Message-ID: <15862893.1075841318864.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 07:04:19 -0800 (PST) From: nytdirect@nytimes.com To: pmims@enron.com Subject: Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Sunday, February 3, 2002 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: 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 February 3, 2002 QUOTE OF THE DAY "Miramax spends a fortune. And the p= eople over at DreamWorks run a campaign like they've got a candidate in t= he New Hampshire primary." TOM ORTENBERG, of Lions Gate Films, on campaign= ing for Oscar nominations. NATIONAL Hard-Pressed Parents Fall Behind on T= uition Showing the extent to which the recession is squeezing middle- and = even upper-class families, many are seeking extensions on tuition bills. = Churches on Right Seek Right to Back Candidates Religious conservatives ar= e starting a campaign to remove the prohibition of churches endorsing polit= ical candidates. State Seeks Child Parents Don't Acknowledge A couple be= longing to a Massachusetts religious sect have been ordered by authorities = to turn over a child that is believed to be in danger. MORE NATIONAL NE= WS Advertisement Sign up now for DealBook for Breaking News and Marke= t-Moving Intelligence Your source for daily briefings on the latest and mo= st comprehensive news about market-moving mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, p= rivate equity transactions, venture capital deals and Wall Street maneuver= ings, all delivered before the market's opening bell. Edited by Andrew Ro= ss Sorkin. Sign up now! [IMAGE] INTERNATIONAL The Palestinian Vision o= f Peace Palestinians want to live as equals alongside Israel in an indepen= dent and viable state on the territories occupied by Israel in 1967. Econ= omic Forum Shifts Its Focus to New Dangers Usually preoccupied with techno= logy and borderless commerce, participants at the World Economic Forum this= year seem more obsessed with their vulnerabilities. New Hope That Kidnap= ped Journalist Is Alive The Pakistani police searched for a missing Americ= an reporter after e-mail messages said he had been killed, but a new e-mail= offered hope that he may be alive. MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS BUSINESS= Enron Panel Finds Inflated Profits and Few Controls In a report released = Saturday night, a special committee of Enron's board said that the company = had falsely inflated its profits by almost $1 billion last year. Enron Sc= andal Shocks Even Those Who Helped It Along Some of the lawmakers and re= gulators investigating some of the causes behind the Enron-Arthur Andersen = scandal may need to look no further than a mirror. Even Last Year, Option= Spigot Was Wide Open As corporate earnings and cash flow have ebbed and s= tock prices have fallen, boards have been doling out options as a cheap, ba= lance-sheet-friendly way of compensating managers. MORE BUSINESS NEWS = TECHNOLOGY The Strong Will Survive the Fallout in Telecom Adam Quinton, = head of global telecommunications research at Merrill Lynch, talked last we= ek about the current grim state of the industry and its future. Losses So= ur Companies on Venture Investments When the economy took a turn for the w= orse last year, so did the fate of billions of dollars in venture investmen= ts by many corporations. Europe Is Said to Be on Verge of Ending Case Aga= inst Intel The European Commission is about to drop its antitrust investig= ation of the Intel Corporation, a person close to the investigation said. = MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS POLITICS Gore Rebukes Bush, and Tries to Mend Fe= nces at Home in Tennessee Al Gore re-emerged in his home state, criticizin= g President Bush's policies on several domestic issues. Bush Hires Hard-L= iners to Handle Cuba Policy The Bush administration is filling its Latin A= merica policy ranks with officials known for a hard-line stance toward Fide= l Castro's government. Bush Budget Links Dollars to Deeds With New Rating= s President Bush's proposed budget plan will for the first time formally a= ssess the performance of government agencies and link their financing to th= e grades they receive. MORE POLITICS NEWS SPORTS A Game That's All a= Matter of Vision As if the magnitude of the game isn't big enough, there = will be the extra pressure of a personal battle between Mike Martz and Bill= Belichick in the Super Bowl. Coaching Results: Will X or O Determine Hir= ings? The winner of this Super Bowl will affect coaching hirings for seaso= ns to come and will impact the way the game is played. Kidd's Big Shot Gi= ves Nets Big Victory Jason Kidd's 31 points included a clinching 3-pointer= that pushed the Nets over Toronto. He posted his second consecutive triple= -double in the win. MORE SPORTS NEWS ARTS What Price Buzz? Hollywood= Breaks Bank for Oscar Race Hollywood studios are in the middle of the b= iggest Oscar spending spree in history. What Price Success for a Newly Po= pular BBC? The BBC beat its main rival, ITV, in the 2001 ratings race. The= hallowed institution now finds itself being accused of having lowered its = standards. For Frances's Youth, 'un Teen Movie' French filmmakers have n= ewly taken on a staple of American culture the teen movie and its raw tr= eatment of teenage sexuality. MORE ARTS NEWS NY REGION Near Ground Z= ero, Adage Is Location, Location and Luck The successes and failures of bu= sinesses near the former World Trade Center site can be traced to multiple = factors. Bush Administration Approves $700 Million Grant to Help Rebuild = Lower Manhattan The money is intended to create jobs and revive businesses= devastated by the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. 36 Are Arr= ested, but Demonstrations Remain Peaceful Saturday's protest agenda at the= World Economic Forum turned out to be largely without incident. MORE N= Y REGION NEWS OP-ED The Dude and the Dud By MAUREEN DOWD How on eart= h-in-the-balance can Al Gore succeed now that the Dude has morphed into= the Man? The End of NATO? By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The United States has= become so much more technologically advanced than any of its NATO allies t= hat America increasingly doesn't need them to fight a distant war. The Pa= lestinian Vision of Peace By YASIR ARAFAT Palestinians want to live as e= quals alongside Israel in an independent and viable state on the territorie= s occupied by Israel in 1967. MORE OP-ED NEWS 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 de= livery 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 re= member to go to the bottom of the page and click on "Save Selections." Sug= gestions and feedback are welcome at feedback@nytimes.com . 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