Message-ID: <31115393.1075858869165.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 02:07:01 -0700 (PDT) From: nytdirect@nytimes.com To: skean@enron.com Subject: Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Wednesday, October 24, 2001 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: The New York Times Direct X-To: skean@enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \SKEAN (Non-Privileged)\Kean, Steven J.\Deleted Items X-Origin: Kean-S X-FileName: SKEAN (Non-Privileged).pst TODAY'S HEADLINES The New York Times on the Web Wednesday, October 24, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "It's our phantom limb. You feel it, but it's not there; you look to where you feel it should be." -RIC BURNS, documentary director, on the twin towers. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/arts/24SKYL.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= Officials Voice New Worry as Anthrax Taints Off-Site White House Mailroom Traces of anthrax showed up in a remote White House mailroom, and more "hot spots" were found at the capital's main mail sorting center. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/national/24ANTH.html?todaysheadlines ----- Copies of 3 Anthrax-Tainted Letters Are Released by Justice Dept. The Justice Department released copies of three anthrax-contaminated letters in hopes that they would serve as a warning for people to be wary of similar ones moving through the postal system. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/national/24INQU.html?todaysheadlines ----- Safety Panel Nudges Agency on Revising Pilot Rest Rules The National Transportation Safety Board said that the Federal Aviation Administration should rewrite its rules on how many consecutive hours airline crews were allowed to work. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/national/24PLAN.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadline /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ A New Way To Enjoy A Great Book! At Audible, you can download a best selling book and listen to it on your commute, at the gym, or anywhere. Visit us now and get a free MP3 player and start listening today. Sample us first - you'll love what you hear. 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Relents on Arms, Saves Peace Accord The Irish Republican Army declared that it had started to dismantle the arsenal of weapons that sustained its war to try to evict the British from Northern Ireland. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/international/europe/24IRIS.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadline BUSINESS ========================= U.S. Says Bayer Will Cut Cost of Its Anthrax Drug The Bush administration said Tuesday night that it had won a major price concession from Bayer A.G. for its anthrax medicine, Cipro. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/business/24BAYE.html?todaysheadlines ----- U.S. Moves to Block General Dynamics Bid The government moved to block the General Dynamics Corporation's offer to acquire Newport News Shipbuilding, effectively endorsing a competing bid by Northrop Grumman. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/business/24SHIP.html?todaysheadlines ----- F.T.C. Rejects Sale of Seagram to Diageo and Pernod United States regulators moved on Tuesday to block the sale of the Seagram wine and spirits business to Diageo and Pernod Ricard of Europe. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/business/worldbusiness/24DRIN.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE BUSINESS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadline TECHNOLOGY ========================= Amazon Had Smaller Loss on Flat Sales in 3rd Quarter Losses at Amazon.com narrowed as much as analysts expected in the third quarter, but its sales fell short of expectations. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/technology/24AMAZ.html?todaysheadlines ----- AT&T Names 3 to Lead Cable TV Unit AT&T staged a wholesale leadership transfusion at its cable television unit on Tuesday, hours before the company announced weak quarterly results. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/technology/24PHON.html?todaysheadlines ----- Apple Introduces New Portable Music Player Industry analysts said Apple's new gadget, the iPod, appeared to be as consumer friendly as the company said it was, but they also pointed to its relatively limited potential audience. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/technology/24APPL.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadline POLITICS ========================= Cramped and Scattered, Congress Resumes Work Despite operating with staff members scattered in the Capitol, or somewhere nearby, and holding hearings in unfamiliar quarters, Congress continued its work on Tuesday. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/national/24CONG.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Cancels Appearance at G.O.P. Event There is debate among White House officials on whether President Bush can participate in the usual politics while focusing on war. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/national/24REPU.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Emphasizes, More Than Once, That He Doesn't Have Anthrax While declaring several times that he does not have the disease, President Bush gave no indication of how he knew he was anthrax-free. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/national/24BUSH.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE POLITICS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadline SPORTS ========================= Time to Savor Pennant and Study Up The Yankees took some time on Tuesday to bask in the afterglow of their surprisingly easy series against Seattle before contemplating Arizona and the World Series. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/sports/baseball/24YANK.html?todaysheadlines ----- Yankees Have Aura in the Postseason The Yankees have an aura of success about them, have a positive attitude about what they are capable of doing, and believe they will win. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/sports/baseball/24BASE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Kwan Suddenly Fires Longtime Coach In a staggering announcement, Michelle Kwan severed her decade-long relationship with her coach, Frank Carroll, with the Winter Olympics just four months away. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/sports/24SKAT.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadline ARTS ========================= A Skyline Is Conspicuous by an Absence These days, capturing the New York skyline on canvas, on film, with the naked eye has become a complicated, even emotionally wrenching act. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/arts/24SKYL.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Collector Bequeaths His Huge Archive of Cuban Sound The Fundacion Musicalia, as Cristobal Diaz Ayala's collection is known, is thought by experts to be the largest collection of Cuban music in the world. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/arts/music/24AYAL.html?todaysheadlines ----- Decadence Meets Death on an 1800's Plantation An extremely low-budget, genuinely independent film by a 22-year-old writer-director that immediately establishes a distinctive and promising voice. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/movies/24CORP.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadline NY REGION ========================= 2 Found With Box Cutters Remain Silent Suspects Two Indian men, who were pulled off a train on Sept. 12 while carrying two box cutters, have been among the most intriguing witnesses detained in the investigation. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/nyregion/24CUTT.html?todaysheadlines ----- Criticism of Postal and Health Officials Grows Louder The news that a seriously ill New Jersey postal worker is believed to have contracted pulmonary anthrax has intensified complaints that officials did not react quickly enough. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/nyregion/24YORK.html?todaysheadlines ----- City Proposes Priority Uses of Federal Aid The Giuliani administration has set two priorities for the aid it is seeking from the federal government to encourage the redevelopment of Lower Manhattan. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/nyregion/24AID.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadline OP-ED ========================= Going Really Postal By MAUREEN DOWD We need the government to get its scientific and political and rhetorical act together. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/opinion/24DOWD.html?todaysheadlines ----- Ban the Bonds By PAUL KRUGMAN Issuing a new class of war bonds may seem like a harmless idea. Don't be fooled. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/opinion/24KRUG.html?todaysheadlines ----- The Roots of an Afghan Nation By THOMAS W. SIMONS JR. Ethnic loyalties will still be important in Afghanistan, but they cannot define the post-Taliban government. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/24/opinion/24SIMO.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE OP-ED NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html?todaysheadline HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------ You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. To cancel delivery, change delivery options, change your e-mail address or sign up for other newsletters, see http://www.nytimes.com/email. Check or uncheck the headlines you would like to receive and remember to go to the bottom of the page and click on "Save Selections." To change your e-mail address, go to our help center: http://www.nytimes.com/help. 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