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Tuesday, January 22, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Here you lost the most important person in your life, and
nobody gives you any recognition. You just kind of get
bypassed."
-SUSANN BRADY, whose fiance, Gavin Cushny, died at the World Trade
Center.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/nyregion/22FIAN.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Scientists Report Genetic Finding That Could Aid Anthrax
Inquiry

Scientists say they have discovered genetic fingerprints
that may help determine which laboratory is the likely
source of the anthrax used in the attacks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/science/22ANTH.html?todaysheadlines

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Agency Backs Gas Drilling at New National Monument

A federal agency has found that allowing a company to drill
along the Missouri River in Montana will have little
environmental impact.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/politics/22DRIL.html?todaysheadlines

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Mayhem at Cybercafes Shakes a Town in California

Gang members are descending on cafes to exact vengeance for
offenses that originate on the computer screen.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/national/22CYBE.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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Gunmen Shoot at U.S. Offices in  Eastern India

Gunmen fired indiscriminately at the American Center on a
busy street in Calcutta on Tuesday, killing four police
officers and injuring 20 other people.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/international/asia/22INDI.html?todaysheadlines

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Israeli Army Moves On 2 West Bank Cities, Killing 5 in
Nablus

The Israeli Army seized control of the Palestinian city of
Tulkarm on Monday, and this morning began moving into
Nablus, where five Palestinian militants were killed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/international/middleeast/22MIDE.html?todaysheadlines

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More Than $4.5 Billion Pledged in Afghan Aid Effort

The pledges, made on the first day of an international
donors' conference, came close to meeting the announced
goals of the World Bank and the United Nations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/international/asia/22AID.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Kmart on Verge of Bankruptcy

Kmart, the nation's third-largest discount retailer, is
expected to seek bankruptcy protection as early as this
morning.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/business/22SHOP.html?todaysheadlines

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Ex-Official Says Enron Employees Shredded Papers

Enron employees were shredding documents at the company's
Houston offices as recently as last week, a former
executive said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/business/22ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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Industry Ponders Moves at Random House

Peter Olson, the chairman of Random House, has become the
subject of much speculation as the publisher has carried
out a round of cost cuts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/business/media/22BOOK.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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Mayhem at Cybercafes Shakes a Town in California

Gang members are descending on cafes to exact vengeance for
offenses that originate on the computer screen.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/national/22CYBE.html?todaysheadlines

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An I.B.M.-VeriSign Venture for E-Commerce

I.B.M. and VeriSign, an Internet security and domain-name
manager, are to announce a three-year agreement to
accelerate companies' adoption of technology to make
electronic commerce more secure.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/technology/ebusiness/22BLUE.html?todaysheadlines

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Enron Fired Workers for Complaining Online

Enron fired at least two employees in the last two months
for posting information or negative opinions about it on
Internet message boards.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/21/business/21WORK.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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Dr. King Is Hailed by Bush in Event at the White House

The commemoration was one of the most notable events in
honor of a black American held at the White House since
President Bush took office.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/politics/22BUSH.html?todaysheadlines

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Enron's Woes Revive Debate on Campaigns

The Enron debacle is proving to be a windfall for the effort
to overhaul campaign finance laws.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/politics/22DONA.html?todaysheadlines

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Land Rich in Subsidies, and Poor in Much Else

The rice capital of America offers a stark example of the
unintended consequences of the federal farm subsidy
program.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/politics/22RICE.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Mets Get Burnitz in 3-Team Trade

The Mets got Jeromy Burnitz from Milwaukee in a three-team,
11-player trade that sent Glendon Rusch to the Brewers and
Todd Zeile and Benny Agbayani to Colorado.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/sports/baseball/22METS.html?todaysheadlines

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Knicks Suffer Worst Loss at Garden

The Charlotte Hornets handed the Knicks their most lopsided
loss ever at Madison Square Garden and the fifth-worst
defeat in franchise history.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/sports/basketball/22KNIC.html?todaysheadlines

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Kidd Shoots 1 for 17 in Loss

Jason Kidd, the Nets' point guard, missed his first 15 shots
and finished 1 for 17 in a loss to the Mavericks in Dallas.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/sports/basketball/22NETS.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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Carnegie's Jazz Band: Assessing the Losses

The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, one of few active bands that
are seedbeds for jazz composition, is being disbanded after
this season, which is a shame.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/arts/music/22JAZZ.html?todaysheadlines

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Shakespeare's Grab Bag, Globally Rendered

"Cymbeline," now being brought delightfully to life by
Bartlett Sher and  the Theater for a New Audience, is a
kooky  grab bag of a play, a Shakespearean buffet.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/arts/theater/22CYMB.html?todaysheadlines

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A Comic's Hard Road Back to Work After Arrest

Paula Poundstone, a comedian with an amiably witty style,
was arrested for child abuse last June. Can she make a
comeback?
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/arts/theater/22POUN.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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On King's Day, Warm Response by Blacks to Bloomberg Embrace

Mayor Bloomberg's Martin Luther King Day celebration was a
signal that African-American leaders are welcome at City
Hall.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/nyregion/22BLOO.html?todaysheadlines

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With 2 Congressional Seats Lost, Albany Begins Battling Over
Who Must Go

This is the year of redistricting, when the State
Legislature redraws district boundaries, based on the 2000
census.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/nyregion/22REDI.html?todaysheadlines

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3 Found Bound and Fatally Stabbed in Gas-Filled Apartment

A woman and two men were found slashed to death in a
ransacked apartment in the Bronx, the police said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/nyregion/22DEAD.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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The New China Syndrome
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
When President Bush visits Beijing next month, he needs to
tell President  Jiang Zemin  that we find the Chinese
government's abuse of the education and propaganda systems
unacceptable.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/opinion/22KRIS.html?todaysheadlines

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A Fiscal Fantasy
By PAUL KRUGMAN
I want to share a fantasy with you.   Trust me: it will
explain everything   you need to know about the budget
debate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/opinion/22KRUG.html?todaysheadlines

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Thinkers in Need of Publishers
By RICK PERLSTEIN
The farm teams for public intellectuals -- like Lingua
Franca and Feedmag.com -- are folding.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/22/opinion/22PERL.html?todaysheadlines

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