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February 14, 2002

QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I have been through many, many medal ceremonies. These are much, much better run, to tell you the truth."
RUDY GIULIANI,in London, after receiving an honoarary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth.

NATIONAL
In Court, a Not-Guilty Plea. Outside, the Real Drama
The parents of accused American Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh and C.I.A. officer Johnny Spann, who was killed in Afghanistan, crossed paths at Lindh's trial on Wednesday.

School Cheating Scandal Tests a Town's Values
The uproar over a group of Kansas high school students who plagiarized parts of their botany project from the Internet has caused an angry debate.

A Computer Shutdown Plays Havoc at Interior
After a 10-week court-ordered shutdown of nearly all its computer communications, the Interior Department has restored some of them.

MORE NATIONAL NEWS

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INTERNATIONAL
Qaeda Deputy Reported to Plan New Attacks
An elusive 30-year-old Palestinian is now believed to be organizing remnants of the Al Qaeda terrorist network to carry out new attacks against the United States.

U.N. Details Vicious Acts Charged Against Milosevic
Slobodan Milosevic unleashed another blistering attack on the United Nations tribunal that has charged him with the gravest of atrocities in three Balkan wars.

Bush's Hard Line With North Korea
While President Bush's tough stance toward North Korea has yet to stem the nation's arms sales, it has distressed a long-time ally to the south.

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BUSINESS
Rule Makers Take on Loopholes That Enron Used to Do Business
Responding to the collapse of Enron, regulators and legislators Wednesday proposed changes in the way companies report their finances.

Enron's Deals Were Marketed to Companies by Wall Street
Investment bankers at some big Wall Street firms helped create and find investors for complex partnerships that Enron used to mask its true financial condition.

Global Crossing Woes Delay Military Contract
The bankruptcy proceedings for Global Crossing have delayed the awarding of a $450 million contract to provide the Defense Department with Internet services.

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TECHNOLOGY
Global Crossing Woes Delay Military Contract
The bankruptcy proceedings for Global Crossing have delayed the awarding of a $450 million contract to provide the Defense Department with Internet services.

Talking More but Enjoying It Less
The ranks of wireless subscribers have ballooned in the last few years, and so have the number of complaints about service.

Comcast Says It Will Stop Storing Data on Customers
Facing criticism from a member of Congress and privacy advocacy groups, Comcast said that it would no longer store data that would enable it to track individual subscribers' Internet surfing habits.

MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS

POLITICS
House Passes Landmark Campaign Finance Bill
After a marathon debate, the House gave its approval early Thursday to the most sweeping overhaul of campaign spending rules since the Watergate scandals.

Bush Plan Expected to Slow, Not Halt, Gas Emission Rise
President Bush is set to announce a plan calling for voluntary measures to slow but not halt the growth in emissions of gases linked to global warming.

Congressman's Trial Begins With Testimony of Kickbacks
A former staff lawyer testified that Representative James A. Traficant Jr. demanded continuing kickbacks of half of his salary.

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SPORTS
Canada to Appeal on Skating; Judge Pressured, French Say
The head of the French Olympic team said the French figure-skating judge was pressured before she voted to award the gold medal to the Russian pairs team.

Rangers Fall Short in Third Period
In their final game before the break for the Salt Lake Games, the Rangers allowed two leads to slip away and gave up two goals in the third period, losing to the Stars.

6 Into 5 Doesn't Fit for Yankees' Hernández
When pitchers and catchers hold their first practice on Thursday, Orlando Hernández will be one of six starting pitchers. He is the one most likely to be left out of the rotation.

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ARTS
Waylon Jennings, a Star and Outlaw of Country Music, Is Dead at 64
Waylon Jennings, a singer, songwriter and guitarist who defined the outlaw movement in country music, died on Wednesday at his home in Arizona.

For Langston Hughes, Centennial Appreciation
It was one of Langston Hughes's dreams to establish himself as a major figure in 20th-century American literature. Last weekend he seemed to take a giant step in that direction.

A Revival for a Playwright Who's Funny and Upsetting
In his mid-70's, Peter Nichols feels like the freshest thing on the boards in the London theater.

MORE ARTS NEWS

NY REGION
Bloomberg Seeks Cuts in Spending at Most Agencies
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposed closing the city's $4.76 billion deficit by cutting almost all city agencies, including police and fire.

With Larger Charities Faring Well, Neighborhood Nonprofits Struggle
Small charitable organizations are struggling as the economy gets worse, despite the increased demand for their services.

After Surviving Rutgers's Storms, President Falls to Trenton Politics
Francis L. Lawrence, Rutgers University president for 12 controversial years, was perhaps finally done in by New Jersey politics.

MORE NY REGION NEWS

OP-ED
Who's Hu in Beijing
By WILLIAM SAFIRE
Hu Jintao, the man thought to be certain to succeed Jiang Zemin, has up until recently been a total mystery to Westerners.

Cambodia Won't Easily Find Justice on Its Own
By YOUK CHHANG
The world must not give up its effort to bring Khmer Rouge leadership to justice.

Mammograms and Personal Choice
By VIRGINIA L. ERNSTER
Recommending mammography for women aged 50 to 69 is still sound public policy for the age group as a whole, but given the uncertainties about benefits, the decisions of individual women about mammography may differ.

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