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Tuesday, January 29, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"We're resilient; this is New Orleans. But how are we just
going to wait for days and days until the next parade? We
need our fix."
-ARTHUR HARDY, publisher of a Mardi Gras guide, on the city's decision to
stop Mardi Gras parades during Super Bowl weekend.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/sports/football/29ORLE.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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U.S. Is Requesting Tighter Security at Utah Olympics

Out of concern that some sites have not been adequately
protected, the Justice Department has requested major
security changes at the Olympic Games.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/olympics/29SECU.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Says Privacy Is Needed on Data From Enron Talks

President Bush on Monday defended his refusal to turn over
information to Congress about contacts between Enron and
the administration's energy task force.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/business/29ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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Act on Clean-Elections Law, Court Orders

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has brought back
a statute long believed dead: the Massachusetts Clean
Elections Law.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/national/29CAMP.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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Bush Reconsiders Stand on Treating Captives of War

President Bush said he was reconsidering the question of
whether detainees held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should
be protected under the Geneva Convention.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/international/americas/29DETA.html?todaysheadlines

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Saudi Affirms U.S. Ties but Says Bush Ignores Palestinians'
Cause

In a rare interview, Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
embraced the United States as a close friend, but
criticized American policy in the Middle East.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/international/middleeast/29SAUD.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Offers Afghanistan U.S. Help for Training of Military
and Police

President Bush vowed to build "a lasting partnership" with
Afghanistan, by helping it train forces and offering $50
million in credit for private investments.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/international/asia/29PREX.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Bush Says Privacy Is Needed on Data From Enron Talks

President Bush on Monday defended his refusal to turn over
information to Congress about contacts between Enron and
the administration's energy task force.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/business/29ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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In Another Big Bankruptcy, a Fiber Optic Venture Fails

Global Crossing, which spent five years and $15 billion to
build a worldwide network of high-speed Internet and
telephone lines, filed for bankruptcy protection.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/technology/29GLOB.html?todaysheadlines

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Back From the Brink, Xerox Posts a Return to Operating
Profit

It appears that the pain of cutting jobs, selling assets and
fighting off allegations of accounting irregularities have
paid off for Xerox.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/business/29XERO.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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In Another Big Bankruptcy, a Fiber Optic Venture Fails

Global Crossing, which spent five years and $15 billion to
build a worldwide network of high-speed Internet and
telephone lines, filed for bankruptcy protection.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/technology/29GLOB.html?todaysheadlines

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Back From the Brink, Xerox Posts a Return to Operating
Profit

It appears that the pain of cutting jobs, selling assets and
fighting off allegations of accounting irregularities have
paid off for Xerox.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/business/29XERO.html?todaysheadlines

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Chip Makers in Japan See Only Trouble

Toshiba and Fujitsu are scheduled to announce results on
Tuesday for the third fiscal quarter, and both are expected
to be severely downbeat.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/technology/29YEN.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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Bush Reconsiders Stand on Treating Captives of War

President Bush said he was reconsidering the question of
whether detainees held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should
be protected under the Geneva Convention.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/international/americas/29DETA.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Proposes Drug Benefit for the Low-Income Elderly

President Bush on Monday proposed spending $190 billion over
the next decade to overhaul Medicare and provide
prescription-drug benefits to the elderly.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/politics/29MEDI.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Says Privacy Is Needed on Data From Enron Talks

President Bush on Monday defended his refusal to turn over
information to Congress about contacts between Enron and
the administration's energy task force.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/business/29ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Belichick Dodges, Parries and Wins

Coach Bill Belichick summoned his flat-line voice and
inscrutable facial expressions when asked about the
Patriots' quarterback situation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/sports/football/29PATS.html?todaysheadlines

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U.S. Is Requesting Tighter Security at Utah Olympics

Out of concern that some sites have not been adequately
protected, the Justice Department has requested major
security changes at the Olympic Games.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/olympics/29SECU.html?todaysheadlines

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Concern Over Health Risk Stemming Use of Painkillers

Since Alonzo Mourning was found to have a kidney disorder,
many players in the N.B.A. have grown concerned about the
use of anti-inflammatory drugs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/sports/basketball/29PAIN-FINAL.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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Jewish Museum Show Looks Nazis in the Face and Creates a
Fuss

The show's   idea, the museum says, is to bring together
works using images of Nazis and the Holocaust that focus
not on the victims but on the   perpetrators for a change.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/arts/29NOTE.html?todaysheadlines

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The Old Man Who Loved the Sea, and Papa

When Gregorio Fuentes, Ernest Hemingway's fishing companion
and confidant, died earlier this month in Cuba, the sadness
spread back to the Chicago suburb where Hemingway was born
and raised.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/arts/29HEMI.html?todaysheadlines

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Flamenco Dares the Unpredictable

Flamenco, for all its strictly defined musical and dance
forms, is an art of extremes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/arts/dance/29CANA.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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Seeking Safety, Manhattan Firms are Scattering

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Marsh & McClennan are
all planning on decentralizing their operations, part of a
trend that does not bode well for Lower Manhattan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/nyregion/29DOWN.html?todaysheadlines

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Huge Police Presence Is Readied for World Economic Forum

Protesters at the World Economic Forum later this week can
expect to see 3,800 police officers with zero tolerance for
any violations of the law.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/nyregion/29FORU.html?todaysheadlines

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Bloomberg Is Increasing City Lobbying in Washington

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has started to aggressively lobby
on Capitol Hill to put New York City's needs front and
center with the nation's lawmakers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/nyregion/29LOBB.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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The Great Divide
By PAUL KRUGMAN
I predict that in   the years ahead Enron, not Sept. 11,
will come to be seen as the greater   turning point in
American society.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/opinion/29KRUG.html?todaysheadlines

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A Need for Prudence in the Persian Gulf
By SHIBLEY TELHAMI
Over time, the United States and Saudi   Arabia should begin
talks to reduce   the American military presence, because
our mutual interests will require that change.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/opinion/29TELH.html?todaysheadlines

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Argentines Check Their Baggage
By ROBERTO GONZALEZ ECHVARRIA
The Argentines now returning to   Spain are very different
from their   grandparents, many of whom were   poor Spanish
emigrants.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/opinion/29ECHE.html?todaysheadlines

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