Message-ID: <8447214.1075840806238.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 04:47:13 -0800 (PST) From: nytdirect@nytimes.com To: louise@enron.com Subject: Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Wednesday, January 30, 2002 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: louise@enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Kitchen, Louise\Deleted Items X-Origin: KITCHEN-L X-FileName: louise kitchen 2-7-02.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 January 30, 2002 QUOTE OF THE DAY "The United States of America will n= ot permit the world's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world'= s most destructive weapons." PRESIDENT BUSH NATIONAL F.B.I. Director Re= moves Official Over Her Handling of Spy Inquiry Sheila Horan, one of the F= .B.I.s highest ranking women, was removed over her handling of an investiga= tion into suspicions of Chinese espionage, officials said. Harvard Adds B= lack-Politics Scholar to Faculty Harvard University, which lost a top blac= k scholar last week to Princeton, has hired a scholar of black politics fro= m the University of Chicago. In Speech, Bush Calls Iraq, Iran and North K= orea 'an Axis of Evil' President Bush told Americans on Tuesday night that= "our war against terror is only beginning" and sent new warnings to terror= ists around the world. MORE NATIONAL NEWS Advertisement Miramax F= ilms presents IN THE BEDROOM Over 150 critics call IN THE BEDROOM "One of = the best films of the year." For an in-depth look at the best reviewed dram= a of the year, please visit: www.miramaxhighlights.com/inthebedroom [IMAG= E] INTERNATIONAL Pointing Finger, Bush Broadens His 'Doctrine' President= Bush on Tuesday laid the basis for an ambitious campaign against Iraq and = other hostile nations that are seeking to develop weapons of mass destructi= on. In Flash of an Afghan Cape, a Star of Diplomacy Is Born If Central C= asting had searched for an unknown player to explain the challenges of a re= born Afghanistan, it could hardly have done better than Hamid Karzai. An = Intricate Web Lured Reporter to Meet a Cleric Who Vanished Daniel Pearl, t= he American reporter who was kidnapped in Pakistan last Wednesday, was draw= n into a well-laid trap by his abductors. MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS BU= SINESS Enron Says Shredding of Records Was Not Stopped Until Recently Enro= n acknowledged that it had contracted until mid-January with commercial shr= edding companies to destroy company documents. Evidence Proving Fraud May= Turn Out to Be Elusive Enron collapsed after reporting strong profits for= years, a fact that might be seen as proof that the profits were illusory. = 2 Tyco Officials Sold Stock by Returning It to Company Two senior execut= ives of Tyco International quietly disposed of more than $100 million in Ty= co stock during the company's last fiscal year. MORE BUSINESS NEWS T= ECHNOLOGY Gerstner to Step Down as I.B.M. Chief Louis V. Gerstner Jr., an = outsider who guided a remarkable turnaround at I.B.M. and transformed its o= nce-hidebound culture, announced that he would step down on March 1. IDT = Says It May Want to Buy Some Assets of Global Crossing The IDT Corporation= said that it was interested in buying assets from Global Crossing, the fib= er optic company that filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday. Diverse = Group Opposes EchoStar-DirecTV Deal Formidable forces are arrayed against = Charles W. Ergen, the CEO of EchoStar, as he tries to win regulatory approv= al for his company's takeover of DirecTV. MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS POLIT= ICS In Speech, Bush Calls Iraq, Iran and North Korea 'an Axis of Evil' Pre= sident Bush told Americans on Tuesday night that "our war against terror is= only beginning" and sent new warnings to terrorists around the world. Re= publicans Divide Over Disclosing Information Republican senators are break= ing ranks over the White House's refusal to tell Congress about contacts be= tween Enron and the administration's energy task force. Afghan Agrees Wit= h Bush on Prisoners Afghanistan's interim leader said the captives from th= e Afghanistan war being held in Guant?namo Bay, Cuba, did not deserve priso= ner-of-war status. MORE POLITICS NEWS SPORTS Tyson Denied License in= Nevada The Nevada State Athletic Commission denied Mike Tyson a license t= o fight Lennox Lewis. It is the second time the panel has halted Tyson's ca= reer. U.S. Athletes Must Guess on Supplements American Olympic officials= send their athletes contradictory and, to some critics, hypocritical messa= ges about nutritional supplements. Knicks Send Iverson to Background All= en Iverson scored only 15 points, his lowest output of the season, and th= e Knicks stunned the Philadelphia 76ers. MORE SPORTS NEWS ARTS The= Trial of a Dealer Divides the Art World The case of Frederick Schultz, a = prominent New York City antiquities dealer, is seen by many as a test of th= e American government's resolve on stolen antiquities. Battering Begins. = The Police Come. It All Starts Again. Like his other works, Frederick Wise= man's unambiguous new documentary examines American institutions: in this c= ase, institutions that are built to assist sufferers. Songwriter Sues F.= C.C. Over Radio Sanctions Sarah Jones claims the Federal Communications Co= mmission violated her First Amendment rights when it fined a radio station = for playing a spoken-word song by her with vivid sexual imagery. MORE A= RTS NEWS NY REGION Before the Towers Fell, Fire Dept. Fought Chaos Poor= radio communication on Sept. 11 rendered firefighters in the twin towers u= nreachable, according to interviews with fire commanders. Tenuous Grip on= Rebuilding Could Hurt Bloomberg's Term Decisions made regarding the area = south of City Hall could influence the outcome of Mayor Michael R. Bloomber= g's term. For City, Good Buzz May Be Best Payoff of Economic Forum New Y= ork's tourism industry is hoping for an economic boost from the World Econo= mic Forum. MORE NY REGION NEWS OP-ED A Blue Burka for Justice By = MAUREEN DOWD The theme of Bush I is now the theme of Bush II: Trust us, e= ven if we won't let you verify. We know we're right. We answer to no one. = Dead Man Walking By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Yasir Arafat is a dead man walk= ing. So let us root for the rapid emergence of a real Palestinian peace par= tner. The Cloning Conundrum By JACK M. BALKIN The United States Suprem= e Court has created legal precedents that may make it difficult for the = federal government to ban cloning as well as hate crimes. MORE OP-ED N= EWS About This E-Mail You received these headlines because you requested= The New York Times Direct e-mail service. To sign up for other newsletters= , cancel delivery, change delivery options or your e-mail address, see http= ://www.nytimes.com/email . Check or un-check the headlines you would like= to receive or cancel and remember to go to the bottom of the page and clic= k on "Save Selections." Suggestions and feedback are welcome at feedback@n= ytimes.com . 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