Message-ID: <9608830.1075858865795.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 02:07:19 -0700 (PDT) From: nytdirect@nytimes.com To: skean@enron.com Subject: Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Monday, October 22, 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 Monday, October 22, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com New From NYTimes.com Get DealBook -- your daily briefing on the latest and most comprehensive news about market-moving mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, private equity transactions, venture capital deals and Wall Street maneuverings, all delivered before the market's opening bell. Get analyst presentations, SEC filings, press releases and more. http://www.nytimes.com/services/email/email.html#dealbook QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "We are saying we want to go to the gates of Kabul and stop there." -HARON AMIN, the senior Washington envoy for the Northern Alliance. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/international/asia/22MILI.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= Postal Employee in Washington Has Anthrax in Lungs A worker at the office that handles mail in the capital was infected with a dangerous form of anthrax, health officials said. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/national/22ANTH.html?todaysheadlines ----- Sept. 11 Attacks Led to Push for More Smallpox Vaccine Officials say the terrorist attacks prompted President Bush's decision to greatly expand the nation's smallpox vaccine stockpile. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/national/22SMAL.html?todaysheadlines ----- Air Control Has New Role in Spotting Trouble The F.A.A. has overhauled the way air traffic controllers respond when planes change course or lose normal communications with the ground. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/national/22PLAN.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadline /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ Master your future with our Master's Degree. Come to NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies on Thursday, November 8 and attend our Master's Degree Information Session. Speak to industry professionals and discover ways to build your career and your future. Click below for complete details. http://www.scps.nyu.edu/nyt034 \---------------------------------------------------------/ INTERNATIONAL ========================= Soldiers of the Northern Alliance Prepare for a Ground Battle American warplanes carried out their first substantial attack on the Taliban's front-line troops north of Kabul on Sunday. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/international/asia/22MILI.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush and Putin Declare They Can Alter ABM Pact President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Bush said they could reach agreements that would alter the 1972 Antiballistic Missile Treaty. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/international/22PREX.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Youth Is Slain in Bethlehem, and Passions Flare Israel is embarked on its biggest military strike in many years against the Palestinians, in what it describes as an effort to protect its citizens. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/international/middleeast/22MIDE.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadline BUSINESS ========================= ABC Cancels a Planned Reality Show ABC's cancellation of "The Runner" suggests that such reality television programs may have run their course. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/business/media/22REAL.html?todaysheadlines ----- News Media Risk Big Losses to Cover War There is never a good time for a war, but for big media and news companies, the timing of the current crisis is especially poor. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/business/media/22COST.html?todaysheadlines ----- Newsweeklies Run to Keep Up Without Losing Balance The news media are confronting a changed world and coverage is a special challenge for a newsweekly. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/business/media/22MAG.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE BUSINESS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadline TECHNOLOGY ========================= Microsoft's New Operating System Is the First Part of Expanded Internet Services Windows XP is part of a broader Microsoft strategy that leans on the PC business but reaches to deliver a range of Internet services. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/technology/ebusiness/22SOFT.html?todaysheadlines ----- Aggressive Strategy Brought On Inquiry of Recording Industry Rivals of the major record companies say the labels may have moved online too aggressively, and the government is exploring whether the recording industry is trying to illegally dominate distribution on the Web. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/technology/ebusiness/22TUNE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Registration for .Biz Is Delayed Open registration for Internet addresses ending in .biz, scheduled to begin tomorrow, has been postponed to Nov. 7, according to the company that manages the .biz database, NeuLevel. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/technology/ebusiness/22DOMA.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadline POLITICS ========================= Bush and Putin Agree to Agree For Vladimir Putin and President Bush, the road to the tantalizing goal of rewriting the rules of arms control may have rounded its last corner in Shanghai. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/international/22TREA.html?todaysheadlines ----- Postal Employee in Washington Has Anthrax in Lungs A worker at the office that handles mail in the capital was infected with a dangerous form of anthrax, health officials said. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/national/22ANTH.html?todaysheadlines ----- Sept. 11 Attacks Led to Push for More Smallpox Vaccine Officials say the terrorist attacks prompted President Bush's decision to greatly expand the nation's smallpox vaccine stockpile. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/national/22SMAL.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE POLITICS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadline SPORTS ========================= Homers by Williams and Soriano Beat Seattle Yankees' rookie Alfonso Soriano hit a dramatic two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Seattle Mariners, 3-1, in Game 4 of the A.L.C.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/sports/baseball/22YANK.html?todaysheadlines ----- Diamondbacks Capture N.L. Title Randy Johnson lasted seven innings and closer Byung Hyun Kim survived the last two innings to send Arizona to its first World Series with a 3-2 win over Atlanta. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/sports/baseball/22BRAV.html?todaysheadlines ----- Rams Have a Field Day Against Jets In an exhibition of a running game without its star running back, sprinkled with a dash of showmanship, the Rams beat the Jets soundly on Sunday. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/sports/football/22JETS.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadline ARTS ========================= New York City Heroes Steal Thunder From Stars The performers got applause at "The Concert for New York City," but shouting and standing ovations greeted uniformed workers and Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/arts/music/22MADI.html?todaysheadlines ----- In England, 1937, They Said War Is Coming PBS's upscale melodrama about a family in the English countryside offers an absorbing twist on cliches about wartime England. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/arts/television/22JAME.html?todaysheadlines ----- Elliott Carter's Latest, Proudly Complex An engrossing new commissioned work by Elliott Carter for Yo-Yo Ma had its first New York performance at Carnegie Hall, and it was riveting. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/arts/22CARN.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadline NY REGION ========================= Defense Dept. Aids a Busy City Health Agency With Tests The Department of Defense has dispatched specialists to assist city health officials test for anthrax, Mayor Giuliani said. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/nyregion/22YORK.html?todaysheadlines ----- Where Guests Used to Visit, Anxiety Sets In Hotels and cafes are losing money as travelers stay home. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/nyregion/22HOTE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Auto Rates Are a Campaign Issue Again as Insurers Prepare to Leave Bret D. Schundler says the system badly needs change. And characteristically, his positions are more sharply drawn than James E. McGreevey's. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/nyregion/22JERS.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadline OP-ED ========================= Advance the Story By WILLIAM SAFIRE Veteran reporters and creaking commentators have a single goal in writing about great events: advance the story. Allow this journageezer to dodder in. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/opinion/22SAFI.html?todaysheadlines ----- Democrats Make Nice (Finally) By BOB HERBERT The city's leading Democrats finally decided that fratricide was not a reasonable option. They united behind the mayoral candidacy of Mark Green. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/opinion/22HERB.html?todaysheadlines ----- The Ultimate Hatred Is Nuclear By BRUCE G. BLAIR The need for nuclear safety and security has never been clearer. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/22/opinion/22BLAI.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. 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