Sunday, October 6, 2002

Leftist Candidate Takes a Firm Lead in Brazil's Election. Luiz In[omega]cio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party surged to an emphatic early lead in Brazil's presidential election, but he may not avoid a runoff. By Larry Rohter. 11:31:07 PM

Leftist Candidate Takes a Firm Lead in Brazil's Election. Luiz In[omega]cio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party surged to an emphatic early lead in Brazil's presidential election, but he may not avoid a runoff. By Larry Rohter. 11:31:04 PM

Sharon Tells Cabinet to Keep Quiet on U.S. Plans. Israel's prime minister, Ariel Sharon, warned his cabinet ministers on Sunday not to talk about American plans for Iraq. By James Bennet. 11:31:03 PM

Claus von Amsberg, Popular Dutch Prince, Dies at 76. Prince Claus von Amsberg, a German-born aristocrat, was the husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. By Marlise Simons. 11:31:03 PM

Rabbi Zorach Warhaftig, 96, Rescuer of Polish Jews, Dies. Zorach Warhaftig, a rabbi from Byelorussia, helped save several thousand Jews during World War II. By Paul Lewis. 11:31:02 PM

Bank of Ireland Is Said to Be in Merger Talks. The Bank of Ireland has approached Abbey National of Britain about a potential merger, people close to the discussions said today. By Suzanne Kapner. 11:31:02 PM

Specter of War Sets Debate in a Tight Race in Minnesota. Senator Paul Wellstone, who is seeking re-election this fall, is the only incumbent in a tight race who has vowed to vote against a war powers resolution. By Jodi Wilgoren. 10:31:08 PM

Public Says Bush Needs to Pay Heed to Weak Economy. A majority of Americans say that lawmakers are focusing too much on Iraq and too little on issues at home, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. By Adam Nagourney and Janet Elder. 10:31:06 PM

Music Industry in Global Fight on Web Copies. The entertainment industry is facing a formidable obstacle in pursuing Napster's major successor, KaZaA: geography. By Amy Harmon. 10:31:05 PM

New Theories Stir Speculation on Unsolved Rap Deaths. Attempts to reconstruct the murders of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. are flying from the mainstream media, including a documentary film, a book and a Los Angeles Times series. By John Leland. 10:31:04 PM

Zimbabwe's Writers Explore Despair and Violence Under Black Rule. Once a silenced subject in Zimbabwe, a recent crop of novels confront the killings by black soldiers in the years after white rule ended in 1980. By Rachel L. Swarns. 10:31:04 PM

Carrying a Torch for the City's Olympic Pitch. What better way to sell the idea of New York City playing host to the 2012 Olympics than to make a video pretending it has already happened? By Michael Wilson. 10:31:04 PM

Eavesdropping at Bookstores and Other Authorial Hazards. Every writer hopes his work is memorable, or at least gets pulled off the bookstore shelves and purchased from time to time. By Herbert Gold. 10:31:03 PM

Bank of Ireland Is Said to Be in Merger Talks. The Bank of Ireland has approached Abbey National of Britain about a potential merger, people close to the discussions said today. By Suzanne Kapner. 10:31:03 PM

For Afghan Central Bank, It's Out With the Old Money and In With the New. Much like the country it serves, Afghanistan's central bank has sunk so far over the years that it has almost nowhere to go but up. By John F. Burns. 10:31:03 PM

Brazil's Markets Wait to Exhale After Vote. Brazil's markets were expected to call a truce on Monday and give the country's embattled currency and bonds a chance to recover. By Tony Smith. 10:31:02 PM

Leftist Candidate Takes Early Lead in Brazils Election. Luiz In[omega]cio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party surged to an emphatic early lead in Brazil's presidential election, but he may not avoid a runoff. By Larry Rohter. 10:31:02 PM

In a New South Africa, an Old Tune Lingers. A Radio station, Radio Pretoria in South Africa, provides conservative Afrikaners with a nostalgic look back to the time when the white minority ruled the country. By Rachel L. Swarns. 10:31:02 PM

Fixed-Income Offerings Scheduled for This Week. The Treasury's schedule of financing this week include today's regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and a four-week bill to be auctioned tomorrow. 10:31:01 PM

Music Industry in Global Fight on Web Copies. The entertainment industry is facing a formidable obstacle in pursuing Napster's major successor, KaZaA: geography. By Amy Harmon. 9:31:46 PM

Protesting the Big Brother Lens, Little Brother Turns an Eye Blind. A national debate over the ethics of surveillance continues to grow as video cameras proliferate. By John Markoff. 9:31:45 PM

Report Calls for Plan of Sharing Data to Prevent Terror. A report by information technology and national security experts recommends the development of a system to share intelligence gathered in the United States and abroad. By Judith Miller. 9:31:44 PM

I.B.M. Business Unit Will Focus on Electronics Companies. I.B.M. will take the wraps off a business unit that sells design help, production management and other services to electronics companies. By Barnaby J. Feder. 9:31:44 PM

Talks About Online Commissions. Software that `hijacks' links to online merchants is at the center of a war for sales commissions. By Bob Tedeschi. 9:31:43 PM

Dueling 8.0's: America Online vs. Microsoft. Both AOL and Microsoft are rolling out new versions of the Internet software, and both have big stars to promote the offerings. By Saul Hansell. 9:31:43 PM

Should Baby Web Sites Reach Out to Dad?. Should Web sites that sell baby clothes, toys and pacifiers start posting up-to-the-minute college football scores and pictures of swimsuit models? By Matt Richtel. 9:31:42 PM

Another Web Big Fish Story Comes Unraveled. A photograph circulating on the Internet purports to show a great white shark leaping out of the water at a military diver was digitally altered. By Dylan Loeb Mcclain. 9:31:42 PM

Debating the Baby Bells. Investors, lawmakers, regulators and consumers are debating what should be done with, or for, the Baby Bells, the large local phone carriers that are struggling with their first decline in customers since the Depression. By Simon Romero. 9:31:41 PM

Obscure Show With Small Products. Trade shows do not get much more obscure than the one for small devices to measure heat, pressures, speeds, voltage and acceleration. By Barnaby J. Feder. 9:31:40 PM

Obscure Show With Small Products. Trade shows do not get much more obscure than the one for small devices to measure heat, pressures, speeds, voltage and acceleration. By Barnaby J. Feder. 9:31:40 PM

Specter of War Sets Debate in a Tight Race in Minnesota. Senator Paul Wellstone, who is seeking re-election this fall, is the only incumbent in a tight race who has vowed to vote against a war powers resolution. By Jodi Wilgoren. 9:31:38 PM

Daschle Predicts Broad Support for Military Action Against Iraq. The Senate majority leader predicted on Sunday that a war powers resolution would pass with bipartisan support. By John H. Cushman Jr.. 9:31:37 PM

Enthusiasm By Democrats Over Elections Is on the Wane. Democratic leaders who two months ago predicted a strong showing in Congressional elections this fall have markedly scaled back their views. By Adam Nagourney. 9:31:36 PM

Crucial Issues Wait in Wings for the Justices. The Supreme Court that opens its new term on Monday is likely to produce decisions on the war on terrorism, affirmative action and campaign finance. By Linda Greenhouse. 9:31:35 PM

Report Calls for Plan of Sharing Data to Prevent Terror. A report by information technology and national security experts recommends the development of a system to share intelligence gathered in the United States and abroad. By Judith Miller. 9:31:35 PM

Thousands at Central Park Rally Oppose an Iraq War. Several thousand people filled the East Meadow on Sunday afternoon to protest a United States invasion of Iraq. By Michael Wilson. 9:31:34 PM

Law Bars a National System for Tracing Bullets and Shells. The technology exists to create a national ballistic fingerprint system that would enable law enforcement officials to trace bullets recovered from shootings, like those fired by the Washington-area sniper, to a suspect. By Fox Butterfield. 9:31:34 PM

Winners Never Quit, but Laggers Sometimes Do. The decisions by Andrew M. Cuomo and Robert G. Torricelli to quit are departures from the hard-nosed, fight-to-the-finish tradition of politics. By Raymond Hernandez. 9:31:33 PM

Fear in a Sniper's Wake: 'This Guy's Our Neighbor'. Puzzlement vied with grief on Sunday in a Maryland town that was terrorized by a sniper who has killed six people in Washington, D.C., suburbs. 9:31:32 PM

Crucial Issues Wait in Wings for the Justices. The Supreme Court that opens its new term on Monday is likely to produce decisions on the war on terrorism, affirmative action and campaign finance. By Linda Greenhouse. 9:31:32 PM

Death of Disgraced Priest Brings Conflict Over Burial. The death of a Roman Catholic priest accused of molesting boys has raised a problem for his archdiocese: What should done with the remains? By Michael Wilson. 9:31:31 PM

Public Says Bush Needs to Pay Heed to Weak Economy. A majority of Americans say that lawmakers are focusing too much on Iraq and too little on issues at home, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. By Adam Nagourney and Janet Elder. 9:31:31 PM

A Neighborhood Clinic Helps Fill the Gap for Latinos Without Health Care. In Latino enclaves nationwide, small facilities are filling gaps in the health care system that sometimes leaves Hispanics feeling shut out. By Lynette Clemetson. 9:31:30 PM

Report Calls for Plan of Sharing Data to Prevent Terror. A report by information technology and national security experts recommends the development of a system to share intelligence gathered in the United States and abroad. By Judith Miller. 9:31:29 PM

The First Lady Builds a Literary Room of Her Own. Laura Bush, through her events showcasing American literature, is quietly creating her own separate space within a presidency focused on war. By Elisabeth Bumiller. 9:31:29 PM

Specter of War Sets Debate in a Tight Race in Minnesota. Senator Paul Wellstone, who is seeking re-election this fall, is the only incumbent in a tight race who has vowed to vote against a war powers resolution. By Jodi Wilgoren. 9:31:28 PM

Enthusiasm By Democrats Over Elections Is on the Wane. Democratic leaders who two months ago predicted a strong showing in Congressional elections this fall have markedly scaled back their views. By Adam Nagourney. 9:31:28 PM

Law Bars a National System for Tracing Bullets and Shells. The technology exists to create a national ballistic fingerprint system that would enable law enforcement officials to trace bullets recovered from shootings, like those fired by the Washington-area sniper, to a suspect. By Fox Butterfield. 9:31:27 PM

Daschle Predicts Broad Support for Military Action Against Iraq. The Senate majority leader predicted on Sunday that a war powers resolution would pass with bipartisan support. By John H. Cushman Jr.. 9:31:26 PM

Court to Review Copyright Law. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments over the constitutionality of a 1998 law that extended copyright protection by 20 years. By Amy Harmon. 9:31:25 PM

Protesting the Big Brother Lens, Little Brother Turns an Eye Blind. A national debate over the ethics of surveillance continues to grow as video cameras proliferate. By John Markoff. 9:31:24 PM

Thousands at Central Park Rally Oppose an Iraq War. Several thousand people filled the East Meadow on Sunday afternoon to protest a United States invasion of Iraq. By Michael Wilson. 9:31:24 PM

Oyez! Oyez!. The new Supreme Court term starts today. The justices must be mindful that if America is to remain a beacon of freedom to the world, it must remain one at home. 9:31:23 PM

The Hudson at Risk. A cement manufacturing plant proposed for a site on the Hudson River is inappropriate, and Gov. George Pataki and his environmental conservation commissioner, Erin Crotty, must stop it. 9:31:22 PM

A Spirited Race for Congress Brings Politics to the Arizona Desert. Arizona is fertile ground in the Democrats' long-shot quest for a net gain of seven seats, which they need to wrest control of Congress. By Andrés Martinez. 9:31:22 PM

Lessons From Wars of the Past. Lessons From Wars of the Past To the Editor:. 9:31:21 PM

That Left Turn May Cost You, Bub. That Left Turn May Cost You, Bub To the Editor:. 9:31:21 PM

When Textbooks Are a Battleground. When Textbooks Are a Battleground To the Editor:. 9:31:20 PM

No Airport Amateurs. No Airport Amateurs To the Editor:. 9:31:20 PM

Stem Cell Sidestepping. Stem Cell Sidestepping To the Editor:. 9:31:19 PM

Fraudulent Research. Fraudulent Research To the Editor:. 9:31:19 PM

Saddam's Last Ploy. Destroying Iraq's present and potential weapons of mass destruction and overthrowing Saddam Hussein should be inseparable purposes for the United States. By William Safire. 9:31:18 PM

A Hidden Cost of War on Iraq. War with Iraq would likely render the Middle East more repressive and unstable than it is today. By Shibley Telhami. 9:31:18 PM

New Jersey Redraws Party Lines. New Jersey, which voted for Republican presidential candidates from 1968 through 1988, is part of a nationwide swing toward the Democratic Party. By John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira. 9:31:17 PM

Detecting Breast Cancer Before It Starts. Breast cancer research should focus on methods for finding cells that are abnormal but have not yet become cancerous. By Susan M. Love. 9:31:16 PM

In a New South Africa, an Old Tune Lingers. A Radio station, Radio Pretoria in South Africa, provides conservative Afrikaners with a nostalgic look back to the time when the white minority ruled the country. By Rachel L. Swarns. 9:31:15 PM

Trying to Quiet Another City That Barely Sleeps. A Municipal campaign is underway in Madrid to silence residents in a city that may sleep (sometimes during the day) but rarely shuts up. By Emma Daly. 9:31:14 PM

Obscure Show With Small Products. Trade shows do not get much more obscure than the one for small devices to measure heat, pressures, speeds, voltage and acceleration. By Barnaby J. Feder. 9:31:11 PM

Dueling 8.0's: America Online vs. Microsoft. Both AOL and Microsoft are rolling out new versions of the Internet software, and both have big stars to promote the offerings. By Saul Hansell. 9:31:11 PM

Should Baby Web Sites Reach Out to Dad?. Should Web sites that sell baby clothes, toys and pacifiers start posting up-to-the-minute college football scores and pictures of swimsuit models? By Matt Richtel. 9:31:10 PM

Another Web Big Fish Story Comes Unraveled. A photograph circulating on the Internet purports to show a great white shark leaping out of the water at a military diver was digitally altered. By Dylan Loeb Mcclain. 9:31:10 PM

Alternative Weeklies Divide Turf. Stung by brutal competition and an even tougher economy, alternative publishers are behaving like civilized monopolists. By David Carr. 9:31:09 PM

Publisher of Fitness Magazines Is for Sale. Weider Publications, a niche publisher of fitness and body-building magazines, is for sale, two bankers who expect to be involved in bids said. By David Carr. 9:31:09 PM

Magazine Lampoons Music Trade. Rolling Stone magazine is introducing a trade campaign that represents an in-your-face declaration of its cultural primacy in musical matters. By David Carr and Stuart Elliott. 9:31:08 PM

Changes in Media Accounts. Accounts [>] The CIT Group, Livingston, N.J., a commercial and residential lender, to the New York office of the Wolf Group as agency of record. Billings were estimated at $7 million to $10 million. The account had been handled by the New York office of Draft Worldwide, part of the Partnership division of the Interpublic Group of Companies. [>] Apple & Eve, Port Washington, N.Y., which sells fruit juices, to Bouchez Kent & Company, New York, as agency of record on its account, with billings estimated at $2 million. People [>] Marsha Young was named to head Maritz Brand Alignment, Fenton, Mo., a new division of Maritz Inc., as president. She had been president at Delve, a division of Maritz. [>] Larry Levin was named to head a new syndicated research division at NFO Healthcare, Blue Bell, Pa., as executive vice president. He had been president and chief operating officer at Scott-Levin Associates, Newton, Pa. NFO Healthcare is part of the NFO World Group, owned by the Interpublic Group of Companies. [>] John Geoghegan was named president at the San Francisco office of Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, succeeding Nancy Hill, now a managing director at the New York office. Mr. Geoghegan had most recently been president and chief executive at Care Guide, San Francisco, and before that held agency posts that included general manager of the San Francisco office of J. Walter Thompson, part of the WPP Group. Hill, Holliday is part of the McCann-Erickson World Group division of the Interpublic Group of Companies. Miscellany [>] Radio Advertising Bureau, New York, reported that ad revenue for radio improved in August, continuing a trend, increasing 5 percent from August 2001, though the rate of growth slowed from July. Local ad revenue rose 4 percent, the bureau reported, and national revenue rose 9 percent. For the first eight months of 2002, according to the bureau, ad revenue increased 3 percent from the same period last yea By The New York Times. 9:31:07 PM

A New Vocabulary at Headline News. CNN Headline News has put slang and hip-hop phrases into its on-screen graphics and headlines. By Jim Rutenberg. 9:31:05 PM

Field and Stream Names New Editor. Sid Evans, who was shot off his horse as editor of Men's Journal, will be the new editor of Field and Stream, Time Inc.'s hunting-and-fishing magazine. By David Carr. 9:31:04 PM

A Glut of Books About Sept. 11. The anniversary of Sept. 11 may have prompted publishers to produce more titles on a single subject in a single month than ever before. By Felicity Barringer. 9:31:04 PM

BMG Banking on 'N Sync Singer. BMG is banking on "Justified," the album by Justin Timberlake of 'N Sync, to be its big fourth-quarter release for the holidays. By Lynette Holloway. 9:31:03 PM

Vivendi's Music Unit Is Rising Above Fray. In Paris, Vivendi Universal executives are figuring out how to slice up their ailing empire. But despite the uncertainty, the company's music division appears to be doing just fine. By Lynette Holloway. 9:31:02 PM

Equity Offerings for Week. The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:. 9:31:01 PM

The Week's Economic Events. MONDAYConsumer BorrowingAug. 9:31:01 PM

Leftist Candidate Takes Early Lead in Brazils Election. Luiz In[omega]cio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party surged to an emphatic early lead in Brazil's presidential election, but he may not avoid a runoff. By Larry Rohter. 8:31:14 PM

Fire on French Tanker Off Yemen Raises Terrorism Fears. The cause of the blast was still unclear, but the incident raised fears that terrorists had attacked a vulnerable link in the oil-dependent global economy. By Craig S. Smith. 8:31:13 PM

Sharon Tells His Ministers to Keep Quiet on U.S. Plans. Israel's prime minister, Ariel Sharon, warned his cabinet ministers on Sunday not to talk about American plans for Iraq. By James Bennet. 8:31:13 PM

Angered by U.S., Palestinians Act on Jerusalem. The Palestinian parliament on Sunday ratified a bill signed by Yasir Arafat designating Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. By James Bennet. 8:31:12 PM

Northern Ireland Peace Accord Is in Danger, Britain Warns. Britain said on Sunday that the Northern Ireland peace accord was in danger of imminent collapse and that prompt action by Sinn Fein was necessary to save it. By Warren Hoge. 8:31:12 PM

Paris Mayor Recovering After Being Stabbed During Festival. The mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delano[OE], was out of danger after being stabbed in the abdomen in City Hall early on Sunday. By Alan Riding. 8:31:12 PM

Validating Opus Dei, Pope Canonizes Its Founder. Pope John Paul II on Sunday made the founder of Opus Dei, Josemar[base ']a Escriv[omega] de Balaguer, a saint. By Frank Bruni. 8:31:11 PM

Russia and Georgia Try to Ease Tension. Russia and Georgia took a step on Sunday toward easing the tension that has threatened to degenerate into military confrontation. By Agence France-presse. 8:31:11 PM

Daschle Predicts Broad Support for Military Action Against Iraq. The Senate majority leader predicted on Sunday that a war powers resolution would pass with bipartisan support. By John H. Cushman Jr.. 8:31:11 PM

In a New South Africa, an Old Tune Lingers. Thousands of wistful South Africans listen to Radio Pretoria, where apartheid is still revered and the white man reigns supreme. By Rachel L. Swarns. 8:31:10 PM

For Afghan Central Bank, It's Out With the Old Money and In With the New. Much like the country it serves, Afghanistan's central bank has sunk so far over the years that it has almost nowhere to go but up. By John F. Burns. 8:31:10 PM

Brazil's Markets Wait to Exhale After Vote. Brazil's markets were expected to call a truce on Monday and give the country's embattled currency and bonds a chance to recover. By Tony Smith. 8:31:10 PM

Israeli Settlers Said to Attack Olive-Pickers, Killing One. Jewish settlers shot and killed a Palestinian and wounded another on Sunday in the West Bank when they opened fire on people harvesting olives. By Joel Greenberg. 8:31:09 PM

Afghans in the Northeast Enjoy a Controlled Calm. Life here in the far northeastern corner of Afghanistan is by all accounts and appearances the most peaceful and stable in Afghanistan. By Carlotta Gall. 8:31:09 PM

Specter of War Rules Debate in a Tight Race in Minnesota. Senator Paul Wellstone, who is seeking re-election this fall, is the only incumbent who has vowed to vote against a war powers resolution. By Jodi Wilgoren. 8:31:09 PM

Thousands at Central Park Rally Oppose an Iraq War. Several thousand people filled the East Meadow on Sunday afternoon to protest a United States invasion of Iraq. By Michael Wilson. 8:31:08 PM

Claus von Amsberg, Popular Dutch Prince, Dies at 76. Prince Claus von Amsberg, husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, died tonight in Amsterdam after a long illness. He was 76. By Marlise Simons. 8:31:08 PM

Rabbi Zorach Warhaftig Dies; He Was 96. Zorach Warhaftig, a rabbi from Byelorussia who helped save several thousand Jews during World War II, died on Sept. 26 in Jerusalem. He was 96. By Paul Lewis. 8:31:07 PM

The Crux Of Reform: Autonomous Stock Rating. Critics of investment banks are calling for a separation between those who underwrite new stocks and those who advise about buying them. By Patrick Mcgeehan. 8:31:07 PM

Bank Plans Big Job Cuts. J. P. Morgan Chase is planning to cut as many as 4,000 employees, including many managing directors, from its investment banking operation. By Andrew Ross Sorkin with Riva D. Atlas. 8:31:07 PM

'The Sopranos' Next Move. HBO executives are pondering how best to seize the moment for a series that is a cultural phenomenon on par with the most successful television programs of all time. By Bill Carter. 8:31:06 PM

Court to Review Copyright Law. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments over the constitutionality of a 1998 law that extended copyright protection by 20 years. By Amy Harmon. 8:31:05 PM

Protesting the Big Brother Lens, Little Brother Turns an Eye Blind. A national debate over the ethics of surveillance continues to grow as video cameras proliferate. By John Markoff. 8:31:05 PM

Debating the Baby Bells. Investors, lawmakers, regulators and consumers are debating what should be done with, or for, the Baby Bells, the large local phone carriers that are struggling with their first decline in customers since the Depression. By Simon Romero. 8:31:04 PM

I.B.M. Business Unit Will Focus on Electronics Companies. I.B.M. will take the wraps off a business unit that sells design help, production management and other services to electronics companies. By Barnaby J. Feder. 8:31:04 PM

Talks About Online Commissions. Software that `hijacks' links to online merchants is at the center of a war for sales commissions. By Bob Tedeschi. 8:31:04 PM

Public Says Bush Needs to Pay Heed to Weak Economy. A majority of Americans say that lawmakers are focusing too much on Iraq and too little on issues at home, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. By Adam Nagourney and Janet Elder. 8:31:03 PM

Specter of War Rules Debate in a Tight Race in Minnesota. Senator Paul Wellstone, who is seeking re-election this fall, is the only incumbent who has vowed to vote against a war powers resolution. By Jodi Wilgoren. 8:31:03 PM

The First Lady Builds a Literary Room of Her Own. Laura Bush, through her events showcasing American literature, is quietly creating her own separate space within a presidency focused on war. By Elisabeth Bumiller. 8:31:02 PM

Lula Short of Majority in Early Brazil Results. Leftist former metalworker Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was ahead in the race to become Brazil's next president on Sunday but was short of the majority he needs to avoid a second-round runoff. By Reuters. 7:05:08 PM

Fire on French Tanker Off Yemen Raises Terrorism Fears. A French oil tanker was on fire after an explosion on Sunday morning. The cause of the blast was still unclear. By Craig S. Smith. 7:05:07 PM

The Crux Of Reform: Autonomous Stock Rating. Critics say the time has arrived for Wall Street to do something it is loath to do: consider making some radical changes in the way it conducts its business. By Patrick Mcgeehan. 7:05:02 PM

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Brawling With Barbra Online. The Internet is a terrific place to have a brawl, at least if you want a crowd. In this case, the combatants are Barbra Streisand and Matt Drudge. By John Schwartz. 5:29:43 PM

Rival to Pok/mon Keeps Market Hot. Japan's economy may be in the dumps, but one industry there has taken the world by storm: trading-card games. The leader of the pack: Yu-Gi-Oh. By Ken Belson. 5:29:43 PM

An Old-School Mind Not Fooled by the New Economy. "The Mind of Wall Street," written by Leon Levy and Eugene Linden, is more illuminating than the typical blow-by-blow recounting of a lifetime of deals. By Robert D. Hershey Jr.. 5:29:42 PM

F.C.C. Says EchoStar-DirecTV Vote Is Near. The Federal Communications Commission is close to a vote on EchoStar Communications' proposal to buy DirecTV for $23 billion, the commission's chairman said on Friday. By Bloomberg News. 5:29:42 PM

Music Industry Targets Net Swappers. Music companies tried to persuade a judge on Friday to let them obtain the names of people suspected of trading music files online without going to court first. By The Associated Press. 5:29:41 PM

Battered Network Gear Makers Seen Facing New Slump. Analysts say that new signs indicate that investment on information technology is being ratcheted lower. By Reuters. 5:29:41 PM

Microsoft Discloses Security Flaws. Microsoft Corp. disclosed several security flaws on Thursday, including "critical" problems in many versions of its Windows operating system. By The Associated Press. 5:29:41 PM

Web Article Is Removed; Flaws Cited. The online magazine Salon has removed an article charging Thomas E. White, secretary of the Army, with participating in accounting practices that led to the collapse of Enron. By David Carr. 5:29:40 PM

Forbes ASAP, Magazine of New Market, Shuts Down. The Forbes family, which owns Forbes magazine, announced Thursday that it was closing Forbes ASAP, a magazine founded in 1992 to cover the digital economy. By David Carr. 5:29:39 PM