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The New York Times on the Web Tuesday, March 26, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "A little civility is what Afghanistan needs. If I had guns, people would hate me. Who wants guns?" -HAMID KARZAI, Afghanistan's interim leader. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/international/asia/26AFGH.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= U.S. Orders Checks for Corrosion at Nuclear Reactors Operators have been ordered to check their reactor vessels after the discovery that acid had eaten a hole nearly all the way through the lid of a reactor in Ohio. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/national/26NUKE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Justices Weigh How Far to Take a Sentencing Revolution The Supreme Court grappled on Monday with the implications of an earlier ruling that called into question the basics of criminal sentencing. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/national/26SCOT.html?todaysheadlines ----- Two Acquitted of Killing Georgia Sheriff Two men accused of killing a Georgia sheriff were acquitted on Monday, raising questions about whether anyone would be convicted in the case. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/national/26SHER.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 ========================= Talks Are Intense as Arab Leaders Prepare to Meet Arab diplomats and foreign ministers tried on Monday to overcome lingering tensions on how to treat Israel and Iraq and give life to a new Saudi peace initiative. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/international/middleeast/26ARAB.html?todaysheadlines ----- U.S. to Send Special Forces to Train Army for Kabul Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld announced that Special Forces troops would begin training the new Afghan national army within the next six weeks. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/international/asia/26MILI.html?todaysheadlines ----- Romania and Bulgaria Edge Nearer to NATO Membership Since Sept. 11, the southern flank of NATO suddenly seems more important, and the domestic blemishes of candidate countries like Romania seem less important. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/international/europe/26NATO.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadlines BUSINESS ========================= Shell Oil to Acquire Pennzoil The Shell Oil Company, the United States affiliate of Royal Dutch/Shell, agreed to acquire the Pennzoil-Quaker State Company for about $1.8 billion in cash. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/business/26DEAL.html?todaysheadlines ----- I.R.S. Says Offshore Tax Evasion Is Widespread The I.R.S. said that Americans in far greater numbers than it had once thought were evading taxes by secretly depositing money in tax havens like the Cayman Islands. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/business/26TAX.html?todaysheadlines ----- AOL Suggests Move by Malone and Other Risks AOL Time Warner may soon face a move by John C. Malone to expand his ownership and obtain a seat on the board. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/business/media/26PLAC.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE BUSINESS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadlines TECHNOLOGY ========================= Microsoft Said to Enhance PC Influence in Settlement The government's proposed antitrust settlement with Microsoft has allowed the company to impose onerous new licensing terms on computer makers, a lawyer with Gateway said. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/technology/26SOFT.html?todaysheadlines ----- Nordic Telephone Companies Are Reconsidering a Merger Nordic phone companies are talking mergers again, with Sonera of Finland and Telia of Sweden confirming that they are back at the bargaining table. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/business/worldbusiness/26TELE.html?todaysheadlines ----- AOL Suggests Move by Malone and Other Risks AOL Time Warner may soon face a move by John C. Malone to expand his ownership and obtain a seat on the board. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/business/media/26PLAC.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadlines POLITICS ========================= Helms Reverses Opposition to Help on AIDS As he ends a 30-year Senate career, Jesse Helms has changed his mind about AIDS and has started to push for more federal spending on the problem around the world. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/politics/26HELM.html?todaysheadlines ----- Ridge Offers Compromise on Testimony Before Congress Tom Ridge, the director of homeland security, offered on Monday to compromise on his refusal to testify about the White House's counterterrorism budget. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/politics/26RIDG.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Is Likely to Approve Carter Trip to Cuba The White House said that President Bush would urge former President Jimmy Carter to press the Castro government for democratic reforms. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/international/americas/26CUBA.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE POLITICS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadlines SPORTS ========================= Huskies Reach Final Four, Again Well before intermission in an eventual 85-64 win over Old Dominion, it became clear that UConn was headed back to the women's Final Four. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/sports/ncaabasketball/26CONN.html?todaysheadlines ----- Final Four Roads Merge in Atlanta The Sooners, the Hoosiers, the Jayhawks and the Terrapins remain, taking different aesthetics and freshness to the Final Four. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/sports/ncaabasketball/26NCAA.html?todaysheadlines ----- Islanders Put Rangers in Playoff Peril The Islanders are close to reaching the playoffs for the first time in eight years after beating the Rangers, whose postseason chances are fading. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/sports/hockey/26RANG.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadlines ARTS ========================= TV Discovers the Antarctic Explorer Shackleton in a Big Way Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer, continues to grip the public imagination precisely because he was so flawed and yet behaved so nobly. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/arts/television/26NOTE.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Reborn Criminal Distills Beauty From a Prison's Abominable Depths Richard Flanagan's novel tells the story of a 19th-century forger and thief who was sentenced to 49 years in the notorious prison on Tasmania's Sarah Island. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/books/26KAKU.html?todaysheadlines ----- Improving His Average to One in 16 When Randy Newman finally won an Academy Award for best original song on Sunday night, putting 16 nominations and 15 losses behind him, he couldn't resist a little mockery. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/movies/26NEWM.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadlines NY REGION ========================= Mayor Sets a New Tone, Pushing Drivers Toward Mass Transit While Rudolph W. Giuliani tended to favor drivers when he focused on transportation, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg frequently seems to be siding against them. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/nyregion/26CARS.html?todaysheadlines ----- Officer Faces New Charges in Torture Case A former police officer whose two convictions in the Abner Louima assault case were overturned last month was indicted on Monday on two new charges of perjury. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/nyregion/26INDI.html?todaysheadlines ----- Historic Federal Hall Is Endangered Park, Advocates Say The Federal Hall National Memorial on Wall Street was added to a list of endangered national parks by a private watchdog group on Monday. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/26/nyregion/26MONU.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadlines OP-ED ========================= The Wrong Fight By BOB HERBERT Right now the city and, especially, the state are the biggest obstacles to improving New York City schools. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/opinion/25HERB.html?todaysheadlines ----- 4 Secular Questions By WILLIAM SAFIRE Here are four secular questions that could be asked and answered after the Passover ceremony concludes. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/opinion/25SAFI.html?todaysheadlines ----- How Quickly a City Can Grow By WITOLD RYBCZYNSKI A plan is needed for the World Trade Center site but not a big plan. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/25/opinion/25RYBC.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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