Message-ID: <15124598.1075841332665.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 01:00:30 -0800 (PST) From: nytdirect@nytimes.com To: matt.motley@enron.com Subject: Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Saturday, April 6, 2002 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: The New York Times Direct X-To: Motley, Matt X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Motley, Matt\Deleted Items X-Origin: MOTLEY-M X-FileName: matt motley 6-26-02.pst TODAY'S HEADLINES The New York Times on the Web Saturday, April 6, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com /-------------------------------------------------\ Discover the new things to love about The Times. http://www.nytimes.com/ads/marketing/whatsnew/ \-------------------------------------------------/ QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "O Arab leaders, your people are boiling like water in a pot. You have to take them on your side against your enemy before they turn against you." -ABDEL QADER ABDEL KHAZEM, a prayer leader, before a protest in Amman, Jordan. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/international/middleeast/06ARAB.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= Rising Drug Costs Push Veterans Into V.A. System, Posing Strain Elderly veterans struggling to cope with rapidly rising drug costs are pouring into the health care system of the federal Veterans Affairs Department. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/health/06VETE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Believed to Be a U.S. Citizen, Detainee Is Jailed in Virginia A prisoner from the war in Afghanistan who is believed to be an American citizen was flown on Friday to Norfolk, Va., from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/international/06DETA.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Florida Candidate Battles for Recognition and Votes Democratic Party members say Bill McBride is their best chance for unseating Jeb Bush in this fall's election, although he is widely unknown. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/national/06GOV.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadlines /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ Your HOT deck or patio could be COOL this summer! 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leader, Germans seem to view national politics and national parties with cynicism. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/international/europe/06GERM.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadlines BUSINESS ========================= Unemployment Rises to 5.7%, Erasing a Gain The unemployment rate rebounded to 5.7 percent last month, suggesting that the growing economy is not yet benefiting workers. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/business/06ECON.html?todaysheadlines ----- Justice Dept. and Andersen Resume Talks Lawyers for Arthur Andersen met with federal prosecutors for the first time since the Justice Department charged the firm with obstruction of justice in the Enron investigation. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/business/06AUDI.html?todaysheadlines ----- What Was the Heart of Enron Keeps Shrinking Every time Enron looks inside the trading book that holds its most important secrets, it sees deals that are worth less and less. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/business/06ENRO.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE BUSINESS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadlines TECHNOLOGY ========================= Realism May Be Taking the Fun Out of Games One of the major goals of video game systems over the last two decades has been to create images so lifelike and movements so natural that there is no sense of artifice. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/arts/design/06VIDE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Rage Against the Machine (When Any Rage Will Do) Video games let you try to beat the system, using graffiti and some far more destructive weapons. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/technology/circuits/04GAME.html?todaysheadlines ----- Overture Sues Google for Patent Infringement Internet advertising company Overture Services said Friday it sued search engine Google, alleging that Google's system for featuring paid advertisements infringes an Overture patent. http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-tech-overture.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadlines POLITICS ========================= Bush Plan to Avert Work Injuries Seeks Voluntary Steps by Industry The Bush administration unveiled a new workplace safety policy on Friday that relies on voluntary actions by companies to reduce injuries on the job. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/politics/06WORK.html?todaysheadlines ----- U.S. Envoy Meets Arafat as Israel Steps Up Its Sweep President Bush's envoy to the Middle East met with Yasir Arafat on Friday while Israel accelerated its military sweep through the West Bank. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/international/middleeast/06MIDE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Postal Official Says Overhaul of the Service Is Essential The postmaster general said if universal postal service is to remain practical, the Postal Service must change the way it functions. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/politics/06POST.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE POLITICS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadlines SPORTS ========================= Pettitte's Effort Fills Giambi's Blanks The Yankees relied on flawless starting pitching by Andy Pettitte and almost no output from Jason Giambi for a win over Tampa Bay. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/sports/baseball/06YANK.html?todaysheadlines ----- Mets' Bats Stir Against Braves Pedro Astacio and Jeromy Burnitz, two of the new Mets, helped the Mets beat the Braves in the teams' first meeting of the season. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/sports/baseball/06METS.html?todaysheadlines ----- Inspired Van Horn Leads Nets Responding to criticism from his coach, Keith Van Horn helped lead the Nets to their record 13th straight victory at Continental Arena. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/sports/basketball/06NETS.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadlines ARTS ========================= Rethinking Reagan: Was He a Man of Ideas After All? Ronald Reagan has been out of office for 13 years, and American academics, one group that steadfastly resisted his political charms, are beginning to re-evaluate him. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/arts/06REAG.html?todaysheadlines ----- Realism May Be Taking the Fun Out of Games One of the major goals of video game systems over the last two decades has been to create images so lifelike and movements so natural that there is no sense of artifice. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/arts/design/06VIDE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Music That's a Painting, Music That's Pure Sound Art and the art of illustration were topics on Thursday as Mozart's Requiem persuaded the ear to enter into its world and Prokofiev's "Alexander Nevsky" demanded the attention of its listeners. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/arts/music/06PHIL.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadlines NY REGION ========================= Church Files Show Missteps as Priest's Abuses Continued Details of a widely publicized sex scandal in the New York Archdiocese involving a priest who molested as many as 50 boys have not been made available until now. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/nyregion/06PRIE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Cleaning Set for Exteriors Near 9/11 Site Within a few weeks, efforts will begin to clean the exteriors of hundreds of buildings around the World Trade Center site. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/nyregion/06AIR.html?todaysheadlines ----- Fire Officials Will Enforce Zero Tolerance for Drug Abuse The New York Fire Department alerted firefighters that it planned to begin strictly enforcing the department's zero tolerance policy on the use of illegal drugs. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/nyregion/06FIRE.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadlines OP-ED ========================= Springtime for Saddam By BILL KELLER After a winter of adjective-rattling, the Bush administration has still shown no sign of converting its doctrine (evil Saddam must go) into a practical strategy. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/opinion/06KELL.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Treaty Bush Shouldn't 'Unsign' By DAVID J. SCHEFFER Somebody in Washington has come up with a bizarre and dangerous idea: to nullify the American signature on the Rome treaty for establishment of an international criminal court. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/opinion/06SCHE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Forced Off the Air in Ramallah By DAOUD KUTTAB It wasn't easy to build an independent TV station in Ramallah, but we were largely successful until this week. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/opinion/06KUTT.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE OP-ED NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html?todaysheadlines ------------------------------------- Receive 50% Off Home Delivery of The New York Times Newspaper. Click here: http://www.nytimes.com/ads/headlinestext.html ------------------------------------- HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------ You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. 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