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Saturday, March 30, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"One of the things the White House will find is that the
nature of Congress is not to stand up and applaud every
time the White House does something."
-HOUSE SPEAKER J. DENNIS HASTERT.  

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/politics/29REPU.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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5 Killed in Separate Army and Navy Training Exercises

Five military personnel were killed and five others were
injured in two training accidents on Thursday and early
Friday, Navy and Army officials said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/national/30SOLD.html?todaysheadlines

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Home Insurers Frown on Many Dogs 

Some insurance companies recognize certain breeds of dogs as
threatening, which causes homeowners problems in buying
policies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/national/30DOGS.html?todaysheadlines 

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With Vaccine Available, Smallpox Debate Shifts

The swine flu scare of the 1970s has medical leaders opening
new discussion on a mass vaccination against a terrorist
smallpox attack.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/national/30VACC.html?todaysheadlines 

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INTERNATIONAL
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Israelis Besiege a Defiant Arafat in His Office

Israeli ground forces stormed Yasir Arafat's compound in the
West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday as the campaign for a
truce staggered beneath a wave of violence.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/international/middleeast/30MIDE.html?todaysheadlines

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U.S. Puts Onus on Palestinians to Stop Terror 

Expressing sympathy with Israel's decision to respond
militarily after a series of attacks, the Bush
administration demanded that Yasir Arafat take steps to
stop the violence.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/international/middleeast/30DIPL.html?todaysheadlines 

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U.S. Agents Seize Terror Suspects in Pakistan Raid

American intelligence officials captured five Taliban
fighters and 25 Arabs suspected of having links to Al Qaeda
in a raid in Pakistan on Thursday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/international/asia/30STAN.html?todaysheadlines 

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BUSINESS
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Andersen Dealt Another Setback as Talks Over Civil Case
Stall

Settlement talks between Enron shareholders and the
company's auditors, Arthur Andersen, broke down as the firm
struggled to find new leadership.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/business/30AUDI.html?todaysheadlines

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Audit Group's Chief to Donate Disputed Stock to a Charity 

The head of the premier trade group for accountants has
decided to give away stock in the group's commercial
subsidiary that cost him about $100,000  but is now worth
more than $5 million.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/business/30ACCO.html?todaysheadlines 

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Leaderless at Arthur Andersen When Direction Is Needed

As Arthur Andersen struggles to survive, it seems to be
spinning in all directions, wanting to look forward but
unable to effectively deal with its past.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/business/30ARTH.html?todaysheadlines 

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TECHNOLOGY
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February Computer Chip Sales Off 35%

Worldwide sales of computer chips fell 35 percent in
February as chip makers outside Japan got more orders from
makers of mobile phones and digital cameras.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/technology/30CHIP.html?todaysheadlines

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Network Associates Renews Contested Bid 

The computer security provider Network Associates moved
ahead with its contested plan to buy the rest of the
antivirus software provider McAfee.com Corporation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/technology/30MCAF.html?todaysheadlines 

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Icahn Competes With Forstmann for XO

XO Communications said it was considering a $500 million
offer for 50 percent of the unprofitable phone and Internet
company by the financier Carl C. Icahn.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/technology/30XOCO.html?todaysheadlines 

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POLITICS
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U.S. Puts Onus on Palestinians to Stop Terror

Expressing sympathy with Israel's decision to respond
militarily after a series of attacks, the Bush
administration demanded that Yasir Arafat take steps to
stop the violence.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/international/middleeast/30DIPL.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Names Affirmative Action Critic to Civil Rights Post 

President Bush named Gerald A. Reynolds, a vocal critic of
preferences for minorities to be head of the Office of
Civil Rights in the Department of Education.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/politics/30CIVI.html?todaysheadlines 

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Drilling Could Hurt Wildife, Federal Study of Arctic Says

A federal study said that oil drilling in the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska could harm caribou, snow
geese, musk oxen and other wildlife.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/politics/30DRIL.html?todaysheadlines 

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SPORTS
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UConn Makes March to Final Look Easy

In a game devoid of any suspense, the Huskies topped
Tennessee. UConn is one win away from its third national
title in eight seasons.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/sports/ncaabasketball/30CONN.html?todaysheadlines

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Oklahoma Earns Chance at Title 

One of the great stories in women's college basketball, the
Sooners defeated Duke to advance to the championship game.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/sports/ncaabasketball/30DUKE.html?todaysheadlines 

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Knicks' Ineptitude Provokes Boos

A Madison Square Garden crowd responded with anger to
horrible shooting and awful defense by the Knicks, who were
routed by Minnesota.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/sports/basketball/30KNIC.html?todaysheadlines 

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ARTS
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Listening for the Voices of Women

Carol Gilligan finds herself in the same position as other
scholars who have been inducted into popular culture: her
academic reputation has not followed the same skyward
trajectory as her public prestige.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/arts/30GILL.html?todaysheadlines

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Heart of a Romantic, Head of a Skeptic 

Billy Wilder was less the cynic his critics liked to dub him
than what his longtime collaborator I.A.L. Diamond called a
disappointed romantic  "whipped cream that's gotten
slightly curdled."
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/movies/30KAKU.html?todaysheadlines 

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Beverly Sills and Questions of Loyalty

The divergence between Beverly Sills and City Opera is
striking, prompting confusion among company proponents and
no small degree of private speculation about her
motivations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/arts/30SILL.html?todaysheadlines 

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NY REGION
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3 Months in Office, Bloomberg Has Set New Political Tone

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has in many ways profoundly
altered the tenor, if not the substance of city government
in his first three months in office.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/nyregion/30BLOO.html?todaysheadlines

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Worst Drivers in New York Will Pay More 

Insurance executives said the 19.5 percent increase for New
York State drivers with the worst records is far less than
what is needed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/nyregion/30INSU.html?todaysheadlines 

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Modernization Vs. Tradition as Egan Halts Church Facelift

The renovation at St. Ignatius Loyola is, on the surface
only, the foundation of dispute between the Rev. Walter F.
Modrys and Cardinal Edward M. Egan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/nyregion/30CHUR.html?todaysheadlines 

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OP-ED 
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The Wimps of War
By FRANK RICH
If the Democrats stand for anything in a time of rapidly
expanding war, it's not clear what it is.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/opinion/30RICH.html?todaysheadlines

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A Loss to Medical Privacy 
By DONNA E. SHALALA
The Bush administration must be careful not to accept
changes to regulations that could lead to the misuse of
patients' personal health information.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/opinion/30SHAL.html?todaysheadlines 

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More War Is Not the Route to Israeli Security
By YOSSI BEILIN
The job of the Israeli government is to ensure the safety of
its citizens. A war with the Palestinian Authority would
ensure exactly the opposite outcome.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/opinion/30BEIL.html?todaysheadlines 

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