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Wednesday, December 13, 2000
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Although we may never know with complete certainty the
identity of the winner of this year's presidential election,
the identity of the loser is perfectly clear. It is the
nation's confidence in the judge as an impartial guardian of
the rule of law."

- JOHN PAUL STEVENS, Supreme Court justice.

Full Story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/politics/13SCOT.html



BUSINESS
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G.M. Phaseout of Olds Is at Center of a Range of Cutbacks
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/business/13MOTO.html

The Revenge of the Candyland Generation
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/technology/13GAME.html

This Year the Thought Does Count
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/business/13DOLL.html

Microsoft Temp Workers Win Suit
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/technology/13SOFT.html




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INTERNATIONAL
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Putin Nurturing Old Friendships of a Soviet Past
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/world/13PUTI.html

Pressure Is Again Emerging to Free Jonathan Pollard
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/world/13SPY.html

Clinton Rouses the Irish With a Plea to Cherish the Peace
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/world/13PREX.html

India, Beauty Superpower, Is Becoming Jaded
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/world/13DELH.html



NATIONAL
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Ruling Effectively Gives Election Victory to Bush
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/politics/13SCOT.html

Another Part of the Battle: Keeping a Drug in the Store
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/science/13DRUG.html

After a Crash in North Carolina, Marines Ground Osprey
Program
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/national/13MARI.html

Nation's Toughest Smoking Ban Is Adopted
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/national/13SMOK.html



SPORTS
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The Modern Master in the Art of the Deal
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/sports/13BORA.html

A-Rod Chose Big Bucks, Small Setting
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/sports/13VECS.html

Rodriguez Throws $252 Million Bat at Mets
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/sports/13BASE.html

Marbury's Dramatic Flair Floors Timberwolves
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/sports/13NETS.html



TECHNOLOGY
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As Boldest E-Commerce Ventures Fall, Modest Dreamers Fly On
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/technology/13ECOM-SPECIAL.html

Microsoft Temp Workers Win Suit
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/technology/13SOFT.html

Research on Educational Technology
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/technology/13EDUCATION.html

Compaq Issues Warning
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/technology/13COMP.html



ARTS
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Christa Ludwig Guides Young Singers
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/arts/13NOTE.html

Plummeting, Then Soaring Up to Put Her Agony on Paper
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/arts/13GLOR.html

Beethoven the Engineer, Barenboim the Conductor
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/arts/13STAA.html

Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax: After 25 Years, a Symmetry of Soul
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/arts/13YOYO.html



NEW YORK REGION
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High Winds Propel Cold Air and Big, Dangerous Objects
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/nyregion/13WIND.html

Hearing on PCB Dredging Draws Both Sides in a Town
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/nyregion/13HUDS.html

A Change for New York's Bilingual Classes
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/nyregion/13BILI.html

If You Can Stand the Heat, You'll Like It
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/nyregion/13HELL.html




OP-ED COLUMNISTS
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By PAUL KRUGMAN: In the Tank?

To what extent will a Bush administration be staffed by
people from right-wing think tanks?

http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/opinion/13KRUG.html


By MAUREEN DOWD: The Bloom Is Off the Robe

The supreme star chamber dialogue.

http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/opinion/13DOWD.html



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