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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Obviously, if we're getting all these bomb threats and
anthrax calls that we normally wouldn't get, it's going to
take us longer to get to other calls."
-LT. HORACE E. FRANK, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/national/28COPS.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Jubilant Calls on Sept. 11 Led to F.B.I. Arrests

Within hours of the Sept. 11 attacks, F.B.I. agents
intercepted telephone calls in which suspected associates
of Al Qaeda were overheard celebrating.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/national/28ATTA.html?todaysheadlines

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Focus on Terror Creates Burden for the Police

Forced to respond repeatedly to anthrax reports and bomb
scares, the police are now rethinking how much time and
effort they can spend on the tactics that reduce crime.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/national/28COPS.html?todaysheadlines

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Workers at House Offices Begin Anthrax Treatment

Senator Tom Daschle urged the nation to move quickly to
expand its defenses against bioterrorism as workers in
three congressional offices began protective treatment.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/politics/28ANTH.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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Allies Preparing for Long Fight as Taliban Dig In

Senior American and British officials say they are preparing
for longer and tougher combat in Afghanistan than they had
hoped, but eventual victory is seen.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/international/asia/28STRA.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Adviser Says Russia Is Warming to U.S. ABM Tests

National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice says Russia's
leaders are becoming persuaded that missile defense tests
are "not actually a threat" to their nation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/international/28MISS.html?todaysheadlines

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A Glimpse Behind the Plot Against the American Embassy in
Paris

Law enforcement officials across Europe said a plot against
the American Embassy in Paris gave them a glimpse of how
Osama bin Laden has operated in their midst.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/international/europe/28EMBA.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Murdoch Ends DirecTV Bid After G.M. Delays Decision

News Corporation withdrew from talks to acquire the General
Motors Corporation's Hughes Electronics division after G.M.
postponed a decision on selling the unit Saturday night.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/business/media/28BIRD.html?todaysheadlines

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Winning Jet Contract Is a Boon to Lockheed

The initial development contract for the joint strike
fighter was for $19 billion, but spending is expected to
total more than $200 billion over the next 20 years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/business/28STRI.html?todaysheadlines

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Once-Mighty Enron Strains Under Scrutiny

At the beginning of this year, the Enron Corporation
appeared unstoppable. Now the energy company's stock is
plunging, and questions about its finances are mounting.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/business/28ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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Developing Warning System for Biological Attack Proves
Difficult

The United States has spent hundreds of millions of dollars
trying to develop early warning detectors for biological
attacks but so far the systems are far from perfect,
scientists say.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/national/28DETE.html?todaysheadlines

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Government Clamps Down on Agency Web Sites

In the weeks since the terrorist attacks, government
officials have been removing information from their
agencies' Web sites because of security concerns.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/national/28INFO.html?todaysheadlines

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Cal Tech Gets $600 Million, a Record Gift

The California Institute of Technology has announced that it
has received the largest gift to a university, $600 million
from Gordon Moore, the longtime chairman of Intel
Corporation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/education/28DONA.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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Bush Adviser Says Russia Is Warming to U.S. ABM Tests

National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice says Russia's
leaders are becoming persuaded that missile defense tests
are "not actually a threat" to their nation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/international/28MISS.html?todaysheadlines

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Government Clamps Down on Agency Web Sites

In the weeks since the terrorist attacks, government
officials have been removing information from their
agencies' Web sites because of security concerns.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/national/28INFO.html?todaysheadlines

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Workers at House Offices Begin Anthrax Treatment

Senator Tom Daschle urged the nation to move quickly to
expand its defenses against bioterrorism as workers in
three congressional offices began protective treatment.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/politics/28ANTH.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Yanks Fall to Arizona in Game 1

The Diamondbacks blistered Mike Mussina for five runs in
three innings on their way to a 9-1 victory over the
Yankees and a 1-0 lead in the World Series.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/sports/baseball/28YANK.html?todaysheadlines

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Yankees Go Up Against Their Storied Legacy

The Yankees' lopsided loss in Game 1 was an ominous opening
step in the the team's attempt to extend a legacy that
began eight decades ago.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/sports/baseball/28RHOD.html?todaysheadlines

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Cornhuskers Stake Claim to Top Spot on Trick Play

In a memorable game filled with hard hitting and one
spectacular play, the Cornhuskers defeated Oklahoma to
remain undefeated   and stake a claim for the top spot in
the BCS standings.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/sports/ncaafootball/28OKLA.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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Power, Imagination and New York's Future

For Lower Manhattan to fulfill its destiny, architectural
factions must begin to work together.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/arts/design/28MUSC.html?todaysheadlines

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One Orchestra Builder in a Worldly Musical Mix

As James Levine takes over the Boston Symphony Orchestra in
2004, he becomes the fourth in the current round of music
director hirings in major American orchestras.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/arts/28MET.html?todaysheadlines

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When Horror Can Be Healthy

In a time of high anxiety, why should we add to our
troubles with monsters of our own invention?
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/arts/design/28UNGE.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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Anthrax Closes a 3rd New Jersey Post Office

A third postal facility in central New Jersey was closed on
Saturday after a small amount of anthrax was discovered on
a mail bin.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/nyregion/28YORK.html?todaysheadlines

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Red Tape at Red Cross: Groups Now in a Tangle

Families that have lost loved ones in the World Trade Center
attack feel overwhelmed by the labyrinth of rules they must
navigate to get money to stay on their feet.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/nyregion/28DONA.html?todaysheadlines

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Bloomberg Puts Eggs in a Basket: Giuliani's

Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's endorsement of Michael R.
Bloomberg provides Mr. Bloomberg with perhaps his greatest
hope for victory in the last days of what has been called a
troubled campaign.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/nyregion/28MAYO.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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Can Bush Bushkazi?
By MAUREEN DOWD
After one of the worst weeks in the capital's history, the
question was suspended like a spore in the autumn air: Are
we quagmiring ourselves again?
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/opinion/28DOWD.html?todaysheadlines

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Taking Care of Business
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Cynics tell us that big corporations basically bought
themselves a government that will serve their interests.
They may be right.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/opinion/28KRUG.html?todaysheadlines

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Can Democrats Still Play the Game?
By JEFFREY TOOBIN
One year after the recount in Florida, the post-Clinton
Democratic Party continues a policy of accommodation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/opinion/28TOOB.html?todaysheadlines

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