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   February 3, 2002   QUOTE OF THE DAY "Miramax spends a fortune. And the p=
eople over at   DreamWorks run a campaign like they've got a candidate in t=
he New Hampshire primary."  TOM ORTENBERG, of Lions Gate Films, on campaign=
ing for Oscar nominations.   NATIONAL Hard-Pressed Parents Fall Behind on T=
uition  Showing the extent to which the recession is squeezing middle- and =
even upper-class families, many are seeking extensions on tuition bills.   =
Churches on Right Seek Right to Back Candidates  Religious conservatives ar=
e starting a campaign to remove the prohibition of churches endorsing polit=
ical candidates.   State Seeks Child Parents Don't Acknowledge  A couple be=
longing to a Massachusetts religious sect have been ordered by authorities =
to turn over a child that is believed to be in danger.     MORE NATIONAL NE=
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ss Sorkin.  Sign up now!   [IMAGE]   INTERNATIONAL The Palestinian Vision o=
f Peace  Palestinians want to live as equals alongside Israel in an indepen=
dent and viable state on the territories occupied by Israel in 1967.   Econ=
omic Forum Shifts Its Focus to New Dangers  Usually preoccupied with techno=
logy and borderless commerce, participants at the World Economic Forum this=
 year seem more obsessed with their vulnerabilities.   New Hope That Kidnap=
ped Journalist Is Alive  The Pakistani police searched for a missing Americ=
an reporter after e-mail messages said he had been killed, but a new e-mail=
 offered hope that he may be alive.     MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS    BUSINESS=
 Enron Panel Finds Inflated Profits and Few Controls  In a report released =
Saturday night, a special committee of Enron's board said that the company =
had falsely inflated its profits by almost $1 billion last year.   Enron Sc=
andal Shocks Even Those   Who Helped It Along  Some of the lawmakers and re=
gulators investigating some of the causes behind the Enron-Arthur Andersen =
scandal may need to look no further than a mirror.   Even Last Year, Option=
 Spigot Was Wide Open  As corporate earnings and cash flow have ebbed and s=
tock prices have fallen, boards have been doling out options as a cheap, ba=
lance-sheet-friendly way of compensating managers.     MORE BUSINESS NEWS  =
  TECHNOLOGY The Strong Will Survive the Fallout in Telecom  Adam Quinton, =
head of global telecommunications research at Merrill Lynch, talked last we=
ek about the current grim state of the industry and its future.   Losses So=
ur Companies on Venture Investments  When the economy took a turn for the w=
orse last year, so did the fate of billions of dollars in venture investmen=
ts by many corporations.   Europe Is Said to Be on Verge of Ending Case Aga=
inst Intel  The European Commission is about to drop its antitrust investig=
ation of the Intel Corporation, a person close to the investigation said.  =
   MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS    POLITICS Gore Rebukes Bush, and Tries to Mend Fe=
nces at Home in Tennessee  Al Gore re-emerged in his home state, criticizin=
g President Bush's policies on several domestic issues.   Bush Hires Hard-L=
iners to Handle Cuba Policy  The Bush administration is filling its Latin A=
merica policy ranks with officials known for a hard-line stance toward Fide=
l Castro's government.   Bush Budget Links Dollars to Deeds With New Rating=
s  President Bush's proposed budget plan will for the first time formally a=
ssess the performance of government agencies and link their financing to th=
e grades they receive.     MORE POLITICS NEWS    SPORTS A Game That's All a=
 Matter of Vision  As if the magnitude of the game isn't big enough, there =
will be the extra pressure of a personal battle between Mike Martz and Bill=
 Belichick in the Super Bowl.   Coaching Results: Will X or O Determine Hir=
ings?  The winner of this Super Bowl will affect coaching hirings for seaso=
ns to come and will impact the way the game is played.   Kidd's Big Shot Gi=
ves Nets Big Victory  Jason Kidd's 31 points included a clinching 3-pointer=
 that pushed the Nets over Toronto. He posted his second consecutive triple=
-double in the win.     MORE SPORTS NEWS    ARTS What Price Buzz? Hollywood=
 Breaks Bank for Oscar Race  Hollywood studios are in the middle of the   b=
iggest Oscar spending spree in history.   What Price Success for a Newly Po=
pular BBC?  The BBC beat its main rival, ITV, in the 2001 ratings race. The=
 hallowed institution now finds itself being accused of having lowered its =
standards.   For Frances's Youth, 'un Teen Movie'  French filmmakers have n=
ewly taken on a staple of American culture  the teen movie  and its raw  tr=
eatment of teenage sexuality.     MORE ARTS NEWS    NY REGION Near Ground Z=
ero, Adage Is Location, Location and Luck  The successes and failures of bu=
sinesses near the former World Trade Center site can be traced to multiple =
factors.   Bush Administration Approves $700 Million Grant to Help Rebuild =
Lower Manhattan  The money is intended to create jobs and revive businesses=
 devastated by the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.   36 Are Arr=
ested, but Demonstrations Remain Peaceful  Saturday's protest agenda at the=
 World Economic Forum turned out to be largely without incident.     MORE N=
Y REGION NEWS    OP-ED  The Dude and the Dud   By MAUREEN DOWD  How on eart=
h-in-the-balance can   Al Gore succeed now that the Dude has   morphed into=
 the Man?   The End of NATO?   By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN  The United States has=
 become so much more technologically advanced than any of its NATO allies t=
hat America increasingly doesn't need them to fight a distant war.   The Pa=
lestinian Vision of Peace   By YASIR ARAFAT  Palestinians want to live as e=
quals alongside Israel in an independent and viable state on the territorie=
s occupied by Israel in 1967.     MORE OP-ED  NEWS    About This E-Mail You=
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