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February 10, 2002

QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Sports equipment evolves. You either change or get off the mountain."
CAROLINE LALIVE,an American downhill skier.

NATIONAL
Poultry Industry Quietly Cuts Back on Antibiotic Use
Responding to longstanding concerns about health risks with a major change in policy, the poultry industry is greatly reducing the antibiotics that are fed to healthy chickens.

Cleveland Case Poses New Test for Vouchers
A voucher program in Ohio designed to help thousands of pupils flee failing public schools will be taken up by the United States Supreme Court this month.

Tiny Town Looms Big on U.S. Map as No. 1 Source of Disputed Painkiller
Grover, N.C., has become the nation's biggest source of the painkiller OxyContin, with a doctor who prescribes the drug at the center of controversy.

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INTERNATIONAL
Uncertain Toll in the Fog of War: Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan
Hundreds and perhaps thousands of innocent Afghans have lost their lives during American attacks, a scattering of bodies extraordinarily difficult to tabulate.

A New Scrutiny of Somalia as the Old Anarchy Reigns
The United States has taken a new interest in Somalia since Sept. 11, believing that it may become a refuge for experienced terrorists and a breeding ground for new ones.

Princess Margaret Dies at 71
Princess Margaret, the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, whose troubled private life aroused both sympathy and reprobation, died Saturday morning in London.

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BUSINESS
Web of Details Did Enron In as Warnings Went Unheeded
Two completely different tales have begun to emerge about what happened inside Enron during its last 11 months: the public image and the hidden truth.

How Will Washington Read the Signs?
Enron's collapse may well halt the trend of the government allowing companies to operate with declining amounts of regulation.

Microsoft's Top Officials May Testify to Help Fight Sanctions
Microsoft, shifting its previous strategy, has named both Bill Gates and Steven A. Ballmer as witnesses in a trial on remedies in the antitrust case it lost.

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TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft's Top Officials May Testify to Help Fight Sanctions
Microsoft, shifting its previous strategy, has named both Bill Gates and Steven A. Ballmer as witnesses in a trial on remedies in the antitrust case it lost.

Mayhem, and Far From the Nicest Kind
In Grand Theft Auto III, a wildly popular new video game, players take on the roles of ex-cons, roaming a city, carrying out depraved missions for the mob.

Car Dot-Coms: The Dust Settles
Car buyers use the Internet for research, but the moment of truth tends to occur at dealerships.

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POLITICS
Big Farms Making a Mess of U.S. Waters, Cities Say
Urban and suburban districts and their lawmakers are frustrated with water pollution that comes not from industry, but from rural areas.

Bush Looks to Help G.O.P. in Election Year
In a turnaround from his bipartisan stance, President Bush has committed to fundraising for Republican candidates across the country.

Congress Begins an Investigation, Raising New Questions, and Silence
It was a week of words in the growing Enron scandal: a long report, conflicting Congressional testimony and more questions than answers.

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SPORTS
Missing From N.B.A Lineup, One True Center
The center position, once the most glamorous and dominating post in basketball, is now virtually bereft of first-rate players.

Rafalski's Last Surge Powers Devils
Brian Rafalski snapped a shot that sneaked between Johan Hedberg's legs with 8.6 seconds left in overtime to lift the Devils to a crucial victory over Pittsburgh.

St. John's Prevails on Its Playground
The Red Storm recovered from a calamitous collapse in regulation and put the Huskies away in overtime, thanks to the steady hand of Marcus Hatten.

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ARTS
Michael Tilson Thomas: Maverick in a City of Same
The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra has become increasingly exciting during Michael Tilson Thomas's seven-year tenure as music director.

From History to Stage to TV, Huey P. Newton's Story
Roger Guenveur Smith and Spike Lee create a visual collage to portray the complexity of Huey P. Newton's character in an new TV movie.

A Historic Whodunit: If Shakespeare Didn't, Who Did?
The position that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, was the real Shakespeare is gaining momentum.

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NY REGION
Turn Out the Lights; the Party's Over
After Enron, deregulation is looking less sexy to energy traders in New York, who were once poised to rise as government regulation stepped aside.

City Hall Seeks Refinancing to Reduce Debt Payments
New York City officials want to take advantage of low interest rates to refinance some of the city's $40.8 billion in outstanding debt.

An Unpredictable Race in Staten Island
Overdevelopment in Staten Island will be a major factor with voters in Tuesday's election for the 60th Assembly District.

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OP-ED
Blunt Question, Blunt Answer
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
The Arab-Muslim world's view that America or the Jews are behind all their problems is escapism, not analysis.

Pretty Poison
By MAUREEN DOWD
Feminism was supposed to release women from the tyranny of the unnatural ideal, but the ideal is more unnatural than ever.

A Risky Message to Iran
By ABBAS AMANAT
An aggressive posture by America would give the Iranian regime's hard-liners new ability to embarrass the reformist president and block normalization.

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