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The New York Times on the Web Thursday, January 17, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "All I can say is, it's about time." -DR. JON OPSAHL, after former members of the Symbionese Liberation Army were charged with murder for a 1975 bank robbery in which his mother was shot to death. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/national/17ARRE.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= Justices Hold Hearing in Case Concerning Patients' Rights The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether states may require medical reviews of a health maintenance organization's refusal to pay for covered service. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/national/17SCOT.html?todaysheadlines ----- 3 Slain at Law School; Student Is Held A law school student, apparently distraught at the prospect of failing, went on a shooting rampage at a western Virginia law school. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/national/17SHOO.html?todaysheadlines ----- Al Qaeda Trained Bombing Suspect, Indictment Says A federal indictment said Richard Reid, accused of trying to down an airliner with explosives in his shoes, was a Qaeda-trained terrorist. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/national/17INQU.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadline /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ Private DVD theater puts a floating 6-foot screen right before your eyes The latest electronic technology has created i-glasses, the virtual theater that provides private showing of DVD and other video sources. http://ads.nyt.com/th.ad/th-technoscout12/iglassestext.html/?_RM_REDIR_=http://www.technoscout.com/general/product/product.asp?product=63&;Prod_Name=iGlasses&site=85182 \---------------------------------------------------------/ INTERNATIONAL ========================= U.S. Says Tribal Leaders Balk at Aiding Search for Taliban Pashtun tribal leaders in eastern Afghanistan have refused to cooperate with American forces in the hunt for Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/international/asia/17MILI.html?todaysheadlines ----- Powell Lauds Pakistan's Efforts Against Extremists Secretary of State Colin L. Powell emerged from a meeting on Wednesday with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf praising his efforts to crack down on extremists in Pakistan. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/international/asia/17DIPL.html?todaysheadlines ----- U.S. Traces Iran's Ties to Terror Through a Lebanese One of the world's most wanted men has been operating for years with the protection and backing of the Iranian intelligence services. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/international/middleeast/17INTE.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadline BUSINESS ========================= Auditor Received Warning on Enron Five Months Ago Arthur Andersen knew in mid-August of a senior Enron employee's concerns about improprieties in the energy company's accounting practices. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/business/17ENRO.html?todaysheadlines ----- Enron Letter Suggests $1.3 Billion More Down the Drain A letter that an Enron executive sent to the chairman of the company raises the possibility that the company might have to reduce its past earnings by $1.3 billion more than it already has. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/business/17LETT.html?todaysheadlines ----- Microsoft Makes Software Safety a Top Goal Microsoft's chairman, Bill Gates, distributed a companywide memorandum to call on employees to put more emphasis on making the company's products "trustworthy." http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/technology/17SECU.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE BUSINESS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadline TECHNOLOGY ========================= Microsoft Makes Software Safety a Top Goal Microsoft's chairman, Bill Gates, distributed a companywide memorandum to call on employees to put more emphasis on making the company's products "trustworthy." http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/technology/17SECU.html?todaysheadlines ----- Apple's Retail Stores Show Positive Data on Customers Apple Computer said that 40 percent of the people who bought computers at the 27 retail stores it has opened in recent months were first-time users of Macintosh machines. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/technology/17APPL.html?todaysheadlines ----- Intel Names Heir Apparent for Chief Executive Position Intel named a 28-year employee as president and chief operating officer, grooming him to take over the company as chief executive when Craig R. Barrett retires within three years. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/technology/17CHIP.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadline POLITICS ========================= White House Says Economics Adviser Saw Little Risk on Enron The White House said President Bush's top economic adviser concluded that a potential collapse of Enron posed little risk to the American economy. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/business/17BUSH.html?todaysheadlines ----- Kennedy Calls for Delaying Tax Cuts to Help Pay for Drug Plan and Child Care Senator Edward M. Kennedy called for postponing $300 billion worth of last year's tax cuts. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/politics/17DEMS.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Declares Free Markets Are Essential for Americas President Bush invited Central American nations on Wednesday night to strike a trade accord with the United States. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/international/17PREX.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE POLITICS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadline SPORTS ========================= Nets Can't Miss as Jordan Just Falls Away In a clinic full of alley-oop dunks, backdoor cuts and 3-pointers, the Nets embarrassed the Wizards and Michael Jordan to win their 26th game of the season. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/sports/basketball/17NETS.html?todaysheadlines ----- Owners Give Approval to Sale of Red Sox With the threat of another legal headache behind them, Major League Baseball owners approved the $660 million sale of the Boston Red Sox to a group led by John Henry. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/sports/baseball/17BASE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Top Five Men Vanish in Australian Summer Andy Roddick retired early in his second-round match due to injury, becoming the latest star player to fall at the Australian Open. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/sports/tennis/17TENN.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadline ARTS ========================= New Director at Carnegie Eliminates Its Jazz Band When Carnegie Hall announced its 2002-3 season on Wednesday, the hall's 16-member jazz band was nowhere on the schedule. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/arts/music/17JAZZ.html?todaysheadlines ----- From Cuba, With Rhythm, Taking Jazz by Storm There is a small tradition of Cuban drummers who hit New York like asteroids. Dafnis Prieto, from Santa Clara, Cuba, is the newest one. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/arts/music/17DRUM.html?todaysheadlines ----- 91 Years After Dying, Mahler Hits His Stride Today, after the 20th century's world wars and mass slaughters, Gustav Mahler's music touches many more souls than it did when it was written. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/arts/music/17ARTS.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadline NY REGION ========================= New Mayor, New Focus Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is showing a different approach than his predecessor, Rudolph W. Giuliani, with a focus on the poor. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/nyregion/17BLOO.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Major Health Measure, Passed Without a Second Thought The passage of a multibillion-dollar health care bill went through Albany so fast that nobody was able to digest it fully. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/nyregion/17ALBA.html?todaysheadlines ----- Welfare Rolls Grew in City Late Last Year A rise in New York City's welfare rolls added to growing concerns that the country's revamped welfare system may be caught short. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/nyregion/17WELF.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadline OP-ED ========================= Enron and the Gramms By BOB HERBERT When Senator Phil Gramm and his wife Wendy danced, it was most often to Enron's tune. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/opinion/17HERB.html?todaysheadlines ----- Who Audits the Auditors? By ARTHUR LEVITT The Enron crisis is an opportunity to reinvigorate the checks and balances in the financial system. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/opinion/17LEVI.html?todaysheadlines ----- The Twain You'll Meet By ROY BLOUNT JR. Ninety-seven years after his death, Mark Twain is still alive and kicking. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/opinion/17BLOU.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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