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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"A war has been forced upon us  a war of terror."
-ARIEL SHARON, Israeli prime minister. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/international/middleeast/04MIDE.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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H.M.O.'s Flee Medicare Despite Rise in Payments

Increasing payments to H.M.O.'s in hope of persuading them
to stay in Medicare has largely been a failure,
investigators said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/politics/04MEDI.html?todaysheadlines

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U.S. Is Said to Criticize Music Industry on Marketing 

Companies have not done enough to curb inappropriate
material aimed at young audiences, according to a F.T.C.
study.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/politics/04LYRI.html?todaysheadlines 

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Judicial Candidates' Speech to Be Reviewed by Justices

The question in a case the court accepted is, when do
limitations on what judicial candidates may say cross the
line?
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/national/04SCOT.html?todaysheadlines 

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INTERNATIONAL
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Arafat Not at Headquarters During Israeli Strikes

Israel struck in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as the Israeli
prime minister accused the Palestinian leader of provoking
war by pursuing "the path of terrorism."
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/international/middleeast/04MIDE.html?todaysheadlines

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Taliban Resists in Some Pockets North of Kabul 

As the Americans marshaled their forces in the southern part
of Afghanistan, the Pentagon for the first time described
several pockets of Taliban and foreign resistance.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/international/asia/04MILI.html?todaysheadlines 

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C.I.A. Leader Asks Pakistan for Help in bin Laden Hunt

C.I.A. Director George Tenet sought tactical assistance for
an assault on a mountain base in Afghanistan where Osama
bin Laden is suspected of hiding, government officials
said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/international/asia/04STAN.html?todaysheadlines 

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BUSINESS
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Collapse of Enron May Reshape the Battlefield of
Deregulation

The bankruptcy of Enron has Washington debating the way it
oversees the $200 billion power industry and an energy
policy the company's political largess helped forge.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/business/04DERE.html?todaysheadlines

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Fed Now Says '02 Recovery to Be Gradual 

Federal Reserve officials say they expect a modest and
gradual recovery in the economy next year rather than the
quick turnaround many investors and forecasters are
expecting.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/business/04FED.html?todaysheadlines 

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Vivendi's Chairman Seeks to Woo U.S. Investors

Jean-Marie Messier, chairman of Vivendi Universal, insists
that there is no more important, indeed essential, site for
a media company to be than smack in the middle of
Manhattan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/business/04MOVE.html?todaysheadlines 

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TECHNOLOGY
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Cable Companies Sign On for Excite@Home Service

Excite@Home signed an agreement with a group of cable
companies, including the Comcast Corporation and Cox
Communications, to maintain high-speed Internet access for
their customers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/technology/04NET.html?todaysheadlines

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Three Giants Square Off in the Bidding for AT&T
Broadband 

Three of the nation's biggest cable companies lined up in
hopes of taking over the largest one, AT&T Broadband,
submitting complex bids that AT&T will begin reviewing
in the coming days.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/business/04PLAC.html?todaysheadlines 

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2 Rival Chip Makers Consider Joining Forces

Two archrivals in the chip-making business, Hynix
Semiconductor and Micron Technology, have begun
negotiations on a strategic alliance.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/technology/ebusiness/04CHIP.html?todaysheadlines 

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POLITICS
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U.S. Says Thousands of Letters Might Be Tinged With Anthrax

The secretary of Health and Human Services said that some
tens of thousands of letters might have been contaminated.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/politics/04ANTH.html?todaysheadlines

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White House Issues Alert of New Terrorism Threat 

The director of homeland security warned there could be new
terror strikes against the United States in the next
several weeks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/politics/04ALER.html?todaysheadlines 

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Senate Declines to Take Up Proposed Cloning Moratorium

It now appears unlikely that the Senate will enact cloning
legislation this year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/politics/04CLON.html?todaysheadlines 

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SPORTS
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Vols Hold Key Spot In Pursuit of                            
                                                           
                     Roses

Tennessee moved up to No. 2 in the latest B.C.S. standings,
but if the Volunteers lose to L.S.U. on Saturday, the
legitimacy of the system will be questioned.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/sports/ncaafootball/04BOWL.html?todaysheadlines

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PGA Tour Has Courses for High School Junior 

At 17, Ty Tryon became the youngest player ever to earn a
PGA Tour card when he shot a six-under-par 66 during the
final round of the tour's Qualifying Tournament.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/sports/golf/04GOLF.html?todaysheadlines 

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Favre Engineers a Packer Comeback

Brett Favre threw three touchdown passes and ran 6 yards for
the game-winner with 1:30 left to rally Green Bay to a win
over Jacksonville.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/sports/AP-FBN-Packers-Jaguars.html?todaysheadlines 

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ARTS
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Price-Fixing at Sotheby's Is Depicted

In closing arguments, the ex-chief is alternately portrayed
as a devious price fixer and an innocent dupe.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/arts/04SOTH.html?todaysheadlines

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Beyond Renovation: Lincoln Center Partners Can Seek Artistic
Vision 

The Lincoln Center project should be a visionary effort, a
chance for each organization to address longstanding issues
that have affected its artistic growth.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/arts/design/04NOTE.html?todaysheadlines 

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Spy Wanted. Must Know Hollywood.

"Hollywood Goes to War" captures the remarkable insularity
and weary self-righteousness of filmmakers whose work
emphasizes special-effects violence rather than human
relationships.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/arts/television/04SALA.html?todaysheadlines 

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NY REGION
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At $92.60 a Vote, Bloomberg Shatters an Election Record

Michael R. Bloomberg spent $68,980,185 from his personal
fortune on the election, according to campaign documents.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/nyregion/04BLOO.html?todaysheadlines

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A Changed Police Department Awaits Kelly in Second Turn 

When he returns as commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly will face
pressures that will make the job more taxing than usual.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/nyregion/04COPS.html?todaysheadlines 

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Price-Fixing at Sotheby's Is Depicted

In closing arguments, the ex-chief is alternately portrayed
as a devious price fixer and an innocent dupe.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/arts/04SOTH.html?todaysheadlines 

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OP-ED 
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A Defining Issue
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Behind this disaster for ordinary   workers lies a
little-remarked sea   change in America's retirement
system.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/opinion/04KRUG.html?todaysheadlines

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Dust in Our Eyes 
By ANTHONY LEWIS
John Ashcroft and his colleagues have sought to conceal the
menacing facts of the Bush order establishing military
tribunals.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/opinion/04LEWI.html?todaysheadlines 

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Can Arafat Stop the Violence?
By DENNIS ROSS
Now, at last, Yasir Arafat must decide that   the
Palestinian Authority will not be a safe haven for
terrorists.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/opinion/04ROSS.html?todaysheadlines 

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