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<font size="2">"Our country desperately needed to win this tournament. I'm
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/olympics/25HOCK.html?todaysheadlines">WAYNE GRETZKY,</a>on Canada's  gold medal in men's ice hockey.


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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/national/25GOVS.html?todaysheadlines">Governors Say Medicaid Needs More Federal Help to Control Rising Costs</a></b><br>
The nation's governors demanded on Sunday that Congress and President Bush take action to slow the growth of Medicaid, which they say has become unsustainable.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/olympics/25UTAH.html?todaysheadlines">Utah's Changes May Be as Fleeting as Olympic Glory</a></b><br>
As life returns to normal in Salt Lake City, it remains unclear whether the Winter Olympics permanently transformed Utah.
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Surfers who use motorized watercraft in a California marine sanctuary may be brought back to shore by environmental concerns and their own unpopularity.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/international/asia/25PEAR.html?todaysheadlines">Death of Reporter Puts Focus on Pakistan's Intelligence Unit</a></b><br>
New links between Islamic militants and the Pakistan intelligence agency are intensifying suspicions about the agency's role in the kidnapping of Daniel Pearl.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/international/middleeast/25MIDE.html?todaysheadlines">Israelis to Keep Arafat Confined, but Loosen Reins</a></b><br>
The Israeli government decided Sunday to keep Yasir Arafat restricted to the West Bank city of Ramallah, while loosening the military cordon at his compound.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/international/25COLO.html?todaysheadlines">Colombian Rebels Sabotage Peace Hopes</a></b><br>
A month ago, there was a breakthrough in the Colombian peace talks. But with recent kidnappings and a hijacking, the nation's 38-year civil war has only intensified.
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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/2002/02/25/business/media/25REGS.html?todaysheadlines">Impatient Court Presses the F.C.C. to Deregulate</a></b><br>
Will a federal appeals court order the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider the rule limiting the expansion of media companies, or simply strike it down?
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/business/25BANK.html?todaysheadlines">Insurers Fault Enron Deals at Morgan</a></b><br>
Several insurance companies accused J. P. Morgan Chase of engineering loans disguised as trades, thus allowing Enron to hide its debts.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/technology/25GLOB.html?todaysheadlines">Others Endure Complications in Telephone Bankruptcy</a></b><br>
The bankruptcy proceedings of Global Crossing are potentially more disruptive for the company's creditors, customers and partners than previously expected.
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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/2002/02/25/technology/25CHIP.html?todaysheadlines">Intel Introduces Chips for Servers Using Pentium 4 Technology</a></b><br>
The Intel Corporation plans to announce on Monday that it has shipped the first server-computer chips based on its Pentium 4 line of microprocessors.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/technology/25GLOB.html?todaysheadlines">Others Endure Complications in Telephone Bankruptcy</a></b><br>
The bankruptcy proceedings of Global Crossing are potentially more disruptive for the company's creditors, customers and partners than previously expected.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/technology/25BLUE.html?todaysheadlines">I.B.M. Circuits Are Now Faster and Reduce Use of Power</a></b><br>
I.B.M. will announce Monday what it describes as the world's fastest semiconductor circuits, devices that will reach speeds in excess of 110 gigahertz.
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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/2002/02/25/politics/25CALI.html?todaysheadlines">Bush's Hopes for Republican to Run California Hit a Snag</a></b><br>
Richard J. Riordan, President Bush's preferred candidate for governor of California, has tumbled from the heady perch of inevitable Republican nominee.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/politics/25WELL.html?todaysheadlines">Senator Wellstone of Minnesota Says He Has Multiple Sclerosis</a></b><br>
Senator Paul Wellstone, a Minnesota Democrat who is running for a third term this fall, announced Sunday morning that he has a mild form of multiple sclerosis.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/politics/25ROMN.html?todaysheadlines">The Olympics Behind Him, Romney Considers a Political Run</a></b><br>
Mitt Romney, president of the Olympics organizing committee, said on Sunday that his thoughts were turning to a possible run for office in Massachusetts.
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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/2002/02/25/olympics/25MEDA.html?todaysheadlines">Medal Collection Is Payoff for U.S. Plan</a></b><br>
America earned an unprecedented avalanche of 34 medals, a haul that is the culmination of a costly and well-thought-out plan.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/sports/basketball/25KNIC.html?todaysheadlines">Lakers' Biggest Victory Over Boredom, Not Knicks</a></b><br>
Shaquille O'Neal had a few thunderous alley-oop dunks, but for the most part, the Lakers lacked passion in an easy win over the Knicks.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/sports/ncaabasketball/25DUKE.html?todaysheadlines">From Bad to Worst Ever for St. John's</a></b><br>
St. John's simply had to count down the minutes on a beating by the Blue Devils, the Red Storm's worst defeat in team history.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/arts/music/25LOUI.html?todaysheadlines">Players Join Managers to Save the St. Louis Symphony</a></b><br>
Faced with a severe financial  crisis, the management team and musicians of the St. Louis Symphony have  joined forces for an ambitious   fund-raising campaign.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/arts/25POPL.html?todaysheadlines">A Boxed Set in One File? Online Music Finds a Way</a></b><br>
A  growing number people are using zip files as part of a process for  downloading entire albums,  not just individual songs, from the Internet.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/arts/theater/25ALL.html?todaysheadlines">Albee Hides Death Behind Curtains</a></b><br>
Rosemary Harris's version of cool heat sends off stellar light  waves in this revival of Edward Albee's 1971 drama, which is not the most audience-friendly play.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/nyregion/25BOTT.html?todaysheadlines">A Deposit Plan With No Return for Scavengers</a></b><br>
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's proposal to end the 5 cent recycling redemption program would inadvertently destroy the livelihood of poor and homeless redeemers.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/nyregion/25BIKE.html?todaysheadlines">Biker Attack Is Called Clash Over Long Island Turf</a></b><br>
The attack by Pagan Outlaw Motorcycle Club members on Hells Angels on Saturday appeared to be a response to the Angels' bid to raise their profile on Long Island.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/nyregion/25WTC.html?todaysheadlines">Families of '93 Bombing Victims Ask, What About Us?</a></b><br>
The relatives of the six people who were killed in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade   Center lamented on Sunday that their losses had been overlooked.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/opinion/25SAFI.html?todaysheadlines">'Masterly Inactivity'</a></b>
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By WILLIAM SAFIRE
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The way to end the Palestinian   guerrilla war against Israel is to demonstrate forcefully that such a war  cannot be won.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/opinion/25ROBE.html?todaysheadlines">Alabamians Go by an Outdated Book</a></b>
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Many Alabamians see the real racism of their state's 1901 Constitution in a regressive tax regime that disproportionately hits the  poor hardest, and they want to reform it.
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Fed by a  patriotic media and film industry and   reflected in bellicose posturing  against Pakistan, Hindu nationalism nearly dominates  public life now in India.
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