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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"People are saying, 'Hey Mr. Prosecutor, these abuses are
terrible, go after them!'"
-MICHAEL K. ALLEN, who subpoenaed records from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati on
accusations of abuse against Roman Catholic priests. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/national/05PROS.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Move Likely for Inmate Who May Be American

The Pentagon is making plans to airlift a prisoner from the
Afghan war who may be an American citizen out of the United
States Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/national/05DETA.html?todaysheadlines

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Abuses by Clergy Become New Focus for Prosecutors 

Prosecutors in several regions are seeking new ways to
interpret laws that could allow them to press criminal
charges against sexually abusive priests.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/national/05PROS.html?todaysheadlines 

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Teenagers Are Sentenced for Slaying of 2 Professors

Two New Hampshire teenagers received maximum jail sentences
for the murder of two professors at Dartmouth College.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/national/05DART.html?todaysheadlines 

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INTERNATIONAL
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Bush Says U.S. Is to Assume Stronger Role in Ending Violence

President Bush said on Thursday that he will send Secretary
of State Colin L. Powell to the Middle East next week.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/international/middleeast/05PREX.html?todaysheadlines

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Israel Continues Sweep of Cities, Taking Hebron 

Israeli tanks and armored vehicles rolled into Hebron on
Thursday evening, while heavy fighting was reported in
other parts of the West Bank.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/international/middleeast/05MIDE.html?todaysheadlines 

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Angolans Cheer the Peace and Hope It Will Stay Awhile

Angola's warring generals signed a cease-fire on Thursday to
silence the guns that have savaged the country for more
than two decades.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/international/africa/05ANGO.html?todaysheadlines 

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BUSINESS
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Pension Change Puts the Burden on the Worker

Researchers say American workers now put more money into
pension and retirement savings plans sponsored by their
employers than the companies themselves do.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/business/05PENS.html?todaysheadlines

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Andersen to Lay Off 7,000 in Sale to Deloitte 

Desperately trying to reshape itself, Arthur Andersen is
preparing to shed as many as 7,000 employees through a deal
with the rival accounting firm Deloitte & Touche.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/business/05AUDI.html?todaysheadlines 

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More Offers Are Expected for Global

More potential bidders emerged for Global Crossing, the once
highflying telecommunications company that has sought
bankruptcy protection, and its prized Asian unit.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/technology/05GLOB.html?todaysheadlines 

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TECHNOLOGY
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Dell Says Hewlett Merger Is Opening Doors

Michael Dell said that his company had benefited from the
uncertainty among customers about the effect of
Hewlett-Packard's planned purchase of Compaq Computer.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/technology/05DELL.html?todaysheadlines

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More Offers Are Expected for Global 

More potential bidders emerged for Global Crossing, the once
highflying telecommunications company that has sought
bankruptcy protection, and its prized Asian unit.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/technology/05GLOB.html?todaysheadlines 

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AOL Official and Lawyer for Microsoft Spar in Court

An AOL executive told a judge that Microsoft was using its
Windows operating system to "tilt" users toward its own
versions of a new business called  Web services.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/technology/05SOFT.html?todaysheadlines 

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POLITICS
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Bush Says U.S. Is to Assume Stronger Role in Ending Violence

President Bush said on Thursday that he will send Secretary
of State Colin L. Powell to the Middle East next week.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/international/middleeast/05PREX.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Wins Praise in Europe, U.S. and U.N., but Arabs Remain
Wary 

Arabs reacted with optimism and unease to the speech by
President Bush on Thursday, welcoming direct American
involvement in attempts to end the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/international/middleeast/05REAX.html?todaysheadlines 

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Senator Insists Ridge Testify Before Congress

Senator Robert C. Byrd would not accept the idea of a
briefing rather than formal testimony on the strengthening
of domestic security from homeland security chief Tom
Ridge.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/politics/05RIDG.html?todaysheadlines 

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SPORTS
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All or Nothing Yanks Top Orioles

Mike Mussina pitched seven shutout innings and Robin Ventura
bashed a three-run homer as the Yankees shut down
Baltimore.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/sports/baseball/05YANK.html?todaysheadlines

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Mets Offer No Defense for Lack of Offense 

Despite a home run in the first inning and in the seventh,
the Mets dropped the second of three games against the
Pirates.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/sports/baseball/05METS.html?todaysheadlines 

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Knicks Finally and Officially Done

With their loss to Portland, the Knicks will miss the
playoffs for the first time since the 1986-87 season.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/sports/basketball/05KNIC.html?todaysheadlines 

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ARTS
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The Star's Costume? Nature's Eye-Catching Design

The Broadway production of "The Graduate" feels barer  and
certainly less substantial   than Kathleen Turner in the 20
seconds she spends nude on stage.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/arts/theater/05GRAD.html?todaysheadlines

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The 'Star Wars' Effect, and the Part That's Art 

How did I get the idea that "Star Wars: The Magic of Myth"
at the Brooklyn Museum of Art might be a lark and not a
witless fiasco?
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/arts/design/05KIMM.html?todaysheadlines 

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Thoroughly Perfect Hair

Hair is central to "Thoroughly Modern Millie," a musical set
in the 1920's. To ensure perfect hairdos, Paul Huntley,
Broadway's leading hair and wig designer, was hired.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/arts/theater/05WIGS.html?todaysheadlines 

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NY REGION
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New Stance for Church as Armor Is Cracked

The reversal of the archdiocese's policy on sexual abuse
complaints seems to suggest that a new era of cooperation
between civil and church authorities has begun.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/nyregion/05EGAN.html?todaysheadlines

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A Word From Trenton Translates Into 3: Higher Local Taxes 

In suburban and rural New Jersey, local officials are
projecting property tax increases on a scale not seen in 10
years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/nyregion/05JERS.html?todaysheadlines 

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Columbia Gets Star Professor From Harvard

Columbia University announced it had recruited Jeffrey D.
Sachs, a prominent figure in international economics, from
Harvard University.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/education/05COLU.html?todaysheadlines 

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OP-ED 
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At Long Last?
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Ari Fleischer's use of a press conference on the crisis in
the Middle East to shill for the Bush energy plan shows the
administration's lack of decency.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/opinion/05KRUG.html?todaysheadlines

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Kids With Bombs 
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
To understand why Ariel Sharon's harsh tactics are
self-defeating, come here to this Gaza Strip refugee camp
and talk to young Palestinians.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/opinion/05KRIS.html?todaysheadlines 

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Bush's Mideast Opportunity
By SHLOMO BEN-AMI
Only the international community under assertive and
resolute American leadership can coax  Israelis and
Palestinians toward peace.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/opinion/05BENA.html?todaysheadlines 

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