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[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 December 27, 2001 QUOTE OF THE DAY "I don't like people knowing my bus= iness, but to be a viable farmer you have to have government support." JOH= N DOLLINGER, who raises corn in Minooka, Ill. TolkienArchives Examine the= World of J. R. R. Tolkien - This sponsored feature includes articles from = the New York Times archives, slide shows of Tolkien's artwork, multimedia p= resentations from New Line Cinema, weekly trivia quizzes and more. Explo= re Tolkien Today . NATIONAL Passenger With Shoe Bombs First Only Raised= Eyebrows Even after wrestling him to the ground and sedating him, most pa= ssengers on Flight 63 thought the man who had tried to light his shoes on f= ire was merely a crank. New Guidelines Permit Some Sweets for Diabetics = The American Diabetes Association said on Wednesday that people with the di= sease could eat sweets occasionally, as long as they kept their blood sugar= levels under control. Toddler Reported Abducted in Bus Terminal Scores = of detectives scoured the Chicago region on Wednesday for a 16-month-old gi= rl who they believe was abducted from a crowded downtown bus terminal on Ch= ristmas Eve. MORE NATIONAL NEWS Advertisement Listen to Jack - a N= ew York Times Best Seller - For Just $1.95 Audible is the new way to enjoy= the best books on the market. Simply download and listen to any of our b= est sellers - start with Jack, the fascinating autobiography by Jack Welch= , former CEO of General Electric. Or choose any of our other great busin= ess books. Take your first selection for just $1.95. Act now! [IMAGE] = INTERNATIONAL U.S. Putting Off Plan to Use G.I.'s in Afghan Caves The Uni= ted States military is offering incentives to get Afghan forces to take the= lead in searching the caves of Tora Bora for traces of Osama bin Laden. = Powell Tries to Ease Tension as Kashmir Pressure Builds Secretary of State= Colin L. Powell telephoned leaders in India and Pakistan twice each on Wed= nesday, urging them to calm the tensions between the two nations. A Gaunt= bin Laden on New Tape A new videotaped statement from Osama bin Laden tha= t purports to have been made in late November or early December shows the t= errorist leader tired and gaunt. MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS BUSINESS La= te Shopping Gives Retailers a Slight Boost A surge of last-minute shopping= may have given the nation's retailers and the economy a small boost, accor= ding to reports on holiday sales released on Wednesday. America West Seek= s Loan Guarantee to Avoid Bankruptcy Three months after Congress created a= board to distribute $10 billion in federal loan guarantees to help the air= line industry, the first application is coming down to the wire. Several = Issues Combine to Cause Biggest Oil Price Jump of the Year Prices for crud= e oil recorded their largest jump of the year as traders became increasingl= y convinced that oil-producing nations would follow through on plans to cut= production in January. MORE BUSINESS NEWS TECHNOLOGY In Rewritten I= nternet Fables, the Late Bird Gets the Worm IWon is among a small group of= Internet companies that have managed, by not overextending themselves, to = survive and pick gems from the remains of the fallen dot-com giants. Year= of Living Geekily: Even the Dogs Evolved For observers of human nature, t= he end of the year presents a golden opportunity for spotting geeks in thei= r native habitats. So where were they in 2001? And the Password Is . . . = Waterloo Even those who are vigilant about guarding passwords may be givin= g away more than they think. MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS POLITICS Security = Issues Called a Focus of Next Budget President Bush will propose billions = of dollars in security initiatives in his new budget, White House officials= say. Guard for Bush Isn't Allowed Aboard Flight An Arab-American member= of President Bush's security detail was denied passage on an American Airl= ines flight on Tuesday evening. Bush Ponders Tough Issues at Ranch While= vacationing in Texas, President Bush must consider the next target in the = war on terrorism, the fate of John Walker Lindh and how to jump-start the e= conomy. MORE POLITICS NEWS SPORTS Deferred Money Creates Snag in Dea= l for Vaughn A snag developed in the Mets' attempt to restructure the rema= ining years of Mo Vaughn's contract, delaying a potential trade between New= York and the Angels. Nuggets' Issel Resigns Dan Issel resigned as head = coach and president of the Denver Nuggets, two weeks after he started a nat= ional furor by using an ethnic insult toward a fan. Kidd Powers Nets Over= Cleveland After his team had blown a 25-point third-quarter lead and let = it slip to 2 points with a minute to play, Jason Kidd willed the Nets to a = win over the Cavaliers. MORE SPORTS NEWS ARTS Pompeii's Erotic Fresc= oes Awake Buried in A.D. 79, Pompeii's recently restored frescoes are goin= g public again on Jan. 19. What's in a Band's Name? Plenty if It's Anthra= x Slowly emerging from the Get What You Asked For file, Anthrax has been h= umbled by its ironic association with terrorism. Turning the Camera on = a Life Marred by a Deadly Prank Nearly 20 years ago Peter Wade was part of= a late-night prank that caused the death of a Conrail conductor. Now he is= an American success story. MORE ARTS NEWS NY REGION Quality of Life= Is High Priority for Bloomberg Mayor-elect Michael R. Bloomberg announced= on Wednesday that his administration would make "a major effort" to roll b= ack such offenses as prostitution and panhandling. Hard Questions for Mov= ement to Shut Indian Point As a broad coalition unites to close the Indian= Point nuclear power plant, which is 30 miles north of Manhattan, the movem= ent's leaders face some tough choices. $700 Million in Federal Aid Will G= o to Affected Businesses Gov. George E. Pataki announced a plan on Wednesd= ay to distribute $700 million to businesses in Lower Manhattan. MORE NY= REGION NEWS OP-ED Office Pool, 2002 By WILLIAM SAFIRE Predict what = will happen in the news in 2002 by answering these multiple choice question= s. A Doctor's Story By BOB HERBERT An Afghan doctor was imprisoned and= tortured by the Taliban before he escaped and fled to the United States. = Textiles and Terrorism By LAEL BRAINARD Trade policy that aims to prote= ct America's textile and apparel industry prevents poor countries from gett= ing richer and therefore hurts national security. MORE OP-ED NEWS C= ontribute to The Neediest Cases Fund Make an online donation this Holiday S= eason to The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund to help thousands of people= . Donate now 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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