Message-ID: <25233844.1075862601181.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 06:25:49 -0800 (PST) From: nytdirect@nytimes.com To: don.baughman@enron.com Subject: Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Sunday, November 25, 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 25, 2001 QUOTE OF THE DAY "We surrendered so no more blood wou= ld be shed, our own blood. All the Taliban are running away." MEHRABUDDI= N, a Taliban soldier. 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MO= RE INTERNATIONAL NEWS BUSINESS Glut of Bargains Cheers Shoppers but May = Take Toll on Economy The nationwide sale carries a darker side: that the U= nited States could suffer an extended period of declining prices which coul= d deepen the first recession in 10 years. A 'Type B' Chief Guides G.M. on= a Course to Revival Rick Wagoner has won points at the helm of General Mo= tors by re-emphasizing quality, reinvigorating design and forging internati= onal alliances. Behind the Glamorous Life, His-and-Hers Nest Eggs In a t= ime when divorce is common, it is not unusual for partners to come to relat= ionships hesitant about commingling their money. MORE BUSINESS NEWS = TECHNOLOGY Dot-Com Is Dot-Gone, and the Dream With It The giants of e-comm= erce, who walked among us, are culturally extinct now with a war on. Digi= tal Cameras Are No Longer Just for the Digerati In many consumers' minds, = digital cameras have risen from geek-gadget to must-have status. It's N= ot Grandma's Clearance Sale. It's Online and Worth Billions. Clearance sal= es have moved online, with more rapid sales at better prices and with fewer= middlemen. MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS POLITICS Bush's New Rules to Fight = Terror Transform the Legal Landscape Military tribunals for suspected terr= orists are the boldest initiative in a series of laws and rewritten federal= regulations that, combined, have created an alternate system of justice.= Administration Revising Its Drug Discount Proposal In response to a fed= eral court's objections, President Bush will try again to force drugstores = to give discounts on medicines sold to elderly people, administration offic= ials say. Industry Sees Opportunity in U.S. Quest for Security Businesse= s are lining up to join the war on terrorism, but experts fear homeland def= ense could become a special-interest boondoggle. MORE POLITICS NEWS = SPORTS Oklahoma State Ends Oklahoma's Hopes for Repeat Championship Oklaho= ma State got a 14-yard touchdown pass from freshman Josh Fields to Rashaun = Woods with 1:36 remaining to upset Oklahoma and end the Sooners' hopes for = a repeat national championship. Hurricanes Show Why They Are Ranked No. 1= The Hurricanes hammered the Huskies in a powerful demonstration of their = top-ranked status, made more convincing after the weekend's upsets made the= B.C.S. picture grow murky. What a Difference a Year Makes for Raiders T= he Raiders have developed their strengths of a year ago, building up their = success as much as the Giants have whittled away at their winning methods. = MORE SPORTS NEWS ARTS For Tony Kushner, an Eerily Prescient Return = Tony Kushner's fascination with Afghanistan lead to "Homebody/ Kabul," whic= h seems as if it had been written in response to Sept. 11, not in advance o= f it. Lou Reed, the Tell-Tale Rocker Lou Reed, who helped reinvent rock = in the 60's, now turns to rewriting the work of Edgar Allan Poe. Films Se= e the Overweight Outsider in a (Slightly) New Way While Hollywood tries to= show sensitivity to large people, fat as a metaphor is not going to go awa= y anytime soon. MORE ARTS NEWS NY REGION As Sept. 11 Widows Unite, G= rief Finds Political Voice A new political group has emerged, one whose br= oad powers are only beginning to be realized by its members. City Refines= Its Counting of the Dead City officials have refined their method for tab= ulating the number of people missing or killed after the Sept. 11 attack an= d expect to have more reliable figures by the end of the year. Critics Fa= ult Lobbyists' Work for Pataki A top adviser to Gov. George E. Pataki is a= lso a lobbyist who has pressed the governor's office for legislation, whi= ch has critics of Mr. Pataki raising ethical concerns. MORE NY REGION N= EWS OP-ED Uncivil Liberties? By MAUREEN DOWD With supreme ambivalenc= e, we are embarking on the Ashcroft era in American justice. An Alter= nate Reality By PAUL KRUGMAN Most Americans get their news from TV, but = the images TV doesn't show are anything but heartwarming. Learning From I= srael and Its Mistakes By TOM SEGEV Americans can learn a lesson from Is= rael's response to terrorism: limitations on civil liberties have not made = the country safer. MORE OP-ED NEWS About This E-Mail You received t= hese headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail servi= ce. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery opti= ons or your e-mail address, see http://www.nytimes.com/email . Check or u= n-check the headlines you would like to receive or cancel and remember to g= o to the bottom of the page and click on "Save Selections." Suggestions an= d feedback are welcome at feedback@nytimes.com . 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