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Saturday, January 5, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Much very dangerous work remains to be done."
-GEN. TOMMY R. FRANKS, commander of the allied operation in Afghanistan.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/international/asia/05MILI.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Hearing Is Set on Whether Terrorist Trial May Be Televised

The judge presiding over the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui has
scheduled a hearing next week to   consider a request from
Court TV to show it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/national/05INQU.html?todaysheadlines

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U.S. Looks at Whether Saudi Princess Enslaved Maid

The Justice Department is investigating whether a Saudi
princess held her live-in Indonesian maid in conditions of
involuntary servitude.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/national/05SAUD.html?todaysheadlines

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Writer Who Was Jailed in Notes Dispute Is Freed

Vanessa Leggett, an aspiring author freed after more than
five months in jail, faces the possibility of new contempt
charges.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/national/05REPO.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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Practical Help for Afghans

As allied forces narrow their   hunt for Osama bin   Laden,
the  broader   mission is creating a   stable, secure
Afghanistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/opinion/05HOCH.html?todaysheadlines

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Guido di Tella, 70, Argentine Ex-Minister, Dies

Guido di Tella, the Argentine foreign minister who helped
mend relations with Britain after the Falkland war in 1982,
died on Monday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/obituaries/05TELL.html?todaysheadlines

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World Briefing

EUROPE.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/international/05BRIE.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Nation's Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.8%

The unemployment rate continued to creep upward last month,
though fewer Americans lost their jobs than in any of the
previous three months.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/business/05ECON.html?todaysheadlines

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AT&T Plans to Lay Off 5,000 Workers

In a continued attempt to reduce its costs, AT&T
announced that it planned to lay off 5,000 employees this
year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/business/05PHON.html?todaysheadlines

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Drug Middlemen Are Facing Pressure Over Rising Prices

Pressure is building against a handful of powerful companies
that have prospered for years as middlemen between drug
manufacturers and those who pay for medicines.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/business/05DRUG.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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Chinese Race to Supplant India in Software

China, it seems, is focused on one goal: it would like to
supplant India as the world's second-largest producer of
software, after the United States.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/technology/05INDI.html?todaysheadlines

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Wireless Companies Request Refund of Airwave Payments

Mobile telephone companies that bid for airwaves held by
NextWave and a second bankrupt carrier asked the government
to return $3.2 billion in down payments for the licenses.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/business/05SPEC.html?todaysheadlines

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Music Software Users Installed Tracking Program Unknowingly

Internet users who installed popular software for sharing
music and other computer files also unwittingly accepted a
program that tracked their Web surfing habits.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/technology/05MUSI.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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Democrat Assails Bush on Economy

Senator Tom Daschle on Friday accused President Bush and the
Republicans of causing the "most dramatic fiscal
deterioration in our nation's history."
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/politics/05DASC.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush's Policy on Argentina Signals Shift in Approach

President Bush's hard line stance on Argentina's economic
crisis marks a break with the Clinton administrations
polices towards emerging market economies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/international/americas/05FUND.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Asked to Drop Disputed Appointee

The head of the Civil Rights Commission asked President Bush
on Friday to drop his attempt to place a disputed appointee
on the panel.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/politics/AP-Bush-Civil-Rights.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Spurrier Resigns as N.F.L. Beckons

Steve Spurrier, who spent 12 years as head coach at the
University of Florida, resigned on Friday, saying he felt
that his college coaching career was complete.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/sports/ncaafootball/05SPUR.html?todaysheadlines

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Miami Enjoys Spoils That Go to a Champion

After a month of debate about bowls and polls and computer
rankings, a unanimous verdict named Miami as the champions
of college football.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/sports/ncaafootball/05ROSE.html?todaysheadlines

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With a Game to Play, Vikings Fire Green

Minnesota's Dennis Green was forced out by   the owner of
the Vikings three days before the final game of the
N.F.L.'s regular season.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/sports/football/05GREE.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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U2, India Arie and Alicia Keys Lead Grammy Nominations

U2 dominated the nominations for the   44th annual Grammy
Awards, which are to   be announced on Feb. 27 by the
National   Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/arts/05GRAM.html?todaysheadlines

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Many Heavens, Many Ways to Get There

Paradise, like righteousness, is a concept   about which
opinions clearly differ.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/arts/design/05PARA.html?todaysheadlines

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Tony Kushner, the Prescient Playwright

Excerpts from the opening monologue of Kushner's new play,
"Homebody/Kabul."
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/arts/theater/05TANK.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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Charity Overwhelmed in Bid to Meet Attack Victims' Bills

The Salvation Army, which offered to pay the household bills
of Sept. 11 victims, is finding itself unable to write
checks fast enough.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/nyregion/05SALV.html?todaysheadlines

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Crash Inquiry Is Focusing on the Pilots

Investigators looking into the crash of an American Airlines
flight in Queens in November are now focusing on the
performance of the pilots.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/nyregion/05CRAS.html?todaysheadlines

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Kelly Focuses on City Defense and Bolstering Shelters'
Safety

Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly outlined his first
initiatives as he was sworn in for a second tenure on
Friday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/nyregion/05KELL.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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Patriotism on the Cheap
By FRANK RICH
The national New Year's resolution is Closure or Bust.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/opinion/05RICH.html?todaysheadlines

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Practical Help for Afghans
By FRED P. HOCHBERG
As allied forces narrow their   hunt for Osama bin   Laden,
the  broader   mission is creating a   stable, secure
Afghanistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/opinion/05HOCH.html?todaysheadlines

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The New School Spirit
By DONALD KENNEDY
The departure of Tyrone Willingham, the much   admired
football coach at Stanford, for Notre Dame has set off some
interesting faculty conversations at Stanford.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/05/opinion/05KENN.html?todaysheadlines

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