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QUOTE OF THE DAY "Our country desperately needed to win this tournament. I'm
NATIONAL Governors Say Medicaid Needs More Federal Help to Control Rising Costs Utah's Changes May Be as Fleeting as Olympic Glory
Machine Age Clash Among Surfers
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INTERNATIONAL
Death of Reporter Puts Focus on Pakistan's Intelligence Unit Israelis to Keep Arafat Confined, but Loosen Reins
Colombian Rebels Sabotage Peace Hopes
New links between Islamic militants and the Pakistan intelligence agency are intensifying suspicions about the agency's role in the kidnapping of Daniel Pearl.
The Israeli government decided Sunday to keep Yasir Arafat restricted to the West Bank city of Ramallah, while loosening the military cordon at his compound.
A month ago, there was a breakthrough in the Colombian peace talks. But with recent kidnappings and a hijacking, the nation's 38-year civil war has only intensified.
BUSINESS
Impatient Court Presses the F.C.C. to Deregulate Insurers Fault Enron Deals at Morgan
Others Endure Complications in Telephone Bankruptcy
Will a federal appeals court order the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider the rule limiting the expansion of media companies, or simply strike it down?
Several insurance companies accused J. P. Morgan Chase of engineering loans disguised as trades, thus allowing Enron to hide its debts.
The bankruptcy proceedings of Global Crossing are potentially more disruptive for the company's creditors, customers and partners than previously expected.
TECHNOLOGY
Intel Introduces Chips for Servers Using Pentium 4 Technology Others Endure Complications in Telephone Bankruptcy
I.B.M. Circuits Are Now Faster and Reduce Use of Power
The Intel Corporation plans to announce on Monday that it has shipped the first server-computer chips based on its Pentium 4 line of microprocessors.
The bankruptcy proceedings of Global Crossing are potentially more disruptive for the company's creditors, customers and partners than previously expected.
I.B.M. will announce Monday what it describes as the world's fastest semiconductor circuits, devices that will reach speeds in excess of 110 gigahertz.
POLITICS
Bush's Hopes for Republican to Run California Hit a Snag Senator Wellstone of Minnesota Says He Has Multiple Sclerosis
The Olympics Behind Him, Romney Considers a Political Run
Richard J. Riordan, President Bush's preferred candidate for governor of California, has tumbled from the heady perch of inevitable Republican nominee.
Senator Paul Wellstone, a Minnesota Democrat who is running for a third term this fall, announced Sunday morning that he has a mild form of multiple sclerosis.
Mitt Romney, president of the Olympics organizing committee, said on Sunday that his thoughts were turning to a possible run for office in Massachusetts.
SPORTS
Medal Collection Is Payoff for U.S. Plan Lakers' Biggest Victory Over Boredom, Not Knicks
From Bad to Worst Ever for St. John's
America earned an unprecedented avalanche of 34 medals, a haul that is the culmination of a costly and well-thought-out plan.
Shaquille O'Neal had a few thunderous alley-oop dunks, but for the most part, the Lakers lacked passion in an easy win over the Knicks.
St. John's simply had to count down the minutes on a beating by the Blue Devils, the Red Storm's worst defeat in team history.
ARTS
Players Join Managers to Save the St. Louis Symphony A Boxed Set in One File? Online Music Finds a Way
Albee Hides Death Behind Curtains
Faced with a severe financial crisis, the management team and musicians of the St. Louis Symphony have joined forces for an ambitious fund-raising campaign.
A growing number people are using zip files as part of a process for downloading entire albums, not just individual songs, from the Internet.
Rosemary Harris's version of cool heat sends off stellar light waves in this revival of Edward Albee's 1971 drama, which is not the most audience-friendly play.
NY REGION
A Deposit Plan With No Return for Scavengers Biker Attack Is Called Clash Over Long Island Turf
Families of '93 Bombing Victims Ask, What About Us?
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's proposal to end the 5 cent recycling redemption program would inadvertently destroy the livelihood of poor and homeless redeemers.
The attack by Pagan Outlaw Motorcycle Club members on Hells Angels on Saturday appeared to be a response to the Angels' bid to raise their profile on Long Island.
The relatives of the six people who were killed in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center lamented on Sunday that their losses had been overlooked.
OP-ED
'Masterly Inactivity'
Alabamians Go by an Outdated Book
Hinduism's Political Resurgence
By WILLIAM SAFIRE
The way to end the Palestinian guerrilla war against Israel is to demonstrate forcefully that such a war cannot be won.
By DIANE ROBERTS
Many Alabamians see the real racism of their state's 1901 Constitution in a regressive tax regime that disproportionately hits the poor hardest, and they want to reform it.
By PANKAJ MISHRA
Fed by a patriotic media and film industry and reflected in bellicose posturing against Pakistan, Hindu nationalism nearly dominates public life now in India.
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