Message-ID: <28248748.1075851569155.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 01:19:22 -0700 (PDT) From: nytdirect@nytimes.com To: bmckay@enron.com Subject: Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Friday, October 19, 2001 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: The New York Times Direct @ENRON X-To: bmckay@enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \BMCKAY (Non-Privileged)\Deleted Items X-Origin: MCKAY-B X-FileName: BMCKAY (Non-Privileged).pst TODAY'S HEADLINES The New York Times on the Web Friday, October 19, 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 ========================= "Nobody's calling us unilateral anymore. That's kind of gone away for the time being; we're so multilateral it keeps me up 24 hours a day checking on everybody." -SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN L. POWELL http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/international/19DIPL.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= Ridge Makes Effort to Calm Public's Anthrax Fears The appearance of Tom Ridge, the new domestic security chief, and other officials on Thursday was meant to quell criticism that the Bush administration had not provided clear information. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/national/19ANTH.html?todaysheadlines ----- Link Suspected Between Anthrax and Hijackings Investigators are intensely focusing on the possibility that Al Qaeda could be behind the mailing of anthrax to several locations. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/national/19INQU.html?todaysheadlines ----- Behind Las Vegas's Glitter, Heavy Losses and Layoffs A steep drop in visitors and a rise in unemployment have many people in Las Vegas wondering if the city's best days are gone. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/national/19VEGA.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadline /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ Over the next 20 years energy usage will increase by 45%. 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But the numbers went awry for his Mariners in Game 2, and the result was a loss that put the Yankees in command of the A.L.C.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/sports/baseball/19CHAS.html?todaysheadlines ----- Eli, the Other Manning, Carries On a Legacy For Ole Miss fans, Eli Manning is more than the son of Archie or the brother of Peyton. His presence at quarterback means the Rebels can contend for an S.E.C. title or better. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/sports/ncaafootball/19MANN.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadline ARTS ========================= Jazz Clubs Swing Back to Life You must analyze the effect of Sept. 11 on jazz clubs case by case. But one thing's for sure: business is down. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/arts/music/19CLUB.html?todaysheadlines ----- Mom Had a Trio (and a Band, Too) The unlikeliest muscial ever to win over cynical, sentiment-shy New Yorkers, "Mamma Mia!" is the theatrical equivalent of comfort food. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/arts/theater/19MAMM.html?todaysheadlines ----- Manning the Ramparts for Old Glory Robert Redford couldn't have picked a better time to star in a flag-waving paean to patriotism. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/movies/19CAST.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadline NY REGION ========================= 2 More Anthrax Infections in New York Area In cases that seem to fit a broader pattern that began last week, two more people in the New York region have tested positive for cutaneous anthrax. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/nyregion/19YORK.html?todaysheadlines ----- Cheney, Under Heavy Security, Pays a Visit to Trade Center Site Vice President Dick Cheney came to New York on Thursday to examine the damage at the World Trade Center site, and praise the workers at ground zero. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/nyregion/19CHEN.html?todaysheadlines ----- 4 Sentenced to Life in Prison for Roles in Embassy Bombings Four terrorists who were convicted in May of conspiring in the 1998 bombings of two American Embassies in East Africa were sentenced to life in prison. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/international/19EMBA.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadline OP-ED ========================= A Tweezer Defense Shield? By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN In this new networked, integrated world without walls, a tweezers in the hands of the wrong person can turn an airplane into a missile. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/opinion/19FRIE.html?todaysheadlines ----- The Rifle and the Veil By JAN GOODWIN and JESSICA NEUWIRTH Islamic extremist movements use the repression of women as a political tool for achieving and consolidating power. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/opinion/19GOOD.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Governor Works in Mysterious Ways By GARRISON KEILLOR Here in Minnesota, our governor has gone under cover, so far as we can figure out. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/opinion/19KEIL.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. 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