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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 January 29, 2002 QUOTE OF THE DAY "We're resilient; this is New Orlean= s. But how are we just going to wait for days and days until the next parad= e? We need our fix." ARTHUR HARDY, publisher of a Mardi Gras guide, on the= city's decision to stop Mardi Gras parades during Super Bowl weekend. NA= TIONAL U.S. Is Requesting Tighter Security at Utah Olympics Out of concern= that some sites have not been adequately protected, the Justice Department= has requested major security changes at the Olympic Games. Bush Says Pri= vacy Is Needed on Data From Enron Talks President Bush on Monday defended = his refusal to turn over information to Congress about contacts between Enr= on and the administration's energy task force. Act on Clean-Elections Law= , Court Orders The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has brought bac= k a statute long believed dead: the Massachusetts Clean Elections Law. = MORE NATIONAL NEWS Advertisement Sign up now for DealBook for Breakin= g News and Market-Moving Intelligence Your source for daily briefings on t= he latest and most comprehensive news about market-moving mergers and acqui= sitions, IPOs, private equity transactions, venture capital deals and Wall= Street maneuverings, all delivered before the market's opening bell. Edi= ted by Andrew Ross Sorkin. Sign up now! [IMAGE] INTERNATIONAL Bush Rec= onsiders Stand on Treating Captives of War President Bush said he was reco= nsidering the question of whether detainees held in Guant?namo Bay, Cuba, s= hould be protected under the Geneva Convention. Saudi Affirms U.S. Ties b= ut Says Bush Ignores Palestinians' Cause In a rare interview, Crown Prince= Abdullah of Saudi Arabia embraced the United States as a close friend, but= criticized American policy in the Middle East. Bush Offers Afghanistan U= .S. Help for Training of Military and Police President Bush vowed to build= "a lasting partnership" with Afghanistan, by helping it train forces and o= ffering $50 million in credit for private investments. MORE INTERNATION= AL NEWS BUSINESS Bush Says Privacy Is Needed on Data From Enron Talks P= resident Bush on Monday defended his refusal to turn over information to Co= ngress about contacts between Enron and the administration's energy task fo= rce. In Another Big Bankruptcy, a Fiber Optic Venture Fails Global Cross= ing, which spent five years and $15 billion to build a worldwide network of= high-speed Internet and telephone lines, filed for bankruptcy protection. = Back From the Brink, Xerox Posts a Return to Operating Profit It appears= that the pain of cutting jobs, selling assets and fighting off allegations= of accounting irregularities have paid off for Xerox. MORE BUSINESS NE= WS TECHNOLOGY In Another Big Bankruptcy, a Fiber Optic Venture Fails Gl= obal Crossing, which spent five years and $15 billion to build a worldwide = network of high-speed Internet and telephone lines, filed for bankruptcy pr= otection. Back From the Brink, Xerox Posts a Return to Operating Profit = It appears that the pain of cutting jobs, selling assets and fighting off a= llegations of accounting irregularities have paid off for Xerox. Chip Mak= ers in Japan See Only Trouble Toshiba and Fujitsu are scheduled to announc= e results on Tuesday for the third fiscal quarter, and both are expected to= be severely downbeat. MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS POLITICS Bush Reconsider= s Stand on Treating Captives of War President Bush said he was reconsideri= ng the question of whether detainees held in Guant?namo Bay, Cuba, should b= e protected under the Geneva Convention. Bush Proposes Drug Benefit for t= he Low-Income Elderly President Bush on Monday proposed spending $190 bill= ion over the next decade to overhaul Medicare and provide prescription-drug= benefits to the elderly. Bush Says Privacy Is Needed on Data From Enron = Talks President Bush on Monday defended his refusal to turn over informati= on to Congress about contacts between Enron and the administration's energy= task force. MORE POLITICS NEWS SPORTS Belichick Dodges, Parries and= Wins Coach Bill Belichick summoned his flat-line voice and inscrutable fa= cial expressions when asked about the Patriots' quarterback situation. U.= S. Is Requesting Tighter Security at Utah Olympics Out of concern that som= e sites have not been adequately protected, the Justice Department has requ= ested major security changes at the Olympic Games. Concern Over Health Ri= sk Stemming Use of Painkillers Since Alonzo Mourning was found to have a k= idney disorder, many players in the N.B.A. have grown concerned about the u= se of anti-inflammatory drugs. MORE SPORTS NEWS ARTS Jewish Museum S= how Looks Nazis in the Face and Creates a Fuss The show's idea, the muse= um says, is to bring together works using images of Nazis and the Holocau= st that focus not on the victims but on the perpetrators for a change. = The Old Man Who Loved the Sea, and Papa When Gregorio Fuentes, Ernest Hemi= ngway's fishing companion and confidant, died earlier this month in Cuba, t= he sadness spread back to the Chicago suburb where Hemingway was born and r= aised. Flamenco Dares the Unpredictable Flamenco, for all its strictly d= efined musical and dance forms, is an art of extremes. MORE ARTS NEWS = NY REGION Seeking Safety, Manhattan Firms are Scattering Morgan Stanley,= Goldman Sachs and Marsh & McClennan are all planning on decentralizing the= ir operations, part of a trend that does not bode well for Lower Manhattan.= Huge Police Presence Is Readied for World Economic Forum Protesters at = the World Economic Forum later this week can expect to see 3,800 police off= icers with zero tolerance for any violations of the law. Bloomberg Is Inc= reasing City Lobbying in Washington Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has started= to aggressively lobby on Capitol Hill to put New York City's needs front a= nd center with the nation's lawmakers. MORE NY REGION NEWS OP-ED Th= e Great Divide By PAUL KRUGMAN I predict that in the years ahead Enron= , not Sept. 11, will come to be seen as the greater turning point in Am= erican society. A Need for Prudence in the Persian Gulf By SHIBLEY TELH= AMI Over time, the United States and Saudi Arabia should begin talks to = reduce the American military presence, because our mutual interests will = require that change. Argentines Check Their Baggage By ROBERTO GONZ?LEZ= ECHVARR?A The Argentines now returning to Spain are very different from= their grandparents, many of whom were poor Spanish emigrants. MORE= OP-ED NEWS About This E-Mail You received these headlines because you = requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. To sign up for other ne= wsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or your e-mail address,= see http://www.nytimes.com/email . Check or un-check the headlines you w= ould like to receive or cancel and remember to go to the bottom of the page= and click on "Save Selections." Suggestions and feedback are welcome at f= eedback@nytimes.com . 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