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<font size="2">"I am disappointed in Yasir Arafat." <br>
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/national/26INQU.html?todaysheadlines">U.S. Identifies a Canadian as Taker of Martyrdom Pledge</a></b><br>
The Justice Department identified a Canadian citizen as the fifth suspected Al Qaeda follower who is said to have pledged himself to martyrdom.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/national/26HOCK.html?todaysheadlines">Father in Killing at Hockey Rink Is Given Sentence of 6 to 10 Years</a></b><br>
Thomas Junta, convicted of beating another father to death at a practice youth hockey practice game, was sentenced to 6 to 10 years in prison.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/education/26PRIN.html?todaysheadlines">A Harvard Star in Black Studies Joins Princeton</a></b><br>
K. Anthony Appiah resigned his position at Harvard University to accept an offer to join the faculty of rival Princeton University.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/international/middleeast/26DIPL.html?todaysheadlines">President Assails Palestinian Chief on Arms Shipment</a></b><br>
In his harshest comments yet on Yasir Arafat, President Bush suggested on Friday that the Palestinian leader was "enhancing terror."
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/international/asia/26AFGH.html?todaysheadlines">Afghans Choose Panel for Organizing Crucial Grand Council</a></b><br>
Afghanistan marked a political milestone on Friday with the announcement of a commission that will organize a grand council to choose the country's next government.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/international/asia/26SING.html?todaysheadlines">'Sleeper Cells' in Singapore Show Al Qaeda's Long Reach</a></b><br>
Officials have been taken aback by Al Qaeda's ability to plant operatives in Singapore, one of the most tightly controlled societies in the world.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/business/26ENRO.html?todaysheadlines">U.S. to Reconsider Agency Contracts in Enron Scandal</a></b><br>
The Bush administration ordered federal agencies on Friday to consider dropping contracts worth more than $60 million a year with Enron and Arthur Andersen.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/business/26MART.html?todaysheadlines">Blue Lights or Not, Martha Stewart Remains Calm</a></b><br>
Kmart's bankruptcy has cast a cloud over the marriage that helped Martha Stewart escalate from suburban caterer to captain of her own merchandising empire.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/business/26BIOT.html?todaysheadlines">Questions About Loans at ImClone</a></b><br>
ImClone Systems, already facing an inquiry into whether it misled investors about the status of its cancer drug, made a surprising disclosure about its chief.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/technology/ebusiness/26AMAZ.html?todaysheadlines">Amazon Looks for an Encore</a></b><br>
Amazon is not pulling back from its initial vision. But has it learned enough from its  achievement so far to ensure its success?
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/arts/26TANK.html?todaysheadlines">Stop, Historians! Don't Copy That Passage! Computers Are Watching</a></b><br>
Today's software market is flooded with programs designed to rout out copycats with maximum efficiency and minimum effort.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/technology/26WIRE.html?todaysheadlines">Ericsson's 2001 Loss Is First in 50 Years</a></b><br>
Ericsson, the Swedish maker of telephone equipment, reported its first unprofitable year in half a century.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/business/26ENRO.html?todaysheadlines">U.S. to Reconsider Agency Contracts in Enron Scandal</a></b><br>
The Bush administration ordered federal agencies on Friday to consider dropping contracts worth more than $60 million a year with Enron and Arthur Andersen.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/politics/26BUSH.html?todaysheadlines">Bush Calls for More Money for Border Patrols</a></b><br>
President Bush said on Friday that he would propose spending $11 billion next year to protect the United States' borders from terrorist attacks.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/politics/26DONA.html?todaysheadlines">Opponents Hope to Raise Doubts on Campaign Overhaul</a></b><br>
Republican opponents of overhauling campaign finance legislation suggested they would seek to stoke doubts among lawmakers about changing the system under which they were elected.
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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/2002/01/26/sports/tennis/26TENN.html?todaysheadlines">Capriati Rallies to Retain Her Title</a></b><br>
Jennifer Capriati successfully defended her title at the Australian Open, beating Martina Hingis for the second straight year with a 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2 victory.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/sports/golf/26GOLF.html?todaysheadlines">Waldorf Moves Up, Tryon to Move On</a></b><br>
Duffy Waldorf was the clubhouse leader at   12 under par after second-round play, while Ty Tryon ended the day with virtually no chance to make the cut.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/sports/football/26FOXX.html?todaysheadlines">Fox Accepts Challenge of Reviving Panthers</a></b><br>
John Fox, the Giants' former defensive coordinator, is the third head coach in the Carolina franchise's seven-year history.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/arts/26HATE.html?todaysheadlines">The Women Behind the Masks of Hate</a></b><br>
For a year, Kathleen Blee traveled America, seeking the ugly and the dangerous. Her findings will be published in "Inside Organized Racism: Women in the Hate Movement."
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/arts/26KIPL.html?todaysheadlines">Kipling Knew What the U.S. May Now Learn</a></b><br>
The notion of "White Man's burden," Rudyard Kipling's prescription for the United States as it began to rule the Philippine Islands, seems peculiarly relevant in thinking about the war in Afghanistan.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/arts/music/26JUPI.html?todaysheadlines">The Jupiter Orchestra Is a Lively Survivor</a></b><br>
The scrappy Jupiter Symphony is no more, but the musicians associated with it have formed the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/nyregion/26HOTE.html?todaysheadlines">Accommodations, Next Door to Devastation</a></b><br>
Managers of the Marriott Financial Center hotel are trying to provide hospitality within the perimeters of ground zero.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/education/26SCHO-MET.html?todaysheadlines">Vote Delayed for Boards of Schools</a></b><br>
On Friday, state legislative leaders said they would postpone New York City's community school board elections for a year.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/nyregion/26MEMO.html?todaysheadlines">Many Voices, but Little Dialogue on Memorial for Trade Center Site</a></b><br>
The two groups that are dealing with what to do with the former World Trade Center site are speaking two different languages.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/opinion/26KELL.html?todaysheadlines">Enron for Dummies</a></b>
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I know I should be outraged by the Enron scandal, but there's a lot I still don't get. For starters, what kind of company is Enron, exactly?
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/opinion/26LEWI.html?todaysheadlines">Captives and the Law</a></b>
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The Bush administration has done well militarily   in Afghanistan, but it has badly fumbled the   question of justice for its captives.
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<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/26/opinion/26WALD.html?todaysheadlines">State of the Union, Test of the President</a></b>
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President Bush must maintain support for the war while presenting a politically viable plan for  combating the recession at home.
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