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February 7, 2002

QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Intelligence will never give you 100 percent predictive capability on terrorist events."
GEORGE TENET,director of central intelligence.

NATIONAL
Judge Quickly Turns Down Lindh's Request for Bail
A federal magistrate said on Wednesday that John Walker Lindh, who was captured with anti-American forces in Afghanistan, must stay in prison while he awaits trial.

In Quest for Wrinkle-Free Future, Frown Becomes Thing of the Past
The wrinkle-preventing cosmetic drug Botox is on the verge of approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

Foreign Born in U.S. at Record High
The number of foreign-born and first generation residents in the United States has reached the highest level in history.

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INTERNATIONAL
Al Qaeda Still Able to Strike U.S., Head of C.I.A. Says
While a number of its plots have been disrupted, Al Qaeda is now trying to resume its operations, C.I.A. Director George Tenet said on Wednesday.

U.S. Releasing 27 Captured in Raid
American forces on Wednesday released prisoners captured in Afghanistan last month, saying they were not Taliban or Qaeda fighters as the Pentagon originally said.

New Twist on Physicist's Role in Nazi Bomb
According to documents released on Wednesday, the leader of Hitler's atomic bomb program did not destroy the project from within, as he had asserted.

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BUSINESS
Lawyer Warned Enron Officials of Dubious Deals a Year Before Collapse
In a series of memos to Enron executives well before the company's collapse, a senior lawyer warned about the appearance of some questionable transactions.

Official Defends Proposed Change in Pension Plans
Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao championed the president's plan to protect workers from catastrophic losses in retirement accounts.

Bank Trader's Losses Total $750 Million
A currency trader working in Baltimore for a major Irish bank ran up $750 million in losses over the last year that were hidden with bogus offsetting trades.

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TECHNOLOGY
You Can Surf, but You Can't Hide
Software can already tell your friends when you log on or off. Now, "presence awareness" capabilities are being designed into other devices. Is this technology helpful or creepy?

Cisco Recovers, Reporting Profit in Quarter
Showing a return to steady performance, technology bellwether Cisco Systems reported second-quarter earnings that nearly doubled Wall Street's expectations.

DVD Players Under $100: What Price a Bargain?
You can now buy a full-featured DVD player for as little as $80. What is sacrificed, at that price, other than a name brand?

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POLITICS
Senate Abandons Effort to Boost the Economy
The Senate abandoned its effort to pass a plan to boost the economy, but approved a measure extending unemployment benefits.

House G.O.P. Rallies Forces Against Bill on Donations
Senior House Republicans told rank-and-file lawmakers that Republican control of the chamber was at stake in next week's showdown vote.

More Get Rich and Pay Less in Taxes
The number of Americans with million-dollar incomes more than doubled from 1995 through 1999, as their salaries and stock profits soared.

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SPORTS
Nets Enter Break on Sour Note
For the second time this season, the Nets were unable to beat the high-scoring Mavericks, who shredded New Jersey's defense.

Even Lindros Can't Help Rangers Beat Red Wings
Even with Eric Lindros in their lineup for the first time in a week, the Rangers showed on Wednesday night that they are no match for the Red Wings.

Knick Stars in Reversal of Roles
Allan Houston now appears to be the Knicks' biggest critic, while Latrell Sprewell has been unusually cool during the teams downfall.

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ARTS
London's Preening in a Rearview Mirror
Squinting backward at the 20th century is all the rage in the British theater these days.

A Filmmaker Who Valued Art More Than Fame
Fifty years after directing "Little Fugitive," Morris Engel will be the subject of a weeklong retrospective at the Two Boots Pioneer Theater.

A Painterly Light Cast on Mourning
"Requiem" is typical of the creative breakthrough achieved in the last three years by the husband-and-wife team of Donlin Foreman and Jacqulyn Buglisi.

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NY REGION
Bush, in New York, Affirms $20 Billion Aid Pledge
President Bush declared on Wednesday that he would stand by his pledge to provide the city with at least $20 billion to help rebuild from the Sept. 11 attack.

Officials Overlooked Dire Signs at Charity
The arrest of officials at Hale House has shed a dark shadow over a once stellar reputation at the charity.

Deficit Fuels Nassau Debate on Income Tax
Some in Nassau County are proposing a new tax on personal income despite already high taxes on property and sales.

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OP-ED
Holmes's Horse's Dog
By WILLIAM SAFIRE
On occasion, it becomes the business of other people to point out that what I know is not so.

A Judge's Past
By BOB HERBERT
Charles W. Pickering's nomination to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is an affront to black people from coast to coast.

An Indefensible Military Budget
By WILLIAM A. OWENS and STANLEY A. WEISS
No defense budget will be large enough if we cannot spend our military dollars more efficiently.

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