Enron Mail

From:nytdirect@nytimes.com
To:khyatt@enron.com
Subject:Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Friday, January 18, 2002
Cc:
Bcc:
Date:Fri, 18 Jan 2002 01:28:27 -0800 (PST)

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd"<

<HTML<
<HEAD<
<TITLE<NYTimes HTML E-Mail</TITLE<
</HEAD<
<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#000066" VLINK="#666666" ALINK="#990000"<
<TABLE WIDTH="600" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"<
<TR<
<TD WIDTH="600" VALIGN="TOP"<
<!-- Flag goes here --<
<IMG SRC="http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/email/todaysheadlines/todayshedflag.gif" WIDTH="600" HEIGHT="35" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALIGN="left"<
</TD<
</TR<
<TR<
<TD WIDTH="600" VALIGN="TOP"<<font face="verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"<
<!-- Search box begins --<
<TABLE WIDTH="600" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"<
<TR<
<TD HEIGHT="2" BGCOLOR="#000000"<<IMG SRC="spacer.gif" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALIGN="left"<
</TD<
</TR<
<TR< <TD BGCOLOR="#CCCCCC" <
<FORM method="GET" action="http://query.nytimes.com/search/query"<
&nbsp;
<FONT face="verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"<Search NYTimes.com
<INPUT TYPE="text" SIZE="15" name="query" MAXLENGTH="32"<
<select name="date"<
<option value="Today"<Today's News <option value="site1week"<Past Week <option value="past30days" selected=""<Past 30 Days <option value="past90days"<Past 90 Days <option value="past365days"<Past Year <option value="Full"<Since 1996 </select<
<input type="image" name="submit" value=" Search" src="http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/global/global_search/gs_submit.gif" width="18" height="19" border="0" alt="submit" align="top"<
</FONT<
</FORM<
</TD<
</TR<
</TABLE<
<!-- Search box ends --<
</TD<
</TR<
<TR<
<TD WIDTH="600" VALIGN="TOP"<
<TABLE WIDTH="600" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"<
<TR<
<TD WIDTH="600" COLSPAN="2" HEIGHT="7"<<IMG SRC="http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/misc/spacer.gif" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="7" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALIGN="left"<</TD< </TR<
<TR<
<TD WIDTH="468" VALIGN="TOP"<
<!-- OAS tag for 468 goes here --<
<A href="http://www.nytimes.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/email.nytimes.com/todaysheadlines/html/3323/Position1/th-technoscout8/HappyEyes468x601.gif/" target="_blank"<<img src="http://graphics4.nytimes.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/th-technoscout8/HappyEyes468x601.gif" BORDER=0 Other ALT="" <</A<

</TD<
<TD WIDTH="10"<<p<</TD<
<TD WIDTH="122"<
<!-- E-Mail nav goes here --<<!-- E-Mail nav goes here --<
<TABLE WIDTH="122" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"<
<TR<
<TD VALIGN="TOP"<
<A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/email"<
<IMG SRC="http://www.nytimes.com/images/email/wine/customize.gif" ALT="Customize This E-Mail" WIDTH="122" HEIGHT="19" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALIGN="left"<
</A<
</TD<
</TR<
<TR<
<TD VALIGN="TOP"<
<A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/email"<
<IMG SRC="http://www.nytimes.com/images/email/wine/nytnewsletters.gif" WIDTH="122" HEIGHT="18" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALIGN="LEFT"<</A<
</TD<
</TR<
<TR<
<TD VALIGN="TOP"<
<A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/email"<<IMG SRC="http://www.nytimes.com/images/email/wine/textversion.gif" ALT="Customize This E-Mail" WIDTH="122" HEIGHT="19" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALIGN="left"<</A<<p<<br clear="all"<
</TD<
</TR<
</TABLE<

</TD<
</TR<
</TABLE<
</TD<
</TR<
<TR<
<TD WIDTH="600" VALIGN="TOP"<
<font size="2" font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"<
</font<


<!-- Content begins --<
<table align="right"<<tr<<td<<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2" <<b<January 18, 2002</b< </font<</td<</tr<</table<<br<


<hr size="1"<
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"<


<font size="2" color="#990000"<<b<QUOTE OF THE DAY</b<</font<<br<

<font size="2"<"Reassurance is good. Cash is better." <br<
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/international/asia/18POWE.html?todaysheadlines"<AHMAD FAWZI,</a<of the United Nations, on American support for Afghanistan.


<hr size="1"<



<font size="2" color="#990000"<<b<NATIONAL</b<</font<<br<




<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/national/18INQU.html?todaysheadlines"<U.S. Hunts 5 Men Seen on Tape, Saying They May Plan Attack</a<</b<<br<
The Justice Department released photos and video excerpts of five suspected Al Qaeda members on Thursday who were taped offering "martyrdom messages."
<P<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/national/18SHOO.html?todaysheadlines"<Coal Town's Hopes Clouded by Killings of 3 at Law School</a<</b<<br<
As townspeople absorbed the shootings at the Appalachian School of Law, the suspect in the murders was charged on Thursday.
<P<
</font<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/national/18SECU.html?todaysheadlines"<Screening of All Checked Bags Is Starting, but Concerns Remain</a<</b<<br<
Experts predicted only modest improvements in security, and hoped for only modest schedule disruptions as baggage checks begin on Friday
<P<
</font<













<p<
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadline"<MORE NATIONAL NEWS</a<
<br<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins --<

<hr size="1"<
<img src="http://graphics4.nytimes.com/images/email/advertisement2.gif" WIDTH="150" HEIGHT="15" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALIGN="left" ALT="Advertisement"<
<BR CLEAR="ALL"<
<TABLE WIDTH="588" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="0"
BGCOLOR="#F8F5EC"<
<tr<<TD<<font size="2"<
<b<"A floor lamp that spreads sunshine all over a room"</b<
<br<
The HappyEyes (TM) Floor Lamp brings the benefits of natural
daylight indoors for glare-free lighting that's perfect for
a variety of indoor activities.
</font<</td<
<TD valign=middle<<CENTER<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/email.nytimes.com/todaysheadlines/html/28600/Position2/th-technoscout8/happyida.html/"< <img vspace=5 src="http://www.nytimes.com/ads/techno120.gif" border="0"<</a<</CENTER<</TD<</tr<</table<
<br<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends --<

<hr size="1"<

<font size="2" color="#990000"<<b<INTERNATIONAL</b<</font<<br<




<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/international/asia/18POWE.html?todaysheadlines"<In Shattered Kabul, Powell Vows Longterm U.S. Help for Afghans</a<</b<<br<
In a whirlwind visit to Kabul on Thursday, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell pledged "significant" assistance to help rebuild Afghanistan.
<P<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/international/middleeast/18MIDE.html?todaysheadlines"<Six Israelis Slain by Palestinian Gunman</a<</b<<br<
A coming-of-age ritual turned into a scene of horror on Thursday after a Palestinian gunman walked into a reception hall in northern Israel and opened fire.
<P<
</font<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/international/18INDI.html?todaysheadlines"<India Presses Its Conditions for Pullback From Border</a<</b<<br<
India will not withdraw its forces from the border with Pakistan until raids end and Pakistan hands over suspected terrorists, India's defense minister said on Thursday.
<P<
</font<













<p<
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadline"<MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS</a<
<br<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins --<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends --<

<hr size="1"<

<font size="2" color="#990000"<<b<BUSINESS</b<</font<<br<




<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/business/18ENRO.html?todaysheadlines"<S.E.C. Leader Says Auditing Industry Can't Police Itself</a<</b<<br<
The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed Thursday that the accounting industry should be policed by a group dominated by outside experts.
<P<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/business/18PART.html?todaysheadlines"<Deals That Helped Doom Enron Began to Form in the Early 90's</a<</b<<br<
The financial dealings that played a central role in Enron's collapse were begun a decade ago by the finance officer at the time, Andrew S. Fastow.
<P<
</font<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/business/18SHOP.html?todaysheadlines"<Kmart Fires Its President and Names a Chairman</a<</b<<br<
Kmart fired its president and named a new chairman, but failed to reassure investors, who are waiting for concrete signs that the company will not file for bankruptcy.
<P<
</font<













<p<
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadline"<MORE BUSINESS NEWS</a<
<br<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins --<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends --<

<hr size="1"<

<font size="2" color="#990000"<<b<TECHNOLOGY</b<</font<<br<




<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/business/18MERG.html?todaysheadlines"<Plan to Split Up Antitrust Oversight Stalls</a<</b<<br<
A plan by the Bush administration to give the Justice Department responsibility for oversight of mergers involving communications, entertainment and software companies was temporarily scuttled Thursday.
<P<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/technology/18SOFT.html?todaysheadlines"<Solid Consumer Spending Bolsters Microsoft</a<</b<<br<
Microsoft reported second-quarter results Thursday that surpassed Wall Street's expectations in both earnings and revenue.
<P<
</font<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/technology/18BLUE.html?todaysheadlines"<I.B.M.'s Quarterly Sales and Profit Fall</a<</b<<br<
I.B.M. reported that its sales and profits declined in the fourth quarter, but the results once again reflected the resilience of the world's largest computer company.
<P<
</font<













<p<
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadline"<MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS</a<
<br<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins --<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends --<

<hr size="1"<

<font size="2" color="#990000"<<b<POLITICS</b<</font<<br<




<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/business/18BUSH.html?todaysheadlines"<Congress Rebuffed on Energy Documents</a<</b<<br<
The White House refused to turn over documents demanded by Congress as part of an inquiry into workings of the administration's energy task force.
<P<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/politics/18ETHI.html?todaysheadlines"<Bush's Advisers on Ethics Discuss Human Cloning</a<</b<<br<
President Bush's newly appointed Council on Bioethics met for the first time and plunged into the thorny issue of human cloning.
<P<
</font<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/politics/18HART.html?todaysheadlines"<Reopening of Senate Building Is Delayed</a<</b<<br<
One day after officials declared the Hart Senate Office Building free of anthrax, they closed the building indefinitely.
<P<
</font<













<p<
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadline"<MORE POLITICS NEWS</a<
<br<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins --<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends --<

<hr size="1"<

<font size="2" color="#990000"<<b<SPORTS</b<</font<<br<




<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/sports/football/18NFLL.html?todaysheadlines"<N.F.L. Warns Parcells About Tampering</a<</b<<br<
The N.F.L., concerned that the Buccaneers and Bill Parcells may be skirting league tampering rules, issued a warning to both parties that could subject them to punishment.
<P<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/sports/ncaabasketball/18DUKE.html?todaysheadlines"<Williams Leads No. 1 Duke Over Maryland</a<</b<<br<
Jason Williams sank 3-pointers and made twisting shots near the basket, dazzling and dazing the Terrapins and helping Duke coast to victory.
<P<
</font<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/sports/tennis/18TENN.html?todaysheadlines"<Venus Williams Overcomes Slow Start</a<</b<<br<
Venus Williams lost the first set in a hurry, but found her confidence and rhythm to top Slovakian teenager Daniela Hantuchova at the Australian Open.
<P<
</font<













<p<
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadline"<MORE SPORTS NEWS</a<
<br<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins --<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends --<

<hr size="1"<

<font size="2" color="#990000"<<b<ARTS</b<</font<<br<




<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/arts/television/18ROOT.html?todaysheadlines"<Both Timeless and Timely: 'Roots' at Quarter-Century</a<</b<<br<
Much has changed since the mini-series "Roots" aired in 1997, yet it remains a gripping tale of individuals whose stories became an emblematic historical saga.
<P<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/arts/design/18KIMM.html?todaysheadlines"<The Body Imperfect, 50 Years Ago and Today</a<</b<<br<
There are two shows of Irving Penn nudes in town: "Dancer" at the Whitney Museum of American Art and "Earthy Bodies" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
<P<
</font<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/arts/design/18SMIT.html?todaysheadlines"<In the Orbit of Funk and Hip-Hop</a<</b<<br<
"One Planet Under a Groove: Hip-Hop and Contemporary Art" at the Bronx Museum of the Arts explores the interplay between rap music, hip-hop culture and contemporary art
<P<
</font<













<p<
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadline"<MORE ARTS NEWS</a<
<br<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins --<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends --<

<hr size="1"<

<font size="2" color="#990000"<<b<NY REGION</b<</font<<br<




<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/nyregion/18RELE.html?todaysheadlines"<Grateful Egyptian Is Freed as U.S. Terror Case Fizzles</a<</b<<br<
Abdallah Higazy was released because a private pilot told officials an aviation radio in Mr. Higazy's possession was his.
<P<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/nyregion/18SITE.html?todaysheadlines"<Contractors at Ground Zero Denied Insurance for Cleanup</a<</b<<br<
Contracting companies excavating ground zero are working with energy and devotion, but without insurance.
<P<
</font<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/nyregion/18JOBS.html?todaysheadlines"<Unemployment Rate Rises, Again, in Wake of Attack</a<</b<<br<
Although the unemployment rate in New York City shot up last month to 7.4 percent, economists say the jump was not as bad as it could have been.
<P<
</font<













<p<
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadline"<MORE NY REGION NEWS</a<
<br<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins --<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends --<

<hr size="1"<

<font size="2" color="#990000"<<b<OP-ED </b<</font<<br<






<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/opinion/18KRUG.html?todaysheadlines"<A System Corrupted</a<</b<
<br<
By PAUL KRUGMAN
<br<
The Enron debacle is not just the story of a company that failed; it is the story of a system that failed.
<P<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/opinion/18KRIS.html?todaysheadlines"<The Chip on China's Shoulder</a<</b<
<br<
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
<br<
Openness and political maturity in China is accompanied by a dangerous sign of political immaturity: a booming, aggrieved, chip-on-the-shoulder nationalism.
<P<
</font<


<font face="times new roman"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/opinion/18PRIC.html?todaysheadlines"<The Damaged Spirit of the Sept. 11 Fund</a<</b<
<br<
By FRED PRICE and MITCH KLEINMAN
<br<
The rules of the Victims Compensation Fund protect airlines and others from being sued while denying victims' families fair compensation.
<P<
</font<









<p<
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html?todaysheadline"<MORE OP-ED NEWS</a<
<br<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins --<

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends --<

<hr size="1"<


<font face="verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"<
<b<About This E-Mail<br<
</b<You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times
Direct e-mail service. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery,
change delivery options or your e-mail address, see
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/email"<http://www.nytimes.com/email<;/a<.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Check or un-check the headlines you would like to receive or cancel and
remember to go to the bottom of the page and click on &quot;Save
Selections.&quot;&nbsp; Suggestions and feedback are welcome at
<a href="mailto:feedback@nytimes.com"<feedback@nytimes.com</a<.

<p<
Please include the following ID number when writing to
<a href="mailto:feedback@nytimes.com"<feedback@nytimes.com</a<
so that we can track any reports of problems: 577749
<P<
<b<How to Advertise</b<<br<

For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other advertising
opportunities with NYTimes.com, contact <a href="mailto:onlinesales@nytimes.com"<onlinesales@nytimes.com</a< or
visit our <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo"<online media kit</a<.

<table width="600" border="0" align="left"<
<tr align="left" valign="bottom"<<td align="left"<<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size="2"<<b<<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/info/help/copyright.html"<Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company</a<</b<</font<</td<
<td valign="bottom" <<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size="2"<</td<
</tr<
</table<
<!-- Content ends --<
<BR<
</TD<
</TR<
</TABLE<
<IMG SRC="http://ads.nytimes.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/email.nytimes.com/todaysheadlines/html@Bottom1!Bottom1" height="0" width="0"<
</BODY<
</HTML<