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Sunday, March 24, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Because it's a family, Catholics around the country won't
give up on it very easily. There will be outrage and
embarrassment and anger, but the church is often referred
to as Holy Mother Church. And you might get angry with your
mother, but it's your mother."
-R. SCOTT APPLEBY, director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American
Catholicism at Notre Dame. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/national/24CATH.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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U.S. Catholics, Sad and Angry, Still Keeping Faith

Interviews suggest that most American Catholics have no
intention of leaving their religion because of the sexual
abuse scandal, but many see a chance for change.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/national/24CATH.html?todaysheadlines

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Robbers Rediscovering the Small-Town Bank 

Bankers and law enforcement officers are trying to explain a
recent rise in small town bank robberies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/national/24BANK.html?todaysheadlines 

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Fires Force 1300 Evacuations in New Mexico

Wind-whipped grass fires pushed into residential areas
Saturday, burning at least 30 homes and forcing more than
1,300 residents to evacuate.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-New-Mexico-Fires.html?todaysheadlines 

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INTERNATIONAL
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A Secret Iran-Arafat Connection Is Seen Fueling the Mideast
Fire

American and Israeli intelligence officials said Iran is
sending heavy weapons and millions of dollars to
Palestinians waging guerrilla war against Israel.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/international/middleeast/24IRAN.html?todaysheadlines

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Cheney Is Poised for Arafat Talks at Sign From Zinni 

With the vice president ready to meet Yasir Arafat if he
calls a cease fire, President Bush has committed the White
House to addressing Middle East violence.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/international/middleeast/24DIPL.html?todaysheadlines 

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Bush Vows to Help Peru Fight Rebels and Keep Andes Region
Stable

In a joint news conference with the president of Peru on
Saturday, President Bush pledged to help fight Marxist
guerrillas on Peru's border with Colombia.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/international/americas/24PREX.html?todaysheadlines 

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BUSINESS
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Volcker's Plan for Andersen Is a Long Shot

Paul A. Volcker's plan for Arthur Andersen is sure to meet a
rapid death unless it serves to push both Andersen and the
government from their positions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/business/24ANDE.html?todaysheadlines

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Telecom, Tangled in Its Own Web 

While all eyes remain on Enron, a tragedy of identical plot
but with far more damaging implications is the story of the
Telecommunications industry.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/technology/24TELE.html?todaysheadlines 

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Primedia's Improbable Digital Dreams

Tom Rogers, Primedia's supremely self-confident chief
executive and digital evangelist, continues to engage in
the kind of robust digital rhetoric that has others
cringing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/business/yourmoney/24PRIM.html?todaysheadlines 

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TECHNOLOGY
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Telecom, Tangled in Its Own Web

While all eyes remain on Enron, a tragedy of identical plot
but with far more damaging implications is the story of the
Telecommunications industry.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/technology/24TELE.html?todaysheadlines

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Primedia's Improbable Digital Dreams 

Tom Rogers, Primedia's supremely self-confident chief
executive and digital evangelist, continues to engage in
the kind of robust digital rhetoric that has others
cringing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/business/yourmoney/24PRIM.html?todaysheadlines 

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Crime-Fighting by Computer Widens Scope

The same sort of statistician's dream used to build
efficient crime-fighting is helping New York police silence
dogs and loud parties.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/nyregion/24COMP.html?todaysheadlines 

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POLITICS
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Bush Vows to Help Peru Fight Rebels and Keep Andes Region
Stable

In a joint news conference with the president of Peru on
Saturday, President Bush pledged to help fight Marxist
guerrillas on Peru's border with Colombia.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/international/americas/24PREX.html?todaysheadlines

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A Company's Gain From Energy Report's Recommendation 

The national energy report released in May 2001 embraced a
reactor being developed by a company that has provided
hundreds of thousands of dollars to Republicans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/politics/24ENER.html?todaysheadlines 

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Lockbox or Not, Social Security's Ills Grow

The budget surplus is gone. But the underlying economic and
demographic problems that have cast doubt on Social
Security's long-term financial soundness are unchanged.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/business/yourmoney/24VIEW.html?todaysheadlines 

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SPORTS
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Sooners Reach Final Four

Although Missouri stayed close most of the way, the Sooners
pulled away for an 81-75 victory.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/sports/ncaabasketball/24WEST.html?todaysheadlines

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Hoosiers' Game Plan Silences Kent State 

Indiana shot in a breathtaking and aggressive style that
crushed Kent State, 81-69, and pushed the Hoosiers into the
Final Four.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/sports/ncaabasketball/24SOUT.html?todaysheadlines 

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UConn Warms Up, Then Takes Off

UConn played raggedly for long stretches, but managed to
escape with an 82-64 win over Penn State to reach the
Mideast Regional final.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/sports/ncaabasketball/24CONN.html?todaysheadlines 

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ARTS
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The Country Music Country Radio Ignores

The roots-music soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
won album of the year at the Grammy Awards last month. Will
country radio start playing traditional country music now?
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/arts/music/24STRA.html?todaysheadlines

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Cassandra Wilson: A Jazz Diva Who's Losing Interest in Jazz 

As Cassandra Wilson becomes a crossover artist, her work
includes weak material that is unsuitable for, or unworthy
of, her considerable talent.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/arts/music/24SHAT.html?todaysheadlines 

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When Oscar Is Bad, He's Very, Very

In recent years, the game of dissing the Academy Awards has
grown less robust as opportunities for derision have
dwindled.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/movies/oscars/24HASK.html?todaysheadlines 

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NY REGION
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Egan Letter Defends Record on Sex Abuse

Cardinal Edward Egan insisted Saturday that he properly
handled allegations of sexual abuse by priests.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/nyregion/24EGAN.html?todaysheadlines

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Crime-Fighting by Computer Widens Scope 

The same sort of statistician's dream used to build
efficient crime-fighting is helping New York police silence
dogs and loud parties.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/nyregion/24COMP.html?todaysheadlines 

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$1 Billion in Aid to Help Cover City for Ground Zero
Liability

The Bush administration wants to provide up to $1 billion to
shield New York City and scores of contractors against
lawsuits stemming from the World Trade Center cleanup.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/politics/24INSU.html?todaysheadlines 

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OP-ED 
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The Vatican Rag
By MAUREEN DOWD
Pope John Paul II has never addressed all those Catholics
whose lives have been badly wounded. The wound he cares
about most is the wound to the church.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/opinion/24DOWD.html?todaysheadlines

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No Mere Terrorist 
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
A long-term strategic response to Sept. 11 should include an
all-out global effort to make sure that all weapons of mass
destruction are under tight control.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/opinion/24FRIE.html?todaysheadlines 

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A Last Chance for Saddam Hussein
By IVO H. DAALDER and ELISA D. HARRIS
The administration's  drumbeat on inspections appears better
calculated to build support for military action than to
persuade Iraq to allow inspections.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/opinion/24DAAL.html?todaysheadlines 

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