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DATE INDEX | WHAT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 15, 2001

NEWS

New College Park arena angles for winning edge By Alec MacGillis | Alec MacGillis,SUN STAFF

State Court of Appeals again upholds death penalty law By Joan Jacobson | Joan Jacobson,SUN STAFF

Montgomery Co. man is struck by train, dies By Jason Song | Jason Song,SUN STAFF

Md. political remapping is completed By David Nitkin | David Nitkin,SUN STAFF

U.S. forces battle last of al-Qaida By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

AIDS activists win battle in S. Africa By John Murphy | John Murphy,SUN FOREIGN STAFF

India accuses militants in Pakistan of attack By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Cut in risks to pensions proposed By Michael Dresser and William Patalon III | Michael Dresser and William Patalon III,SUN STAFF

Crashes claim lives of two men By Laurie Willis | Laurie Willis,SUN STAFF

Harford starts work on library and rec center By Lane Harvey Brown | Lane Harvey Brown,SUN STAFF

Arafat at home on shaky ground By Peter Hermann | Peter Hermann,SUN FOREIGN STAFF

Naval Academy chief says PSINet Stadium preferred By Jon Morgan | Jon Morgan,SUN STAFF

City man, 31, is sentenced to 30 months in arson scheme By John B. O'Donnell | John B. O'Donnell,SUN STAFF

In video, a harsher light on bin Laden By Jean Marbella | Jean Marbella,SUN NATIONAL STAFF

John W. Morsberger Sr., 80, city officer who later ran popular Hamilton tavern By Frederick N. Rasmussen | Frederick N. Rasmussen,SUN STAFF

In Maryland DiBiagio is praised during swearing-in as... By FROM STAFF REPORTS

Research staff crosses fingers By Jackie Powder | Jackie Powder,SUN STAFF

Police await cause of man's death after arrest BY A SUN STAFF WRITER

Police entry ruled not justified By Johnathon E. Briggs | Johnathon E. Briggs,SUN STAFF

Midshipman is academy's first female Rhodes scholar By Laura Sullivan | Laura Sullivan,SUN STAFF

Va. study raises hope for bay crabs By Joel McCord | Joel McCord,SUN STAFF

A lavish lifestyle -- for an Afghan By Edward A. Gargan | Edward A. Gargan,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Linda Tripp avoids home foreclosure BY A SUN STAFF WRITER

Niceties at the Naval Academy By Laura Sullivan | Laura Sullivan,SUN STAFF

Paging holiday gift-givers: some literary suggestions By GREGORY KANE

Drug dealer gets life for killing state trooper By Del Quentin Wilber | Del Quentin Wilber,SUN STAFF

SPORTS

Long Reach rolls past Centennial, 69-58 By Kevin Van Valkenburg | Kevin Van Valkenburg,SUN STAFF

Stewart has Steelers cutting their losses By Chuck Finder | Chuck Finder,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Ravens' Williams looks for running start By Brent Jones | Brent Jones,SUN STAFF

Wizards roll to 5th straight win, 96-80 By Edward Lee | Edward Lee,SUN STAFF

O's waving white flag on bidding By Joe Strauss | Joe Strauss,SUN STAFF

Catonsville, Bryn Mawr win at Sherry Shootout By Rich Scherr | Rich Scherr,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Gehring's 31 lift Gilman over St. Mary's, 86-73 By Pat O'Malley | Pat O'Malley,SUN STAFF

Mount Hebron's Waagbo scores 34 in 59-49 victory By Rick Belz | Rick Belz,SUN STAFF

Mt. Hebron takes two at tri-meet By Lem Satterfield | Lem Satterfield,SUN STAFF

Frame scores 31 as Owls pull upset By FROM STAFF REPORTS

Expos' stay in D.C. for '02 unlikely By Peter Schmuck | Peter Schmuck,SUN STAFF

Turmoil resolved, Towson turns attention to sport By Glenn P. Graham | Glenn P. Graham,SUN STAFF

For Holmes, there's no place like Kansas City By Ken Murray | Ken Murray,SUN STAFF

O'Leary resigns as coach of Irish By Avani Patel | Avani Patel,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Siragusa remark angers Pittsburgh By Jamison Hensley

BUSINESS

Sun targets 140 jobs with voluntary buyouts By Eileen Ambrose | Eileen Ambrose,SUN STAFF

Phone heavyweights square off in Maryland By Andrea K. Walker | Andrea K. Walker,SUN STAFF

Judge OKs brokerage settlement By Robert Little | Robert Little,SUN STAFF

US Air to shut crew base By Paul Adams | Paul Adams,SUN STAFF

FEATURES

Chamber players keep it simple, solid By Tim Smith | Tim Smith,SUN MUSIC CRITIC

Card game: Handwriting brings holiday memories rushing back By JACQUES KELLY

Postmark: North Pole By Rob Hiaasen | Rob Hiaasen,SUN STAFF

Trains, planes have a historical connection By Frederick N. Rasmussen | Frederick N. Rasmussen,SUN STAFF

Reports of war draw fire to Fox By David Folkenflik | David Folkenflik,SUN TELEVISION WRITER

Good benefits, bad pay and zip job security By Anabelle de Gale | Anabelle de Gale,KNIGHT RIDDER TRIBUNE

A pipe dream finally comes true in battle to water Christmas tree By Rob Kasper