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 After quitting the Sandinista movement and dropping out of
 politics several years ago, Sergio Ram&#237;rez began a
 literary career that has won him worldwide renown.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2001
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"There is a strong possibility that we will go through all
this agony and it will end up changing nothing."
-CHESTER E. FINN Jr.,  a former Reagan administration official, discussing Federal 
legislation on school testing. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/national/17EDUC.html?todaysheadlines


NATIONAL
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Education Plan Comes Under Fire by State Officials

Education officials say coming federal requirements for
reading and math tests threaten to undermine the testing
systems in virtually every state.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/national/17EDUC.html?todaysheadlines

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Condit Facing Bills in Inquiry With Few Financial Resources 

Representative Gary A. Condit of California, caught in the
middle of the Chandra Ann Levy controversy, faces big
expenses for his team of lawyers and public relations
advisers and it is unclear what resources he has to pay
them.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/politics/17INTE.html?todaysheadlines 

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Church Bombing Figure Found to Be Incompetent

An Alabama judge ruled that Bobby Frank Cherry, the sole
remaining defendant in the 1963 Birmingham church bombing
case, was mentally incompetent to stand trial.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/national/17CHUR.html?todaysheadlines 

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INTERNATIONAL
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Russia and China Sign 'Friendship' Pact

Russia and China signed a treaty that commits them to oppose
jointly much of the framework for international security
that the United States is seeking to erect.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/international/17RUSS.html?todaysheadlines

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Kashmir and A-Arms Defeat Leaders of India and Pakistan 

The leaders of India and Pakistan abruptly broke off two
days of talks before making any progress on their conflict
over Kashmir, or on reducing the risks of a nuclear
exchange.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/international/17INDI.html?todaysheadlines 

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Bush Forgoes Trying to Bar Cuba Deals by Foreigners

President Bush said that he would not activate the harshest
sanction of a law that seeks to punish foreigners for
investing in property in Cuba that was confiscated by the
Havana government.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/international/17PREX.html?todaysheadlines 

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BUSINESS
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Panel Urges Higher Fuel Efficiency for  Automobiles

A federal panel backed by President Bush has recommended
that the government require automakers to improve the
mileage of new vehicles.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/business/17AUTO.html?todaysheadlines

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Several Rough Years Are Seen for Semiconductor Industry 

Semiconductor equipment makers will see their industry
decline by more than a third this year and will not surpass
last year's sales levels until 2004.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/technology/ebusiness/17CHIP.html?todaysheadlines
 

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Citigroup's Profits Rise, Bank of America's Fall

Citigroup Inc. posted a 13 percent increase in quarterly
profits on Monday, but earnings at Bank of America Corp.,
fell 2 percent.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/business/17BANK.html?todaysheadlines 

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TECHNOLOGY
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Compaq to Emphasize Computer Services

Compaq will announce a change in the way it sells its
products to large corporations, emphasizing the company's
increasing reliance on its services division.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/technology/ebusiness/17COMP.html?todaysheadlines

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Several Rough Years Are Seen for Semiconductor Industry 

Semiconductor equipment makers will see their industry
decline by more than a third this year and will not surpass
last year's sales levels until 2004.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/technology/ebusiness/17CHIP.html?todaysheadlines
 

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Clever Wiring Harnesses Tiny Switches

Researchers in the field of molecular electronics are now
starting to tackle the problem of how to wire tiny
molecular switches together into useful devices.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/science/physical/17SWIT.html?todaysheadlines 

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POLITICS
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Cheney Calls on Navy to Pay Bill to Light His Home

The White House has asked Congress to shift the $186,000
electricity bill for Vice President Dick Cheney's official
residence from the vice president's official budget to the
Navy.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/politics/17MANS.html?todaysheadlines

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Moderate Democrats Seek Unity and a Leader 

This year's gathering of the Democratic Leadership Council
has added significance as Democrats continue to seek the
party's ideological footing now that the Republicans
control the White House.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/politics/17DEMS.html?todaysheadlines 

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Study Says 2000 Election Missed Millions of Votes

A study of the 2000 presidential election by scientists from
the M.I.T. and the California Institute of Technology found
that 4 million to 6 million votes of the 100 million cast
last November were not counted.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/politics/17VOTE.html?todaysheadlines 

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SPORTS
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Trachsel Wins to Continue Mets' Awakening

Steve Trachsel, who has been a major disappointment for the
Mets this year, pitched a splendid game in leading the Mets
past the Toronto Blue Jays.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/sports/baseball/17METS.html?todaysheadlines

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Yanks Overcome Missed Chances to Beat Phillies 

The Yankees won in spite of themselves, scoring an
improbable go-ahead run on a balk with two out in the 13th
inning and adding two more runs to win.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/sports/baseball/17YANK.html?todaysheadlines 

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Judge Dismisses Some Charges in Olympic Vote-Buying Case

A federal judge threw out 4 of 15 felony charges in the Salt
Lake City Olympics bribery case and indefinitely postponed
the trial of two men indicted in the case.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/sports/othersports/17LAKE.html?todaysheadlines 

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ARTS
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Reality Island: Overcrowded, but Showing No Signs of Sinking

With as many as 15 to 20 reality shows crowding their way
onto the broadcast networks next season, how much reality
TV is too much?
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/arts/17REAL.html?todaysheadlines

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A Sandinista Who Renounced the Sword for the Pen 

After quitting the Sandinista movement and dropping out of
politics several years ago, Sergio Ram&#237;rez began a
literary career that has won him worldwide renown.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/books/17ARTS.html?todaysheadlines 

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On the Stage or in the Tent, the Sound Was Spinning at Jones Beach

Live bands performed on one stage while disc jockeys pumped
out dance beats in a nearby tent at Area: One, the
seven-hour event at the Jones Beach Theater.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/arts/17AREA.html?todaysheadlines 

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NY REGION
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Bloomberg Tops Combined Spending of All Opponents

Billionaire businessman Michael R. Bloomberg has already
spent more than $8 million of his own money in his bid for
mayor, exceeding the combined expenditures of all four of
the Democrats and one Republican vying against him.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/nyregion/17FINA.html?todaysheadlines

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In Court, a Priest Reveals a Secret He Carried for 12 Years 

A Roman Catholic priest, the Rev. Joseph Towle, testified
that in 1989 a man, now dead, confessed to him that he had
killed a man whom two friends were convicted of murdering.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/nyregion/17PRIE.html?todaysheadlines 

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All Languages, All the Time, And All Over the Suburban Dial

Ethnic radio stations are increasingly popping up in the far
corners of the New York  metropolitan area, reflecting both
the growing diversity of suburbia and the changing  nature
of the radio business.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/nyregion/17RADI.html?todaysheadlines 

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OP-ED 
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Demanding a Vote on Reform

House speaker Dennis Hastert must know that in reneging last
week on his promise to allow  for a fair vote on campaign
finance reform, he is further dramatizing the issue.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/opinion/17TUE1.html?todaysheadlines

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A Missile Shield Road Map 

The Pentagon reports that last weekend's missile  defense
test was a success but many more tests  will be needed
before a reliable ground-based system is ready for use.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/opinion/17TUE2.html?todaysheadlines 

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New Man at the Olympic Helm

The election of Dr. Jacques Rogge to serve an eight-year
term as the International Olympic Committee president was
as important a decision as the granting of the 2008 Summer
Olympics to Beijing.
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/opinion/17TUE3.html?todaysheadlines 

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