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Thursday, January 10, 2002
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Do we really want to bid for the games in the future? It's a
valid question. I believe the money is well spent; it makes
a great statement for peace. But is it a good investment?"
-MITT ROMNEY, president of the Salt Lake City Olympic organizing
committee, on the cost of holding the Games in the United
States.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/olympics/10UTAH.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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White House Seeking to Restore Food Stamp Aid for
Noncitizens

The Bush administration proposed on Wednesday to restore
food stamps to many legal immigrants whose eligibility was
restricted by the 1996 welfare law.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/national/10BUDG.html?todaysheadlines

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Hockey Father Takes Stand in Defense of Killing

Thomas Junta, the man charged with manslaughter in the
beating death of another father during a hockey game, took
the stand on Wednesday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/national/10HOCK.html?todaysheadlines

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Justices Chide South Carolina in a Death Sentence, Again

The Supreme Court took South Carolina's high court to task
over its sentencing procedures on Wednesday for the third
time.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/national/10SCOT.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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Iran Exerts Sway on Afghan Border, Worrying the U.S.

Iran is seeking to push an Islamic agenda in western
Afghanistan, threatening Washington's long-term goals in
the country, officials said on Wednesday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/international/middleeast/10IRAN.html?todaysheadlines

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Seven Marines Killed in Pakistan Crash

An American military tanker plane carrying seven marines
crashed into a mountainside and exploded during its
approach to an airfield in southwestern Pakistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/international/asia/10MILI.html?todaysheadlines

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Israeli Soldiers Are Killed in Dawn Raid in Gaza Strip

Palestinian gunmen in Gaza put an end to a lull in the
violence, ambushing and killing four Israeli soldiers
before being shot dead.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/international/middleeast/10MIDE.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
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Justice Dept. to Form Task Force to Investigate Collapse of
Enron

The Justice Department plans to form a special task force of
prosecutors to conduct an inquiry into the Enron
Corporation and its collapse.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/business/10ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

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On Saggy Wall St., Merrill Leads Way With Retrenchment

Merrill Lynch & Company reported that it had trimmed
9,000 jobs since October, on top of 6,000 cut earlier last
year, for a total elimination of 20 percent of its
workforce.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/business/10WALL.html?todaysheadlines

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History Shows First 5 Days Can Put Bulls on Right Path

One of Wall Street's most noted indicators  the first five
trading days of January  has sent its signal. And it says
that this will be a good year for the stock market.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/business/10PLAC.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
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Wanted, Virtually Dead

In a number of new military simulation video games, armchair
Green Berets are being offered a chance to hunt Osama bin
Laden.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/technology/circuits/10PLAY.html?todaysheadlines

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The Many Futures of Music, Maybe One of Them Real

The main question at the second annual Future of Music
Policy Summit: How will musicians make a living in the
Internet age, preferably without a day job?
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/arts/music/10CONF.html?todaysheadlines

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Challenge Year Ahead for the Chief-to-Be at AOL

If AOL Time Warner is to generate growth in the middle of
its projected range for this year  10   percent  then it
must come up with about $925 million in additional cash
flow.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/business/media/10AOL.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
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White House Seeking to Restore Food Stamp Aid for
Noncitizens

The Bush administration proposed on Wednesday to restore
food stamps to many legal immigrants whose eligibility was
restricted by the 1996 welfare law.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/national/10BUDG.html?todaysheadlines

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G.O.P. Chief Says He'll Quit Lobbying

Marc Racicot, the new head of the Republican  Party, said on
Wednesday that he would halt lobbying, but concerns remain
in the party over who will pay his salary.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/national/10LOBB.html?todaysheadlines

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Bush Returns to Politics, on Behalf of His Brother

President Bush returned to fund-raising Wednesday, appearing
at an event that was expected to raise over $1 million for
the campaign of Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/national/10BUSH.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
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Abraham Is the Diamond in the Jets' Pass Rush

John Abraham has become so effective as a defensive end that
coaches now have to plan to account for him on every down.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/sports/football/10JETS.html?todaysheadlines

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The Knicks' Sorry Season Is Not a Laughing Matter

As the Knicks (14-20) prepare for Thursday's   game at
Dallas, there is little reason to believe they will avoid
their first losing season since 1990-91.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/sports/basketball/10KNIC.html?todaysheadlines

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Home Holds No Answers for Rangers

With no offense from their moribund power play  on Wednesday
night, the   Rangers dropped their fifth consecutive game
to the Los Angeles Kings.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/sports/hockey/10RANG.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
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When the Going Gets Tough, Some Go Shopping at Museums

At a time when New York museums are hurting from the shocks
of September, the Metropolitan Museum of Art managed to do
a brisk business selling $35,000 amethyst pendants and
embroidered Indian shawls costing from $2,000 to $6,000.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/arts/design/10MUSE.html?todaysheadlines

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The Many Futures of Music, Maybe One of Them Real

The main question at the second annual Future of Music
Policy Summit: How will musicians make a living in the
Internet age, preferably without a day job?
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/arts/music/10CONF.html?todaysheadlines

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Radio Station Ponders Change, and Ole Opry's Fans Worry

The 76-year relationship between the Grand Ole Opry and
WSM-AM in Nashville is teetering on the brink as the
struggling station faces a likely change from its country
music format.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/arts/music/10ARTS.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
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Pataki Vows to Limit Spending and to Avoid Delaying Tax Cuts

In his annual address on Wednesday, Gov. George E. Pataki
included few new proposals, but did lay out goals that will
help him appeal to voters next fall.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/nyregion/10ALBA.html?todaysheadlines

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Despite Uncertain Times, Parents See Private School as a
Necessity

New Yorkers are still eager to send their children to the
city's private schools, many of which charge more than
$20,000 a year in tuition.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/nyregion/10PRIV.html?todaysheadlines

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Memories of Welfare Days Differ for Agency Head and Her
Mother

The city's new welfare commissioner, Verna Eggleston,
learned about both work and welfare at her mother's knee.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/nyregion/10VERN.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
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Arafat's Implausible Denials
By WILLIAM SAFIRE
While the United States and Israel have for a   decade been
deluding themselves with a "peace process," Iran and its
Palestinian proxies have been gaining ground in their war
process.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/opinion/10SAFI.html?todaysheadlines

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Joined at the Hip
By BOB HERBERT
Enron is a case study in the dangers that will inevitably
arise when   unrestrained corporate greed is   joined at
the hip with the legalized   bribery and influence-peddling
that   passes for government these days.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/opinion/10HERB.html?todaysheadlines

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Who Lost the Surplus?
By BRUCE BARTLETT
The debate about the surplus is   not really about the
economy, but   about the proper role of government.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/opinion/10BART.html?todaysheadlines

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