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Daschle Vows Prompt Action in Senate on Soft Money Ban
By ALISON MITCHELL
The Senate majority leader promised today that his chamber would take quick action on the campaign finance measure.
Video: Campaign Finance Overhaul

Milosevic Begins His Defense, Blasting NATO for '99 Bombing
By IAN FISHER
A driven and engaged Slobodan Milosevic today laid blame for the carnage in the Balkans on everyone but himself.
Video: Milosevic Defense | Reaction

Bush Offers Alternate Pollution Plan
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Bush today proposed an array of tax incentives to reduce pollution as an alternative to a global warming accord.
Video: Bush Climate Policy

First Cloned Cat Is Born, Scientists Report
By REUTERS
Researchers in Texas today reported the cloning of the first companion animal as part of a program for replicating pets.

Enron Official Says She Warned Lay About Financial Irregularities
(Reuters)
Sherron S. Watkins, an Enron employee, told lawmakers today that she warned Enron's chairman last summer about inflated and misleading profit statements.
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INTERNATIONAL
Pakistani Suspect Tells Court Abducted U.S. Reporter Is Dead

OLYMPICS
Canada to Appeal on Skating; Judge Pressured, French Say

NATIONAL
Senate Debates Election Overhaul

OP-ED COLUMNIST
Safire: Who's Hu in Beijing

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BUSINESS

Rule Makers Take on Loopholes That Enron Used in Hiding Debt

Stocks End Mixed, With Dow Just Above 10,000

Global Crossing Woes Delay Military Contract

NATIONAL

Personal Costs for Medicare H.M.O.'s Rise

A Computer Shutdown Plays Havoc at Interior

Antismoking Group Sues to Preserve an Ad Campaign's Tone

POLITICS

House Approves Stimulus Tax Package for a Third Time

Bush Plan Expected to Slow, Not Halt, Gas Emission Rise

House Passes Campaign Finance Bill

HEALTH

Alzheimer's May Be Linked to Normal Diet Byproduct

Personal Costs for Medicare H.M.O.'s Rise

Antismoking Group Sues to Preserve an Ad Campaign's Tone

SCIENCE

How It Works: Squeezing Ever More From the Cellphone Spectrum

Uproar Over a Sliced, and Revered, Meteorite

The Future of Cellphones Is Here. Sort Of.

ARTS

Waylon Jennings, a Star and Outlaw of Country Music, Is Dead at 64

For Langston Hughes, Centennial Appreciation

Critic's Notebook: A Revival for a Playwright Who's Funny and Upsetting




INTERNATIONAL

Foreign Followers of Falun Gong Held by Police in Beijing Protest

Israeli Sweep Draws Criticism as 16 Palestinians Are Released

European Union to Deploy Election Observers in Zimbabwe

N.Y. REGION

Bloomberg Seeks Cuts in Spending at Most Agencies

In London, Giuliani Is Honorary Knight but Bona Fide Hero

With Larger Charities Faring Well, Neighborhood Nonprofits Struggle

OLYMPICS

Alpine Combined: Miller Finds Silver Lining

Spain's Muehlegg Wins Second Gold

Speedskating: Ohno Overcomes Crowd and Flu

SPORTS

Stars 4, Rangers 2: Rangers Fall Short in Third Period

6 Into 5 Doesn't Fit for Yankees' Hernández

Knicks 89, Raptors 82: Knicks Turn Back Raptors' Rally

TECHNOLOGY

Global Crossing Woes Delay Military Contract

Talking More but Enjoying It Less

Comcast Says It Will Stop Storing Data on Customers

TRAVEL

Sounds of Silence in the Anza-Borrego Desert

Hot Tubs Among the Blooms

What's Doing: In Guadalajara

BOOKS

For Langston Hughes, Centennial Appreciation

Books of The Times: Tales of Teenage Angst, Both Real and Imagined

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On This Day
On Feb. 14...
1929: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre took place in a Chicago garage as seven rivals of Al Capone's gang were gunned down. (See this front page.)
1847: Anna Howard Shaw, one of the most influential leaders of the women's suffrage movement, was born. (Read about her life.)
1868: Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about Valentine's Day. (See the cartoon.)


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