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February 21, 2002

QUOTE OF THE DAY
"A horrible fire burst open the door like the Devil himself was coming through."
YASSER FUAD,on Egypt's railroad disaster.

NATIONAL
Cleveland School Vouchers Weighed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments on whether the government should grant school vouchers for education at religious schools.

Dazed by Crematory Scandal, Undertakers' Trust Is Shaken
The alleged negligence of a couple entrusted with the cremation of bodies could be costly for their customers, who all own funeral homes.

U.S. Gun Sales Are Hampered as Forms Lag Behind Rules
Gun sales across the country were hampered this week after federal authorities failed to provide gun dealers with new background check forms.

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INTERNATIONAL
C.I.A. Warns That Afghan Factions May Bring Chaos
The Central Intelligence Agency has warned in a report that Afghanistan could fall into violent chaos if tensions between rival warlords are not restrained.

Israel Steps Up Counterstrikes; 22 Arabs Slain
Israeli forces killed at least 22 Palestinian security officers and militants on Wednesday in retaliation for an ambush in which six Israeli soldiers were slain.

Bush Says U.S. and China Want to See Koreas Unified
President Bush and President Jiang Zemin of China said on Thursday that they would work together on reunification of North and South Korea.

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BUSINESS
Deal's Loose Ends Are Tied to Global Crossing
Two top executives at Global Crossing were arranging a side deal with a firm that has ties to an Asian alliance now trying to buy the company out of bankruptcy.

Ownership Ruling Is Latest Boon to Industry Once Seen as Doomed
A federal appeals court decision that could end limits on the ownership of TV stations is only the latest positive turn for an industry that has had a streak of good fortune.

Two Insurers Seek to Void Enron Policies
Two big insurers are balking at honoring policies they wrote covering Enron's directors and officers against the cost of lawsuits, recent court filings show.

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TECHNOLOGY
Whistle-Blower Sites Mine Clues Amid Mountains of Suspicion
There are now many Web sites that invite anonymous visitors to tip off authorities about potential wrongdoing. But how much quality information can be gained this way?

Deal's Loose Ends Are Tied to Global Crossing
Two top executives at Global Crossing were arranging a side deal with a firm that has ties to an Asian alliance now trying to buy the company out of bankruptcy.

Toyland Is Tough, Even for Robots
For toy creator Mark Tilden, simpler is better when it comes to robotic toys. But navigating the road from lab to market, he learned, was anything but simple.

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POLITICS
Bush Says U.S. and China Want to See Koreas Unified
President Bush and President Jiang Zemin of China said on Thursday that they would work together on reunification of North and South Korea.

Fight Over Political Map Centers on Race
The Justice Department is attempting to block a redistricting plan for Mississippi Congressional seats supported by blacks and Democrats.

Interest in Peace Corps Rises After Bush Plea
Application requests for the Peace Corps have increased 39 percent since President Bush's promise to more than double the Corps numbers.

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SPORTS
A Family's 3rd Olympian Wins Gold
With his grandfather's funeral card tucked inside his helmet, American Jim Shea won the gold medal in skeleton. American Tristan Gale won the women's gold.

Knicks Easy Mark for Even the Bulls
Allan Houston scored 34 points and Latrell Sprewell added 30, but the Knicks dropped to 20-32 after losing to the Bulls on Wednesday night at the United Center.

Alomar Will Give the Mets a Player Who Does It All
Manager Bobby Valentine hopes his other players will benefit from watching and talking to Robbie Alomar.

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ARTS
A Former Algerian Army Officer Loses His Pseudonym
In Algeria he was a soldier who had to camouflage the fact he was a writer. Now that he has moved to the South of France, Mohamed Moulessehoul has revealed his identity.

A Grateful Artist Who Wants to Repay His Elephant Helpers
Three Asian elephants named Mya, Layang Layang and Dilberta have spent that last decade replenishing the supply of dung that Chris Ofili uses in nearly all his paintings.

From Ordinary Faces, Extraordinary Ads
"The Genius and Wit of Howard Zieff" highlights the work of perhaps the most significant advertising photographer in New York in the 1960's.

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NY REGION
Mountain of 90's Debt Looms as City and State Feel Pinch
New York City and New York State are the largest debtors in the nation, with $42 billion and $38 billion in loans outstanding, respectively.

Officers' Widows Oppose Control of Twin Towers Fund by Giuliani
The widows of 15 police officers killed at the World Trade Center want to stop the transferring of control of the Twin Towers Fund to a private charity.

Cantor at Temple Emanu-El Is Accused of Molesting Nephew
The cantor of Temple Emanu-El was arrested in a case that prosecutors say lays out a pattern of sexual abuse within the family.

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OP-ED
The Flipped-Over Rock
By WILLIAM SAFIRE
Stop pretending Enron and Global Crossing are political scandals and start dealing with the accounting and financial derivatives scandals.

Chewing Up a Fragile Land
By TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS
Oil and gas exploration in southern Utah wreaks havoc in the sensitive wildlands adjacent to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.

Will Israel Take a Chance?
By HENRY SIEGMAN
Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah's offer to normalize relations with Israel if it were to sign a peace accord with the Palestinians represents a dramatic change in Saudi Arabia's position toward Israel. Remarkably, the statement seems to have been greeted with a yawn by the Israeli government.

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