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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Nobody's calling us unilateral anymore. That's   kind of
gone away for the time being; we're so multilateral it
keeps me up 24 hours a day checking on everybody."
-SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN L. POWELL

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/international/19DIPL.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Ridge Makes Effort to Calm Public's Anthrax Fears

The appearance of Tom Ridge, the new domestic security
chief, and other officials on Thursday was meant to quell
criticism that the Bush administration had not provided
clear information.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/national/19ANTH.html?todaysheadlines

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Link Suspected Between Anthrax and Hijackings

Investigators are intensely focusing on the possibility that
Al Qaeda could be behind the mailing of anthrax to several
locations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/national/19INQU.html?todaysheadlines

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Behind Las Vegas's Glitter, Heavy Losses and Layoffs

A steep drop in visitors and a rise in unemployment have
many people in Las Vegas wondering if the city's best days
are gone.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/national/19VEGA.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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Increased U.S. Activity Said to Aid Afghan Rebels

American Special Forces troops have been   operating inside
Afghanistan to support armed groups opposing the Taliban,
according to a senior military officer.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/international/19MILI.html?todaysheadlines

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Russia and U.S. See a Breakthrough on Divisive Issues

Russia and the United States signaled Thursday night that
they were near a  breakthrough on missile defense and
Russia's troubled relations with NATO.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/international/19DIPL.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Meets China's Leader and Emphasizes Need to Fight
Terrorism Together

President Bush met today with President Jiang Zemin of China
for the first time, vowing to press forward with the war on
terrorism.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/international/19PREX.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Canada Overrides Patent for Cipro to Treat Anthrax

Canada, taking an unusual step that the United States has
resisted, said that it had ordered a million tablets of a
generic version of Cipro from another company.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/business/19CANA.html?todaysheadlines

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Merrill Set for Changes That Will Cost Thousands of Jobs

Merrill Lynch & Company started preparing investors  for
big changes in its operations that will inevitably involve
eliminating thousands of jobs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/business/19MERR.html?todaysheadlines

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Bill to Alter Bankruptcy Seems to Stall

A bill that would have made it more difficult for consumers
to dismiss their debts by filing for bankruptcy has
effectively been pushed aside in Congress.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/business/19DEBT.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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Microsoft's Profit Report Beats Wall St. Estimates

Microsoft reported quarterly profits that surpassed Wall
Street's expectations  ignoring a big charge for bad
investments in telecommunications and cable-television
companies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/technology/19SOFT.html?todaysheadlines

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U.S. Wireless Talks Go On, With Court Deadline Friday

Federal officials and executives from wireless
communications companies were still trying to reach a
settlement over the disputed ownership of $16 billion worth
of wireless spectrum licenses.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/technology/19SPEC.html?todaysheadlines

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Ebay Continues to Flourish Despite

                       Faltering Economy

Continuing to fly above the wreckage of the Internet
economy, eBay posted sales and profits for the third
quarter that exceeded analysts' expectations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/technology/19EBAY.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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Ridge Makes Effort to Calm Public's Anthrax Fears

The appearance of Tom Ridge, the new domestic security
chief, and other officials on Thursday was meant to quell
criticism that the Bush administration had not provided
clear information.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/national/19ANTH.html?todaysheadlines

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Russia and U.S. See a Breakthrough on Divisive Issues

Russia and the United States signaled Thursday night that
they were near a  breakthrough on missile defense and
Russia's troubled relations with NATO.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/international/19DIPL.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Meets China's Leader and Emphasizes Need to Fight
Terrorism Together

President Bush met today with President Jiang Zemin of China
for the first time, vowing to press forward with the war on
terrorism.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/international/19PREX.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Yankees Head Home in Control of Series

The Yankees edged Seattle, 3-2, in Game 2 of the A.L.C.S.,
doing the same things they did to win Game 1, the starting
pitcher throwing well and handing a lead to the bullpen,
Mariano Rivera blowing away the last hitters.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/sports/baseball/19YANK.html?todaysheadlines

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Piniella's Numbers Just Don't Add Up

Lou Piniella believes in using data to manage his team. But
the numbers went awry for his Mariners in Game 2, and the
result was a loss that put the Yankees in command of the
A.L.C.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/sports/baseball/19CHAS.html?todaysheadlines

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Eli, the Other Manning, Carries On a Legacy

For Ole Miss fans, Eli Manning is more than the son of
Archie or the brother of Peyton. His presence at
quarterback means the Rebels can contend for an S.E.C.
title or better.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/sports/ncaafootball/19MANN.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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Jazz Clubs Swing Back to Life

You must analyze the effect of Sept. 11 on   jazz clubs case
by case. But one thing's for sure:  business is down.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/arts/music/19CLUB.html?todaysheadlines

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Mom Had a Trio (and a Band, Too)

The unlikeliest muscial ever  to win over cynical,
sentiment-shy  New Yorkers, "Mamma Mia!" is the theatrical
equivalent of comfort food.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/arts/theater/19MAMM.html?todaysheadlines

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Manning the Ramparts for Old Glory

Robert Redford couldn't have picked a better   time to star
in a flag-waving paean to patriotism.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/movies/19CAST.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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2 More Anthrax Infections in New York Area

In cases that seem to fit a broader pattern that began last
week, two more people in the New York region have tested
positive for cutaneous anthrax.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/nyregion/19YORK.html?todaysheadlines

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Cheney, Under Heavy Security, Pays a Visit to Trade Center
Site

Vice President Dick Cheney came to New York on Thursday to
examine the damage at the World Trade Center site, and
praise the workers at ground zero.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/nyregion/19CHEN.html?todaysheadlines

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4 Sentenced to Life in Prison for Roles in Embassy Bombings

Four terrorists who were convicted in May of conspiring in
the 1998 bombings of two American Embassies in East Africa
were sentenced to life in prison.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/international/19EMBA.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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A Tweezer Defense Shield?
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
In this new networked, integrated world without walls, a
tweezers in the hands of the wrong person can turn an
airplane into a missile.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/opinion/19FRIE.html?todaysheadlines

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The Rifle and the Veil
By JAN GOODWIN and JESSICA NEUWIRTH
Islamic extremist movements use the repression of women as a
political tool for   achieving and consolidating power.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/opinion/19GOOD.html?todaysheadlines

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A Governor Works in Mysterious Ways
By GARRISON KEILLOR
Here in Minnesota, our governor has gone   under cover, so
far as we can figure out.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/opinion/19KEIL.html?todaysheadlines

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