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Thursday, January 24, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"When they are being moved from place to place, will they be
restrained in a way so that they are less likely to be able
to kill an American soldier? You bet. Is it inhumane to do
that? No. Would it be stupid to do anything else? Yes."
-SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DONALD H. RUMSFELD, on prisoners from Afghanistan who are being held in Cuba.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/23/international/americas/23DETA.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Walker, in U.S., to Appear Today in Court in Virginia

John Walker, the 20-year-old Californian accused of fighting
in Afghanistan against his own country, arrived on American
soil to await trial.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/national/24WALK.html?todaysheadlines

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U.S. Says Puerto Rican Officials Stole for Party and Profit

A former education secretary of Puerto Rico and 16 others
have been accused of diverting federal funds.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/national/24RICO.html?todaysheadlines

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Many Ride Out the Recession in a Graduate School Harbor

The sagging economy has created a surge in applicants for
graduate programs in colleges and universities.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/education/24GRAD.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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U.S. Suspends the Transport of Terror Suspects to Cuba

Officials said prisoner flights to Cuba were suspended
because the base had run out of space for the time being.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/international/americas/24DETA.html?todaysheadlines

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A Long, Bitter Feud Is Tipping Sharon's Way

With the peace accords opposed by Ariel Sharon and signed by
Yasir Arafat all but dead now, it is Mr. Sharon who has the
upper hand.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/international/middleeast/24SHAR.html?todaysheadlines

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A Crime Boss Clouds Inquiry on Shooting in Calcutta

Aftab Ansari, a Dubai-based gangster, has claimed
responsibility for the attack on an American outpost in New
Delhi on Tuesday, but few believe him.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/international/asia/24INDI.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Wide Effort Seen in Shredding Data on Enron's Audits

Scores of Arthur Andersen employees shredded Enron
documents, according to a chairman of a Congressional panel
that will begin hearings today on Enron's collapse.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/politics/24ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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Calling Inquiries a Distraction, Enron Chief Quits Under
Pressure

Kenneth L. Lay resigned on Wednesday evening as chairman and
chief executive of the Enron Corporation under pressure
from outside creditors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/business/24LAY.html?todaysheadlines

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In AOL's Suit Against Microsoft, the Key Word Is Access

The lawsuit filed on Tuesday by AOL Time Warner against
Microsoft is merely the most recent clash in an escalating
confrontation between the two large, powerful companies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/technology/ebusiness/24SOFT.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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In AOL's Suit Against Microsoft, the Key Word Is Access

The lawsuit filed on Tuesday by AOL Time Warner against
Microsoft is merely the most recent clash in an escalating
confrontation between the two large, powerful companies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/technology/ebusiness/24SOFT.html?todaysheadlines

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When Nerds Collide: Bots in the Ring

If you feel the urge to smash a computer, fighting-robot
shows may be the next best thing. There are now at least
three of them on television.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/technology/circuits/24ROBO.html?todaysheadlines

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Judge Grants a Suspension of Lawsuit on Napster

A federal judge has granted a request by four of the five
major record companies to suspend their three- year-old
lawsuit against Napster.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/technology/ebusiness/24NAPS.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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Wide Effort Seen in Shredding Data on Enron's Audits

Scores of Arthur Andersen employees shredded Enron
documents, according to a chairman of a Congressional panel
that will begin hearings today on Enron's collapse.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/politics/24ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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President to Seek $48 Billion More for the Military

The additional spending on the military will be the
centerpiece of the budget proposal President Bush sends to
Congress next month.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/politics/24BUDG.html?todaysheadlines

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House Democrats Propose Making the '96 Welfare Law an
Antipoverty Weapon

House Democrats are proposing to convert the   1996 welfare
law into a tool for reducing poverty, while extending its
major provisions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/politics/24WELF.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Knicks End Slide as Sprewell Scores 35

Latrell Sprewell led the Knicks in their defeat of Toronto,
ending their eight-game losing streak.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/sports/basketball/24KNIC.html?todaysheadlines

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Place-Kickers Struggle at Heinz Field

The wind is only one explanation for the staggering futility
of kickers at Heinz Field, the Steelers' beautiful new
stadium.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/sports/football/24STEE.html?todaysheadlines

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No. 1 Capriati, No. 4 Clijsters in Semifinals

Jennifer Capriati, the top-seeded defending champion, and
Kim Clijsters each used dominant performances to advance to
the semifinals at the Australian Open.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/sports/tennis/24TENN-EARLY.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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Youthful Threesome Won Bet on 'Urinetown'

Three childhood friends from Cleveland have pulled off the
unlikely feat of mounting a new Broadway musical while in
their early 30's.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/arts/theater/24PROD.html?todaysheadlines

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$600,000 in Grants to Help Downtown Arts Groups

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts on Wednesday
announced $600,000 in emergency grants for New York City
arts groups below 14th Street.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/arts/design/24WARH.html?todaysheadlines

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Incongruously, Moldova Samples the Club Scene

Promoters estimate that by spring six new discos will open
in the capital of Moldova, a tiny republic squeezed between
Romania and Ukraine.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/arts/music/24POPL.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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More Layoffs Are Expected in New Jersey

Advisers to Gov. James E. McGreevey said that the
administration expected to cut hundreds more jobs to close
New Jersey's budget gap.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/nyregion/24JERS.html?todaysheadlines

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Gigante Is Sane and Runs Mob, U.S. Charges

Federal prosecutors asserted that Vincent Gigante, the
convicted Mafia chief, continues to run the Genovese crime
family from federal   prison.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/nyregion/24MOB.html?todaysheadlines

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Short on Political Capital, Mayor Invites President to
Fund-Raiser at His Home

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will play host in his Upper East
Side town house to President Bush at a $15,000-a-head
campaign fund-raiser.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/nyregion/24FINA.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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An Unlikely Coach
By BOB HERBERT
If you went strictly by appearances, you would never guess
that Tyrone Willingham is the new head football coach at
Notre Dame.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/opinion/24HERB.html?todaysheadlines

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That Dog Won't Bark
By WILLIAM SAFIRE
Angered and injured by Sept. 11, the United States turned
resolute, and lo! anticipated opposition from the rest of
the world melted away.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/opinion/24SAFI.html?todaysheadlines

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Putin's Message to the Media
By FLORIANA FOSSATO and ANNA KACHkAEVA
Moscow's attack on a national television network may well
have serious effects   on regional journalism, including a
 return to the self-censorship that was   such a noticeable
feature of the Soviet   decades.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/opinion/24FOSS.html?todaysheadlines

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