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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"We were dragging our feet on getting it finished. The 11th
made me realize that you're more vulnerable than you
thought. And you can't control the circumstances."
-MARK GENENDER, 37, on preparing a will after Sept. 11. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/nyregion/13WILL.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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U.S. Recently Produced Anthrax in a Highly Lethal Powder
Form

Government officials have acknowledged that Army scientists
in recent years have made anthrax in a powdered form that
could be used as a weapon.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/national/13ANTH.html?todaysheadlines

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2 Held in Plot to Attack Mosque and Congressman 

The chairman and another member of the Jewish Defense League
were charged in a plot to bomb a Los Angeles mosque and the
office of a congressman of Middle Eastern descent.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/national/13BOMB.html?todaysheadlines 

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U.S. Seems Intent on Focusing on Al Qaeda in First Sept. 11
Trial

Zacarias Moussaoui may be a secondary figure when he goes on
trial because the government seems intent on prosecuting Al
Qaeda.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/national/13INQU.html?todaysheadlines 

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INTERNATIONAL
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Palestinian Assault on Bus Kills 10; Israeli Response Is
Swift

The Israeli government decided early this morning to break
off contact with Yasir Arafat after Palestinian militants
killed 10 people Wednesday evening.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/international/middleeast/13MIDE.html?todaysheadlines

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Bombs Have Killed 3 Qaeda Leaders, U.S. Now Believes 

Intelligence officials said on Wednesday that three senior
Qaeda leaders had been killed and that Osama bin Laden
remains holed up in eastern Afghanistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/international/asia/13QAED.html?todaysheadlines 

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New Deadline Set for Qaeda After Deal on Surrender Fails

Afghan fighters set a new deadline of Thursday for Al Qaeda
fighters bottled up in mountain canyons and caves to give
up.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/international/asia/13AFGH.html?todaysheadlines 

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BUSINESS
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Fallout From Enron Continues to Take Toll on Power Sector

The power companies that not long ago were criticized as
"profiteers" responsible for California's energy crisis are
now reeling from Enron's collapse.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/business/13ENER.html?todaysheadlines

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Skepticism in Senate Panel Over Accord With Microsoft 

Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee
voiced deep skepticism about the Bush administration's
proposed settlement of the antitrust case against
Microsoft.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/technology/13SOFT.html?todaysheadlines 

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Drugs to Spur New Cells, and Without the Politics

As debate again heats up over cloning and stem cell
research, several biotechnology companies are trying to
develop a far less controversial approach to cell
regeneration.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/business/13CELL.html?todaysheadlines 

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TECHNOLOGY
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Naturalists Share Their Findings Online

The latest technological innovation for the trampers of
woods and fields is the interactive online   database.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/technology/circuits/13BIRD.html?todaysheadlines

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Skepticism in Senate Panel Over Accord With Microsoft 

Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee
voiced deep skepticism about the Bush administration's
proposed settlement of the antitrust case against
Microsoft.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/technology/13SOFT.html?todaysheadlines 

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Digital Mementos of Terror's Victims

Many of those involved in the events of Sept. 11 have done
whatever they can to preserve voice mail and  e-mail and
even instant messages from people who were lost.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/technology/circuits/13ARCH.html?todaysheadlines 

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POLITICS
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Back to School

The current education bill will do more harm than good,
saddling our  school systems with federal requirements 
they cannot afford to meet.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/opinion/13JEFF.html?todaysheadlines

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E-Mail Gets the Cold Shoulder in Congress 

Congress has not embraced e-mail as a way of keeping in
touch with constituents.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/technology/circuits/13CONG.html?todaysheadlines 

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Little Movement on Stimulus Plan as Lawmakers' Recess Looms

President Bush's insistence that any recovery plan include a
reduction in personal income tax rates stalled negotiations
on the package.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/politics/13STIM.html?todaysheadlines 

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SPORTS
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Yanks Finish Giambi Deal and Keep On Buying

The Yankees will finally unveil Jason Giambi as their newest
player at a news conference on Thursday. New York has also
agreed in principle to a two-year deal with Rondell White.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/sports/baseball/13YANK.html?todaysheadlines

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Alomar Wants Mets to Want Him for Long Haul 

Roberto Alomar, the star second baseman   the Mets acquired
from the Indians on Tuesday, says he wants to negotiate a
long-term contract with the team.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/sports/baseball/13METS.html?todaysheadlines 

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Rangers Lose Lindros and Fall to Predators

After scoring two goals, Eric Lindros crumpled to the ice
with 7.2 seconds remaining in the second period of the
Rangers' loss to Nashville.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/sports/hockey/13RANG.html?todaysheadlines 

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ARTS
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Slinky Winter Garden Opens in Philadelphia

Rafael Vinoly's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts,
the new home of the Philadelphia Orchestra, is precise,
luminous architecture for lovers of rich, cultivated sound.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/arts/design/13KIMM.html?todaysheadlines

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Alvarez Bravo's 'Lens of Revelations' 

More than 100 photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, perhaps
the most significant artist in Mexico today, are on view at
the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/arts/design/13BRAV.html?todaysheadlines 

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Playing Pinero as Just Enough of a Mess

Benjamin Bratt resurrects the spirit of the playwright, poet
and actor Miguel Pinero in this moody agitated
portrait of the late artist.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/movies/13PINE.html?todaysheadlines 

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NY REGION
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Faulty Fireproofing Is Reviewed as Factor in Trade Center
Collapse

An expert who is helping lead an inquiry into the collapse
of the World Trade Center said that inadequate fireproofing
may have played a role.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/nyregion/13TOWE.html?todaysheadlines

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Yale Proposes That Elite Colleges Abandon Early-Decision
Admissions 

The president of Yale University wants his and other
selective colleges to abandon the   frenzied process of
early-decision admissions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/education/13YALE.html?todaysheadlines 

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2 Suspects Found on Train Probably Are Not Linked to Attack,
Officials Say

Two men from Jersey City faded as suspects in the Sept. 11
attacks and are unlikely to be charged with any crimes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/nyregion/13DETA.html?todaysheadlines 

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OP-ED 
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Making the City Whole
By BOB HERBERT
Is the federal government willing to make genuine national
commitment to provide meaningful assistance to New York as
it makes its   comeback?
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/opinion/13HERB.html?todaysheadlines

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The Center Can Hold 
By WILLIAM SAFIRE
In three key areas, politicans are meeting in the middle:
Missile defense, economic stimulus and the prosecution of
suspected terrorists.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/opinion/13SAFI.html?todaysheadlines 

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Is Government the Good Guy?
By JOHN D. DONAHUE
After 50 years of market ascendancy, government may be
poised to reclaim its role as an integral and admirable
part of American life.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/opinion/13DONA.html?todaysheadlines 

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