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The New York Times on the Web Tuesday, January 29, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "We're resilient; this is New Orleans. But how are we just going to wait for days and days until the next parade? We need our fix." -ARTHUR HARDY, publisher of a Mardi Gras guide, on the city's decision to stop Mardi Gras parades during Super Bowl weekend. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/sports/football/29ORLE.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= U.S. Is Requesting Tighter Security at Utah Olympics Out of concern that some sites have not been adequately protected, the Justice Department has requested major security changes at the Olympic Games. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/olympics/29SECU.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Says Privacy Is Needed on Data From Enron Talks President Bush on Monday defended his refusal to turn over information to Congress about contacts between Enron and the administration's energy task force. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/business/29ENRO.html?todaysheadlines ----- Act on Clean-Elections Law, Court Orders The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has brought back a statute long believed dead: the Massachusetts Clean Elections Law. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/national/29CAMP.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadline /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ Sign up now for DealBook for Breaking News and Market-Moving Intelligence Your source for daily briefings on the latest and most comprehensive news about market-moving mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, private equity transactions, venture capital deals and Wall Street maneuverings, all delivered before the market's opening bell. 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Sign up now at: http://ads.nyt.com/th.ad/th-nytiibhousec/dealbookhousetext.html/?_RM_REDIR_=http://www.nytimes.com/services/email/email.html#dealbook \---------------------------------------------------------/ INTERNATIONAL ========================= Bush Reconsiders Stand on Treating Captives of War President Bush said he was reconsidering the question of whether detainees held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should be protected under the Geneva Convention. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/international/americas/29DETA.html?todaysheadlines ----- Saudi Affirms U.S. Ties but Says Bush Ignores Palestinians' Cause In a rare interview, Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia embraced the United States as a close friend, but criticized American policy in the Middle East. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/international/middleeast/29SAUD.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Offers Afghanistan U.S. Help for Training of Military and Police President Bush vowed to build "a lasting partnership" with Afghanistan, by helping it train forces and offering $50 million in credit for private investments. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/international/asia/29PREX.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadline BUSINESS ========================= Bush Says Privacy Is Needed on Data From Enron Talks President Bush on Monday defended his refusal to turn over information to Congress about contacts between Enron and the administration's energy task force. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/business/29ENRO.html?todaysheadlines ----- In Another Big Bankruptcy, a Fiber Optic Venture Fails Global Crossing, which spent five years and $15 billion to build a worldwide network of high-speed Internet and telephone lines, filed for bankruptcy protection. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/technology/29GLOB.html?todaysheadlines ----- Back From the Brink, Xerox Posts a Return to Operating Profit It appears that the pain of cutting jobs, selling assets and fighting off allegations of accounting irregularities have paid off for Xerox. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/business/29XERO.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE BUSINESS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadline TECHNOLOGY ========================= In Another Big Bankruptcy, a Fiber Optic Venture Fails Global Crossing, which spent five years and $15 billion to build a worldwide network of high-speed Internet and telephone lines, filed for bankruptcy protection. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/technology/29GLOB.html?todaysheadlines ----- Back From the Brink, Xerox Posts a Return to Operating Profit It appears that the pain of cutting jobs, selling assets and fighting off allegations of accounting irregularities have paid off for Xerox. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/business/29XERO.html?todaysheadlines ----- Chip Makers in Japan See Only Trouble Toshiba and Fujitsu are scheduled to announce results on Tuesday for the third fiscal quarter, and both are expected to be severely downbeat. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/technology/29YEN.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadline POLITICS ========================= Bush Reconsiders Stand on Treating Captives of War President Bush said he was reconsidering the question of whether detainees held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should be protected under the Geneva Convention. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/international/americas/29DETA.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Proposes Drug Benefit for the Low-Income Elderly President Bush on Monday proposed spending $190 billion over the next decade to overhaul Medicare and provide prescription-drug benefits to the elderly. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/politics/29MEDI.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Says Privacy Is Needed on Data From Enron Talks President Bush on Monday defended his refusal to turn over information to Congress about contacts between Enron and the administration's energy task force. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/business/29ENRO.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE POLITICS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadline SPORTS ========================= Belichick Dodges, Parries and Wins Coach Bill Belichick summoned his flat-line voice and inscrutable facial expressions when asked about the Patriots' quarterback situation. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/sports/football/29PATS.html?todaysheadlines ----- U.S. Is Requesting Tighter Security at Utah Olympics Out of concern that some sites have not been adequately protected, the Justice Department has requested major security changes at the Olympic Games. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/olympics/29SECU.html?todaysheadlines ----- Concern Over Health Risk Stemming Use of Painkillers Since Alonzo Mourning was found to have a kidney disorder, many players in the N.B.A. have grown concerned about the use of anti-inflammatory drugs. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/sports/basketball/29PAIN-FINAL.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadline ARTS ========================= Jewish Museum Show Looks Nazis in the Face and Creates a Fuss The show's idea, the museum says, is to bring together works using images of Nazis and the Holocaust that focus not on the victims but on the perpetrators for a change. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/arts/29NOTE.html?todaysheadlines ----- The Old Man Who Loved the Sea, and Papa When Gregorio Fuentes, Ernest Hemingway's fishing companion and confidant, died earlier this month in Cuba, the sadness spread back to the Chicago suburb where Hemingway was born and raised. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/arts/29HEMI.html?todaysheadlines ----- Flamenco Dares the Unpredictable Flamenco, for all its strictly defined musical and dance forms, is an art of extremes. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/arts/dance/29CANA.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadline NY REGION ========================= Seeking Safety, Manhattan Firms are Scattering Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Marsh & McClennan are all planning on decentralizing their operations, part of a trend that does not bode well for Lower Manhattan. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/nyregion/29DOWN.html?todaysheadlines ----- Huge Police Presence Is Readied for World Economic Forum Protesters at the World Economic Forum later this week can expect to see 3,800 police officers with zero tolerance for any violations of the law. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/nyregion/29FORU.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bloomberg Is Increasing City Lobbying in Washington Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has started to aggressively lobby on Capitol Hill to put New York City's needs front and center with the nation's lawmakers. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/nyregion/29LOBB.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadline OP-ED ========================= The Great Divide By PAUL KRUGMAN I predict that in the years ahead Enron, not Sept. 11, will come to be seen as the greater turning point in American society. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/opinion/29KRUG.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Need for Prudence in the Persian Gulf By SHIBLEY TELHAMI Over time, the United States and Saudi Arabia should begin talks to reduce the American military presence, because our mutual interests will require that change. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/opinion/29TELH.html?todaysheadlines ----- Argentines Check Their Baggage By ROBERTO GONZALEZ ECHVARRIA The Argentines now returning to Spain are very different from their grandparents, many of whom were poor Spanish emigrants. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/29/opinion/29ECHE.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. 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