Message-ID: <5182235.1075855133224.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 05:59:02 -0800 (PST) From: nytdirect@nytimes.com To: don.baughman@enron.com Subject: Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Saturday, December 15, 2001 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: The New York Times Direct @ENRON X-To: Baughman Jr., Don X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Edward_Baughman_Jan2002\Baughman Jr., Don\Deleted Items X-Origin: Baughman-E X-FileName: dbaughm (Non-Privileged).pst [IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE] Search NYTimes.com Today's News Past Week Past 30 Days Past 90= Days Past Year Since 1996 =09 [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Customize This E-Mail [IMAGE] Customize This E-= Mail =09 December 15, 2001 QUOTE OF THE DAY "Where is the big guy?" HAZARAT AL= I, an Afghan commander, in a radio conversation with an Al Qaeda fighter. = TolkienArchives Examine the World of J. R. R. Tolkien - This sponsored fea= ture includes articles from the New York Times archives, slide shows of Tol= kien's artwork, multimedia presentations from New Line Cinema, weekly trivi= a quizzes and more. Explore Tolkien Today . NATIONAL Babies Used in = Drug Ring, Officials Say Officials charged 35 people with running a smuggl= ing ring that transported drugs in cans of baby formula. Some Muslims Say= Tape Removes Previous Doubt Some influential American Muslims say they fi= nally have seen enough evidence to accept the United States government's ve= rsion of events. Disney Pays Back Wages For Contractor The company paid = $903,000 to cover back wages for a contractor who violated child labor, min= imum wage and overtime laws. MORE NATIONAL NEWS Advertisement Learn = a Language in Your Car...or Anywhere - Special Offer! Bravo! Formidable! F= antastico! Introducing a multi-level language instruction series at Audibl= e called Learn in Your Car. This language series is designed to help you le= arn another language...in a car or anywhere. Choose from Spanish, French, G= erman, Italian, Russian, or Japanese. Listen for free now. [IMAGE] INTE= RNATIONAL Al Qaeda Resistance Falters Under Heavy Attack The last pocket o= f Al Qaeda resistance appeared to be crumbling today as groups of fighters = loyal to Osama bin Laden were captured or fled and others debated over two-= way radios whether to surrender. G.I.'s Had Crucial Role in Battle for Ka= ndahar Details are emerging of the central role played by the American mil= itary in the fighting that took place in southern Afghanistan over the past= weeks. Israel Enters Two Gaza Towns Two Palestinians were killed, dozen= s were injured and several were arrested after Israeli troops and tanks sea= rching for militants moved into Palestinian areas at the northern and south= ern ends of the Gaza Strip today. MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS BUSINESS V= ivendi Moves to Gain Access to TV Markets Vivendi Universal has lined up a= set of deals intended to challenge the American entertainment giants in th= eir struggle to dominate the industry. The Familiar and the Cozy Are Much= in Favor This Year A yearning for old-fashioned things is providing one o= f the few comforts for retailers during this recession-bound holiday season= . Finance Minister of Argentina Resigns Post The uncertainty of Argentin= a's precarious financial situation deepened Friday when Daniel Marx, the fi= nance secretary, resigned. MORE BUSINESS NEWS TECHNOLOGY Verizon See= ks Advantage Over Smaller Competitors New York's local phone carrier wants= to charge more to lease phone lines. Microsoft and Bank One Team Up Mic= rosoft and Bank One are forming a three-year strategic relationship worth $= 30 million to develop and promote services and products aimed at consumers = and small and mid-sized companies. Program Makes Linux System a Friendlie= r Place to Work Linux is still struggling to make itself palatable to the = everyday computer user. Help may come in the form of Ximian Evolution. = MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS POLITICS E.P.A. Reconsiders Human Tests of Pestic= ides The Bush administration is backing off its inclination to consider th= e results of the tests in regulatory decisions on toxic pesticides. Lawma= kers Slip Farther Apart on Economic Recovery Deal Representative Bill Thom= as asked for more sweeping income tax cuts than the Bush administration is = seeking. Tapes Suggest U.S. Spying Missed Signals The Osama bin Laden vi= deotape is raising new questions about why authorities failed to uncover th= e plot before the attacks occurred. MORE POLITICS NEWS SPORTS Notre = Dame Coach Resigns Five days after naming George O'Leary its new head foot= ball coach, Notre Dame announced that he had resigned suddenly after admitt= ing to falsifying his academic and athletic background. Starters Exit Ear= ly in Knicks' Loss With the Knicks trailing by 15 points after three quart= ers, Don Chaney sat four of his starters for the entire fourth as New York = fell to the Wizards. Mets Say Gonzalez Still Too Costly Even though they= made a move that reduced their payroll, trading David Justice to Oakland f= or reliever Mark Guthrie, the Mets are not yet in full pursuit of free age= nt Juan Gonzalez. MORE SPORTS NEWS ARTS W. G. Sebald, Elegiac German= Novelist, Is Dead at 57 W. G. Sebald, the author of "Austerlitz" and one = of the most acclaimed of contemporary writers, was killed on Friday in an a= utomobile accident in Norfolk, England. Domingo's Voice Fails, but He Is = Hailed at La Scala Pl?cido Domingo made his final La Scala appearance in = the title role of "Otello" on Tuesday in Milan. In Chechnya, Truth Is a D= angerous Goal The Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has received death= threats for reporting on the war in Chechnya. MORE ARTS NEWS NY REG= ION Overtime Pay for Police and Fire Chiefs Stirs Fears New York City has = agreed to pay overtime to high-ranking supervisors, even though commanders = at their level are normally not entitled to such pay. Building Plan for S= chools Passes, Barely The consensus of the Board of Education evaporated a= s Mayor Giuliani and the schools chancellor lashed out. Top Official But = No Others, to Get Raise at Port Agency The governors of New York and New J= ersey have approved a 22 percent salary increase for the executive director= 's post. MORE NY REGION NEWS OP-ED Hail and Farewell By ANTHONY L= EWIS Everything comes to an end, my friend Sydney Gruson told me long ago.= Now the time has come for this column to end. Trials and Tribulations = By BILL KELLER John Ashcroft may talk like an ayatollah, but this week he = acted like an attorney general. Iran Could Be a Valuable Friend By CAME= RON KHOSROWSHAHI In the long-term war on terrorism, forging friendships wi= ll be critical, and one of the countries most important as a potential Amer= ican ally is Iran. MORE OP-ED NEWS Contribute to The Neediest Cases= Fund Make an online donation this Holiday Season to The New York Times Nee= diest Cases Fund to help thousands of people. Donate now About This E-= Mail You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times = Direct e-mail service. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, c= hange delivery options or your e-mail address, see http://www.nytimes.com/e= mail . Check or un-check the headlines you would like to receive or cance= l and remember to go to the bottom of the page and click on "Save Selection= s." Suggestions and feedback are welcome at feedback@nytimes.com . 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