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.....Accused spy Hanssen pleads not guilty
.....McVeigh expected to request execution delay today
.....U.S. jobless claims higher

WORLD NEWS--
.....Palestinians mourn death of top PLO official
.....Fresh offer to Macedonia rebels
.....Impeachment unstoppable, Wahid told
.....New violence as Mideast talks stall

U.S. NEWS--
.....Accused FBI spy Hanssen pleads not guilty
.....McVeigh expected to request execution delay today
.....Wall Street refocuses on jobs
.....U.S. movers are southbound, Census Bureau says

BUSINESS--
.....Wall Street refocuses on economy
.....European markets fall on earnings concerns
.....France Telecom expects $1.6 billion from Sprint sale
.....Microsoft launches Office XP Thursday

SPORTS--
.....Snow leads limping Sixers to 3-2 series lead
.....Sampras falls in straight sets at French Open
.....Bonds passes McCovey, Williams in Giants' loss
.....Report: Expos to fire longtime manager Alou

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> ACCUSED SPY HANSSEN PLEADS NOT GUILTY


Veteran FBI agent Robert Hanssen, accused of spying for Moscow for 15 years,
pleaded not guilty today on 21 counts of espionage, including some that carry
the death penalty.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/05/31/hanssen.arraignment.02/
> MCVEIGH EXPECTED TO REQUEST EXECUTION DELAY TODAY


Attorneys for Timothy McVeigh are expected next hour to meet with the convicted
Oklahoma City bomber at a federal prison in Indiana. He is expected to request
a postponement of his June 11 execution.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/05/31/mcveigh.documents/index.html
> U.S. JOBLESS CLAIMS HIGHER


The number of new U.S. jobless claims rose last week, the government reported
Thursday, a sign of continued weakness in the labor market.



.... http://www.cnn.com/cnnfn/2001/05/31/economy/jobless/

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WORLD NEWS
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> PALESTINIANS MOURN DEATH OF TOP PLO OFFICIAL


Hundreds have gathered in east Jerusalem to mourn the death of Faisal Husseini,
one of the most prominent campaigners for the Palestinian cause.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/05/31/obit.husseini.02/index.html

> FRESH OFFER TO MACEDONIA REBELS


Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski has offered ethnic Albanian rebels
fighting in the north of the country a partial amnesty.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/05/30/nato.macedonia.02/index.html

> IMPEACHMENT UNSTOPPABLE, WAHID TOLD


Despite violent protests, Indonesia's parliament voted overnight to push ahead
with impeaching President Abdurrahman Wahid, a move that could leave the
country facing further instability.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/05/30/indonesia.wahid.06/index.html


.....More World stories at http://www.cnn.com/WORLD


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U.S. NEWS
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> ACCUSED FBI SPY HANSSEN PLEADS NOT GUILTY


Accused FBI spy Robert Hanssen pleaded not guilty Thursday to 21 charges of
conspiracy and espionage, including 14 charges that could carry the death
penalty.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/05/31/hanssen.arraignment.02/index.html

> MCVEIGH EXPECTED TO REQUEST EXECUTION DELAY TODAY


Attorneys for Timothy McVeigh are expected next hour to meet with the convicted
Oklahoma City bomber at a federal prison in Indiana. He is expected to request
a postponement of his June 11 execution.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/05/31/mcveigh.documents/index.html

> WALL STREET REFOCUSES ON JOBS


U.S. stock investors get back to work Thursday in more ways than one, shifting
their focus to the economy and two days of employment reports.



.... http://www.cnn.com/cnnfn/2001/05/31/markets/stockswatch/


.....More U.S. stories at http://www.cnn.com/US


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> WALL STREET REFOCUSES ON ECONOMY


U.S. stock investors get back to work Thursday in more ways than one, shifting
their focus to the economy and two days of employment reports.Stock futures
rose in early trading, applying aloe to the market "Sun burn" suffered
Wednesday after Sun Microsystems' earnings warning. Nasdaq-100 futures moved
broadly higher, indicating an opening gain for the tech-heavy Nasdaq market.
Standard & Poor's futures gained modestly, a sign that the S&P 500 and Dow
Jones industrial average would begin with advances.



.... http://www.cnn.com/cnnfn/2001/05/31/markets/stockswatch/

> EUROPEAN MARKETS FALL ON EARNINGS CONCERNS


Europe's major bourses edged lower on Thursday as earnings fears came back to
haunt the technology sector.



.... http://www.cnn.com/cnnfn/2001/05/31/europe/markets_europe/

> FRANCE TELECOM EXPECTS $1.6 BILLION FROM SPRINT SALE


France Telecom said it expects to raise $1.6 billion from the sale of its stake
in Sprint, the No. 3 U.S. long-distance phone company.



.... http://www.cnn.com/cnnfn/2001/05/31/europe/ftelecom/


.....More Business stories at http://CNNfn.com

.....For market numbers see http://CNNfn.com/markets


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Sports from CNN/SI
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> SNOW LEADS LIMPING SIXERS TO 3-2 SERIES LEAD


Playing on a fractured ankle and suiting up against his wife's wishes, Eric
Snow became the latest hobbled hero for the Philadelphia 76ers. After finding
out earlier in the day that his sprained ankle was more seriously damaged than
originally believed, Snow hit two jump shots in the final two minutes for
Philadelphia's final four points as the 76ers overcame another poor shooting
performance by Allen Iverson to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 89-88 Wednesday night
in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.



.... http://www.cnn.com/cnnsi/basketball/nba/2001/playoffs/news/2001/05/30/bucks_sixers_ap/

> SAMPRAS FALLS IN STRAIGHT SETS AT FRENCH OPEN


Pete Sampras was beaten in the second round of the French Open on Thursday,
losing 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2 to Spain's Galo Blanco.The defeat ended Sampras'
12th quest for the one Grand Slam tournament title that continues to elude him.




.... http://www.cnn.com/cnnsi/tennis/2001/french_open/news/2001/05/31/french_open_ap/

> BONDS PASSES MCCOVEY, WILLIAMS IN GIANTS' LOSS


It was a bittersweet milestone for Barry Bonds.Bonds hit two home runs
Wednesday night, moving past Willie McCovey and Ted Williams into 11th place on
the career list with 522, but the San Francisco Giants lost to the Arizona
Diamondbacks 4-3.



.... http://www.cnn.com/cnnsi/baseball/mlb/news/2001/05/30/diamondbacks_giants_ap/


.....More Sports stories at http://CNNSI.com

.....For scores see http://CNNSI.com/scoreboards


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POLITICS from AllPolitics
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> BUSH TOUTS 'NEW ENVIRONMENTALISM,' FEWER MANDATES


Standing beneath a majestic, ancient sequoia tree, President Bush outlined
Wednesday what he called "a new environmentalism for the 21st century," with
fewer dictates from Washington and more cooperation with local governments and
landowners.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/05/30/bush.sequoia/index.html

> LOTT DESCRIBES JEFFORDS' DEFECTION AS 'COUP OF ONE'


Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott accused Vermont Sen. James Jeffords
on Wednesday of mounting a "coup of one" that stripped the GOP of Senate
control and handed power to the Democrats.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/05/31/lott.jeffords.ap/index.html

> ENERGY COULD BE THE MEAL TICKET THE DEMOCRATS NEED


The Senate gives Democrats a seat at the table. What they need now is a meal
ticket -- an issue that could bring them back to power.How about energy? It
is President Bush's greatest vulnerability and it could be the wedge issue
Democrats need to take control of Congress next year.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/05/30/dems.meal.ticket/index.html

> O'NEILL SAYS TAX CUTS TO BOOST U.S. GROWTH


A reduced tax burden on U.S. taxpayers should boost economic growth by about a
half percentage point without crimping the government's ability to buy back $19
billion in Treasury paper in the first half of this year, Treasury Secretary
Paul O'Neill said Wednesday.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/05/30/taxes.reut/index.html


.....More Politics stories at http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS

.....Commentary & cartoons at http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/analysis/


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SCI-TECH
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> SATELLITE PAINTS SMOGGY PORTRAIT OF THE PLANET


Watching colossal plumes of smog drift across continents and oceans, a NASA
satellite has produced the most comprehensive view ever of air pollution on the
planet. Monitoring carbon monoxide levels in the atmosphere over time, the
Terra orbiter demonstrates that pollutants respect no national boundaries.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/science/05/30/terra.pollution/index.html

> MICROSOFT TO UNVEIL NEW OFFICE SOFTWARE


Microsoft Corp. on Thursday will launch its latest version of Office, one of
the software giant's most popular products and its traditional cash cow, but
some industry analysts say the new product doesn't offer enough to justify
massive upgrades by customers.



.... http://www.cnn.com/cnnfn/2001/05/31/technology/wires/microsoft_wg/

> DOCOMO'S 3G SERVICE DEBUTS IN JAPAN FOR LUCKY FEW


Japanese mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc launched a trial third-generation
service on Wednesday, securing its place as frontrunner in the race to provide
services such as videoconferencing and fast Net access on mobile phones.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/05/30/docomo.3g.reut/index.html

> FTC: AMAZON PRACTICES 'DECEPTIVE' BUT WON'T ACT


Bookseller Amazon and its Alexa Internet subsidiary probably deceived consumers
when their Internet software secretly passed on personal information to the
company, the Federal Trade Commission said.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/05/30/ftc.amazon.ap/index.html


.....More Sci-Tech stories at http://www.cnn.com/TECH

.....What's new in high-tech? See http://www.cnn.com/TECH/index.html#tomtod




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HEALTH
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> AIDS DRIVES RESEARCH INTO OTHER DISEASES


Since it appeared on the scene 20 years ago, the virus that causes AIDS has
invaded nearly every branch of medical science along with the bloodstreams of
millions of people. Scientists searching for solutions to the devastating
effects of AIDS are making discoveries that could advance therapies for many
other deadly diseases, experts say.



.... http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/aids/stories/aids.research.html

> STUDY: SEX ED DOESN'T ENCOURAGE SEXUAL ACTIVITY


Sex education programs do not speed up teenagers' experimentation with sex, and
might actually delay it, a study released Wednesday said.



.... http://fyi.cnn.com/2001/fyi/teachers.ednews/05/30/teen.sex.education02/index.html

> TECHNOLOGY GIVES DISABLED MORE TOOLS TO ACHIEVE


The Supreme Court decision allowing professional golfer Casey Martin to ride in
a golf cart between holes is considered a major victory by advocates for people
with disabilities. Now technology is helping other disabled people achieve.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/05/30/disabled.advances/index.html

> ONE COCAINE DOSE TRIGGERS WEEKLONG BRAIN ACTIVITY


A single, small dose of cocaine triggers a weeklong surge of activity in the
brain that may prime the user for addiction, scientists report.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/05/30/cocaine.brain.ap/index.html


.....More Health stories at http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH





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ENTERTAINMENT
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> STAR OF TOMORROW: KRISTIN CHENOWETH


You may not have heard much about Kristin Chenoweth, but you're soon to going
to hear a lot of her. A 1999 Tony-winning actress (for playing Sally in the
musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"), her debut album, "Let Yourself
Go," was just released by Sony Classics this week. Then there's her new show,
"Kristin," which premieres June 5 on NBC. She's come a long way in a short time
-- and the idea still surprises her.



.... http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/showbiz.today/star.tomorrow/archive/0105/30.html

> BROADWAY SEASON SETS BOX OFFICE RECORD


It truly was the Great White Way last season on Broadway. Though the New York
theater district may be abuzz about that little musical starring Messrs.
Bialystock and Bloom, the business has even more good news to celebrate this
week: The 2000-2001 season, which ended Sunday, set a new box office record,
Daily Variety reports.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/News/05/30/stage.broadway.reut/index.html

> KIDMAN STALKER TOLD TO STAY AWAY


A Los Angeles Internet entrepreneur and would-be U.S. presidential candidate
accused of stalking actress Nicole Kidman was ordered on Wednesday to stay away
from her for three years.



.... http://www.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/30/people.kidman.reut/index.html

> KATE BECKINSALE SHOWS STAR POWER IN 'PEARL HARBOR'


Kate Beckinsale took her role as a U.S. Navy nurse in the movie "Pearl Harbor"
so seriously, she learned to give shots. Now some box office rivals are feeling
pain, as Beckinsale and the rest of the "Pearl Harbor" cast helped the movie
haul in $75 million in ticket sales over the weekend.



.... http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/showbiz.today/featured.story/0105/29.html


.....More Entertainment stories at http://www.cnn.com/ENTERTAINMENT



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