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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"We surrendered so no more blood would be shed,   our own
blood. All the Taliban are running away."
-MEHRABUDDIN, a Taliban soldier.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/international/asia/25KUND.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Swept Up in a Dragnet, Hundreds Sit in Custody and Ask,
'Why?'

More than 1,200 foreigners have been detained as part of the
government's investigation into the terror attacks, some
spending days, weeks and now months in prison.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/national/25DETA.html?todaysheadlines

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After Sept. 11, Complaints of Job Bias Mount

Since Sept. 11, Arab-American groups say hundreds of people
have complained of discrimination in the workplace because
of their nationality or religion.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/national/25DISC.html?todaysheadlines

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Severe Weather Turns Deadly Across Three Southern States

Deadly thunderstorms swept across the lower Mississippi
Valley, flattening homes and   poultry farms and ripping
down power lines.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/national/25STOR.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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Many Taliban and Allies Holding Out at Last Northern
Stronghold

Hundreds of Taliban soldiers streamed out of Kunduz on
Saturday, some to the welcoming arms of joyous crowds,
others to the custody of their adversaries.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/international/asia/25KUND.html?todaysheadlines

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Israeli Soldier Killed in Gaza; Arabs Mourn Hamas Leader

An Israeli soldier was killed Saturday night when
Palestinians fired a mortar shell at a Gaza settlement in
response to the death of a Hamas leader.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/international/middleeast/25ISRA.html?todaysheadlines

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The World's Economies Slide Together Into Recession

Many economists now agree that the world is suffering its
first recession in two decades and that recovery may come
more slowly than once expected.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/international/25RECE.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Glut of Bargains Cheers Shoppers but May Take Toll on
Economy

The nationwide sale carries a darker side: that the United
States could suffer an extended period of declining prices
which could deepen the first recession in 10 years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/business/25DEFL.html?todaysheadlines

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A 'Type B' Chief Guides G.M. on a Course to Revival

Rick Wagoner has won points at the helm of General Motors by
re-emphasizing quality, reinvigorating design and forging
international alliances.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/business/25GMGM.html?todaysheadlines

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Behind the Glamorous Life, His-and-Hers Nest Eggs

In a time when divorce is common, it is not unusual for
partners to come to relationships hesitant about
commingling their money.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/business/yourmoney/25TALK.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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Dot-Com Is Dot-Gone, and the Dream With It

The giants of e-commerce, who walked among us, are
culturally extinct now with a war on.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/fashion/25DOT.html?todaysheadlines

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Digital Cameras Are No Longer Just for the Digerati

In many consumers' minds, digital cameras have   risen from
geek-gadget to must-have status.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/technology/25DIGI.html?todaysheadlines

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It's Not Grandma's Clearance Sale. It's Online and Worth
Billions.

Clearance sales have moved online, with more rapid sales at
better prices and with fewer middlemen.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/business/yourmoney/25SALE.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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Bush's New Rules to Fight Terror Transform the Legal
Landscape

Military tribunals for suspected terrorists are the boldest
initiative in a series of laws and rewritten federal
regulations that, combined,   have created an alternate
system of justice.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/politics/25LEGA.html?todaysheadlines

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Administration Revising Its Drug Discount Proposal

In response to a federal court's objections, President Bush
will try again to force drugstores to give discounts on
medicines sold to elderly people, administration officials
say.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/politics/25DRUG.html?todaysheadlines

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Industry Sees Opportunity in U.S. Quest for Security

Businesses are lining up to join the war on terrorism, but
experts fear homeland defense could become a
special-interest boondoggle.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/national/25DEFE.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Oklahoma State Ends Oklahoma's Hopes for Repeat Championship

Oklahoma State got a 14-yard touchdown pass from freshman
Josh Fields to Rashaun Woods with 1:36 remaining to upset
Oklahoma and end the Sooners' hopes for a repeat national
championship.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/sports/AP-FBC-Oklahoma-St-Oklahoma.html?todaysheadlines

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Hurricanes Show Why They Are Ranked No. 1

The Hurricanes hammered the Huskies in a powerful
demonstration of their top-ranked status, made more
convincing after the weekend's upsets made the B.C.S.
picture grow murky.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/sports/ncaafootball/25MIAM.html?todaysheadlines

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What a Difference a Year Makes for Raiders

The Raiders have developed their strengths of a year ago,
building up their success as much as the Giants have
whittled away at their winning methods.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/sports/football/25BLUE.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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For Tony Kushner, an Eerily Prescient Return

Tony Kushner's fascination with Afghanistan lead to
"Homebody/ Kabul," which seems as if it had been written in
response to Sept. 11, not in advance of it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/arts/theater/25MARK.html?todaysheadlines

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Lou Reed, the Tell-Tale Rocker

Lou Reed, who helped reinvent rock in the 60's, now turns to
rewriting the work of Edgar Allan Poe.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/arts/music/25PARE.html?todaysheadlines

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Films See the Overweight Outsider in a (Slightly) New Way

While Hollywood tries to show sensitivity to large people,
fat as a metaphor is not going to go away anytime soon.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/movies/25KEHR.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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As Sept. 11 Widows Unite, Grief Finds Political Voice

A new political group has emerged, one whose broad powers
are only beginning to be realized by its members.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/nyregion/25WIDO.html?todaysheadlines

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City Refines Its Counting of the Dead

City officials have refined their method for tabulating the
number of people missing or killed after the Sept. 11
attack and expect to have more reliable figures by the end
of the year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/nyregion/25NUMB.html?todaysheadlines

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Critics Fault Lobbyists' Work for Pataki

A top adviser to Gov. George E. Pataki is also a   lobbyist
who has pressed the governor's office for legislation,
which has critics of Mr. Pataki raising ethical concerns.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/nyregion/25OMAR.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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Uncivil Liberties?
By MAUREEN DOWD
With supreme ambivalence, we are   embarking on the Ashcroft
era in   American justice.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/opinion/25DOWD.html?todaysheadlines

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An Alternate Reality
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Most Americans get their news from TV, but the images TV
doesn't show are anything but heartwarming.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/opinion/25KRUG.html?todaysheadlines

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Learning From Israel and Its Mistakes
By TOM SEGEV
Americans can learn a lesson from Israel's response to
terrorism: limitations on civil liberties have not made the
country safer.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/25/opinion/25SEGE.html?todaysheadlines

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