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The New York Times on the Web Friday, October 19, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com New From NYTimes.com Get DealBook -- your daily briefing on the latest and most comprehensive news about market-moving mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, private equity transactions, venture capital deals and Wall Street maneuverings, all delivered before the market's opening bell. Get analyst presentations, SEC filings, press releases and more. http://www.nytimes.com/services/email/email.html#dealbook QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "Nobody's calling us unilateral anymore. That's kind of gone away for the time being; we're so multilateral it keeps me up 24 hours a day checking on everybody." -SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN L. POWELL http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/international/19DIPL.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= Ridge Makes Effort to Calm Public's Anthrax Fears The appearance of Tom Ridge, the new domestic security chief, and other officials on Thursday was meant to quell criticism that the Bush administration had not provided clear information. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/national/19ANTH.html?todaysheadlines ----- Link Suspected Between Anthrax and Hijackings Investigators are intensely focusing on the possibility that Al Qaeda could be behind the mailing of anthrax to several locations. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/national/19INQU.html?todaysheadlines ----- Behind Las Vegas's Glitter, Heavy Losses and Layoffs A steep drop in visitors and a rise in unemployment have many people in Las Vegas wondering if the city's best days are gone. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/national/19VEGA.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadline /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ Over the next 20 years energy usage will increase by 45%. 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To learn more about Exelon, visit us at: exeloncorp.com http://ads.nyt.com/lx.ads/email.nytimes.com/todaysheadlines/text/1842/Position3/th-exelon01/exelon.html/?_RM_REDIR_=http://by.advertising.com/1/c/64782/31227/1/1/ \---------------------------------------------------------/ INTERNATIONAL ========================= Increased U.S. Activity Said to Aid Afghan Rebels American Special Forces troops have been operating inside Afghanistan to support armed groups opposing the Taliban, according to a senior military officer. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/international/19MILI.html?todaysheadlines ----- Russia and U.S. See a Breakthrough on Divisive Issues Russia and the United States signaled Thursday night that they were near a breakthrough on missile defense and Russia's troubled relations with NATO. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/international/19DIPL.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Meets China's Leader and Emphasizes Need to Fight Terrorism Together President Bush met today with President Jiang Zemin of China for the first time, vowing to press forward with the war on terrorism. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/international/19PREX.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadline BUSINESS ========================= Canada Overrides Patent for Cipro to Treat Anthrax Canada, taking an unusual step that the United States has resisted, said that it had ordered a million tablets of a generic version of Cipro from another company. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/business/19CANA.html?todaysheadlines ----- Merrill Set for Changes That Will Cost Thousands of Jobs Merrill Lynch & Company started preparing investors for big changes in its operations that will inevitably involve eliminating thousands of jobs. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/business/19MERR.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bill to Alter Bankruptcy Seems to Stall A bill that would have made it more difficult for consumers to dismiss their debts by filing for bankruptcy has effectively been pushed aside in Congress. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/business/19DEBT.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE BUSINESS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadline TECHNOLOGY ========================= Microsoft's Profit Report Beats Wall St. Estimates Microsoft reported quarterly profits that surpassed Wall Street's expectations ignoring a big charge for bad investments in telecommunications and cable-television companies. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/technology/19SOFT.html?todaysheadlines ----- U.S. Wireless Talks Go On, With Court Deadline Friday Federal officials and executives from wireless communications companies were still trying to reach a settlement over the disputed ownership of $16 billion worth of wireless spectrum licenses. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/technology/19SPEC.html?todaysheadlines ----- Ebay Continues to Flourish Despite Faltering Economy Continuing to fly above the wreckage of the Internet economy, eBay posted sales and profits for the third quarter that exceeded analysts' expectations. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/technology/19EBAY.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadline POLITICS ========================= Ridge Makes Effort to Calm Public's Anthrax Fears The appearance of Tom Ridge, the new domestic security chief, and other officials on Thursday was meant to quell criticism that the Bush administration had not provided clear information. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/national/19ANTH.html?todaysheadlines ----- Russia and U.S. See a Breakthrough on Divisive Issues Russia and the United States signaled Thursday night that they were near a breakthrough on missile defense and Russia's troubled relations with NATO. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/international/19DIPL.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Meets China's Leader and Emphasizes Need to Fight Terrorism Together President Bush met today with President Jiang Zemin of China for the first time, vowing to press forward with the war on terrorism. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/international/19PREX.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE POLITICS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadline SPORTS ========================= Yankees Head Home in Control of Series The Yankees edged Seattle, 3-2, in Game 2 of the A.L.C.S., doing the same things they did to win Game 1, the starting pitcher throwing well and handing a lead to the bullpen, Mariano Rivera blowing away the last hitters. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/sports/baseball/19YANK.html?todaysheadlines ----- Piniella's Numbers Just Don't Add Up Lou Piniella believes in using data to manage his team. But the numbers went awry for his Mariners in Game 2, and the result was a loss that put the Yankees in command of the A.L.C.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/sports/baseball/19CHAS.html?todaysheadlines ----- Eli, the Other Manning, Carries On a Legacy For Ole Miss fans, Eli Manning is more than the son of Archie or the brother of Peyton. His presence at quarterback means the Rebels can contend for an S.E.C. title or better. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/sports/ncaafootball/19MANN.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadline ARTS ========================= Jazz Clubs Swing Back to Life You must analyze the effect of Sept. 11 on jazz clubs case by case. But one thing's for sure: business is down. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/arts/music/19CLUB.html?todaysheadlines ----- Mom Had a Trio (and a Band, Too) The unlikeliest muscial ever to win over cynical, sentiment-shy New Yorkers, "Mamma Mia!" is the theatrical equivalent of comfort food. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/arts/theater/19MAMM.html?todaysheadlines ----- Manning the Ramparts for Old Glory Robert Redford couldn't have picked a better time to star in a flag-waving paean to patriotism. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/movies/19CAST.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadline NY REGION ========================= 2 More Anthrax Infections in New York Area In cases that seem to fit a broader pattern that began last week, two more people in the New York region have tested positive for cutaneous anthrax. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/nyregion/19YORK.html?todaysheadlines ----- Cheney, Under Heavy Security, Pays a Visit to Trade Center Site Vice President Dick Cheney came to New York on Thursday to examine the damage at the World Trade Center site, and praise the workers at ground zero. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/nyregion/19CHEN.html?todaysheadlines ----- 4 Sentenced to Life in Prison for Roles in Embassy Bombings Four terrorists who were convicted in May of conspiring in the 1998 bombings of two American Embassies in East Africa were sentenced to life in prison. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/international/19EMBA.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadline OP-ED ========================= A Tweezer Defense Shield? By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN In this new networked, integrated world without walls, a tweezers in the hands of the wrong person can turn an airplane into a missile. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/opinion/19FRIE.html?todaysheadlines ----- The Rifle and the Veil By JAN GOODWIN and JESSICA NEUWIRTH Islamic extremist movements use the repression of women as a political tool for achieving and consolidating power. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/opinion/19GOOD.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Governor Works in Mysterious Ways By GARRISON KEILLOR Here in Minnesota, our governor has gone under cover, so far as we can figure out. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/opinion/19KEIL.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE OP-ED NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html?todaysheadline HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------ You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. 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