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Sunday, May 13, 2001
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"You can say we have discovered a new ancient civilization."

- FREDRIK T. HIEBERT, an archaeologist, on a civilization that thrived in 
Central
Asia more than 4,000 years ago.

Full Story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/world/13LOST.html



NATIONAL
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Drug Labs in Valley Hideouts Feed Nation's Habit
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/national/13METH.html

Energy Industry Raises Production at a Record Pace
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/national/13ENER.html

What Happened to the McVeigh Evidence?
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/national/13EXEC.html

Warnings Don't Sway Watermen's Faith in the Blue Crab
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/national/13BAY.html




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POLITICS
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Cheney Ever More Powerful as Crucial Link to Congress
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/politics/13CHEN.html

White House Is Denying Pulling In Welcome Mat
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/politics/13TOUR.html

Bush Plans Incentives for Energy Conservation
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/politics/13RADI.html

S.E.C. Nominee Did Legal Work for Sex-Related Media Firm
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/politics/13SEC.html



INTERNATIONAL
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True English Murder Mystery: Town's Trusted Doctor Did It
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/world/13KILL.html

Ending Violence Is a Central Issue for Basque Elections
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/world/13SPAI.html

Germany's Uneasy Debate on Immigration Deepens
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/world/13GERM.html

After Tough Election Battle, Italy Begins Voting
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/world/italy-election.html



BUSINESS
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Comair Pilots Reject Proposal to End Strike
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/business/13AIR.html

What Have E-Consultants Wrought?
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/technology/13GURU.html

At Annual Meetings Around the World, the Shots Aren't Heard
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/business/13MEET.html

Market Watch: A Request for the Boss-to-Be at the S.E.C.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/business/13WATC.html



TECHNOLOGY
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What Have E-Consultants Wrought?
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/technology/13GURU.html

Don't Bet Your Cybersavings on Video-Game Spinoffs
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/arts/13SCHW.html

Working the Web for Hotel Rooms
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/travel/13CYBER.html

The Peculiar Ruins of the New Economy
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/magazine/13SERVERFARM.html



NEW YORK REGION
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At Hale House, Broken Bonds and Pain for a Little Girl Lost
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/nyregion/13HALE.html

Special Education Debate Shifts From Money to New Ideas
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/nyregion/13EDUC.html

Mayoral Candidates Seek Support at Teachers' Convention
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/nyregion/13CLIN.html

Search for Suspects Narrows in Fatal Shooting Atop Deli
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/nyregion/13SHOO.html



SPORTS
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Devils Leave Penguins Down in the Dumps
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/sports/13DEVI.html

Steinbrenner's Unusual Approach: Hands Off the Devils
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/sports/13ANDE.html

Trinidad Stops Joppy in 5th Round
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/sports/13FITE.html

Yanks Get Some Help From Stars Out of Past
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/sports/13YANK.html



ARTS
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'Apocalypse' Then, and Now
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/arts/13THOM.html

Sequels and Remakes Aiming to Be the Same, but You Know,
Different
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/arts/13LYMA.html

Perry Como, Relaxed and Elegant Troubadour of Recordings and
TV, Is Dead at 88
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/obituaries/13COMO.html

Douglas Adams, Author of 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,'
Dies at 49
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/obituaries/AP-Obit-Adams.html




OP-ED COLUMNISTS
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By MAUREEN DOWD: Space Cowboys Inc.

I have an idea for a futuristic political thriller science
fiction space Western black comedy with a stylish film noir
mood.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/opinion/13DOWD.html


By PAUL KRUGMAN: Nation in a Jam

The nation has been making some bad choices about energy
use, and about lifestyles more generally.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/opinion/13KRUG.html



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