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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/science/22ANTH.html?todaysheadlines">Scientists Report Genetic Finding That Could Aid Anthrax Inquiry</a></b><br>
Scientists say they have discovered genetic fingerprints that may help determine which laboratory is the likely source of the anthrax used in the attacks.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/politics/22DRIL.html?todaysheadlines">Agency Backs Gas Drilling at New National Monument</a></b><br>
A federal agency has found that allowing a company to drill along the Missouri River in Montana will have little environmental impact.
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Gang members are descending on cafes to exact vengeance for offenses that originate on the computer screen.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/international/asia/22INDI.html?todaysheadlines">Gunmen Shoot at U.S. Offices in  Eastern India</a></b><br>
Gunmen fired indiscriminately at the American Center on a busy street in Calcutta on Tuesday, killing four police officers and injuring 20 other people.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/international/middleeast/22MIDE.html?todaysheadlines">Israeli Army Moves On 2 West Bank Cities, Killing 5 in Nablus</a></b><br>
The Israeli Army seized control of the Palestinian city of Tulkarm on Monday, and this morning began moving into Nablus, where five Palestinian militants were killed.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/international/asia/22AID.html?todaysheadlines">More Than $4.5 Billion Pledged in Afghan Aid Effort</a></b><br>
The pledges, made on the first day of an international donors' conference, came close to meeting the announced goals of the World Bank and the United Nations.
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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/2002/01/22/business/22SHOP.html?todaysheadlines">Kmart on Verge of Bankruptcy</a></b><br>
Kmart, the nation's third-largest discount retailer, is expected to seek bankruptcy protection as early as this morning.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/business/22ENRO.html?todaysheadlines">Ex-Official Says Enron Employees Shredded Papers</a></b><br>
Enron employees were shredding documents at the company's Houston offices as recently as last week, a former executive said.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/business/media/22BOOK.html?todaysheadlines">Industry Ponders Moves at Random House</a></b><br>
Peter Olson, the chairman of Random House, has become the subject of much speculation as the publisher has carried out a round of cost cuts.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>TECHNOLOGY</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/national/22CYBE.html?todaysheadlines">Mayhem at Cybercafes Shakes a Town in California</a></b><br>
Gang members are descending on cafes to exact vengeance for offenses that originate on the computer screen.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/technology/ebusiness/22BLUE.html?todaysheadlines">An I.B.M.-VeriSign Venture for E-Commerce</a></b><br>
I.B.M. and VeriSign, an Internet security and domain-name manager, are to announce a three-year agreement to accelerate companies' adoption of technology to make electronic commerce more secure.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/21/business/21WORK.html?todaysheadlines">Enron Fired Workers for Complaining Online</a></b><br>
Enron fired at least two employees in the last two months for posting information or negative opinions about it on Internet message boards.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>POLITICS</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/politics/22BUSH.html?todaysheadlines">Dr. King Is Hailed by Bush in Event at the White House</a></b><br>
The commemoration was one of the most notable events in honor of a black American held at the White House since President Bush took office.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/politics/22DONA.html?todaysheadlines">Enron's Woes Revive Debate on Campaigns</a></b><br>
The Enron debacle is proving to be a windfall for the effort to overhaul campaign finance laws.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/politics/22RICE.html?todaysheadlines">Land Rich in Subsidies, and Poor in Much Else</a></b><br>
The rice capital of America offers a stark example of the unintended consequences of the federal farm subsidy program.
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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/2002/01/22/sports/baseball/22METS.html?todaysheadlines">Mets Get Burnitz in 3-Team Trade</a></b><br>
The Mets got Jeromy Burnitz from Milwaukee in a three-team, 11-player trade that sent Glendon Rusch to the Brewers and Todd Zeile and Benny Agbayani to Colorado.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/sports/basketball/22KNIC.html?todaysheadlines">Knicks Suffer Worst Loss at Garden</a></b><br>
The Charlotte Hornets handed the Knicks their most lopsided loss ever at Madison Square Garden and the fifth-worst defeat in franchise history.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/sports/basketball/22NETS.html?todaysheadlines">Kidd Shoots 1 for 17 in Loss</a></b><br>
Jason Kidd, the Nets' point guard, missed his first 15 shots and finished 1 for 17 in a loss to the Mavericks in Dallas.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>ARTS</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/arts/music/22JAZZ.html?todaysheadlines">Carnegie's Jazz Band: Assessing the Losses</a></b><br>
The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, one of few active bands that are seedbeds for jazz composition, is being disbanded after this season, which is a shame.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/arts/theater/22CYMB.html?todaysheadlines">Shakespeare's Grab Bag, Globally Rendered</a></b><br>
"Cymbeline," now being brought delightfully to life by Bartlett Sher and  the Theater for a New Audience, is a kooky  grab bag of a play, a Shakespearean buffet.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/arts/theater/22POUN.html?todaysheadlines">A Comic's Hard Road Back to Work After Arrest</a></b><br>
Paula Poundstone, a comedian with an amiably witty style, was arrested for child abuse last June. Can she make a comeback?
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/nyregion/22BLOO.html?todaysheadlines">On King's Day, Warm Response by Blacks to Bloomberg Embrace</a></b><br>
Mayor Bloomberg's Martin Luther King Day celebration was a signal that African-American leaders are welcome at City Hall.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/nyregion/22REDI.html?todaysheadlines">With 2 Congressional Seats Lost, Albany Begins Battling Over Who Must Go</a></b><br>
This is the year of redistricting, when the State Legislature redraws district boundaries, based on the 2000 census.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/nyregion/22DEAD.html?todaysheadlines">3 Found Bound and Fatally Stabbed in Gas-Filled Apartment</a></b><br>
A woman and two men were found slashed to death in a ransacked apartment in the Bronx, the police said.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/opinion/22KRIS.html?todaysheadlines">The New China Syndrome</a></b>
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When President Bush visits Beijing next month, he needs to tell President  Jiang Zemin  that we find the Chinese government's abuse of the education and propaganda systems unacceptable.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/opinion/22KRUG.html?todaysheadlines">A Fiscal Fantasy</a></b>
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I want to share a fantasy with you.   Trust me: it will explain everything   you need to know about the budget   debate.
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The farm teams for public intellectuals -- like Lingua Franca and Feedmag.com -- are folding.
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