Message-ID: <32000301.1075862598986.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 05:56:40 -0800 (PST) From: nytdirect@nytimes.com To: don.baughman@enron.com Subject: Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Tuesday, November 20, 2001 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: The New York Times Direct @ENRON X-To: Baughman Jr., Don X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \DBAUGHM (Non-Privileged)\Baughman Jr., Don\Inbox X-Origin: Baughman-D 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 November 20, 2001 QUOTE OF THE DAY "We will do all we can to help the p= rocess along. We will push and prod. We will present ideas." COLIN L. POWE= LL, secretary of state, on joining the Middle East peace process. Holida= yShopping Holiday Shopping Take advantage of special offers and discounts -= - on gifts, travel and luxury items from NYTimes.com's premium advertisers = -- with the Holiday Shopping E-Mail. Sign up now . NATIONAL 4 Commande= rs Seek Staff Role for the F.B.I. The military's major regional commanders= have asked that F.B.I. and Treasury Department agents be assigned to their= staffs to improve coordination. Holiday Travel Volume Looks Steady, but = Americans Are Staying Close to the Ground Evidence suggests that Americans= are scrambling in almost the same numbers at least on the ground as las= t year. Muslim Group Seeks to Meet Billy Graham's Son A Muslim advocacy = organization sent a letter to the Rev. Franklin Graham, to discuss remarks = that Mr. Graham made describing Islam as evil. MORE NATIONAL NEWS Adv= ertisement Learn a Language in Your Car...or Anywhere - Special Offer! = Bravo! Formidable! Fantastico! Introducing a multi-level language instruct= ion series at Audible called Learn in Your Car. This language series is des= igned to help you learn another language...in a car or anywhere. Choose fro= m Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, or Japanese. Listen for free n= ow. [IMAGE] INTERNATIONAL Alliance in Kabul Will Share Power, U.S. Envo= y Reports The Northern Alliance is said to have agreed to surrender power = in the Afghan capital to a transitional government that will be broad-based= and multiethnic. U.S. Tells Afghans of Rewards for bin Laden The United= States broadcast a new radio message announcing a $25 million cash reward = for information leading to Osama bin Laden's location or capture. Indictm= ent by Spanish Judge Portrays a Secret Terror Cell A long indictment illum= inates the workings of what a Spanish judge charged was a terror cell whose= members may have helped to prepare the Sept. 11 attacks. MORE INTERNAT= IONAL NEWS BUSINESS Preserving Hubs Is the Method Behind the Madness A = study shows that while passenger capacity at big airports has decreased by = as much as a third, the biggest carriers' dominance at many of those airpor= ts has increased. Wall Street Sees Possibility of a New Suitor for Conoco= The stock markets were abuzz Monday with speculation that a suitor other = than Phillips Petroleum might emerge to woo Conoco, the fourth-largest oil = company in the United States. 2 Major Cruise Line Companies to Merge Cru= ise liner operator P&O Princess Cruises will merge with its U.S. rival Roya= l Caribbean, the company announced Tuesday. MORE BUSINESS NEWS TECHN= OLOGY StarMedia Will Restate Its Financial Results StarMedia Network said = that an internal investigation uncovered about $10 million of revenue impro= perly reported by subsidiaries in Mexico. British Wireless Operation Stri= kes Out on Its Own While courting investors before the spinoff of mmO2, Br= itish Telecommunications' wireless unit, Peter Erskine, the chief executive= of the business, spoke frankly about the company's problems. Governmen= t Reviving Ties to Scientists A new sense of urgency about terrorism has p= rompted the Bush administration to try to repair federal relations with the= nation's scientific elite. MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS POLITICS Powell Ple= dges New U.S. Role in Middle East After 10 months of hesitation, the secre= tary of state said that he would send high-level envoys immediately to the = Middle East to try to restart peace talks. Investigators Liken Anthrax in= Leahy Letter to That Sent to Daschle Scientists for the F.B.I. said a sam= ple taken late last week showed the presence of 23,000 anthrax spores. Bu= sh Offers Public Defense of Military Tribunals Order President Bush said h= e needed the option "should we ever bring one of these Al Qaeda members in = alive." MORE POLITICS NEWS SPORTS Moss Breaks Out in Viking Win Min= nesota repeatedly caught the Giants in chancy blitzes, and Randy Moss cau= ght three touchdown passes in the Vikings' win on Monday night. Budgets W= ill Stretch for Giambi and = Bonds With th= e exception of Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds, the 2001 free agents, who can = begin signing contracts on Tuesday, will find a cool financial climate. G= rbac and Ravens' Offense Floundering Ten games into their title defense, t= he Ravens are 6-4 and their offense is languishing under the leadership of = quarterback Elvis Grbac. MORE SPORTS NEWS ARTS Chief Witness Accuses= Former Boss at Sotheby's The central witness in the trial of A. Alfred Ta= ubman of Sotheby's testified that Mr. Taubman drafted her for a conspiracy = with Christie's. The Guggenheim's Scaled-Back Ambition A museum director= 's risk-taking approach gets a new look in hard times. Balanchine's All-A= merican Dedication New York City and the nation are awash in patriotic sen= timent. George Balanchine would probably have been one of the most fervent = of flag-wavers. MORE ARTS NEWS NY REGION Inquiry Focus: Pilot Traini= ng in Emergencies Investigators are scrutinizing training that involves un= usual emphasis on using the rudder to regain control of an airplane. Manh= attan's U.S. Attorney Built Legacy of Fighting Terror Mary Jo White's lega= cy will inescapably be bound up in the aggressive pursuit of high-profile t= errorism cases. Nassau Health System Woes Haunt Shaky County Nassau Coun= ty split off its public health care system in 1999 to aid both the county a= nd the health system, but now they are both suffering. MORE NY REGION N= EWS OP-ED Today's News Quiz By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Where Islam is imb= edded in a pluralistic, democratic society, like in India, it thrives lik= e any other religion. Islam Is Part of the West, Too By WOLFGANG PETRIT= SCH When we step beyond the us-and-them paradigm, we might remember that I= slam is part of the European tradition. A Better Chance for Free Trade = By MICHAEL M. WEINSTEIN The agreement reached last week in Qatar is good = for rich countries, perhaps even better for poor countries and surprisingly= protective of the environment. MORE OP-ED NEWS About This E-Mail Y= ou received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct= e-mail service. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change = delivery options or your e-mail address, see http://www.nytimes.com/email .= Check or un-check the headlines you would like to receive or cancel and = remember to go to the bottom of the page and click on "Save Selections." S= uggestions and feedback are welcome at feedback@nytimes.com . 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