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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 25, 2001 QUOTE OF THE DAY "I think he's handled the situation= properly and he's showing that he's a strong president. I don't even look = at him now as having bought the presidency. I just look at him as president= ." STEVEN PRICE, a Florida barber who, like many other blacks, has turned = toward supporting President Bush. 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 presentations= from New Line Cinema, weekly trivia quizzes and more. Explore Tolkien T= oday . NATIONAL Officials Remain Uncertain on Identity of Suspect on Je= t The man who tried to ignite explosives in his shoes on a flight from Par= is to Miami was ordered held in federal custody pending a detention hearing= on Friday. Blacks Who Voted Against Bush Offer Support to Him in Wartime= A striking component of President Bush's immense public approval is his h= igh level of support from black Americans, hardly any of whom voted for him= . Health Care Is New Darling of Pork Barrel Spending Pork barrel spendin= g used to mean roads and bridges. Now health care projects are also singled= out by Congress to receive tens of millions of federal dollars. MORE N= ATIONAL NEWS Advertisement The most comprehensive Real Estate listings= site in town NYTimes.com/realestate combines The New York Times Classifie= d ads with listings from nearly every broker in the city- more searchable N= ew York listings than you'll find anyplace else. Most listings feature: ne= ighborhood maps, photos, floor plans and virtual tours. [IMAGE] INTERNA= TIONAL Big Troop Buildup Mounted by India and Pakistan Both countries are = mounting large-scale troop buildups along their border in response to risin= g antagonism since a suicide attack this month on India's Parliament. For= Marines, There's Powder for Eggnog, Tunes on Vinyl On Christmas Eve at th= e American Embassy in Kabul, the marines played host with their usual insis= tence on ceremony and flair for making do. Israeli Troops Arrest Seven In= West Bank Raid Israeli troops with tanks and helicopters raided a Palesti= nian-controlled village in the northern West Bank early Tuesday and arreste= d seven Palestinians, Israeli and Palestinian sources said. MORE INTERN= ATIONAL NEWS BUSINESS Trying to Keep Young Internet Users From a Life of= Piracy America's rush to the online world has created an enormous populat= ion of ever-younger computer pirates. Coors Acquires a Big Brand in Brita= in Seeking to expand abroad as it faces greater pressure from rivals at ho= me, the Adolph Coors Company will buy the Carling operations of Bass Brewer= s for $1.7 billion. Lego Tinkered With Success, and Is Now Paying a Price= After years of booming sales, Lego may have lost its way by incorporating= too many electronics and licensed toys into its product mix. MORE BUSI= NESS NEWS TECHNOLOGY Trying to Keep Young Internet Users From a Life of = Piracy America's rush to the online world has created an enormous populati= on of ever-younger computer pirates. Lego Tinkered With Success, and Is N= ow Paying a Price After years of booming sales, Lego may have lost its way= by incorporating too many electronics and licensed toys into its product m= ix. HotJobs.com Tells Suitor to Bolster Its Offer or Lose a Deal The bid= ding war for it cooling, HotJobs.com seems likely to begin formal acquisiti= on negotiations with Yahoo on Thursday. MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS POLITIC= S Health Care Is New Darling of Pork Barrel Spending Pork barrel spending = used to mean roads and bridges. Now health care projects are also singled o= ut by Congress to receive tens of millions of federal dollars. Bush Forma= lizes Lines of Succession at 7 Cabinet Departments President Bush has form= alized the line of succession at several crucial federal agencies in case a= cabinet secretary is killed or incapacitated. Report Faults Fiscal Revie= w of Nuclear Plants The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has failed to adequa= tely ensure that owners have enough money to safely own, operate and later = decommission nuclear power plants. MORE POLITICS NEWS SPORTS Jets Di= scover Even Laterals Are an Option The Jets discovered on Sunday that they= could survive even if Vinny Testaverde tried an improvisational lateral in= the final minutes of the game. Giants Lose Sehorn Against Eagles Jason = Sehorn will not play in Sunday's pivotal game against the Eagles because of= a severely sprained ankle, and may not play again this season. Recalling= the Assists From Clyde The short life of Clyde Frazier Jr. provides a cha= nce to reflect upon the grace of a man who provided hope and opportunity to= inner-city girls with a talent for basketball. MORE SPORTS NEWS ART= S Master of the Boast, King of the Ring, Vision of the Future "Ali" is dir= ector Michael Mann's first movie with feeling; his overwhelming love of its= subject will turn audiences into exuberant, thrilled fight crowds. The A= rtist Louise Bourgeois at 90, Weaving Complexities She has witnessed most = of the art movements of the last century and influenced her share. And she = is still innovating. A Knight Astride a White Charger "Kate and Leopold"= has only the most tangential relation to reality, and therein lies its= slender charm. MORE ARTS NEWS NY REGION Experts Urging Broader In= quiry in Towers' Fall Structural engineers and fire-safety experts are cal= ling for a new, independent and better-financed inquiry into how and why th= e twin towers fell on Sept. 11. Bloomberg Vows to Work at Center of Thing= s Mayor-elect Michael R. Bloomberg said that he would create a large, open= office in the heart of City Hall modeled after the one that he used to ma= nage his private company, Bloomberg L.P. Union Head Objects to Anthrax Va= ccine Program The president of the New York region's postal workers union = said he objected to the anthrax vaccinations that the federal government wo= uld be offering to post office employees in a few days. MORE NY REGION = NEWS OP-ED The Scrooge Syndrome By PAUL KRUGMAN A sum of money that = Americans would hardly notice, a dime a day for the average citizen, = would quite literally save the lives of millions. Human Rights at Home = By JOHN SHATTUCK We hear that the war against terrorism requires us to t= rim civil liberties at home. But secret military tribunals will not improv= e our safety. Season's Greetings From Houston, the Bipolar City By MIMI= SWARTZ Houston couldn't stop itself from overreaching, and Houston wo= uldn't be able to stop itself from crashing again, either. MORE OP-ED= NEWS Contribute to The Neediest Cases Fund Make an online donation thi= s Holiday Season to The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund to help thousand= s of people. Donate now 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 delivery options or your e-= mail address, see http://www.nytimes.com/email . Check or un-check the he= adlines you would like to receive or cancel and remember to go to the botto= m of the page and click on "Save Selections." 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