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Thursday, May 17, 2001
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"You can literally wake up in the morning, log on and start
losing all your money."
- SENATOR JON KYL, Republican of Arizona, who opposes Internet gambling.
Full Story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/technology/17GAMB.html
NATIONAL
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F.B.I. Director Details Blunder on McVeigh Records
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/national/17FREE.html
Boy Who Killed Teacher Is Found Guilty of Murder
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/national/17STUD.html
Former F.B.I. Agent Indicted in Spy Case
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/national/17SPY.html
Mayor Says He Expects to Be Charged in 1969 Killing
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/national/17YORK.html
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POLITICS
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Energy Plan Urges New Drilling, Conservation and Nuclear
Power Review
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/politics/17POWE.html
U.S. Concerns Over Energy Have Waxed and Waned
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/politics/17ENER.html
Both Parties Set Their Stages as Curtains Rise on Energy
Plans
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/politics/17ELEC.html
Congress Moves to Final Round on the Tax Bill
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/politics/17TAX.html
INTERNATIONAL
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U.S.-British Plan Seeks to Restore Trade With Iraq
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/world/17NATI.html
Pentagon Review Puts Emphasis on Long-Range Arms in Pacific
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/world/17MILI.html
Colombian Gunmen Free 200 Hostages
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/world/colombia-kidnap.html
U.S. Gingerly Considers More Active Role in Mideast
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/world/17DIPL.html
BUSINESS
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Citigroup to buy Mexico's Banamex-Accival for $12.5 Billion
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/business/business-financial-ci.html
Stocks Set to Start Higher on Ciena, Others
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/business/business-markets-stoc.html
Las Vegas Casinos Shift Stand, Backing Internet Wagering
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/technology/17GAMB.html
Nissan Returns to Profitability
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Japan-Nissan.html
TECHNOLOGY
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Las Vegas Casinos Shift Stand, Backing Internet Wagering
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/technology/17GAMB.html
Mutual Funds Heavily Sold Cisco Shares in First Quarter
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/technology/17FUND.html
More Than a Palmtop, Not Quite a PC
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/technology/17TABL.html
Congress Getting a Preview of Online Music Service
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/technology/17MUSI.html
NEW YORK REGION
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N.J. Schools Rethink Zero Tolerance Rule on Threats
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/nyregion/17THRE.html
The Search for a Hofstra Sophomore Becomes a College Murder
Case
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/nyregion/17HOFS.html
Reading Scores Rise Slightly in 4th Grade
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/nyregion/17EXAM.html
Fire Warden Keeps Woodland Blazes in Check and Residents at
Rest
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/nyregion/17FIRE.html
SPORTS
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Extra Innings Spell Trouble for Yankees
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/sports/17YANK.html
Respite Over, Mets' Doldrums Return
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/sports/17METS.html
For Sixers, It's All Iverson, All the Time
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/sports/17SIXE.html
Sosa Reaches Milestone in Cubs' Loss
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/sports/AP-BBN-Astros-Cubs.html
ARTS
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Shoving Through the Crowd at Cannes to Taste Lyrical
Nostalgia
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/arts/17CANN.html
Frank Stella Spins a Sturdy Web Out of Romanticism and Steel
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/arts/17NOTE.html
Broadway Run of 'Seussical' Short-Lived
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/arts/17SEUS.html
2 Warhols Bring Top Prices at Postwar Art Sale
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/arts/17AUCT.html
OP-ED COLUMNISTS
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By BOB HERBERT: 'Sorry' Isn't Enough
The two Brooklyn men freed after 14 years in prison for a
wrongful murder conviction underscore a national trend in
which authorities manage to nail the wrong men.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/opinion/17HERB.html
By WILLIAM SAFIRE: The Senate Plumbers
In going after a magazine's editorial sources, Congress is
in danger of infringing the First Amendment
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/opinion/17SAFI.html
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