Check out the advertisement (in bold by me) taken out by Quebec in today's online edition of the NY Times:
/--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------The people of Quebec support the United States
of America in their systematic fight against
terrorism. As friends and neighbours of America,
Quebecers share its pain and anger over the tragic
events of September 11, 2001.
Bernard Landry
Prime Minister of Quebec
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TODAY'S HEADLINES
The New York Times on the Web
Saturday, September 22, 2001
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"So the only master of the world wants to threaten us. But
make no mistake: Afghanistan, as it was in the past the
Great Britain, he came, the Red Army, he came Afghanistan
is a swamp."
-SUHAIL SHAHEEN, an Afghan envoy in Pakistan.
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NATIONAL
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Tape Reveals Wild Struggle on Flight 93
A desperate and wild struggle took place aboard the hijacked
United Airlines Flight 93 before it crashed in
southwestern Pennsylvania, according to the plane's cockpit
voice recorder.
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Some Passengers Singled Out for Exclusion by Flight Crew
Incidents of racial profiling are occurring on commercial
airline flights.
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Talk of War No Deterrent for Some Looking to Military
Enlisting in the armed forces is still seen as a way up, if
not out, for young people in poor and working class
neighborhoods.
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/--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------The people of Quebec support the United States
of America in their systematic fight against
terrorism. As friends and neighbours of America,
Quebecers share its pain and anger over the tragic
events of September 11, 2001.
Bernard Landry
Prime Minister of Quebec
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INTERNATIONAL
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U.S. Puts Afghan Strike Ahead of Full Plan
A senior Bush administration official said that the "initial
phase" of the assault on terrorism would be aimed at Osama
bin Laden and his network in Afghanistan.
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U.S. Sanctions on Islamabad Will Be Lifted
The Bush administration moved to lift some economic and
military sanctions against Pakistan, its new partner in the
war on terrorism.
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Europe Moves Against Those Tied to Attacks
The pursuit of the network behind the terrorist attacks
spread across Europe, with arrests in Britain, in France
and the issuing of two arrest warrants in Germany.
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BUSINESS
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Congress Allocates $15 Billion to Help the Airline Industry
Congress overwhelmingly passed a $15 billion package to bail
out the ailing airlines and agreed to set up an open-ended
federal fund to compensate victims of last week's terrorist
attacks.
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Confidence, in the Economy and the U.S., Is the Long-Term
Issue
As the Dow suffered its worst week since the Great
Depression, fundamental attitudes about the American
economy and faith in America itself are being tested.
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Share Prices Plunge 14% for the Week, Second Worst Ever
America's stock markets fell again Friday, ending one of the
worst weeks in their history, as many investors moved their
money out of stocks and into less risky assets.
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TECHNOLOGY
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Microsoft Delays Release of Xbox Game System by a Week
The Microsoft Corporation, following a pattern of delays and
shortfalls by the makers of video game consoles, postponed
by one week the North American release of its Xbox game
system.
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Concern Over Proposed Changes in Internet Surveillance
Significant and perhaps worrisome changes in the
government's Internet surveillance authority have been
proposed by legislators in the wake of the attacks on the
World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
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Wireless Companies May Be Near Deal for New Licenses
Federal officials and the wireless telephone industry are
close to what could be a $17 billion settlement of the
lawsuits between the government and NextWave Telecom.
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POLITICS
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Congress Allocates $15 Billion to Help the Airline Industry
Congress overwhelmingly passed a $15 billion package to bail
out the ailing airlines and agreed to set up an open-ended
federal fund to compensate victims of last week's terrorist
attacks.
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For Bush, a Mission and a Defining Moment
The terror attacks on New York and Washington have
transformed President Bush's sense of himself and his
presidency, his aides say.
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Debating Whether New Agency Can Command, or Just Link
Commanders
How do more than 40 disparate agencies police borders,
protect against terrorists and respond immediately to any
attack?
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SPORTS
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Mets' Magic Shows No Signs of Disappearing
Mike Piazza hit a two-run homer off Queens native Steve
Karsay in the bottom of the eighth, lifting the Mets over
Atlanta in dramatic fashion to cap an emotional evening at
Shea Stadium.
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Orioles Rally to Beat Yanks
The Yankees rallied from two runs down in the ninth inning
to take a one-run lead before losing to the Baltimore
Orioles in the bottom of the ninth.
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At Penn State, Unease Extends to Football
In its first game in three weeks, Penn State's football team
must contend with unease generated by last week's terrorist
attacks and a fan base disappointed by a program that does
not win as much as it used to.
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Giants' Defense Hopes to Live Up to Hype
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Injury-Depleted MetroStars Get Ready for Playoffs
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Business Is Anything but Usual
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ARTS
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Stars Gather on TV to Raise Money and Pay Tribute
A history-making all-star telethon to raise money for the
terror relief effort was shaped by the wise idea that the
public was ready for an eloquent expression of sorrow.
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Thinkers Face the Limits of a Just War
As Americans reel from the attacks, a moral equation hovers:
what would be the appropriate, effective and just response
by the most powerful nation on earth?
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Brahms, Masur and Philharmonic Touch the Heart of the Matter
If ever there was a moment when Americans, particularly New
Yorkers, needed musical inspiration and healing it is now.
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NY REGION
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Quiet Pockets Fill Up With Cries of Grief
The trail of terror wrought in the Sept. 11 tragedy hit not
only Manhattan, but also tread a path through several
surrounding communities.
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Officials Say Number of Those Still Missing May Be
Overstated
The possibility of the number of people listed as missing
and feared dead in the World Trade Center attack could go
down because of discrepancies in the number counted from
abroad.
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Already, Grim Statistics for New York Consumer Sales
As New Yorkers try to recover from the World Trade Center
attack, consumer confidence is eroding to a point where
many are avoiding big-ticket purchases.
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OP-ED
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Remembering and Forgetting
By BILL KELLER
Oklahoma City rushed into the question of a proper memorial,
as New Yorkers almost certainly will, as a form of healing.
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'To Thine Own Self Be True'
By ANTHONY LEWIS
We have urgent reasons of self-interest to make sure that
our struggle against terrorism sticks to American values.
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Afghans Can Be Our Allies
By BARNETT R. RUBIN
A successful American operation against terrorism based in
Afghanistan would have to help people there establish a
legitimate government and rebuild their country.
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