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<font size="2">"This is going to be a war of attrition. And we have more
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/politics/03CAMP.html?todaysheadlines">REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS M. DAVIS III,</a>chairman of the Republican Congressional campaign committee.


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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/national/03PRIE.html?todaysheadlines">2 Paths, No Easy Solution on Abusive Priests</a></b><br>
Two Roman Catholic dioceses in the St. Louis area illustrate the divergent paths that can be taken when handling accusations of sexual abuse  by clergy members.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/national/03HIJA.html?todaysheadlines">9 Hijackers Drew Scrutiny on Sept. 11, Officials Say</a></b><br>
Nine of the 19 terrorists who hijacked four   jetliners on Sept. 11 had been singled out for special scrutiny that morning.
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Project 7, a rural-Montana far right wing group, had a plot to assassinate local leaders so surreal that authorities were confounded.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>INTERNATIONAL</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/international/asia/03MILI.html?todaysheadlines">U.S. Forces Join Big Assault on Afghan Stronghold</a></b><br>
One American soldier was killed and several wounded as United States and Afghan forces attacked suspected Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan on Saturday.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/international/middleeast/03SAUD.html?todaysheadlines">A Saudi Peace Idea, Suddenly in the Spotlight</a></b><br>
The Saudi Arabian peace idea will be tested this week as the Egyptian president visits Washington and Vice President Cheney heads for the Middle East.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/international/asia/03INDI.html?todaysheadlines">India Death Toll Passes 300 in 4th Day of Religious Riots</a></b><br>
Vengeful Hindu mobs burned Muslim homes, killing scores, as violence continued for a fourth day on Saturday in the western Indian state of Gujarat.
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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/2002/03/03/business/yourmoney/03ALLI.html?todaysheadlines">At 11th Hour, He Bought Enron. But Why?</a></b><br>
As Enron's stock plunged last Fall, Alliance Capital and its star money manager, Alfred Harrison, bought  more and more Enron shares for the Florida fund.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/business/yourmoney/03GLOB.html?todaysheadlines">The Rise and Fall of Global Dreams</a></b><br>
Gary Winnick's reputation has been shattered and his dream of operating a worldwide fiber optic network is in tatters.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/business/03TAIN.html?todaysheadlines">Big Burden for Ex-Workers of Enron</a></b><br>
For Laura Chapa, an ex-employee of Enron, the company's name has become a 'scarlet letter' on her r&#233;sum&#233;.
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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/2002/03/03/fashion/03ROCK.html?todaysheadlines">Tryin' Hard to Get Free, Via Rap on Your Own CD</a></b><br>
Singers with day jobs and dreams of fame and fortune can produce their own discs with affordable consumer versions of studio technology.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/business/yourmoney/03VENT.html?todaysheadlines">What's That Rumble in Venture Capital Funds?</a></b><br>
Increasingly, venture capitalists want to escape the heavy capital commitments they made at the height of the technology investing frenzy. Some are even suing to recover losses.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/business/yourmoney/03GLOB.html?todaysheadlines">The Rise and Fall of Global Dreams</a></b><br>
Gary Winnick's reputation has been shattered and his dream of operating a worldwide fiber optic network is in tatters.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/politics/03CAMP.html?todaysheadlines">G.O.P. Mobilizes to Help Hopefuls in Primary Races</a></b><br>
With the election season about to begin on Tuesday, Republicans have begun an aggressive campaign to hold the House, win back the Senate and protect governorships.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/international/americas/03COLO.html?todaysheadlines">U.S. to Explore Aid to Colombia, Citing Threat of Terrorism</a></b><br>
The Bush administration hopes to use concern over terrorism to build support in Congress for direct aid to the Colombian government to fight leftist rebels.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/politics/03TRIB.html?todaysheadlines">Clinton Aide Granted Status to Tribe After Leaving Office</a></b><br>
A group of American Indians were granted status as a tribe by a Clinton administration official who had left office three days before.
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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/2002/03/03/sports/hockey/03RANG.html?todaysheadlines">Lindros and Rangers Hold On to Defeat Flyers</a></b><br>
The Rangers held off the Philadelphia Flyers in a game that featured hat tricks from Eric Lindros and Simon Gagn&#233;.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/sports/golf/03GOLF.html?todaysheadlines">Els Leaves Rest of Field Behind</a></b><br>
Ernie Els shot a 66 in persistent winds to take a commanding eight-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Genuity Championship.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/sports/ncaabasketball/03RUTG.html?todaysheadlines">Rutgers Loses Its Way</a></b><br>
Rutgers's hopes of making the N.C.A.A. tournament shrank after a loss on the road to Georgetown.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/arts/03MIDG.html?todaysheadlines">Responding to Crisis, Art Must Look Beyond It</a></b><br>
The assumption that art should respond rapidly to crisis is common currency today. But that goes against the nature of artistic inspiration.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/arts/television/03JAME.html?todaysheadlines">Monica Lewinsky: Telling Her Own Story, Selling Her New Self</a></b><br>
In a carefully tailored HBO special that feels a bit like an infomercial, Monica Lewinsky seeks our sympathy.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/arts/design/03LLOY.html?todaysheadlines">Rambling Round a World That's Gone Biennialistic</a></b><br>
Biennials here, biennials there: has the growth of these festivals begun to shape the art they show?
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/nyregion/03LOUI.html?todaysheadlines">For Blacks, Louima Case Is Justice Done, Then Undone</a></b><br>
Among many of the city's black residents, the Abner Louima decision stirred up a cauldron of   complex emotions.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/education/03PS89.html?todaysheadlines">With Glee, P.S. 89 Pupils Go 'Home': Ground Zero</a></b><br>
Students at Public School 89 jubilantly returned to the school that they had been away from since Sept. 11.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/nyregion/03ANTE.html?todaysheadlines">After an Antenna Tumbles, Cable Firms Gain Thousands of New Customers</a></b><br>
Thousands of new households have signed up for cable service after the trade center collapse destroyed the north tower antenna.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/opinion/03DOWD.html?todaysheadlines">60 Feet Under</a></b>
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The shadow government suits this administration to a T-ball, reflecting its twin obsessions with secrecy and self-perpetuation.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/03/opinion/03FRIE.html?todaysheadlines">Wall of Ideas</a></b>
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Dividing America from the Arab-Muslim world is a wall that was built by both sides and can be taken down only by both.
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That the Republican nominee for governor may be chosen by the Democratic governor shows that politics in California might best be described as non-linear.
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