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The New York Times on the Web Monday, January 7, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "There were piles of compacted, twisted steel eight stories high into the air at first. It was just overwhelming. You wondered, 'Where do you start?' Now it is a gaping hole four levels down into the ground. I just can't understand how they did it that quickly." -CAPT. RAYMOND REILLY, of the Fire Department, referring to ground zero. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/nyregion/07SITE.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= Pentagon Seeking a Large Increase in Its Next Budget The Pentagon is pushing for a $20 billion or more increase for its 2003 budget, confident that the war on terrorism has strengthened support for rebuilding the armed services. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/national/07PENT.html?todaysheadlines ----- Teenage Pilot Left Note Praising Sept. 11 Attacks A teenage pilot's fatal flight into a skyscraper in Tampa, Fla., was a deliberate gesture of support for Osama bin Laden, the city's police chief said on Sunday. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/national/07CRAS.html?todaysheadlines ----- Americans, Gradually, Feel Grip of Recession The recession that started in March is gradually intruding on people's lives, forcing them to cut back in ways that contribute to the downturn. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/business/07COPE.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadline /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ KATE & LEOPOLD - In theaters December 25th! 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Rated PG-13. http://ads.nyt.com/th.ad/th-kateandleo04/kate.html/?_RM_REDIR_=http://www.kateandleopold-themovie.com \---------------------------------------------------------/ INTERNATIONAL ========================= In Kandahar, New Mission for 'A Team': Make It Safe The mission assigned to the Army Special Forces is in transition across Afghanistan as the character of the American campaign shifts. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/international/asia/07FORC.html?todaysheadlines ----- Argentina Unlinks Peso From Dollar, Bracing for Devaluation Argentina on Sunday formally abandoned a decade-long policy of linking its peso to the American dollar at a value of one to one. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/international/americas/07ARGE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush's South Asia Strategy: Keep Terrorism as the Villain President Bush has acted as if the Islamic extremists accused of attacking the Indian Parliament were stateless terrorists. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/international/asia/07PREX.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadline BUSINESS ========================= Americans, Gradually, Feel Grip of Recession The recession that started in March is gradually intruding on people's lives, forcing them to cut back in ways that contribute to the downturn. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/business/07COPE.html?todaysheadlines ----- The Battle of the Boxes: PC vs. TV The rivalry between the PC and TV will take on new urgency as three prominent technology executives sketch out competing visions of their digital product lines. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/technology/ebusiness/07GADG.html?todaysheadlines ----- Price Cutting and Oversupply Imperil Art Book Houses In the last year, the high-quality illustrated book industry has severely retrenched -- and some question its future viability. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/business/media/07BOOK.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE BUSINESS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadline TECHNOLOGY ========================= The Battle of the Boxes: PC vs. TV The rivalry between the PC and TV will take on new urgency as three prominent technology executives sketch out competing visions of their digital product lines. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/technology/ebusiness/07GADG.html?todaysheadlines ----- Computers for the People in Brazil The host of a popular Brazilian TV show signed on to promote efforts by the computer industry to bridge the digital divide by offering a subsidized package of PC, printer and software. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/technology/07METR.html?todaysheadlines ----- Shoot Away. You Can't Keep the Digital Avenger Down. A vivid new work by Feng Mengbo, a Chinese digital artist, is an adaptation of the ultraviolent Quake III Arena computer game. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/arts/design/07ARTS.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadline POLITICS ========================= Bush's South Asia Strategy: Keep Terrorism as the Villain President Bush has acted as if the Islamic extremists accused of attacking the Indian Parliament were stateless terrorists. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/international/asia/07PREX.html?todaysheadlines ----- Pentagon Seeking a Large Increase in Its Next Budget The Pentagon is pushing for a $20 billion or more increase for its 2003 budget, confident that the war on terrorism has strengthened support for rebuilding the armed services. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/national/07PENT.html?todaysheadlines ----- Tribe Prepares for Renewed Fight Over Gold Mine The Bush administration has weighed in on a battle over building an open-pit gold mine on ancestral lands of the Quechan tribe. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/national/07MINE.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE POLITICS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadline SPORTS ========================= Jets Beat Their Demons and Make Playoffs John Hall's 53-yard field goal with 59 seconds left clinched the Jets' wild-card playoff spot and ended 40 years of futility in Oakland. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/sports/football/07JETS.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bears and Patriots Turn It Around New England and Chicago finished last in their divisions last season, but now both teams are division winners. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/sports/football/07NFLL.html?todaysheadlines ----- No. 1 Duke Loses First Game Monte Cummings scored on a drive with 7.4 seconds left and Florida State hung on to beat No. 1 Duke. The defending national champions had won 22 straight. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/sports/AP-BKC-Duke-Florida-St.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadline ARTS ========================= Memphis Embraces Its Own Gritty Soul The city of Memphis is giving new recognition to a previously overlooked part of its cultural heritage: soul music. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/arts/music/07SOUL.html?todaysheadlines ----- Restless Partners, With an Odd Woman Out Peter Martins's "Quartet for Strings," a slight but somewhat unusual ballet, has entered the New York City Ballet's repertory as part of a mission to present new works. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/arts/dance/07MART.html?todaysheadlines ----- Film Group's First Awards Lift Oscar Haze a Bit The American Film Institute, in its first annual movie and television honors, named "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" the best film of 2001. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/movies/07AWAR.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadline NY REGION ========================= Cleanup's Pace Outstrips Plans for Attack Site The rapid pace of progress in cleaning up the World Trade Center site means that questions about what comes next may no longer be a distant debate. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/nyregion/07SITE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Year of a Shrinking Budget and Tough Choices in Albany The 2002 legislative session promises to be one of the nastiest in memory, as lawmakers confront the financial crisis caused by the Sept. 11 attacks. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/nyregion/07ALBA.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Candidate for Speaker Gains Support A leading contender in the race to be City Council speaker, Gifford Miller, picked up endorsements from several labor unions and one of his opponents on Sunday. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/nyregion/07SPEA.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadline OP-ED ========================= Cracks in the Crown By BOB HERBERT I hope that as we get further away from the horror of last summer, a more balanced view of Rudy Giuliani's eight years as mayor emerges. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/opinion/07HERB.html?todaysheadlines ----- State of the Pundit By WILLIAM SAFIRE Am I undergoing a change of heart, change of mind, change of life? http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/opinion/07SAFI.html?todaysheadlines ----- Soothing Israel's Fears By DAVID K. SHIPLER Neither side in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has figured out how to win by giving the other what it needs. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/opinion/07SHIP.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE OP-ED NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html?todaysheadline CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEEDIEST CASES FUND ------------------------------------------------------------ Make an online donation this Holiday Season to The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund to help thousands of people, visit: http://www.nytimes.com/neediestcases 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." 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