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The New York Times on the Web Thursday, January 24, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "When they are being moved from place to place, will they be restrained in a way so that they are less likely to be able to kill an American soldier? You bet. Is it inhumane to do that? No. Would it be stupid to do anything else? Yes." -SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DONALD H. RUMSFELD, on prisoners from Afghanistan who are being held in Cuba. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/23/international/americas/23DETA.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= Walker, in U.S., to Appear Today in Court in Virginia John Walker, the 20-year-old Californian accused of fighting in Afghanistan against his own country, arrived on American soil to await trial. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/national/24WALK.html?todaysheadlines ----- U.S. Says Puerto Rican Officials Stole for Party and Profit A former education secretary of Puerto Rico and 16 others have been accused of diverting federal funds. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/national/24RICO.html?todaysheadlines ----- Many Ride Out the Recession in a Graduate School Harbor The sagging economy has created a surge in applicants for graduate programs in colleges and universities. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/education/24GRAD.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadline /--------------------- 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 acquisitions, IPOs, private equity transactions, venture capital deals and Wall Street maneuverings, all delivered before the market's opening bell. Edited by Andrew Ross Sorkin. Sign up now at: http://ads.nyt.com/th.ad/th-nytiibhousec/dealbookhousetext.html/?_RM_REDIR_=http://www.nytimes.com/services/email/email.html#dealbook \---------------------------------------------------------/ INTERNATIONAL ========================= U.S. Suspends the Transport of Terror Suspects to Cuba Officials said prisoner flights to Cuba were suspended because the base had run out of space for the time being. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/international/americas/24DETA.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Long, Bitter Feud Is Tipping Sharon's Way With the peace accords opposed by Ariel Sharon and signed by Yasir Arafat all but dead now, it is Mr. Sharon who has the upper hand. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/international/middleeast/24SHAR.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Crime Boss Clouds Inquiry on Shooting in Calcutta Aftab Ansari, a Dubai-based gangster, has claimed responsibility for the attack on an American outpost in New Delhi on Tuesday, but few believe him. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/international/asia/24INDI.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadline BUSINESS ========================= Wide Effort Seen in Shredding Data on Enron's Audits Scores of Arthur Andersen employees shredded Enron documents, according to a chairman of a Congressional panel that will begin hearings today on Enron's collapse. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/politics/24ENRO.html?todaysheadlines ----- Calling Inquiries a Distraction, Enron Chief Quits Under Pressure Kenneth L. Lay resigned on Wednesday evening as chairman and chief executive of the Enron Corporation under pressure from outside creditors. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/business/24LAY.html?todaysheadlines ----- In AOL's Suit Against Microsoft, the Key Word Is Access The lawsuit filed on Tuesday by AOL Time Warner against Microsoft is merely the most recent clash in an escalating confrontation between the two large, powerful companies. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/technology/ebusiness/24SOFT.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE BUSINESS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadline TECHNOLOGY ========================= In AOL's Suit Against Microsoft, the Key Word Is Access The lawsuit filed on Tuesday by AOL Time Warner against Microsoft is merely the most recent clash in an escalating confrontation between the two large, powerful companies. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/technology/ebusiness/24SOFT.html?todaysheadlines ----- When Nerds Collide: Bots in the Ring If you feel the urge to smash a computer, fighting-robot shows may be the next best thing. There are now at least three of them on television. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/technology/circuits/24ROBO.html?todaysheadlines ----- Judge Grants a Suspension of Lawsuit on Napster A federal judge has granted a request by four of the five major record companies to suspend their three- year-old lawsuit against Napster. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/technology/ebusiness/24NAPS.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadline POLITICS ========================= Wide Effort Seen in Shredding Data on Enron's Audits Scores of Arthur Andersen employees shredded Enron documents, according to a chairman of a Congressional panel that will begin hearings today on Enron's collapse. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/politics/24ENRO.html?todaysheadlines ----- President to Seek $48 Billion More for the Military The additional spending on the military will be the centerpiece of the budget proposal President Bush sends to Congress next month. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/politics/24BUDG.html?todaysheadlines ----- House Democrats Propose Making the '96 Welfare Law an Antipoverty Weapon House Democrats are proposing to convert the 1996 welfare law into a tool for reducing poverty, while extending its major provisions. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/politics/24WELF.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE POLITICS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadline SPORTS ========================= Knicks End Slide as Sprewell Scores 35 Latrell Sprewell led the Knicks in their defeat of Toronto, ending their eight-game losing streak. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/sports/basketball/24KNIC.html?todaysheadlines ----- Place-Kickers Struggle at Heinz Field The wind is only one explanation for the staggering futility of kickers at Heinz Field, the Steelers' beautiful new stadium. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/sports/football/24STEE.html?todaysheadlines ----- No. 1 Capriati, No. 4 Clijsters in Semifinals Jennifer Capriati, the top-seeded defending champion, and Kim Clijsters each used dominant performances to advance to the semifinals at the Australian Open. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/sports/tennis/24TENN-EARLY.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadline ARTS ========================= Youthful Threesome Won Bet on 'Urinetown' Three childhood friends from Cleveland have pulled off the unlikely feat of mounting a new Broadway musical while in their early 30's. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/arts/theater/24PROD.html?todaysheadlines ----- $600,000 in Grants to Help Downtown Arts Groups The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts on Wednesday announced $600,000 in emergency grants for New York City arts groups below 14th Street. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/arts/design/24WARH.html?todaysheadlines ----- Incongruously, Moldova Samples the Club Scene Promoters estimate that by spring six new discos will open in the capital of Moldova, a tiny republic squeezed between Romania and Ukraine. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/arts/music/24POPL.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadline NY REGION ========================= More Layoffs Are Expected in New Jersey Advisers to Gov. James E. McGreevey said that the administration expected to cut hundreds more jobs to close New Jersey's budget gap. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/nyregion/24JERS.html?todaysheadlines ----- Gigante Is Sane and Runs Mob, U.S. Charges Federal prosecutors asserted that Vincent Gigante, the convicted Mafia chief, continues to run the Genovese crime family from federal prison. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/nyregion/24MOB.html?todaysheadlines ----- Short on Political Capital, Mayor Invites President to Fund-Raiser at His Home Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will play host in his Upper East Side town house to President Bush at a $15,000-a-head campaign fund-raiser. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/nyregion/24FINA.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadline OP-ED ========================= An Unlikely Coach By BOB HERBERT If you went strictly by appearances, you would never guess that Tyrone Willingham is the new head football coach at Notre Dame. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/opinion/24HERB.html?todaysheadlines ----- That Dog Won't Bark By WILLIAM SAFIRE Angered and injured by Sept. 11, the United States turned resolute, and lo! anticipated opposition from the rest of the world melted away. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/opinion/24SAFI.html?todaysheadlines ----- Putin's Message to the Media By FLORIANA FOSSATO and ANNA KACHkAEVA Moscow's attack on a national television network may well have serious effects on regional journalism, including a return to the self-censorship that was such a noticeable feature of the Soviet decades. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/opinion/24FOSS.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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