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<font size="2"<"You're perhaps the most accomplished confidence man since
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/business/13ENRO.html?todaysheadlines"<SENATOR PETER G. FITZGERALD,</a<in comments to Kenneth L. Lay, former chairman of Enron.


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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/national/13ALER.html?todaysheadlines"<Some in F.B.I. Alert Are Thought to Belong to Al Qaeda</a<</b<<br<
Members of Al Qaeda are suspected of being among the 17 men identified in the latest terror alert issued by the F.B.I.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/national/13CASI.html?todaysheadlines"<Texas Casino Shut Down in Supreme Court Ruling</a<</b<<br<
The United States Supreme Court refused to let a Texas casino run by the Tigua Indian tribe remain open.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/national/13DEAT.html?todaysheadlines"<In Dallas, Dismissal of Black Jurors Leads to Appeal by Death Row Inmate</a<</b<<br<
A death row inmate's lawyers say the jury on his case was selected using racially discriminatory practices and have asked that his sentence be commuted.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/international/13IRAQ.html?todaysheadlines"<Powell Says U.S. Is Weighing Ways to Topple Hussein</a<</b<<br<
Amid indications that the administration is close to settling on a plan to topple Iraq's Saddam Hussein, the secretary of state said a variety of options were being considered.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/international/europe/13MILO.html?todaysheadlines"<Power Drove Milosevic to Crime, Prosecutors Say as Trial Opens</a<</b<<br<
Prosecutors accused the ousted Yugoslav leader of committing genocide and other crimes that wrecked his country and killed more than 200,000 people.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/health/13AIDS.html?todaysheadlines"<AIDS Fund Falls Short of Goal and U.S. Is Given Some Blame</a<</b<<br<
The White House's pledge of $200 million to a global fund to fight AIDS this year set a poor example for other countries, advocates and some lawmakers said.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/business/13ENRO.html?todaysheadlines"<Lay Takes Fifth in Enron Inquiry but Hears Earful</a<</b<<br<
After being subjected to a bipartisan oral barrage from 21 senators, Kenneth L. Lay, the former chairman of Enron, asserted his right against self-incrimination.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/business/13AIR.html?todaysheadlines"<United Mechanics Reject Contract Proposal</a<</b<<br<
Mechanics at United Airlines voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract settlement proposed by a White House-appointed panel.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/business/13DRUG.html?todaysheadlines"<Uneasy Truce for Bristol and ImClone</a<</b<<br<
Although ImClone rejected demands by Bristol-Myers to rework their cancer drug agreement, Bristol-Myers did not carry through with a threat to terminate the deal.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/technology/13SOFT.html?todaysheadlines"<Microsoft Putting Its Muscle Behind Web Programming Tools</a<</b<<br<
Microsoft begins a huge campaign Wednesday to woo millions of computer programmers to use its new generation of Internet software tools.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/technology/13NORT.html?todaysheadlines"<Nortel Says Orders Are Slow and Key Product Is Delayed</a<</b<<br<
Nortel Networks said that demand for its telecommunications equipment had been softer than expected and that delivery of a crucial new switching product had been delayed.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/technology/13NET.html?todaysheadlines"<Computer Security Experts Warn of Internet Vulnerability</a<</b<<br<
A government-backed computer security group warned of a security flaw that could make computers across the Internet and within company networks vulnerable to hackers.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/politics/13DONA.html?todaysheadlines"<House G.O.P. Leaders Push Rival Campaign Finance Bill</a<</b<<br<
In a final scramble to defeat a broad overhaul of the campaign finance law, House Republican leaders struggled on Tuesday to shape a rival bill.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/business/13ENRO.html?todaysheadlines"<Lay Takes Fifth in Enron Inquiry but Hears Earful</a<</b<<br<
After being subjected to a bipartisan oral barrage from 21 senators, Kenneth L. Lay, the former chairman of Enron, asserted his right against self-incrimination.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/international/asia/13PREX.html?todaysheadlines"<Bush May Meet China's New Star</a<</b<<br<
President Bush is likely to meet with Hu Jintao, the man expected to take over as China's supreme leader, during the president's trip to Asia next week.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/olympics/13SKAT.html?todaysheadlines"<Inquiry Started on Figure Skating Judging</a<</b<<br<
Responding to widespread disenchantment over the judging in Monday night's pairs figure skating, the International Skating Union is investigating.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/sports/basketball/13NETS.html?todaysheadlines"<Slow Start, Poor Finish Doom Nets</a<</b<<br<
Jason Terry's two free throws with 4.4 seconds left gave lowly Atlanta the victory over a Nets team that seemed off its rhythm.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/sports/hockey/13ISLE.html?todaysheadlines"<With Little Help, Peca Lifts Isles</a<</b<<br<
Michael Peca shot his fifth short-handed goal of the season to lead the Islanders over the Flyers in overtime.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/movies/oscars/13OSCA.html?todaysheadlines"<'Lord of the Rings' Is Big Nominee for This Year's Oscars</a<</b<<br<
A three-hour epic about elves, dwarfs, wizards and small, hairy-footed hobbits dominated the 74th annual Academy Award nominations on Tuesday, coming away with 13.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/movies/13AWAR.html?todaysheadlines"<The Gold Starts With the Nomination</a<</b<<br<
Whether at the box office, the video rental store or through sales of DVD's, a best picture nomination can add up to Oscar gold even before the engraved statuettes arrive.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/movies/13ARTS.html?todaysheadlines"<German Film Festival Looks Homeward</a<</b<<br<
This year's Berlin Film Festival featured more German films and fewer from Hollywood, prompting an important question: can German cinema deliver?
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/nyregion/13BUDG.html?todaysheadlines"<Officials Brace for a Budget That Spreads the Pain Around</a<</b<<br<
City officials said the bare-bones budget Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will propose will more than match his warnings of belt-tightening to come.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/politics/13REPU.html?todaysheadlines"<G.O.P. Lesser Lights Are Lining Up to Take on Torricelli</a<</b<<br<
The lack of Democratic candidates vying for the nomination to run against Senator Robert G. Torricelli suggests he may be seen as too strong.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/nyregion/13HOST.html?todaysheadlines"<Fairfield U. Graduate Takes Class Hostage With Bomb Threat</a<</b<<br<
A former student claiming to have a bomb took nearly two dozen students and an associate professor hostage on Tuesday but released them hours later.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/opinion/13FRIE.html?todaysheadlines"<Crazier Than Thou</a<</b<
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The Bush team's willingness to be as crazy as some of our enemies is one thing they have right.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/opinion/13DOWD.html?todaysheadlines"<The Axis of No Access</a<</b<
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We're supposed to be influencing the Saudis and other Middle Eastern countries in the direction of honesty and transparency, but instead, the vice president operates with high-handed secrecy.
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<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/13/opinion/13HAQQ.html?todaysheadlines"<Trying to Create a New Pakistan</a<</b<
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For extremism to be curbed, Pakistani society needs to be freed from the grip of the military.
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