Message-ID: <31851415.1075855137010.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 06:15:43 -0800 (PST) From: nytdirect@nytimes.com To: don.baughman@enron.com Subject: Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Friday, December 21, 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\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] Click Here Customize This E-Mail [IMAGE] Customize This= E-Mail =09 December 21, 2001 QUOTE OF THE DAY "Whatever we do is of small comfort= , and I realize that. We do, however, aim to provide some appropriate compe= nsation, some limited measure of comfort." KENNETH R. FEINBERG, special ma= ster of the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund. TolkienArchives Examine th= e 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. Expl= ore Tolkien Today . NATIONAL Killings Increase in Many Big Cities Homi= cides have increased sharply this year in many large cities, a development = that may signal a return to rising crime rates. Few States Track Prescrip= tions as a Method to Bar Overdoses Public health and law enforcement offic= ials say too few states are monitoring the over-prescribing of the painkill= er OxyContin. Funeral Company Accused of Desecration Relatives of three = people buried in Jewish cemeteries in Florida accuse the nation's largest f= uneral company of desecrating their remains. MORE NATIONAL NEWS INTE= RNATIONAL Argentine Leader Quits as Economy Begins a Free Fall President F= ernando de la R?a resigned on Thursday, swamped by violent protests and loo= ting that erupted when his government failed to reverse an economic crisis.= Citing India Attack, U.S. Aims at Assets of Group in Pakistan President= Bush moved on Thursday to freeze the assets of a Pakistani-based terrorist= group that he blamed for the attack on the Indian Parliament last week. = British Marines Arrive Near Kabul to Protect Officials Fifty-five British = Royal Marines landed near the Afghan capital on Thursday night as the vangu= ard of an international security force. MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS BUSI= NESS Argentine Leader Quits as Economy Begins a Free Fall President Fernan= do de la R?a resigned on Thursday, swamped by violent protests and looting = that erupted when his government failed to reverse an economic crisis. In= surer Shield in Terror Costs Dies in Senate Congress abandoned efforts to = protect the insurance industry from losses in any future terrorist attacks = when the Senate failed to bring a measure to the floor in the final hours o= f the session. Wireless Deal Falls Apart in Congress The $16 billion dea= l to transfer more than 200 airwave licenses to the nation's largest wirele= ss carriers collapsed after Congress failed to adopt the necessary legislat= ion. MORE BUSINESS NEWS TECHNOLOGY Wireless Deal Falls Apart in Cong= ress The $16 billion deal to transfer more than 200 airwave licenses to th= e nation's largest wireless carriers collapsed after Congress failed to ado= pt the necessary legislation. How the Comcast Deal Came Together Comcast= 's acquisition of AT&T Broadband marks the culmination of four decades of g= rowth and, some say, the fulfillment of its destiny. Juniper Networks Has= Reduced Fourth-Quarter Profit Forecast Juniper Networks halved its fourth= -quarter profit forecast and cut its sales estimate as customers pared spen= ding. The shares fell 18 percent. MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS POLITICS Clin= ton and Aides Lay Plans to Repair a Battered Image Frustrated that his ima= ge has been battered since he left office, Bill Clinton has been devising w= ays to defend his legacy and his accomplishments. Both Parties Deflect Bl= ame for Stalemate on Economy Leaders of the two parties in Congress said t= hat they would take up the issue of an economic package again next month. = Senators Press for an Inquiry on U.S. Intelligence Lapses Senators put th= e Bush administration on notice that the time was nearing for a broad inve= stigation of the Sept. 11 attacks. MORE POLITICS NEWS SPORTS Red Sox= to Be Sold to Owner of Marlins A group led by John Henry, owner of the Fl= orida Marlins, won the Boston Red Sox in a unanimous vote of the team's maj= ority owner and limited partners. Knicks Fail to Answer Late Wake-Up Call= Five attempts for a basket in the final 6 seconds, including three by Mar= cus Camby, did not fall for the Knicks, who lost to the Memphis Grizzlies. = Big 3 of Skating Smile Through Pressure Irina Slutskaya, Michelle Kwan a= nd Sarah Hughes, the three favorites for medals at the Winter Olympics,= will plunge into the bizarre phenomenon of women's figure skating in Febru= ary. MORE SPORTS NEWS ARTS From Math to Madness, and Back Ron Howar= d's film about the mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. (Russell Crowe) elici= ts genuine emotions from a story that is almost entirely counterfeit. The= Gift of Art Ready to Be Opened Every gift to a museum benefits all of us,= not least the generations of art-hungry New York tourists to come. Here's= a survey of some recent donations on display. The Season When Gray Turns= Green Along upper Broadway, scores of tree sellers have arrived like fur= trappers from the days of old to peddle their wares for the holiday season= . MORE ARTS NEWS NY REGION Victims' Fund Likely to Pay Average of $1= .6 Million Each Families of victims of the World Trade Center collapse wou= ld, on average, be awarded $1.65 million each from a federal fund. City's= Unemployment Rate Jumps to 6.9%, the Highest in Nearly 3 Years The rise i= n the unemployment rate includes adjustments for seasonal factors over the = past few months. Police and Firefighters Win Court Victory in Seeking Rai= ses The State Court of Appeals ruled that the city's police and firefighte= r unions may ask a state panel to help resolve contract disputes. MORE = NY REGION NEWS OP-ED A No-Win Outcome By PAUL KRUGMAN A compromise o= n the economic stimulus bill wouldn't have counted as a personal win for Pr= esident Bush, so he took his bat and ball and went home. Our Friends the = Terrorists By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF However hypocritical it may be to batt= le terrorism by bolstering backers of terrorism in Pakistan, there is no go= od alternative. Now Playing: Florida II, With Janet and Jeb By BOB SHAC= OCHIS Florida's gubernatorial race will be another smash-hit election, spr= inkled with delicious subplots. MORE OP-ED NEWS Contribute to The N= eediest Cases Fund Make an online donation this Holiday Season to The New Y= ork Times Neediest Cases Fund to help thousands of people. Donate now = About This E-Mail You received these headlines because you requested The Ne= w York Times Direct e-mail service. To sign up for other newsletters, cance= l delivery, change delivery options or your e-mail address, see http://www.= nytimes.com/email . 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