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The New York Times on the Web Thursday, April 4, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com /-------------------------------------------------\ Discover the new things to love about The Times. http://www.nytimes.com/ads/marketing/whatsnew/ \-------------------------------------------------/ QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "They are afraid, of course. But I hugged them and told them, 'Don't worry. If we are going to die, we are going to die.'" -HASSAM KHALIL, who lives in Bethlehem with his five children. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/international/middleeast/04BETH.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= Deal Reached on Policing in Cincinnati A year after Cincinnati was rocked by racial protests and street violence, a tentative agreement has been reached to avoid racial profiling. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/national/04CINC.html?todaysheadlines ----- Seven F.B.I. Employees Fail Polygraph Tests for Security Seven F.B.I. employees have failed polygraph examinations as part of the bureau's stepped-up security program. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/national/04HANS.html?todaysheadlines ----- Despite Sour Economy, Foundation Grants Rose in '01 The nation's more than 56,000 foundations increased their spending by 5.1 percent, to $29 billion, in 2001. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/national/04GIVI.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadlines /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ Presenting the reloadable Starbucks Card. The Starbucks Card is reloadable from $5 - $500. Fill it up. Use it. Use it. Then, fill it up again. http://ads.nyt.com/th.ad/th-starbucks1/starbucks.html/?_RM_REDIR_=https://www.starbucks.com/shop/reload.asp?ci=672 \---------------------------------------------------------/ INTERNATIONAL ========================= Israeli Armor Units Continue Sweeping Through West Bank A fleet of Israeli tanks rumbled Wednesday night into Nablus, continuing a relentless sweep even as international criticism gathered force. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/international/middleeast/04MIDE.html?todaysheadlines ----- U.S. to Push Harder for Political Solution in Mideast The Bush administration began shifting its Middle East policy Wednesday after widespread criticism, promising quicker and deeper involvement. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/international/middleeast/04PREX.html?todaysheadlines ----- Afghan Officials Arrest Hundreds in Bombing Plot Afghan security officials said Wednesday that they had arrested hundreds of political opponents, thwarting a conspiracy to mount a bombing campaign. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/international/asia/04AFGH.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadlines BUSINESS ========================= U.S. Moves to Ease Harm From Enron The federal government moved to protect the interests of investors and retirement-plan participants as parties maneuvered to lay claim to Enron's dwindling assets. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/business/04ENRO.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Family Affair at Adelphia Rocks Investors Many investors, and any analysts reluctant to ask hard questions, did not see the trouble brewing at Adelphia Communications. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/business/04PLAC.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bristol-Myers Sees Big Drop in Its Sales and Earnings Bristol-Myers Squibb jolted Wall Street by saying that its sales and earnings for the first quarter and the year would be significantly lower than expected. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/business/04BRIS.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE BUSINESS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadlines TECHNOLOGY ========================= Microsoft Says Court Should Not Design Computer Systems The hearings over the Microsoft antitrust case returned to what has been the most hotly contested question since the suit began: Can a court tell the company how to design its own software code? http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/technology/04SOFT.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Family Affair at Adelphia Rocks Investors Many investors, and any analysts reluctant to ask hard questions, did not see the trouble brewing at Adelphia Communications. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/business/04PLAC.html?todaysheadlines ----- Living on Internet Time, in Another Age Thomas Alva Edison's labs at the Edison National Historic Site in West Orange, N.J., have never stopped innovating. But then, as now, innovation involves starts and stops. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/technology/circuits/04EDIS.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadlines POLITICS ========================= Executive Order Followed Energy Industry Recommendation, Documents Show President Bush signed an executive order last year that resembles a recommendation given to the administration two months earlier by the American Gas Association. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/politics/04ENER.html?todaysheadlines ----- U.S. to Push Harder for Political Solution in Mideast The Bush administration began shifting its Middle East policy Wednesday after widespread criticism, promising quicker and deeper involvement. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/international/middleeast/04PREX.html?todaysheadlines ----- Ridge to Brief 2 House Panels, but Rift With Senate Remains Tom Ridge, the homeland security director, said he would brief two House committees in coming days in an effort to strike a balance between the White House and Congress. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/politics/04RIDG.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE POLITICS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadlines SPORTS ========================= Wells and Defense Stifle Orioles David Wells shut out Baltimore into the eighth inning and Robin Ventura homered to propel the Yankees' to their first win of the season. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/sports/baseball/04YANK.html?todaysheadlines ----- New-Look Mets Have Kinks to Iron Out The Mets lost to Pittsburgh as their stellar infield botched ground balls, their bullpen surrendered runs and their offense remained under cover. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/sports/baseball/04METS.html?todaysheadlines ----- Nets Hope Victory Is a Playoff Preview The Nets staged a fourth-quarter rally with playoff panache to beat the Lakers, who played without Shaquille O'Neal. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/sports/basketball/04NETS.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadlines ARTS ========================= Grammy Awards Will Return to New York Next Year The next Grammy Awards ceremony will be held in New York City on Feb. 23, 2003, after four years in Los Angeles. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/arts/music/04GRAM.html?todaysheadlines ----- The Hard News Smackdown The recent coverage of the Arab-Israeli conflict suggests that the network newscasts remain important by default. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/arts/television/04NOTE.html?todaysheadlines ----- 'Madison County' Author Returns to His Best-Selling Characters Ten years after his "Bridges of Madison County" conquered the best-seller list, Robert James Waller has written what he describes as an epilogue to the original story. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/books/04WALL.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadlines NY REGION ========================= New York Gets a List of Priests in Abuse Files The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York gave the Manhattan district attorney a list of all its priests who have been accused of abusing minors. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/nyregion/04EGAN.html?todaysheadlines ----- Last Acts of the Giuliani Era Stall in Bloomberg's City Hall The Bloomberg administration has moved to reverse or stall deals made in the final months of the Giuliani administration. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/nyregion/04RUDY.html?todaysheadlines ----- Mayor's Plan for Schools Is Threatened Assembly Democrats and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg appear to be at an impasse that could jeopardize the mayor's plan to take control of the New York City school system. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/education/04SCHO.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadlines OP-ED ========================= Sharon on Survival By WILLIAM SAFIRE Though demonized by extremist Arab dictators and despised by fanatics left and right, Ariel Sharon is the average Palestinian's last best hope in this generation for a good life in an independent state. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/opinion/04SAFI.html?todaysheadlines ----- Rising Anxiety By BOB HERBERT The nuclear reactor known as Indian Point 2 has the worst safety rating of all 103 nuclear reactors in the United States and is located in the most densely populated region. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/opinion/04HERB.html?todaysheadlines ----- Why Suicide Terrorism Takes Root By SHIBLEY TELHAMI Suicide bombings are immensely empowering to many people in the Middle East who no longer believe that their governments can do anything to relieve their humiliation and improve their conditions. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/opinion/04TELH.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. 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