Message-ID: <19022328.1075841322320.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 06:28:20 -0800 (PST) From: nytdirect@nytimes.com To: pmims@enron.com Subject: Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Saturday, January 26, 2002 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: The New York Times Direct <nytdirect@nytimes.com>@ENRON X-To: pmims@enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Mims, Patrice L.\Deleted Items X-Origin: MIMS-P X-FileName: patrice mims 6-25-02.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 26, 2002 QUOTE OF THE DAY "I am disappointed in Yasir Arafat."= PRESIDENT BUSH NATIONAL U.S. Identifies a Canadian as Taker of Martyrd= om Pledge The Justice Department identified a Canadian citizen as the fift= h suspected Al Qaeda follower who is said to have pledged himself to martyr= dom on a videotape found in Afghanistan. Father in Killing at Hockey Rink= Receives 6 to 10 Year Sentence Thomas Junta, convicted of beating another= father to death at a practice youth hockey practice game, was sentenced to= 6 to 10 years in prison on Friday. A Harvard Star in Black Studies Joins= Princeton K. Anthony Appiah resigned his position at Harvard University t= o accept an offer to join the faculty of rival Princeton University. MO= RE NATIONAL NEWS Advertisement Sign up now for DealBook for Breaking = News and Market-Moving Intelligence Your source for daily briefings on the= latest and most comprehensive news about market-moving mergers and acquisi= tions, IPOs, private equity transactions, venture capital deals and Wall S= treet maneuverings, all delivered before the market's opening bell. Edite= d by Andrew Ross Sorkin. Sign up now! [IMAGE] INTERNATIONAL President = Assails Palestinian Chief on Arms Shipment In his harshest comments yet on= Yasir Arafat, President Bush suggested on Friday that the Palestinian lead= er was "enhancing terror." Afghans Choose Panel for Organizing Crucial Gr= and Council Afghanistan marked a political milestone on Friday with the an= nouncement of a commission that will organize a grand council to choose the= country's next government. 'Sleeper Cells' in Singapore Show Al Qaeda's = Long Reach Officials have been taken aback by Al Qaeda's ability to plant = operatives in Singapore, one of the most tightly controlled societies in th= e world. MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS BUSINESS U.S. to Reconsider Agency = Contracts in Enron Scandal The Bush administration ordered federal agencie= s on Friday to consider dropping contracts worth more than $60 million a ye= ar with Enron and Arthur Andersen. Blue Lights or Not, Martha Stewart Rem= ains Calm Kmart's bankruptcy has cast a cloud over the marriage that helpe= d Martha Stewart escalate from suburban caterer to captain of her own merch= andising empire. Questions About Loans at ImClone ImClone Systems, alrea= dy facing an inquiry into whether it misled investors about the status of i= ts cancer drug, made a surprising disclosure about its chief. MORE BUSI= NESS NEWS TECHNOLOGY Amazon Looks for an Encore Amazon is not pulling b= ack from its initial vision. But has it learned enough from its achievemen= t so far to ensure its success? Stop, Historians! Don't Copy That Passage= ! Computers Are Watching Today's software market is flooded with programs = designed to rout out copycats with maximum efficiency and minimum effort. = Ericsson's 2001 Loss Is First in 50 Years Ericsson, the Swedish maker of = telephone equipment, reported its first unprofitable year in half a century= . MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS POLITICS U.S. to Reconsider Agency Contracts = in Enron Scandal The Bush administration ordered federal agencies on Frida= y to consider dropping contracts worth more than $60 million a year with En= ron and Arthur Andersen. Bush Calls for More Money for Border Patrols Pr= esident Bush said on Friday that he would propose spending $11 billion next= year to protect the United States' borders from terrorist attacks. Oppon= ents Hope to Raise Doubts on Campaign Overhaul Republican opponents of ove= rhauling campaign finance legislation suggested they would seek to stoke do= ubts among lawmakers about changing the system under which they were electe= d. MORE POLITICS NEWS SPORTS Capriati Rallies to Retain Her Title J= ennifer Capriati successfully defended her title at the Australian Open, be= ating Martina Hingis for the second straight year with a 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2 = victory. Waldorf Moves Up, Tryon to Move On Duffy Waldorf was the clubho= use leader at 12 under par after second-round play, while Ty Tryon ended = the day with virtually no chance to make the cut. Fox Accepts Challenge o= f Reviving Panthers John Fox, the Giants' former defensive coordinator, is= the third head coach in the Carolina franchise's seven-year history. M= ORE SPORTS NEWS ARTS The Women Behind the Masks of Hate For a year, Kat= hleen Blee traveled America, seeking the ugly and the dangerous. Her findin= gs will be published in "Inside Organized Racism: Women in the Hate Movemen= t." Kipling Knew What the U.S. May Now Learn The notion of "White Man's = burden," Rudyard Kipling's prescription for the United States as it began t= o rule the Philippine Islands, seems peculiarly relevant in thinking about = the war in Afghanistan. The Jupiter Orchestra Is a Lively Survivor The s= crappy Jupiter Symphony is no more, but the musicians associated with it ha= ve formed the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players. MORE ARTS NEWS NY RE= GION Accommodations, Next Door to Devastation Managers of the Marriott Fin= ancial Center hotel are trying to provide hospitality within the perimeters= of ground zero. New York City School Board Elections Postponed On Frida= y, state legislative leaders said they would postpone New York City's commu= nity school board elections for a year as they decide whether to change how= the city school system is governed. Many Voices, but Little Dialogue on = Memorial for Trade Center Site The two groups that are dealing with what t= o do with the former World Trade Center site are speaking two different lan= guages. MORE NY REGION NEWS OP-ED Enron for Dummies By BILL KELLE= R I know I should be outraged by the Enron scandal, but there's a lot I st= ill don't get. For starters, what kind of company is Enron, exactly? Capt= ives and the Law By ANTHONY LEWIS The Bush administration has done well = militarily in Afghanistan, but it has badly fumbled the question of jus= tice for its captives. State of the Union, Test of the President By MIC= HAEL WALDMAN President Bush must maintain support for the war while presen= ting a politically viable plan for combating the recession at home. MO= RE OP-ED NEWS About This E-Mail You received these headlines because yo= u requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. To sign up for other = newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or your e-mail addres= s, 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 pa= ge and click on "Save Selections." Suggestions and feedback are welcome at= feedback@nytimes.com . 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