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The New York Times on the Web Saturday, January 12, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "If we have to go to war, jolly good." -GENERAL S. PADMANABHAN, India's army chief http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/international/asia/12INDI.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= Major Death Penalty Appeal Accepted The Supreme Court agreed to decide a potentially far-reaching challenge to the constitutionality of the death penalty laws in nine states. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/national/12SCOT.html?todaysheadlines ----- Man Convicted in Fatal Beating in Dispute at Son's Hockey Game Thomas Junta faces three to five years in prison for an involuntary manslaughter conviction in the death of a fellow hockey dad. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/national/12HOCK.html?todaysheadlines ----- Wilderness Above, a Mine Below and a Furor Montana residents are debating a new question: Should mines be allowed to extend underneath federally designated wilderness zones? http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/national/12MINE.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadline /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ Tips and Tools to Help You Quit Smoking! 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For this information and more visit: http://ads.nyt.com/th.ad/th-nytiibhouseb/cessation.html/?_RM_REDIR_=http://www.nytimes.com/smokingcessation \---------------------------------------------------------/ INTERNATIONAL ========================= Indian General Talks Bluntly of War and a Nuclear Threat In remarks that seemed to surprise India's own leadership, the army chief declared on Friday that the military was fully prepared for a large-scale war with Pakistan. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/international/asia/12INDI.html?todaysheadlines ----- First 'Unlawful Combatants' Seized in Afghanistan Arrive at U.S. Base in Cuba Twenty prisoners from the war in Afghanistan arrived at the United States Naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Friday, some of them shackled at the legs. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/international/asia/12MILI.html?todaysheadlines ----- Suspects in Singapore Are Linked to Al Qaeda and Plans for Anti-U.S. Attacks Terrorist suspects arrested last month were linked with Al Qaeda and planned bomb attacks against Western targets, the Singapore government said on Friday. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/international/asia/12SING.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadline BUSINESS ========================= Enron Sought Aid of Treasury Dept. to Get Bank Loans The president of the Enron Corporation repeatedly called Peter R. Fisher, a senior Treasury Department official, last fall and sought help arranging bank loans. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/business/12ENRO.html?todaysheadlines ----- Ford to Cut 35,000 Employees and Shut 5 Plants The Ford Motor Company announced its most sweeping cutbacks in two decades on Friday, terminating 35,000 workers, closing five plants and dropping four models. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/business/12FORD.html?todaysheadlines ----- Greenspan Sounds Note of Caution on Economy The Federal Reserve chairman said on Friday that the economy is not yet out of danger, contrasting a growing consensus that a recovery is imminent. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/business/12FED.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE BUSINESS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadline TECHNOLOGY ========================= Federal Judge Deals Setback to Microsoft in Private Suits Microsoft suffered a setback in its recent campaign to resolve its legal problems, when a federal judge rejected a proposed settlement of more than 100 private class-action suits against the company. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/technology/12SOFT.html?todaysheadlines ----- DaimlerChrysler Speeds Sale of Stake in Software Venture DaimlerChrysler has forced Deutsche Telekom to buy out its interest in Debis Systemhaus, a software joint venture, for $4.1 billion, two years earlier than planned. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/technology/12TELE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Anthrax Drug Sold Online Leads to Suit The attorneys general of Florida and Washington State filed suit against an online pharmacy and a Florida physician who prescribed Cipro. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/health/12CIPR.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadline POLITICS ========================= Enron Sought Aid of Treasury Dept. to Get Bank Loans The president of the Enron Corporation repeatedly called Peter R. Fisher, a senior Treasury Department official, last fall and sought help arranging bank loans. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/business/12ENRO.html?todaysheadlines ----- Parties Weigh Political Price of Enron's Fall Republicans in Congress warned Democrats against trying to use the escalating Enron case for partisan advantage. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/politics/12POLI.html?todaysheadlines ----- Utah's Democrats Spot Opportunity in House Republican's Retirement The announcement that Representative James V. Hansen, Utah's senior House member, is retiring gives Democrats a glimmer of hope for revival. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/politics/12UTAH.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE POLITICS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadline SPORTS ========================= Bucs Brace for Eagles, Not the Chill Tampa Bay has never won a game when the temperature at kickoff was 40 degrees or less, but the Bucs are trying to debunk the temperature whammy. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/sports/football/12BUCS.html?todaysheadlines ----- Jets Chasing a Few Big Plays Curtis Martin has been the foundation of the Jets' offense this season, but to beat Oakland on Saturday the Jets' offense must find balance. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/sports/football/12JETS.html?todaysheadlines ----- More Loans and More Denials for Baseball Bank loans continue to plague Major League Baseball and its contraction plan, but the commissioner and the owners continued to deny any impropriety. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/sports/baseball/12BASE.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadline ARTS ========================= What Is America's Place in the World Now? Ask the most prominent strategic thinkers around, and they will all agree that pretty much every cherished notion about America's role in the world must be revised. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/arts/12WORL.html?todaysheadlines ----- For Big History, the Past Begins at the Beginning Over the last few decades, historical research has become more and more specialized. However, one professor is urging his colleagues to think big very big. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/arts/12HIST.html?todaysheadlines ----- The Modern Relocates Its Film Stills Amid Protests Film historians, critics and festival publicists argue that an archive of four million still photographs is of little worth if it is kept far from the public that uses it. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/movies/12STIL.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadline NY REGION ========================= Video Captures Sept. 11 Horror in Raw Replay A 90-minute videotape of the Sept. 11 attack circulating among firefighters captures the event in graphic detail. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/nyregion/12TAPE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Pataki Pushes Plan to Spend in Health Care Gov. George E. Pataki is calling for a wide array of new spending, program cuts and taxes in the new health care budget. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/nyregion/12ALBA.html?todaysheadlines ----- Plan to Close Ford Plant Means Upheaval for Many The phasing out of the Ford Motor Co. plant in Edison, N.J., will represent a major upheaval in the lives surrounding it. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/nyregion/12EDIS.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadline OP-ED ========================= Mr. T., Mr. G. and Mr. H. By BILL KELLER I'd like to begin the new year by bidding farewell to three men whose departure will raise the median decency of the United States Senate. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/opinion/12KELL.html?todaysheadlines ----- When a Gift Isn't Right By LAWRENCE NOBLE In the case of Senator Robert G. Torricelli, a consideration of the difference between legal and illegal gifts to a federal official may prove useful. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/opinion/12NOBL.html?todaysheadlines ----- Eisenhower in Kabul By DOUGLAS BRINKLEY On Dec. 9, 1959, Dwight D. Eisenhower, while on a goodwill mission to Central Asia and the Middle East, made a pilgrimage to Kabul. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/opinion/12BRIN.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE OP-ED NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html?todaysheadline 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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