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November 19, 2001

QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I think the most important thing is that he is not able to function any longer, and we're agnostic as to how that happens. I rather doubt just given the circumstances here I rather doubt we're talking about a long, drawn-out trial."
CONDOLEEZZA RICE,on whether United States troops expect to kill Osama bin Laden or capture him for trial.

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NATIONAL
Laid Low by Last Recession, California Is Ready for Next
Experts are expressing guarded optimism over California's economic future, saying the state may come through the tough times in better shape than other regions.

Challenge Revives SAT Test Debate
The challenge being mounted against the SAT exam by the University of California has brought attention to a previously arcane debate.

Ford Motor Workers Get on the Job Training in Religious Tolerance
Several hundred Ford workers of many faiths and jobs turned out on Thursday for "An Islamic perspective on the events of Sept. 11".

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INTERNATIONAL
More U.S. Troops in bin Laden Hunt; Hide-Outs Bombed
With the rapid collapse of the Taliban, the United States has intensified its pursuit of Osama bin Laden and his network.

Afghan Victors Agree to Talks on Interim Rule
Bowing to American pressure, Northern Alliance officials agreed Sunday to attend a meeting of Afghan opposition groups somewhere outside the country.

Foes Claim Taliban Are Killing Soldiers Who Seek to Defect
Foreign soldiers fighting for the Taliban have begun killing their Afghan Taliban comrades in a desperate effort to hang on to the encircled city of Kunduz.

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BUSINESS
Phillips and Conoco to Form U.S. Gasoline Giant
The Phillips Petroleum Company and Conoco agreed to merge, creating an oil company with a market value of $35 billion.

Companies Compete to Provide Saudi Internet Veil
Nearly a dozen software companies are competing for a contract to help Saudi Arabia block access to Web sites the Saudi government deems inappropriate.

Wild Welcome Greets Rivera at Fox News
Geraldo Rivera's hiring as a war correspondent for Fox News has ruffled feathers inside and outside the network.

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TECHNOLOGY
Companies Compete to Provide Saudi Internet Veil
Nearly a dozen software companies are competing for a contract to help Saudi Arabia block access to Web sites the Saudi government deems inappropriate.

Executive Moves From Ticketmaster to Trade Shows
Fredric D. Rosen turned Ticketmaster into a multibillion-dollar behemoth, but doing the same with trade show operator Key3Media is turning out to be a tough second act.

William Daley Will Assume Post at SBC
William M. Daley, the campaign chairman of Al Gore's unsuccessful presidential bid, will be the next president of SBC Communications.

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POLITICS
Sept. 11 Attacks Refocused the Spotlight
The terrorist attacks have considerably altered the profiles and power of many of the nation's leading political figures.

Torricelli Backed Donor's Bid for a Korean Project, a Letter Shows
Senator Robert G. Torricelli recommended a political donor for a contract on a sensitive nuclear-reactor project in North Korea.

Top Democrats Politic Through Rural Mexico
Thousands of miles away from their own constituents, the two top U.S. Democrats took a ride Sunday through a rural stretch of central Mexico.

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SPORTS
Jets Continue Mastery of the Dolphins
The Jets trounced the Dolphins for the eighth straight time to vault into first place in the A.F.C. East.

Hoping for an Appealing Match
This week's rankings suggest the potential for an appealing championship game in the Rose Bowl: Miami against Nebraska.

Strahan Runs Down Success
Giants defensive end Michael Strahan is sacking quarterbacks at a pace more furious than any defensive player in N.F.L. history.

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ARTS
'Potter' Movie Sets Box Office Record
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" sets the record for the biggest movie opening of all time, earning an estimated $93.5 million in its first three days.

Iconoclastic Physicist for All Occasions
Peter Parnell's "QED" is such a textbook example of biographical theater that it's hard to watch it without seeing the diagram beneath.

Hemingway's Blessing, Copland's Collaboration
A pastiche of the adventures of young Hemingway, with a dramatic script written by A.E. Hotchner in 1957 and music composed by Aaron Copland, will finally have its premiere.

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NY REGION
United in Grief and Prayer, Sharing the Common Language of Tears
Thousands attended a service in Rockaways, Queens, to honor victims of the Flight 587 crash.

Torricelli Backed Donor's Bid for a Korean Project, a Letter Shows
Senator Robert G. Torricelli recommended a political donor for a contract on a sensitive nuclear-reactor project in North Korea.

With Water and Sweat, Fighting the Most Stubborn Fire
Experts are calling the World Trade Center site the longest commercial building fire in United States history.

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OP-ED
The Vanishing Act
By BOB HERBERT
The end of welfare faces the cold reality of a recession that threatens to leave millions of American families jobless, and all but helpless as well.

Big Mo
By WILLIAM SAFIRE
The elder Bush once called political momentum "the big Mo." Nothing gathers support like a sense of inevitability. The younger Bush has it now.

The Job Nobody Trained For
By ROBERT M. GATES
For all practical purposes, the federal government started homeland defense from scratch on Sept. 11.

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