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The New York Times on the Web Saturday, March 30, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "One of the things the White House will find is that the nature of Congress is not to stand up and applaud every time the White House does something." -HOUSE SPEAKER J. DENNIS HASTERT. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/politics/29REPU.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= 5 Killed in Separate Army and Navy Training Exercises Five military personnel were killed and five others were injured in two training accidents on Thursday and early Friday, Navy and Army officials said. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/national/30SOLD.html?todaysheadlines ----- Home Insurers Frown on Many Dogs Some insurance companies recognize certain breeds of dogs as threatening, which causes homeowners problems in buying policies. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/national/30DOGS.html?todaysheadlines ----- With Vaccine Available, Smallpox Debate Shifts The swine flu scare of the 1970s has medical leaders opening new discussion on a mass vaccination against a terrorist smallpox attack. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/national/30VACC.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadlines /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ The Laramie Project Archives: Sponsored Archives Explore 17 New York Times articles about the murder of Matthew Shepard, as well as the trial of his two assailants and the nationwide debate about hate-crimes legislation that it provoked. Made possible by HBO Films. http://ads.nyt.com/mo.ad/nl-laramie/laramieMA.html/?_RM_REDIR_=http://www.nytimes.com/ads/marketing/laramie/index.html \---------------------------------------------------------/ INTERNATIONAL ========================= Israelis Besiege a Defiant Arafat in His Office Israeli ground forces stormed Yasir Arafat's compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday as the campaign for a truce staggered beneath a wave of violence. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/international/middleeast/30MIDE.html?todaysheadlines ----- U.S. Puts Onus on Palestinians to Stop Terror Expressing sympathy with Israel's decision to respond militarily after a series of attacks, the Bush administration demanded that Yasir Arafat take steps to stop the violence. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/international/middleeast/30DIPL.html?todaysheadlines ----- U.S. Agents Seize Terror Suspects in Pakistan Raid American intelligence officials captured five Taliban fighters and 25 Arabs suspected of having links to Al Qaeda in a raid in Pakistan on Thursday. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/international/asia/30STAN.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadlines BUSINESS ========================= Andersen Dealt Another Setback as Talks Over Civil Case Stall Settlement talks between Enron shareholders and the company's auditors, Arthur Andersen, broke down as the firm struggled to find new leadership. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/business/30AUDI.html?todaysheadlines ----- Audit Group's Chief to Donate Disputed Stock to a Charity The head of the premier trade group for accountants has decided to give away stock in the group's commercial subsidiary that cost him about $100,000 but is now worth more than $5 million. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/business/30ACCO.html?todaysheadlines ----- Leaderless at Arthur Andersen When Direction Is Needed As Arthur Andersen struggles to survive, it seems to be spinning in all directions, wanting to look forward but unable to effectively deal with its past. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/business/30ARTH.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE BUSINESS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadlines TECHNOLOGY ========================= February Computer Chip Sales Off 35% Worldwide sales of computer chips fell 35 percent in February as chip makers outside Japan got more orders from makers of mobile phones and digital cameras. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/technology/30CHIP.html?todaysheadlines ----- Network Associates Renews Contested Bid The computer security provider Network Associates moved ahead with its contested plan to buy the rest of the antivirus software provider McAfee.com Corporation. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/technology/30MCAF.html?todaysheadlines ----- Icahn Competes With Forstmann for XO XO Communications said it was considering a $500 million offer for 50 percent of the unprofitable phone and Internet company by the financier Carl C. Icahn. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/technology/30XOCO.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadlines POLITICS ========================= U.S. Puts Onus on Palestinians to Stop Terror Expressing sympathy with Israel's decision to respond militarily after a series of attacks, the Bush administration demanded that Yasir Arafat take steps to stop the violence. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/international/middleeast/30DIPL.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Names Affirmative Action Critic to Civil Rights Post President Bush named Gerald A. Reynolds, a vocal critic of preferences for minorities to be head of the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Education. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/politics/30CIVI.html?todaysheadlines ----- Drilling Could Hurt Wildife, Federal Study of Arctic Says A federal study said that oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska could harm caribou, snow geese, musk oxen and other wildlife. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/politics/30DRIL.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE POLITICS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadlines SPORTS ========================= UConn Makes March to Final Look Easy In a game devoid of any suspense, the Huskies topped Tennessee. UConn is one win away from its third national title in eight seasons. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/sports/ncaabasketball/30CONN.html?todaysheadlines ----- Oklahoma Earns Chance at Title One of the great stories in women's college basketball, the Sooners defeated Duke to advance to the championship game. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/sports/ncaabasketball/30DUKE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Knicks' Ineptitude Provokes Boos A Madison Square Garden crowd responded with anger to horrible shooting and awful defense by the Knicks, who were routed by Minnesota. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/sports/basketball/30KNIC.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadlines ARTS ========================= Listening for the Voices of Women Carol Gilligan finds herself in the same position as other scholars who have been inducted into popular culture: her academic reputation has not followed the same skyward trajectory as her public prestige. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/arts/30GILL.html?todaysheadlines ----- Heart of a Romantic, Head of a Skeptic Billy Wilder was less the cynic his critics liked to dub him than what his longtime collaborator I.A.L. Diamond called a disappointed romantic "whipped cream that's gotten slightly curdled." http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/movies/30KAKU.html?todaysheadlines ----- Beverly Sills and Questions of Loyalty The divergence between Beverly Sills and City Opera is striking, prompting confusion among company proponents and no small degree of private speculation about her motivations. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/arts/30SILL.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadlines NY REGION ========================= 3 Months in Office, Bloomberg Has Set New Political Tone Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has in many ways profoundly altered the tenor, if not the substance of city government in his first three months in office. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/nyregion/30BLOO.html?todaysheadlines ----- Worst Drivers in New York Will Pay More Insurance executives said the 19.5 percent increase for New York State drivers with the worst records is far less than what is needed. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/nyregion/30INSU.html?todaysheadlines ----- Modernization Vs. Tradition as Egan Halts Church Facelift The renovation at St. Ignatius Loyola is, on the surface only, the foundation of dispute between the Rev. Walter F. Modrys and Cardinal Edward M. Egan. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/nyregion/30CHUR.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadlines OP-ED ========================= The Wimps of War By FRANK RICH If the Democrats stand for anything in a time of rapidly expanding war, it's not clear what it is. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/opinion/30RICH.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Loss to Medical Privacy By DONNA E. SHALALA The Bush administration must be careful not to accept changes to regulations that could lead to the misuse of patients' personal health information. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/opinion/30SHAL.html?todaysheadlines ----- More War Is Not the Route to Israeli Security By YOSSI BEILIN The job of the Israeli government is to ensure the safety of its citizens. A war with the Palestinian Authority would ensure exactly the opposite outcome. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/opinion/30BEIL.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE OP-ED NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html?todaysheadlines ------------------------------------- Receive 50% Off Home Delivery of The New York Times Newspaper. Click here: http://www.nytimes.com/ads/headlinestext.html ------------------------------------- HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------ You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. To cancel delivery, change delivery options, change your e-mail address or sign up for other newsletters, see http://www.nytimes.com/email. Check or uncheck the headlines you would like to receive and remember to go to the bottom of the page and click on "Save Selections." To change your e-mail address, go to our help center: http://www.nytimes.com/help. 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