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<QUICKNEWS MAIL <from CNN.com <Top stories as of: Tuesday, 08 Jan 02, 07:31:00 AM EST <+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= <=< Try All-New AOL 7.0 for 1000 Hours FREE for 45 days! <=< Stay on top of the latest news with CNN, Time and more. <=< Get fun, easy E-mail and Instant Messaging. <=< Click here http://free.aol.com/tryaolfree/index.adp?236052 <+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= TOP STORIES-- .....U.S. intensifies airstrikes on al Qaeda haven .....Military didn't see teen as threat, officials say WORLD NEWS-- .....India eyes Musharraf's next move .....U.S admits to 'chasing shadows' .....German, Dutch troops head to Kabul U.S. NEWS-- .....An overview of U.S. counterterrorism initiatives .....Senators, in Afghanistan, say U.S. must stay involved .....Sources: Sneaker bomb made from Internet recipe BUSINESS from CNNmoney-- .....Wall St. considers AOL warning .....Not the same old Lucent? .....HP denies Hewlett claims Sports from CNN/SI-- .....Ravens smother Vikings, trudge into playoffs .....Iverson's triple-double gets Sixers past Clips .....Injured knee a 'problem' for Davenport, agent says Also ... .....POLITICS from AllPolitics .....SCI-TECH .....HEALTH .....ENTERTAINMENT .....Get involved with Chat and Message boards http://www.cnn.com/COMMUNITY ~~~~~~~~~~~ TOP STORIES ~~~~~~~~~~~ < U.S. INTENSIFIES AIRSTRIKES ON AL QAEDA HAVEN U.S.-led airstrikes intensified Monday in eastern Afghanistan outside the Pakistani border town of Miram Shah in an attempt to flush out suspected al Qaeda and Taliban members attempting to flee into Pakistan from Afghanistan, where high-level visitors promised allied support would endure over the long haul. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/central/01/08/ret.afghan.attacks/index.html < MILITARY DIDN'T SEE TEEN AS THREAT, OFFICIALS SAY Air Force officials tracking the movements of a teen pilot minutes before he crashed a Cessna plane into an office tower here Saturday did not perceive him as a threat, even as he came within 100 feet of a major U.S. air base, a Pentagon official said Monday. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/07/tampa.crash/index.html Watch the day's top stories with CNN's Quickcast. This constantly updated Web exclusive newscast and more video from CNN are only available with RealOne. Click here for more information http://www.cnn.com/quickcast/text ~~~~~~~~~~~ WORLD NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~ < INDIA EYES MUSHARRAF'S NEXT MOVE Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf is under pressure to announce a wider crackdown on the activities of Islamic militants after delivering his strongest statement yet against terrorism.On Tuesday following a meeting in Islamabad Musharraf said Pakistan rejected terrorism "in all its forms and manifestations." .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/01/08/pakistan.india/index.html < U.S ADMITS TO 'CHASING SHADOWS' The U.S. bombing of Afghanistan has entered its fourth month amid growing signs of frustration in Washington at the failure to capture Osama bin Laden and his top Taliban ally, Mullah Mohammad Omar. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/central/01/07/ret.afghan.warfare/index.html < GERMAN, DUTCH TROOPS HEAD TO KABUL The first contingent of 70 German troops is due to arrive in Afghanistan to join the international stabilisation force. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/01/08/gen.afghan.troops/index.html ..... More World stories at http://www.cnn.com/WORLD ~~~~~~~~~~~ U.S. NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~ < AN OVERVIEW OF U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM INITIATIVES The events of September 11 and the subsequent anthrax incidents underscored the seriousness of the terrorism threat to the United States.Since September 11, a number of initiatives have been proposed in Congress and by the Bush administration to provide additional counterterrorism training as part of an overall strategy to bolster domestic preparedness. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/08/gen.counterterrorism.training/index.html < SENATORS, IN AFGHANISTAN, SAY U.S. MUST STAY INVOLVED America must stay "committed and engaged" in Afghanistan to help rebuild the country and prevent terrorists from gaining another foothold there, several U.S. senators visiting the country said Monday. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/08/senators.afghanistan/index.html < SOURCES: SNEAKER BOMB MADE FROM INTERNET RECIPE Richard Reid claims he used a recipe from the Internet and explosives purchased from a man in Amsterdam for $1,500 to fashion a sneaker bomb capable of blowing up an airliner, U.S. government sources said Monday. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/07/inv.shoe.bomb.probe/index.html ..... More U.S. stories at http://www.cnn.com/US ~~~~~~~~~~~ BUSINESS from CNNmoney ~~~~~~~~~~~ < WALL ST. CONSIDERS AOL WARNING AOL Time Warner's warning about 2002 results and an anticipated $40 billion to $60 billion charge for the current quarter will be among the topics of conversation when U.S. stock trading begins Tuesday. .... http://www.cnn.com/money/2002/01/08/markets/stockswatch/ < NOT THE SAME OLD LUCENT? Lucent chairman Henry Schacht must be starting to feel like the boy in the fairy tale who cried wolf once too often. .... http://www.cnn.com/money/2002/01/07/investing/q_russo/ < HP DENIES HEWLETT CLAIMS The battle between Hewlett-Packard Co. and board member Walter Hewlett heated up Monday as the world's No. 2 computer hardware maker refuted claims made by the Hewlett in his bid to dislodge the $22 billion HP-Compaq merger. .... http://www.cnn.com/money/2002/01/07/deals/hpcompaq/ ..... More Business stories at http://CNNmoney.com ..... For market numbers see http://CNNmoney.com/markets ~~~~~~~~~~~ Sports from CNN/SI ~~~~~~~~~~~ < RAVENS SMOTHER VIKINGS, TRUDGE INTO PLAYOFFS The same formula that won a Super Bowl for the Baltimore Ravens got the defending champs back into the playoffs. .... http://www.cnn.com/cnnsi/football/news/2002/01/07/vikings_ravens_ap/ < IVERSON'S TRIPLE-DOUBLE GETS SIXERS PAST CLIPS Allen Iverson recorded his first career triple-double, helping the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-92 on Monday night. .... http://www.cnn.com/cnnsi/basketball/news/2002/01/07/clippers_sixers_ap/ < INJURED KNEE A 'PROBLEM' FOR DAVENPORT, AGENT SAYS Top-ranked tennis star Lindsay Davenport will miss the Australian Open because of a right knee injury that might require surgery. .... http://www.cnn.com/cnnsi/tennis/news/2002/01/07/davenport_injured_ap/ ..... More Sports stories at http://CNNSI.com ..... For scores see http://CNNSI.com/scoreboards ~~~~~~~~~~~ POLITICS from AllPolitics ~~~~~~~~~~~ < BUSH PUSHES FOR ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE Fresh from a holiday vacation at his Texas ranch, President Bush met at the White House with his economic team and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan to discuss ways to jump-start an economy in recession. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/01/07/bush.economy/index.html < SENATORS SAY U.S. MUST STAY INVOLVED IN AFGHANISTAN America must stay "committed and engaged" in Afghanistan to help rebuild the country and prevent terrorists from gaining another foothold there, several U.S. senators visiting the country said. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/08/senators.afghanistan/index.html < BUSH DEFENDS SECRET SERVICE AGENT AGAIN President Bush came to the defense of the Secret Service agent ousted from a flight Christmas Day, calling him "honorable" and saying he would be surprised if the agent had been hostile. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/07/secret.service.agent/index.html < SCRATCH-OFF TICKET FANS TURN OUT AS S.C. LAUNCHES LOTTERY Thousands of people in South Carolina turned out toscratch their first state lottery tickets, hoping to cash in on a political victory that pitted gambling supporters against church leaders. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/07/south.carolina.lottery.ap/index.html ..... More Politics stories at http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS ..... Commentary & cartoons at http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/analysis/ ~~~~~~~~~~~ SCI-TECH ~~~~~~~~~~~ < INTEL, AMD UNVEIL SPEEDY NEW CHIPS Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices, fierce rivals in the market for microprocessors, announced their fastest-ever chips Monday, continuing the pair's long rivalry. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/07/intel.amd.reut/index.html < NO DELAY IN MICROSOFT CASE A federal judge Monday denied Microsoft's request for a four-month delay of court proceedings that will determine what sanctions will be taken against the company as a remedy for antitrust violations. .... http://www.cnn.com/money/2002/01/07/technology/microsoft/ < TIME.COM: APPLE'S NEW IMAC HAS FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY Remember when computers used to be cool? Deep inside One Infinite Loop, the Silicon Valley address of Apple Computer's Industrial Design Lab, they still are. .... http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020114/cover.html < CES: THE BUZZ THIS YEAR IS A SET-TOP BOX Amid the latest in high-tech -- from wearable gadgetry to automobile accoutrements -- the loudest buzz at the 2002 International Consumer Electronics Show will likely center on entertainment devices for the living room. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/07/consumer.electronics.show.ap/index.html ..... More Sci-Tech stories at http://www.cnn.com/TECH ..... What's new in high-tech? See http://www.cnn.com/TECH/index.html#tomtod ~~~~~~~~~~~ HEALTH ~~~~~~~~~~~ < STUDY LINKS INFECTION, HEART DISEASE Researchers in Germany said they have found more evidence that infections with bacteria that cause pneumonia, ear infections and other diseases may also cause heart disease. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/conditions/01/07/heart.infection.reut/index.html < HEPATITIS B VACCINE RECOMMENDED FOR NEWBORNS IN HOSPITAL All newborns in the United States should be vaccinated against hepatitis B before leaving the hospital to protect against possible disease from infected mothers, doctors recommend.Previously, giving the shots in the hospital was recommended only for newborns whose mothers were known to be infected or whose disease status was unknown. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/01/06/child.vaccines.ap/index.html < SWEDISH STUDY : STRESS MAKES PEOPLE FAT Long-term stress could make people fat, according to a new study of some 50 overweight middle-aged Swedish men. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/diet.fitness/01/07/obesity.stress.reut/index.html < STUDY: VITAMIN A MAY PROMOTE GROWTH Vitamin A supplements could help improve growth in children in developing countries with HIV, malaria and persistent diarrhea, a study in Tanzania found. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/01/06/vitamin.a.growth.ap/index.html ..... More Health stories at http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH ~~~~~~~~~~~ ENTERTAINMENT ~~~~~~~~~~~ < 'RINGS' RINGS UP THIRD NO. 1 SHOWING The season of smarter cinema continues as classy Oscar hopefuls such as "The Lord of the Rings," "A Beautiful Mind" and "The Royal Tenenbaums" packed in audiences. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/06/boxoffice.ap/index.html < CANNES GETS IMAGE TWEAK For those who found "Cannes' International Festival of Film" a bit of a mouthful, event president Gilles Jacob and company have come to the rescue, Variety reports. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/07/film.cannes.reut/index.html < A 'FANTASTICK' MUSICAL NEARS ITS FINAL CURTAIN "The Fantasticks" opened at New York's Sullivan Street Playhouse on May 3, 1960. Dwight Eisenhower was still president; "My Fair Lady," "The Miracle Worker," and "Fiorello!" were filling houses uptown on Broadway. A little-known actor named Jerry Orbach played the key part of El Gallo.Almost 42 years and more than 17,000 performances later, "The Fantasticks" is closing. The final performance will take place January 13.When it goes, it will take a piece of theater history with it. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/News/01/07/arts.us.fantasticks.ap/index.html < YVES SAINT LAURENT ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT Marking the end of a fabled career, and perhaps an era in fashion, designer Yves Saint Laurent announced Monday he is retiring.Saint Laurent, 65, read a statement at his Paris fashion house but took no questions. In recent years he has been dogged by ill health, and business associates said he was more and more frustrated by trends in the world of fashion. His impact on the fashion world has been immense -- women's pantsuits, see-through blouses, and, for men, stylish and colorful suits. .... http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/News/01/07/ysl.retires/index.html ..... 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