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<font size="2">"I got 3,500 over 10 years, but our friend, Kay Bailey
Hutchison, she got 99,000. Heck, I'm the chairman of the
committee. That wasn't a contribution. That was an insult." <br>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/business/05ENRO.html?todaysheadlines">ERNEST F. HOLLINGS,</a>chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, when asked if he
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/opinion/05KRUG.html?todaysheadlines">Bush's Aggressive Accounting</a></b><br>
In short, the administration's strategy is to prevent criticism of what amounts to a fiscal debacle by wrapping its budget in the flag.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/opinion/05MITC.html?todaysheadlines">Cutting Taxes Faster Would Help Everyone</a></b><br>
Government can't inject money into an economy unless it first   takes the money out.
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With opening ceremonies just four days away, all the plans to keep the Winter Olympics  safe are kicking in.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>INTERNATIONAL</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/international/05FORU.html?todaysheadlines">Annan Cautions Business as World Forum Ends</a></b><br>
The United Nations chief closed the World Economic Forum by telling business leaders that "business cannot afford to be seen as the problem."
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/international/middleeast/05NATI.html?todaysheadlines">Iraq Proposes U.N. Talks, and Gets a Wary Reply</a></b><br>
Iraq's offer for talks had all the hallmarks of an attempt by its leader, Saddam Hussein, to build up international resistance to an American attack.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/international/middleeast/05ISRA.html?todaysheadlines">Israeli's Dual Job: Chief of Defense, and Dissent</a></b><br>
The man proposing to lead a coalition to unseat the prime minister is also in charge of leading the military methods the coalition is attacking.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>BUSINESS</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/business/05ENRO.html?todaysheadlines">Senators to Vote to Issue Subpoena to Ex-Enron Chief</a></b><br>
Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee said they would vote Tuesday to issue a subpoena to compel an appearance by Kenneth L. Lay.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/business/05SOUT.html?todaysheadlines">Deal at Enron Gave Insiders Quick Fortunes</a></b><br>
A small group of insiders at Enron made millions in profits in secret deals with some of the partnerships that ultimately brought the company to its knees.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/business/05ACCO.html?todaysheadlines">Ernst &amp; Young Latest Auditor Moving to Alter Some Practices</a></b><br>
Ernst &amp; Young said that it would stop selling information technology services to companies it audits and that it would no longer serve as internal accountant and external auditor at the same company.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>TECHNOLOGY</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/technology/05HEWL.html?todaysheadlines">Hewlett Lifts Profit Outlook and Each Side in War Exults</a></b><br>
Both sides in the spirited proxy contest over Hewlett-Packard's plan to buy Compaq Computer pointed to HP's performance, which was better than expected, as proof of their claims.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/business/05WILL.html?todaysheadlines">Williams Companies Lists Possible Steps to Bolster Rating</a></b><br>
The Williams Companies said that it planned to step up asset sales and that it might issue shares to strengthen its balance sheet and retain its investment-grade credit rating.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/international/middleeast/05SAUD.html?todaysheadlines">Muslims Feel Sept. 11 Chill as Mecca Plays It Safe</a></b><br>
The Saudis have begun collecting personal data from Muslim visitors to start a system for tracking and identifying them.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>POLITICS</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/national/05ASSE.html?todaysheadlines">As Troubles Multiply, the Budget Equation Changes</a></b><br>
On Monday, President Bush sent Congress a new budget plan, which has little extra money for anything other than national security and tax cuts.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/business/05ENRO.html?todaysheadlines">Senators to Vote to Issue Subpoena to Ex-Enron Chief</a></b><br>
Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee said they would vote Tuesday to issue a subpoena to compel an appearance by Kenneth L. Lay.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/politics/05REFE.html?todaysheadlines">Anti-Tax Leader Confesses He Used Campaign Money</a></b><br>
Tim Eyman, a businessman who was the champion of several tax-cutting initiatives in Washington State, said on Monday that he had profited personally from political fund-raising drives.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>SPORTS</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/sports/football/05GRID.html?todaysheadlines">When Push Came to Shove, Patriots Did Both</a></b><br>
The Patriots exerted their will on the Rams and forced the Super Bowl to be played on their terms.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/sports/football/05ANDE.html?todaysheadlines">Introverted Coach Finally Out of His Shell</a></b><br>
As a winning Super Bowl coach, the Patriots' Bill Belichick has attained a stature that for years was thought to be beyond his personality.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/sports/basketball/05NETS.html?todaysheadlines">In Great Matchup, Only Nets Are Great</a></b><br>
Led by Keith Van Horn's 25 points, the Nets took apart the Kings, who had the N.B.A.'s best record entering the lopsided game.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>ARTS</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/arts/design/05ARTS.html?todaysheadlines">Restoration of a Leonardo Is Ruled Out</a></b><br>
Critics of the proposed restoration of "The Adoration of the Magi" see the decision as a moral victory and a personal vindication.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/arts/05STAT.html?todaysheadlines">WNYC-FM Reassesses Program Format</a></b><br>
Station managers are studying whether to cut back permanently on classical music as part of a larger plan to revamp all of its programming.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/arts/theater/05SORR.html?todaysheadlines">A Dead Man's Failed Muse and Lost Women</a></b><br>
Athol Fugard's "Sorrows and Rejoicings" is a   play about irrevocably divided selves.
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<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>NY REGION</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/nyregion/05POWE.html?todaysheadlines">Electricity Crisis Eases in New York</a></b><br>
New York City, which faced an electricity crisis last summer, now has all the energy it needs through at least mid-2003 and perhaps beyond, experts say.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/nyregion/05RESU.html?todaysheadlines">So Long New York, and Thanks for a Mostly Well-Ordered Bash</a></b><br>
In the end, the World Economic Forum went off so smoothly that  aside from some minor traffic inconveniences  the lives of most New Yorkers were unaffected.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/nyregion/05BOAR.html?todaysheadlines">In Albany, School Boards Lose Backing</a></b><br>
Black and Hispanic members of the State Assembly are saying New York City's community school boards have failed minority communities.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/opinion/05KRUG.html?todaysheadlines">Bush's Aggressive Accounting</a></b>
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By  PAUL KRUGMAN
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In short, the administration's strategy is to prevent criticism of what amounts to a fiscal debacle by wrapping its budget in the flag.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/opinion/05KRIS.html?todaysheadlines">The Wrong Lessons of the Somalia Debacle</a></b>
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With luck, Afghanistan will again prove that helping war-torn third-world countries is a smarter policy than running away from them.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/opinion/05IGNA.html?todaysheadlines">Is the Human Rights Era Ending?</a></b>
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If Washington   turns away, the human rights movement loses the   one government whose power can be   decisive in stopping human rights   abuses.
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