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The New York Times on the Web Tuesday, October 16, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com New From NYTimes.com Get DealBook -- your daily briefing 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. Get analyst presentations, SEC filings, press releases and more. http://www.nytimes.com/services/email/email.html#dealbook QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "The bottom line is we all need to take a breath and realize that there does not have to be a single illness from this point forward if we handle these situations calmly." -DR. MICHAEL T. OSTERHOLM, on anthrax. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/national/16ANTH.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= Anthrax Scare Grows as Baby Falls Ill in New York The nation's anthrax scare widened as a new infection was reported in New York City and an anthrax-laced letter was opened on Capitol Hill. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/national/16ANTH.html?todaysheadlines ----- 'We Have Some Planes,' Hijacker Told Controller Transcripts of the communications between pilots and controllers capture the dawning awareness of the terror in cockpits and control centers. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/national/16PLAN.html?todaysheadlines ----- In Shift, Officials Look Into Possibility Anthrax Cases Have bin Laden Ties The shift of the investigation is based not on definitive proof but on circumstantial information. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/national/16INQU.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadline /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ AFFORDABLE PRE-WIRED OFFICE SPACE... is available in NYC's hottest new high-tech districts: in Upper Manhattan; Long Island City, Queens; Staten Island; the South Bronx; and four locations in Brooklyn. 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Powell arrived in the Pakistan capital with plans to discuss how to help orchestrate a new Afghan government. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/international/asia/16POWE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Details Plan to Help Insurers on Future Terror Claims The Bush administration proposed to pay the majority of losses of the insurance industry from any terrorist attacks next year and to cap the industry's liability at $12 billion. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/business/16INSU.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Administration Says G.O.P. Tax Cut Bill Goes Too Far Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill said the tax cuts in the House bill were more than the administration was seeking. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/politics/16STIM.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE POLITICS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadline SPORTS ========================= Yanks Come Back From Brink The Yankees beat Oakland, 5-3, and became the first team ever to win a best-of-five series after losing the first two games at home. They will face the Seattle Mariners in the A.L.C.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/sports/baseball/16YANK.html?todaysheadlines ----- Seattle Advances by Pitching to Form The Mariners' starter Jamie Moyer and a dominant bullpen allowed only four hits, and Seattle finally shook the Cleveland Indians in their division series. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/sports/baseball/16SEAT.html?todaysheadlines ----- Johnson Will Match Power to Maddux's Finesse Arizona's Randy Johnson, the intimidating left-hander, will face Atlanta's Greg Maddux, the control artist, in the first game of the N.L.C.S. on Tuesday. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/sports/baseball/16ARIZ.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadline ARTS ========================= This Season Fewer Soldiers March Onscreen One by one, movies featuring gung-ho images of American soldiers in uniform have dropped off the Hollywood release schedule. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/movies/16FILM.html?todaysheadlines ----- Naipaul's Latest Parable of Dislocation The fierce new novel by V. S. Naipaul, the new Nobel laureate, is both a small masterpiece and a potent distillation of the author's work to date. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/books/16KAKU.html?todaysheadlines ----- The Puzzling Watts Towers, Restored but Not Revealed The Watts Towers, built by Simon Rodia from 1921 to 1954, recently reopened to the public after years of renovation. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/arts/design/16ARTS.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadline NY REGION ========================= Anthrax Found in Baby of ABC News Producer The 7-month-old son of an ABC News producer has been infected with anthrax, symptoms of which first showed up last month. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/nyregion/16YORK.html?todaysheadlines ----- Heated Race Revisited, Amid Claims of Racism Antagonistic relations between Mark Green and Fernando Ferrer could, for Mr. Green, be a debilitating dispute over racial politics. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/nyregion/16MEMO.html?todaysheadlines ----- Trial Begins for a Rabbi in New Jersey Accused in His Wife's Killing in 1994 A rabbi is accused of hiring a man to kill his wife so he could continue an affair with a member of his congregation. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/nyregion/16RABB.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadline OP-ED ========================= Saudi Royals and Reality By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The Saudis need to stop lying to themselves and to us about where the roots of terrorism lie. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/opinion/16FRIE.html?todaysheadlines ----- The Battlefield in the American Mind By MARK DANNER The terrorists greatest strength is their clear conviction that this war is political and psychological. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/opinion/16DANN.html?todaysheadlines ----- Heading Off Terrorism in the Balkans By MISHA GLENNY A monumental effort must be made to stabilize the Balkans and prevent the region from turning into a black hole of terrorism. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/opinion/16GLEN.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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