Message-ID: <24866103.1075855134696.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 05:54:28 -0800 (PST) From: nytdirect@nytimes.com To: don.baughman@enron.com Subject: Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Tuesday, December 18, 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: \Edward_Baughman_Jan2002\Baughman Jr., Don\Inbox 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 18, 2001 QUOTE OF THE DAY "We feel like we're seeing a lot mo= re first-time scared-to-death homeless. And we're looking at working homele= ss, not just welfare homeless." LIANE RAMIREZ, who works with families in = Sacramento. TolkienArchives Examine the World of J. R. R. Tolkien - This = sponsored feature includes articles from the New York Times archives, slide= shows of Tolkien's artwork, multimedia presentations from New Line Cinema,= weekly trivia quizzes and more. Explore Tolkien Today . NATIONAL Ne= w Wave of the Homeless Floods Cities' Shelters With unemployment rising an= d housing costs still high, cities around the country are experiencing a su= dden wave of homelessness. U.S. Approves Timber Sale, Prompting Court Cha= llenge The Bush administration cleared the way for a gigantic sale of tree= s, prompting environmental groups to go to court. Elephant Trainer on Tri= al in an Abuse Case One of the biggest stars of the Ringling Brothers circ= us went on trial on charges that he abused an elephant. MORE NATIONAL N= EWS Advertisement Stay Informed About Today?s Current Events! 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U.S. Again Placing Focus on Ousting Hussein With Muslim ba= cking, the option of taking the war against terrorism to Iraq has gained si= gnificant ground in recent weeks, according to administration officials. = MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS BUSINESS With Seats Empty, Airlines Cut Fares = to Bargain Levels Airlines desperate to fill seats in the economic downtur= n that deepened after Sept. 11 are cutting some fares to levels not seen in= years. U.S. Criticizes Trans-Atlantic Air Alliance The Justice Departme= nt urged transportation officials to reject a proposed alliance between A= merican Airlines and British Airways unless the two carriers sell some land= ing and takeoff rights. When Failure Paves the Way for Success So far th= is year, the Nasdaq 100-stock index has fallen 30 percent. But the number o= f QQQ shares outstanding has leaped 41 percent. MORE BUSINESS NEWS T= ECHNOLOGY When Failure Paves the Way for Success So far this year, the Nas= daq 100-stock index has fallen 30 percent. But the number of QQQ shares out= standing has leaped 41 percent. Amgen-Immunex Deal Spurs Forecasts About = Others Amgen's $16 billion acquisition of Immunex is the largest of a spat= e of acquisitions sweeping the biotechnology industry and portending a chan= ge in the structure of the industry. Priceline and AOL Form Alliance Pri= celine.com, the name-your-own-price Internet company, entered into a travel= marketing alliance with America Online. MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS POLITI= CS Lobby Groups Find Congress in Giving Mood Congress is dispensing last-m= inute favors before it adjourns, and lobbyists have lined up with requests.= Move in Congress Would Relax a New Disclosure Law Representative Bill T= homas is trying to loosen requirements intended to shed light on certain ta= x-exempt groups. Parties Press Effort to Pass Stimulus Plan Republicans = and Democrats headed into the final steps of their negotiations over an eco= nomic recovery package. MORE POLITICS NEWS SPORTS Rams Earn a Playof= f Spot The St. Louis Rams defeated the New Orleans Saints with deep throws= from Kurt Warner, nifty runs by Marshall Faulk and big hits on defense. = Yanks Sign White and Mull Wells Bid The Yankees signed Rondell White to a = two-year, $10-million deal that was formally completed on Monday. They cont= inue to talk with the free-agent David Wells. Houston Arena Manager Sends= Apology to Knight The Houston arena manager who accused Texas Tech Coach = Bobby Knight of abusive behavior apologized for confronting Knight. MOR= E SPORTS NEWS ARTS From Virginia to Louisiana, a Building Boom for Museu= ms New art museums, or large additions to existing ones, are being planned= , built and opened in more than a dozen Southern cities. Enron's Fall Rev= erberates in Houston's Arts World The spectacular collapse of Enron has de= railed an ambitious effort to create a major corporate art collection. Fi= nally, a Fuss for Prokofiev, Both Uptown and Down Prokofiev appears to hav= e become the poor relation among the great 20th-century Russian compose= rs. MORE ARTS NEWS NY REGION Church Lawsuit Tries to Stop Police Fro= m Ejecting Homeless Twenty to 30 people sleep at the Fifth Avenue Presbyte= rian Church amid expensive stores and hotels. Bloomberg Is Changing Strat= egies on U.S. Aid The mayor-elect is lobbying for financial aid, but the c= urrent mayor said New York doesn't need more money. Hospital Layoffs Loom= in Nassau After a Budget Vote About 400 workers will be laid off under th= e budget adopted by the Nassau Health Care Corporation. MORE NY REGION = NEWS OP-ED The Hidden Enemies By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Long after Osam= a bin Laden is buried, after a new government is presiding over Afghanistan= 's reconstruction, land mines will continue to haunt this country. Deat= h by Guru By PAUL KRUGMAN Enron sold lots of things, but above all it = sold itself: it crafted a self-portrait that business gurus loved. Mullah= Omar's Martyrdom Operation By MICHAEL GRIFFIN The Taliban and their dre= ams are about to disappear. MORE OP-ED NEWS Contribute to The Needi= est Cases Fund Make an online donation this Holiday Season to The New York = Times Neediest Cases Fund to help thousands of people. Donate now Abou= t This E-Mail You received these headlines because you requested The New Yo= rk Times Direct e-mail service. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel de= livery, change delivery options or your e-mail address, see http://www.nyti= mes.com/email . 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