www.cnn.com/TECH/index.html#tomtod


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HEALTH
~~~~~~~~~~~

> STUDY LINKS INFECTION, HEART DISEASE

Researchers in Germany said they have found more evidence that infections with
bacteria that cause pneumonia, ear infections and other diseases may also cause
heart disease.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/conditions/01/07/heart.infection.reut/index.html

> HEPATITIS B VACCINE RECOMMENDED FOR NEWBORNS IN HOSPITAL

All newborns in the United States should be vaccinated against hepatitis B
before leaving the hospital to protect against possible disease from infected
mothers, doctors recommend.Previously, giving the shots in the hospital was
recommended only for newborns whose mothers were known to be infected or whose
disease status was unknown.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/01/06/child.vaccines.ap/index.html

> SWEDISH STUDY : STRESS MAKES PEOPLE FAT

Long-term stress could make people fat, according to a new study of some 50
overweight middle-aged Swedish men.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/diet.fitness/01/07/obesity.stress.reut/index.html

> STUDY: VITAMIN A MAY PROMOTE GROWTH

Vitamin A supplements could help improve growth in children in developing
countries with HIV, malaria and persistent diarrhea, a study in Tanzania found.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/01/06/vitamin.a.growth.ap/index.html

..... More Health stories at http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH


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ENTERTAINMENT
~~~~~~~~~~~

> 'RINGS' RINGS UP THIRD NO. 1 SHOWING

The season of smarter cinema continues as classy Oscar hopefuls such as "The
Lord of the Rings," "A Beautiful Mind" and "The Royal Tenenbaums" packed in
audiences.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/06/boxoffice.ap/index.html

> CANNES GETS IMAGE TWEAK

For those who found "Cannes' International Festival of Film" a bit of a
mouthful, event president Gilles Jacob and company have come to the rescue,
Variety reports.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/07/film.cannes.reut/index.html

> A 'FANTASTICK' MUSICAL NEARS ITS FINAL CURTAIN

"The Fantasticks" opened at New York's Sullivan Street Playhouse on May 3,
1960. Dwight Eisenhower was still president; "My Fair Lady," "The Miracle
Worker," and "Fiorello!" were filling houses uptown on Broadway. A little-known
actor named Jerry Orbach played the key part of El Gallo.Almost 42 years and
more than 17,000 performances later, "The Fantasticks" is closing. The final
performance will take place January 13.When it goes, it will take a piece of
theater history with it.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/News/01/07/arts.us.fantasticks.ap/index.html

> YVES SAINT LAURENT ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

Marking the end of a fabled career, and perhaps an era in fashion, designer
Yves Saint Laurent announced Monday he is retiring.Saint Laurent, 65, read a
statement at his Paris fashion house but took no questions. In recent years he
has been dogged by ill health, and business associates said he was more and
more frustrated by trends in the world of fashion. His impact on the fashion
world has been immense -- women's pantsuits, see-through blouses, and, for men,
stylish and colorful suits.

.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/News/01/07/ysl.retires/index.html

..... More Entertainment stories at http://www.cnn.com/ENTERTAINMENT


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