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The New York Times on the Web Tuesday, April 2, 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 ========================= "Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters cross back and forth, and we cannot stop them. On this side, there are mountains. On that side, there are mountains. What can wedo?" -SHAH WALI, commander of an Afghan post on Pakistan's border. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/international/asia/02BORD.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= For All in Search of Skeletons, U.S. Opened Its Closet at Midnight Genealogy buffs flocked to four regional archives on Monday as information gathered in the 1930 census was released to the public for the first time. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/national/02CENS.html?todaysheadlines ----- Diocese Pays $1.2 Million in Sex Lawsuit A California woman who accused a priest of sexually abusing her and then paying for an abortion will receive $1.2 million to settle her suit against the Roman Catholic Church. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/national/02PRIE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Supreme Court Taps Cases to Decide 3-Strikes Issue The court agreed to decide whether sentences of 25 years to life in prison are unconstitutionally cruel when the third "strike" is a minor property crime. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/national/02SCOT.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadlines /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ Make this summer last a lifetime. 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Click below to view the entire bulletin online, or have one sent to you. http://www.scps.nyu.edu/nyt049 \---------------------------------------------------------/ INTERNATIONAL ========================= Israelis Broaden West Bank Raids as Arabs Protest Israeli forces poured into the West Bank on Monday as Palestinians continued attacks and as angry demonstrations spread across the Arab world. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/international/middleeast/02MIDE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Is Criticized for Mideast Role Accused of not doing enough to end the growing violence in the Middle East, the president faulted Yasir Arafat for the same. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/international/middleeast/02DIPL.html?todaysheadlines ----- Qaeda and Taliban May Ply Pakistan's Porous Frontier A remote border region, formed where the eastern Afghan province of Khost meets Pakistan, has come under intense scrutiny. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/international/asia/02BORD.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadlines BUSINESS ========================= Deferral Talk Reported in Andersen Case The Justice Department was willing to consider deferring the prosecution of Arthur Andersen if the firm publicly acknowledged that it had destroyed Enron documents. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/business/02AUDI.html?todaysheadlines ----- New Inquiry Is Sought Into Enron The Overseas Private Investment Corporation has asked the Justice Department to examine whether Enron illegally obtained more than $1 billion in taxpayer-backed financing. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/business/02OPIC.html?todaysheadlines ----- Xerox to Restate Results and Pay Big Fine Xerox said that it would restate its financial results dating back to 1997 and that it had agreed to pay a $10 million fine to settle a fraud complaint. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/business/02XERO.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE BUSINESS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadlines TECHNOLOGY ========================= Hewlett-Packard Moves to Drop Dissident Heir From Its Board Hewlett-Packard, stung by a lawsuit filed last week by Walter B. Hewlett, announced that it would not nominate him for re-election to its board. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/technology/02HEWL.html?todaysheadlines ----- Metromedia Fiber Slides Toward a Bankruptcy Filing Metromedia Fiber Network replaced its top executives and said that it had violated several loan agreements, moving to the brink of bankruptcy. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/technology/02FIBE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Judge Weighs Dismissal of Charges in Digital Copyright Case A federal judge heard arguments on a request to dismiss the prosecution of a Russian software company charged with violating a digital-copyright law. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/technology/02DIGI.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadlines POLITICS ========================= South Dakota Senate Campaign: Bush Versus Daschle (by Proxy) The Senate face-off in South Dakota could turn out to be the most pivotal race in the 2002 elections. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/politics/02DAKO.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Is Criticized for Mideast Role Accused of not doing enough to end the growing violence in the Middle East, the president faulted Yasir Arafat for the same. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/international/middleeast/02DIPL.html?todaysheadlines ----- Dispute Arises Over a Push to Change Climate Panel After a year of urging from energy lobbyists, the administration is seeking the ouster of an American scientist who heads a global warming panel. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/science/02CLIM.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE POLITICS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadlines SPORTS ========================= Maryland Proves It Has the Stuff of Champions After Maryland beat Indiana, Coach Gary Williams and Juan Dixon, Lonny Baxter and Byron Mouton wore only one label: champions. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/sports/ncaabasketball/02NCAA.html?todaysheadlines ----- Baltimore Routs the Yanks Starting pitcher Roger Clemens came apart after a hard grounder smashed into his bare hand, and the Baltimore Orioles clobbered the Yankees. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/sports/baseball/02YANK.html?todaysheadlines ----- Leiter Looks Like an Ace Al Leiter pitched like the ace the Mets need him to be in an opening day win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/sports/baseball/02METS.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadlines ARTS ========================= Beverly Sills Gives Board Her Exit Date Beverly Sills, the chairman of Lincoln Center since 1994, told board members on Monday that she intended to step down on May 1. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/arts/music/02SILL.html?todaysheadlines ----- Wyoming Scenery, African Memories Surrounded by elk and moose in her handsome home near Jackson Hole, Alexandra Fuller wrote an unblinking memoir about growing up during the war over minority rule in Rhodesia. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/books/02PLAC.html?todaysheadlines ----- 'The Osbournes': No Rest for Family Values on Black Sabbath An odd amalgam of "Ozzie and Harriet," "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "This Is Spinal Tap," "The Osbournes" is the biggest hit in MTV's 24-year history, and its popularity is spreading. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/arts/television/02OSBO.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadlines NY REGION ========================= U.S. Report on Trade Center Echoes Lessons of Past Disasters The first federal assessment of the trade center disaster cites hazards identified in other high-rise fires as contributing to the death and destruction on Sept. 11. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/nyregion/02TOWE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Governors Island Deal May Yield Offshore CUNY Campus President Bush announced on Monday that he would turn Governors Island over to New York, a deal that could transform the island into a campus for the City University of New York. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/nyregion/02ISLA.html?todaysheadlines ----- At Shea, Lines So Long It Looked Like La Guardia Fans arriving at the Mets' opening day game were greeted by security checks similar to those at airports. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/nyregion/02STAD.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadlines OP-ED ========================= Connect the Dots By PAUL KRUGMAN If the facts say that Social Security is very much alive, the Bush administration doesn't want to hear about it. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/opinion/02KRUG.html?todaysheadlines ----- The Boomerang Syndrome By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Beyond the daily heartbreak of the Middle East is a larger tragedy in international relations, the boomerang syndrome. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/opinion/02KRIS.html?todaysheadlines ----- The Path From Oslo to War By RAJA SHEHADEH To justify Israeli actions, two deliberate distortions of reality are being employed in Israel's war against Yasir Arafat and the Palestinian Authority http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/opinion/02SHEH.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. 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