Tuesday, October 8, 2002

South Korea's Real Rage for Virtual Games. The burgeoning broadband gaming industry in South Korea, critics say, is creating millions of zombified addicts. By Howard W. French. 11:31:37 PM

News Corp. Expects 10% Operating Growth. The News Corporation can achieve operating profit growth of at least 10 percent this fiscal year, its chief executive, Rupert Murdoch, said Wednesday. By Bloomberg News. 11:31:35 PM

Speech Had Big Audience Despite Networks' Action. ABC, CBS and NBC may not have covered the president's speech in Cincinnati on Monday night, but it was still one of the most-watched television events of the evening. By Jim Rutenberg. 11:31:34 PM

South Korea's Real Rage for Virtual Games. The burgeoning broadband gaming industry in South Korea, critics say, is creating millions of zombified addicts. By Howard W. French. 11:31:14 PM

Brain Size Tied to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The brains of children and adolescents in whom attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is diagnosed are smaller in volume than those of children without the condition. By Erica Goode. 11:31:13 PM

National Briefing: West. CALIFORNIA: Dispute Over Contribution;. 11:31:10 PM

National Briefing: Southwest. TEXAS: Democrat Backs Republican;. 11:31:10 PM

National Briefing: Midwest. ILLINOIS: Next Flight Is One-Way;. 11:31:09 PM

National Briefing: South. TENNESSEE: Tax System Overturned; MISSISSIPPI: Medical Malpractice Caps;. 11:31:08 PM

South Korea's Real Rage for Virtual Games. The burgeoning broadband gaming industry in South Korea, critics say, is creating millions of zombified addicts. By Howard W. French. 11:31:04 PM

3 Nobels for Solving Longstanding Mysteries of the Cosmos. Two scientists who used underground vats of water and cleaning fluid to see into the hearts of stars won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics. By Dennis Overbye. 10:31:37 PM

Door Locked, Blinds Drawn, and Students Kept Inside. ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 8 ÷ With helicopters rumbling above and police cars guarding access roads to schools, children returned to their classrooms today, many accompanied by parents holding fast to the sanity of normal routines at an insane moment: the day after a serial sniper shot a 13-year-old boy outside his school. By Diana Jean Schemo. 10:31:32 PM

C.I.A. Warns That a U.S. Attack May Ignite Terror. A new C.I.A. assessment said Saddam Hussein, while now stopping short of an attack, could become "much less constrained" if faced with a U.S.-led force. By Alison Mitchell and Carl Hulse. 10:31:31 PM

The Nays Won't Have It; The Ayes Talk Anyway. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 ÷ Borrowing a bit of historical gravity from a previous century, Representative David Dreier, Republican of California, invoked the struggles that led to the Civil War. Representative Louise M. Slaughter, Democrat of New York, made comparisons to the 1991 Persian Gulf debate. By David Firestone. 10:31:28 PM

U.S. Presses for Total Exemption From War Crimes Court. A U.S. envoy left for Europe on Tuesday to try to persuade governments to ignore a recent E.U. compromise that would exempt only some Americans from prosecution. By Elizabeth Becker. 10:31:27 PM

C.I.A. Warns That a U.S. Attack May Ignite Terror. A new C.I.A. assessment said Saddam Hussein, while now stopping short of an attack, could become "much less constrained" if faced with a U.S.-led force. By Alison Mitchell and Carl Hulse. 10:31:25 PM

The Nays Won't Have It; The Ayes Talk Anyway. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 ÷ Borrowing a bit of historical gravity from a previous century, Representative David Dreier, Republican of California, invoked the struggles that led to the Civil War. Representative Louise M. Slaughter, Democrat of New York, made comparisons to the 1991 Persian Gulf debate. By David Firestone. 10:31:23 PM

Thurmond Castigates Judiciary Chairman. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 Senator Strom Thurmond told the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee today that he was By The New York Times. 10:31:22 PM

Speech Had Big Audience Despite Networks' Action. ABC, CBS and NBC may not have covered the president's speech in Cincinnati on Monday night, but it was still one of the most-watched television events of the evening. By Jim Rutenberg. 10:31:21 PM

U.S. Presses for Total Exemption From War Crimes Court. A U.S. envoy left for Europe on Tuesday to try to persuade governments to ignore a recent E.U. compromise that would exempt only some Americans from prosecution. By Elizabeth Becker. 10:31:20 PM

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of F.C.C. Position on NextWave. The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing to the F.C.C.'s contention that it acted within its rights in 1998 when it confiscated more than 200 valuable wireless licenses from NextWave. By Linda Greenhouse. 10:31:18 PM

Advantages for Bush in Resorting to Injunction. President Bush's use of the Taft-Hartley act to stop the West Coast port labor shutdown shows him taking action to remove a serious economic threat. By Steven Greenhouse. 10:31:17 PM

Cameo Appearance by Iraq in a New Mexico Race. LAS CRUCES, N.M., Oct. 3 Steve Pearce, a decorated Air Force veteran who says his Democratic opponent is weak on Iraq, is a rarity in the national battle for the House, which seems focused on domestic issues. By Adam Clymer. 10:31:15 PM

Bush Back in Tennessee to Raise Money and G.O.P. Numbers. President Bush raised nearly a million dollars on behalf of the Republican candidate for Tennessee governor, Representative Van Hilleary. By Raymond Hernandez. 10:31:14 PM

Parties Predict Upsets for Governor. In the 24 competitive races for governor across the country, upsets are likely, Republican and Democratic party officials say. By David E. Rosenbaum. 10:31:13 PM

South Korea's Real Rage for Virtual Games. The burgeoning broadband gaming industry in South Korea is creating millions of zombified addicts. By Howard W. French. 10:31:11 PM

C.I.A. Warns That a U.S. Attack May Ignite Terror. A new C.I.A. assessment said Saddam Hussein, while now stopping short of an attack, could become "much less constrained" if faced with a U.S.-led force. By Alison Mitchell and Carl Hulse. 10:31:08 PM

U.S. Presses for Total Exemption From War Crimes Court. A U.S. envoy left for Europe on Tuesday to try to persuade governments to ignore a recent E.U. compromise that would exempt only some Americans from prosecution. By Elizabeth Becker. 10:31:07 PM

Global War on AIDS Runs Short of Key Weapon. Donations of condoms from rich nations to poor ones, already deeply inadequate, have declined over the past decade. By Donald G. Mcneil Jr.. 10:31:05 PM

South Korea's Real Rage for Virtual Games. The burgeoning broadband gaming industry in South Korea is creating millions of zombified addicts. By Howard W. French. 10:31:04 PM

C.I.A. Letter to Senate on Baghdad's Intentions. Following is the text of a letter dated Oct. 7 to Senator Bob Graham, Democrat of Florida and chairman of the Intelligence Committee, by George J. Tenet, director of central intelligence, about decisions to declassify material related to the debate about Iraq:. 10:31:02 PM

WorldCom's Board Won't Oust Member. The board of WorldCom discussed removing one of its own directors at a meeting Tuesday, but essentially concluded that it did not have the power to do it. By Seth Schiesel. 9:32:28 PM

EchoStar's Gain Could Be Cablevision's Gain, Too. To placate federal regulators, EchoStar needs to persuade them that it has a true competitor, most likely by creating that rival itself. Enter Charles F. Dolan and Cablevision. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 9:32:27 PM

Click to Download Scores by New American Composers. New Music Jukebox promises to be a powerful Web portal for contemporary American music and the composers who create it. By Anthony Tommasini. 9:32:25 PM

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of F.C.C. Position on NextWave. The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing to the F.C.C.'s contention that it acted within its rights in 1998 when it confiscated more than 200 valuable wireless licenses from NextWave. By Linda Greenhouse. 9:32:23 PM

Motorola Seals $68 Million China Mobile Deal. HONG KONG (Reuters) - Wireless technology giant Motorola Inc. said on Wednesday it has signed contracts worth $68 million with China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd. (0941.HK), the world's largest cellular carrier, to expand its networks. By Reuters. 9:32:22 PM

Chess Champ Kramnik Trounces Deep Fritz Computer. MANAMA (Reuters) - World champion Vladimir Kramnik outwitted the world's most powerful chess computer Deep Fritz on Tuesday, to win the third game in a match dubbed the 'Brains in Bahrain' contest. By Reuters. 9:32:21 PM

Port Lockout Hinders Microsoft Xbox. SEATTLE (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. has been spending millions of dollars developing and fine-tuning video games, polling thousands of testers and choreographing the Nov. 15 launch of its Xbox Live online video game service. By The Associated Press. 9:32:19 PM

MacWorld Returns to Boston in 2004. BOSTON (AP) -- Boston has beaten out New York to host the Macworld show starting in 2004, a major victory for a city that has struggled to book clients for its new convention center. By The Associated Press. 9:32:18 PM

Sony to Put $20 Million Into Palm Software. SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Sony Corp. agreed to invest $20 million Tuesday in Palm Inc.'s software division, which the handheld computer maker plans to spin off next year. By The Associated Press. 9:32:17 PM

University to Study Combating Cyberterror. PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Defense Department is giving Carnegie Mellon University $35.5 million to develop tools and tactics for fighting cyberterrorism. By The Associated Press. 9:32:14 PM

SBC Sees 2002 Profits at Low End of Prior Guidance. PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Local telephone company SBC Communications Inc. said on Tuesday it expects its 2002 earnings to be at the low end of its previous guidance as it loses telephone lines to rivals in the weak economy. By Reuters. 9:32:13 PM

Technology Briefing: E-Commerce. LUCENT AND METROPCS EXTEND PACT; POSSIBLE COMPUTER SERVICES MERGER; HEWLETT IN SUPPLY DEAL WITH HOME DEPOT;. 9:32:11 PM

Technology Briefing: Software. SONY INVESTS $20 MILLION IN PALMSOURCE; MICROSOFT TO SELL NEW OFFICE SOFTWARE;. 9:32:10 PM

Technology Briefing: Internet. FORD TO OFFER SIRIUS RADIO SERVICE IN '03;. 9:32:09 PM

South Korea's Real Rage for Virtual Games. The burgeoning broadband gaming industry in South Korea is creating millions of zombified addicts. By Howard W. French. 9:32:07 PM

Citing 9/11, Appeals Court Upholds Secret Hearings. The court ruled the Bush administration had acted lawfully in holding deportation hearings in secret based on its assertion that those detained might have links to terrorism. By Adam Liptak and Robert Hanley. 9:32:05 PM

C.I.A. Says Attack May Ignite Terror. A new C.I.A. assessment said Saddam Hussein, while now stopping short of an attack, could become "much less constrained" if faced with a U.S.-led force. By Alison Mitchell and Carl Hulse. 9:32:04 PM

Bush Invokes Taft-Hartley Act to Open West Coast Ports. A federal judge issued a temporary injunction that ordered the ports reopened immediately after President Bush intervened. By David E. Sanger with Steven Greenhouse. 9:32:03 PM

Former F.B.I. Director Faults Lawmakers on Terror Fight. Former F.B.I. director Louis J. Freeh faulted lawmakers for failing to approve bigger budgets that Mr. Freeh said were vital to the agency's antiterror effort. By David Johnston. 9:32:02 PM

U.S. Troops Were Subjected to a Wider Toxic Testing. The Defense Department says it used chemical warfare and live biological agents during cold-war-era military exercises on American soil. By Thom Shanker. 9:32:01 PM

Survey Finds Loan Losses Rose Sharply. Loan losses continue to rise at banks and other institutions, mostly because of faltering telecom and cable companies, according to a survey. By Riva D. Atlas. 9:31:55 PM

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of F.C.C. Position on NextWave. The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing to the F.C.C.'s contention that it acted within its rights in 1998 when it confiscated more than 200 valuable wireless licenses from NextWave. By Linda Greenhouse. 9:31:53 PM

2 Top Executives at Gemstar Resign After Pressure by Murdoch. Henry C. Yuen, chief executive of Gemstar-TV Guide International, and Elsie M. Leung, the company's chief financial officer, announced Tuesday that they would resign. By Seth Schiesel. 9:31:52 PM

Martha Stewart and Kmart Hold Fast, for Now. These days, Martha Stewart, who designs housewares, garden tools and other products for the Kmart seems to need the bankrupt retail chain at least as much as it needs her. By Constance L. Hays. 9:31:52 PM

Bush Invokes Taft-Hartley Act to Open West Coast Ports. A federal judge issued a temporary injunction that ordered the ports reopened immediately after President Bush intervened. By David E. Sanger with Steven Greenhouse. 9:31:50 PM

PepsiCo Reports Earnings Rose 14% in the 3rd Quarter. PepsiCo reported yesterday that its third-quarter earnings rose 14 percent on the strength of sales in its beverage division and cost savings related to the acquisition of Quaker Oats. By Sherri Day. 9:31:49 PM

Law Firm Sued by Ex-Partner Over Statements. Frode Jensen, a former lawyer at Pillsbury Winthrop, sued the firm yesterday for sending out a news release after he had left for a rival firm last month, saying that his departure came By The New York Times. 9:31:47 PM

WorldCom's Board Won't Oust Member. The board of WorldCom discussed removing one of its own directors at a meeting Tuesday, but essentially concluded that it did not have the power to do it. By Seth Schiesel. 9:31:45 PM

Merrill Lynch Will Cut Back Nasdaq Trading Drastically. Merrill Lynch & Company said that it would merge shrink the number of stocks it trades in the Nasdaq by 76 percent. By Patrick Mcgeehan. 9:31:44 PM

Many Fear Mideast Instability Could Lead to Soaring Oil Prices. Thousands of business owners and residents in the New York region are carefully watching oil prices as winter approaches. By Jayson Blair. 9:31:42 PM

Tripling of Profit Reported. NASHVILLE, Oct. 8 (Bloomberg News) American Healthways, a provider of services for diabetes and heart-disease patients, said fiscal fourth-quarter revenue rose 71 percent and profit more than tripled after the company sold more services to established customers. By Bloomberg News. 9:31:41 PM

Casino Earnings Decline. ALTON, Ill., Oct. 8 (Bloomberg News) Argosy Gaming, an owner of riverboat casinos in the Midwest and South, earned less than analysts expected in the third quarter because of higher taxes and greater competition in Illinois. By Bloomberg News. 9:31:39 PM

Clean Coal Effort Planned. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 8 (Bloomberg News) Clean Coal Power Resources, which opened this year and is closely held, announced today that it planned to spend $4.5 billion to build plants to make natural gas from coal and generate power in Fayette County, Ill., near Vandalia. By Bloomberg News. 9:31:37 PM

Advantages for Bush in Resorting to Injunction. President Bush's use of the Taft-Hartley act to stop the West Coast port labor shutdown shows him taking action to remove a serious economic threat. By Steven Greenhouse. 9:31:34 PM

Korea's Real Rage for Virtual Games. The burgeoning broadband gaming industry in South Korea is creating millions of zombified addicts. By Howard W. French. 9:31:33 PM

Hudson Valley Apple Farms Wrestle With Slim Pickings. In a normal year, apples are one of the most valuable crops in New York State, but this year has been one of the worst for the fruit growers of the Hudson Valley. By Julia Moskin. 9:31:32 PM

Las Vegas Makes Shopping a Sport. Construction of retail space has slowed to a crawl in the rest of the country, but not in Las Vegas, where shopping has become the fastest-growing game in town. By Tracie Rozhon. 9:31:32 PM

A Car Shipper Sold Shares; S.E.C. Implies It Sold Illusions. If little was real about the financial statements filed by A.C.L.N. Ltd., the stock sales by its insiders were quite real, the Securities and Exchange Commission said. By Floyd Norris. 9:31:30 PM

From Candy to Chromosomes in Cambridge. Making the grandest entry into the Boston area real estate market in memory, Novartis has leased 764,000 square feet of costly lab space in Cambridge. By Susan Diesenhouse. 9:31:29 PM

A Melding of Residential and Commercial in One Shop. How has Geoffrey P. Wharton, who has spent most of his professional life in commercial real estate, turned up as chief executive of one of the largest residential brokerage agencies in the city? By John Holusha. 9:31:28 PM

Viacom Is Planning a Multimedia Campaign Against AIDS. Viacom plans to focus its various media properties on a single public service campaign with an AIDS-awareness and education effort. By Geraldine Fabrikant and Sheryl Gay Stolberg. 9:31:26 PM

EchoStar's Gain Could Be Cablevision's Gain, Too. To placate federal regulators, EchoStar needs to persuade them that it has a true competitor, most likely by creating that rival itself. Enter Charles F. Dolan and Cablevision. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 9:31:24 PM

Radiant Art Honors a Murdered Reporter. A memorial to Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter who died after being kidnapped in Pakistan in January, will be erected in the lobby of the Journal's ninth-floor newsroom. By Dinitia Smith. 9:31:23 PM

President Retiring at Newspaper Group. President Retiring At Newspaper Group The Newspaper National Network in New York, a sales and marketing division of the Newspaper Association of America, said that Nicholas Cannistraro Jr., president and general manager since 1997, would retire at the end of the year. 9:31:22 PM

Europeans Want Swiss to Tell All. The European Union has sharply stepped up the pressure on Switzerland to alter its strict banking secrecy laws and give its neighbors much more cooperation in catching tax evaders. By Alison Langley. 9:31:21 PM

Germany Opens New Front on Joblessness. On Monday, Gerhard Schr[ring]der named Wolfgang Clement, premier of Germany's most populous state, to be the chief of a combined labor and economics ministry. By Mark Landler. 9:31:19 PM

Ottawa to Ease Effect of U.S. Lumber Tariff. Canada announced an aid package to help part of the nation's lumber industry overcome the effect of punitive duties on Canadian lumber that the United States imposed in May. By Bernard Simon. 9:31:18 PM

Korean Stocks Feel Pinch From Troubles in U.S.. Korea's stock index, until recently the star of Asian markets, has gone so sharply downhill that corporations and the firms that invest in them wonder if another bubble is bursting. By Don Kirk. 9:31:16 PM

Cuba's Bittersweet Move to Trim Its Sugar Crop. For the hardy field hands who endured months in the sun swinging machetes or moved nimbly in the roaring mills, this is no mere downsizing. By David Gonzalez. 9:31:14 PM

World Business Briefing: Europe. BRITAIN: Sales Up At Clothier; SWITZERLAND: Food Unit Sold; BANKER SIGNALS STEADY RATES; BRITAIN: Bank Takeover Expected; BRITAIN: Travel Group Executive Quits; ITALY: Job Cut Warning; GERMANY: Telecom Job Cuts;. 9:31:13 PM

World Business Briefing: Asia. JAPAN: Machinery Orders Fall; CHINA: Stake In Insurer Bought;. 9:31:12 PM

Technology Briefing: E-Commerce. LUCENT AND METROPCS EXTEND PACT; POSSIBLE COMPUTER SERVICES MERGER; HEWLETT IN SUPPLY DEAL WITH HOME DEPOT;. 9:31:11 PM

Technology Briefing: Software. SONY INVESTS $20 MILLION IN PALMSOURCE; MICROSOFT TO SELL NEW OFFICE SOFTWARE;. 9:31:09 PM

Technology Briefing: Internet. FORD TO OFFER SIRIUS RADIO SERVICE IN '03;. 9:31:08 PM

C.I.A. Says Attack May Ignite Terror. A new C.I.A. assessment said Saddam Hussein, while now stopping short of an attack, could become "much less constrained" if faced with a U.S.-led force. By Alison Mitchell and Carl Hulse. 8:32:15 PM

U.S. Marine Is Killed in Kuwait as Gunmen Strike Training Site. In what Kuwaiti officials called a terrorist act, two gunmen were killed as they launched a brazen daytime attack that left one U.S. marine dead. By Eric Schmitt. 8:32:14 PM

In Bush's Iraq Speech, Unwarlike Phrase Pleases Many Abroad. Many foreigners focused on one line: that the pending Congressional resolution "does not mean that military action is imminent or unavoidable." By Elaine Sciolino. 8:32:13 PM

Irish Protestant Leader Issues Ultimatum on Sinn Fein Ouster. David Trimble, the first minister of the Northern Ireland Assembly, said his party would stage a mass resignation unless Britain throws Sinn Fein out of the Assembly. By Warren Hoge. 8:32:13 PM

Chinese Court Overturns Death Sentences of Christian Leaders. In a rare reversal for a politically sensitive case, an appeals court has overturned the death sentences given to five leaders of a defiant Christian group. By Erik Eckholm. 8:32:11 PM

With a Burst of Violence, Voting Ends in Kashmir. With a final spasm of violence, voting in Kashmir's pivotal election staggered over three weeks to improve security concluded on Tuesday. By Amy Waldman. 8:32:10 PM

Farmers in Afghanistan Face Fields of Bombs. A year after the U.S. began its bombing campaign in Afghanistan, unexploded bombs are still being found. By Carlotta Gall. 8:32:09 PM

At U.N., Council Toils Over Wording of Resolution on Iraq. Compromises might clear the way for the "very different" resolution on Iraqi disarmament that President Bush demanded on Monday. By Julia Preston. 8:32:07 PM

U.S. Assesses Afghans' Needs. In Kabul, the secretary of health and human services, Tommy G. Thompson, pledged that the U.S. would not abandon Afghanistan now that the Taliban are gone. By The New York Times. 8:32:06 PM

Verdict Delayed for Dutch Nurse Charged With Killing 13. A Dutch court said it wanted to reinvestigate aspects of the "complex" case. By Marlise Simons. 8:32:05 PM

Citing 9/11, Appeals Court Upholds Secret Hearings. The court ruled the Bush administration had acted lawfully in holding deportation hearings in secret based on its assertion that those detained might have links to terrorism. By Adam Liptak and Robert Hanley. 8:32:03 PM

C.I.A. Letter to Senate on Baghdad's Intentions. Following is the text of a letter dated Oct. 7 to Senator Bob Graham, Florida Democrat and chairman of the Intelligence Committee, by George J. Tenet, director of central intelligence, about decisions to declassify material related to the debate about Iraq:. 8:32:02 PM

Germany Opens New Front on Joblessness. On Monday, Gerhard Schr[ring]der named Wolfgang Clement, premier of Germany's most populous state, to be the chief of a combined labor and economics ministry. By Mark Landler. 8:32:01 PM

Europeans Want Swiss to Tell All. The European Union has sharply stepped up the pressure on Switzerland to alter its strict banking secrecy laws and give its neighbors much more cooperation in catching tax evaders. By Alison Langley. 8:31:59 PM

Korean Stocks Feel Pinch From Troubles in U.S.. Korea's stock index, until recently the star of Asian markets, has gone so sharply downhill that corporations and the firms that invest in them wonder if another bubble is bursting. By Don Kirk. 8:31:58 PM

Ottawa to Ease Effect of U.S. Lumber Tariff. Canada announced an aid package to help part of the nation's lumber industry overcome the effect of punitive duties on Canadian lumber that the United States imposed in May. By Bernard Simon. 8:31:57 PM

World Business Briefing: Asia. JAPAN: Machinery Orders Fall; CHINA: Stake In Insurer Bought;. 8:31:56 PM

Bush Invokes Taft-Hartley Act to Open West Coast Ports. A federal judge issued a temporary injunction that ordered the ports reopened immediately after President Bush intervened. By David E. Sanger with Steven Greenhouse. 8:31:54 PM

Bilingual Education on Ballot in Two States. A ballot measure in Brockton, Mass., could replace the bilingual education program in the public schools with one meant to teach children English in a matter of months instead of years. By Jennifer Medina. 8:31:53 PM

Less Brain Volume Found in Youths With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The brains of children and adolescents in whom attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is diagnosed are smaller in volume than those of children without the condition. By Erica Goode. 8:31:52 PM

Survey of U.S. Jews Sees a Dip; Others Demur. The National Jewish Population Survey, released on Tuesday, described an aging, declining population whose women are having children relatively late. By Daniel J. Wakin. 8:31:51 PM

Lie-Detector Tests Found Too Flawed to Discover Spies. In a report to the government, a panel of leading scientists said that polygraph testing is too flawed to use for security screening. By William J. Broad. 8:31:50 PM

New Harmony Among Agencies on Sniper. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 When an unknown killer began mailing anthrax to East Coast targets last October, the government's slow and disjointed response set off recriminations from the White House and finger-pointing among investigators. By Eric Lichtblau. 8:31:48 PM

Door Locked, Blinds Drawn, and Students Kept Inside. ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 8 With helicopters rumbling above and police cars guarding access roads to schools, children returned to their classrooms today, many accompanied by parents holding fast to the sanity of normal routines at an insane moment: the day after a serial sniper shot a 13-year-old boy outside his school. By Diana Jean Schemo. 8:31:47 PM

Washington Area Unites in Sniper Hunt. The suburban Washington sniper who has killed six people with harrowing efficiency continued to elude a widespread manhunt. By Francis X. Clines. 8:31:45 PM

U.S. Troops Were Subjected to a Wider Toxic Testing. The Defense Department says it used chemical warfare and live biological agents during cold-war-era military exercises on American soil. By Thom Shanker. 8:31:43 PM

3 Nobels for Solving Longstanding Mysteries of the Cosmos. Two scientists who used underground vats of water and cleaning fluid to see into the hearts of stars won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics. By Dennis Overbye. 8:31:42 PM

Bush Back in Tennessee to Raise Money and G.O.P. Numbers. President Bush raised nearly a million dollars on behalf of the Republican candidate for Tennessee governor, Representative Van Hilleary. By Raymond Hernandez. 8:31:42 PM

Former F.B.I. Director Faults Lawmakers on Terror Fight. Former F.B.I. director Louis J. Freeh faulted lawmakers for failing to approve bigger budgets that Mr. Freeh said were vital to the agency's antiterror effort. By David Johnston. 8:31:41 PM

C.I.A. Says Attack May Ignite Terror. A new C.I.A. assessment said Saddam Hussein, while now stopping short of an attack, could become "much less constrained" if faced with a U.S.-led force. By Alison Mitchell and Carl Hulse. 8:31:39 PM

Advantages for Bush in Resorting to Injunction. President Bush's use of the Taft-Hartley act to stop the West Coast port labor shutdown shows him taking action to remove a serious economic threat. By Steven Greenhouse. 8:31:38 PM

Thurmond Castigates Judiciary Chairman. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 Senator Strom Thurmond told the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee today that he was By The New York Times. 8:31:37 PM

Speech Had Big Audience Despite Networks' Action. ABC, CBS and NBC may not have covered the president's speech in Cincinnati on Monday night, but it was still one of the most-watched television events of the evening. By Jim Rutenberg. 8:31:35 PM

The Nays Won't Have It; The Ayes Talk Anyway. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 Borrowing a bit of historical gravity from a previous century, Representative David Dreier, Republican of California, invoked the struggles that led to the Civil War. Representative Louise M. Slaughter, Democrat of New York, made comparisons to the 1991 Persian Gulf debate. By David Firestone. 8:31:34 PM

Cameo Appearance by Iraq in a New Mexico Race. LAS CRUCES, N.M., Oct. 3 Steve Pearce, a decorated Air Force veteran who says his Democratic opponent is weak on Iraq, is a rarity in the national battle for the House, which seems focused on domestic issues. By Adam Clymer. 8:31:33 PM

U.S. Presses for Total Exemption From War Crimes Court. A top State Department envoy left for Europe on Tuesday to try to persuade several governments to ignore a recent E.U. compromise that would exempt only some Americans from prosecution. By Elizabeth Becker. 8:31:32 PM

Parties Predict Upsets for Governor. In the 24 competitive races for governor across the country, upsets are likely, Republican and Democratic party officials say. By David E. Rosenbaum. 8:31:32 PM

Dropout Rate Is Climbing and Likely to Go Higher. The rising high school dropout rate has been overlooked. By Richard Rothstein. 8:31:31 PM

Where the Longest Shadow of Autumn Is a Sniper's. The daily pulse of suburban life thumps on in suburban Washington, despite a sniper who has killed six and is still at large. By Blaine Harden. 8:31:31 PM

Congress Limps Toward Home. The 107th Congress is running out of time to redeem its thin, disappointing legislative record. 8:31:29 PM

Reopening the Ports. President Bush rightly intervened yesterday in the labor dispute between shipping companies and dockworkers that has shut down operations at 29 West Coast ports. 8:31:28 PM

New York's Mentally Ill Deserve Better. There are appalling conditions in some privately run adult homes for the mentally disabled that escaped state inspections for years. 8:31:27 PM

Ode to a Worm. When the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to two Britons and an American this week, it should also have gone to a fourth contributor, a tiny soil worm. 8:31:25 PM

Tribulation Worketh Patience. Dr. David Hager's r/sum/ seems more impressive for theology than gynecology. By Maureen Dowd. 8:31:24 PM

Chicken [radical] l'Iraq. To be successful in dealing with Iraq, President Bush has to tread the most unusual line one could imagine for a statesman: He has to be wild, but not crazy. By Thomas L. Friedman. 8:31:23 PM

The Struggles of Democracy and Empire. If America chooses in this dark season to go abroad in search of monsters to destroy, it had better destroy them and leave something lasting in their place. By Mark Danner. 8:31:22 PM

Letters. Praise Must Be Earned To the Editor:. 8:31:12 PM

Israel Defiantly Warns of More Antiterror Raids in Gaza. Shouldering aside U.S. criticism, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today warned of more Israeli raids like the one that left 16 Palestinians dead on Monday. By James Bennet. 6:31:30 PM

Global War on AIDS Runs Short of Key Weapon: Condoms. Donations of condoms from rich nations to poor ones, already deeply inadequate, have declined over the past decade. By Donald G. Mcneil Jr.. 6:31:30 PM

Korea's Real Rage for Virtual Games. The burgeoning broadband gaming industry in South Korea is creating millions of zombified addicts. By Howard W. French. 6:31:29 PM

U.S. Presses for Total Exemption From War Crimes Court. A top State Department envoy left for Europe on Tuesday to try to persuade several governments to ignore a recent E.U. compromise that would exempt only some Americans from prosecution. By Elizabeth Becker. 6:31:28 PM

Brazil's Front-Runner Gets Backing. The last-place finisher in the initial balloting in Brazil's presidential election on Sunday announced his support for Luiz In[omega]cio Lula da Silva. By Larry Rohter. 6:31:27 PM

Pakistan Stages 2nd Ballistic Missile Test. Pakistan carried out a second test involving a medium-range missile designed to carry a nuclear warhead. The test was dismissed by India. By The New York Times. 6:31:25 PM

Cuba's Bittersweet Move to Trim Its Sugar Crop. For the hardy field hands who endured months in the sun swinging machetes or moved nimbly in the roaring mills, this is no mere downsizing. By David Gonzalez. 6:31:24 PM

A Mansion Attracts Art Lovers; Thieves Love It, Too. The Russborough House, a sprawling 18th-century countryside estate, seems to be a proving ground for Dublin criminals. By Brian Lavery. 6:31:24 PM

Radiant Art Honors a Murdered Reporter. A memorial to Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter who died after being kidnapped in Pakistan in January, will be erected in the lobby of the Journal's ninth-floor newsroom. By Dinitia Smith. 6:31:22 PM

World Briefing: Europe. YUGOSLAVIA: Bosnian Serb Hard-Liners Praised; NORTHERN IRELAND: Hearing In Paramilitary Case; BRITAIN: Suspect In Girls' Killing To Stand Trial;. 6:31:22 PM

World Briefing: Americas. JAMAICA: Political Violence In Capital;. 6:31:21 PM

World Briefing: Asia. EAST TIMOR: Agreement With Indonesia; SOUTH KOREA: Rally By Kin Of The Kidnapped ; CHINA: Inquiry Into Tycoon Hired By North Korea; INDIA: Medicine, Not A Miracle, Doctors Say;. 6:31:20 PM

World Briefing: World. SPECIES FACE EXTINCTION, BUT TWO RISE FROM DEAD;. 6:31:20 PM

World Business Briefing: Europe. BRITAIN: Sales Up At Clothier; SWITZERLAND: Food Unit Sold; BANKER SIGNALS STEADY RATES; BRITAIN: Bank Takeover Expected; BRITAIN: Travel Group Executive Quits; ITALY: Job Cut Warning; GERMANY: Telecom Job Cuts;. 6:31:18 PM

Taking On Iraq: The President Makes His Case. Taking On Iraq: The President Makes His Case To the Editor:. 6:31:06 PM

We, the People of Lower Manhattan . . .. We, the People of Lower Manhattan . . . To the Editor:. 6:31:04 PM

Indian Pt. Ad Campaign. Indian Pt. Ad Campaign To the Editor:. 6:31:03 PM

Authors, but Not You. Authors, but Not You To the Editor:. 6:31:02 PM

Reality TV. Reality TV To the Editor:. 6:31:02 PM

East and West Jerusalem. East and West Jerusalem To the Editor:. 6:31:01 PM

Polygraph Is Poor Tool for Screening Employees, Panel Says. In a report to the government, a panel of leading scientists said that polygraph testing is too flawed to use for security screening. By William J. Broad. 5:31:02 PM

High Court Hears Case on Wireless Licenses. The Supreme Court debated today whether the government was out of line when it seized unused wireless licenses from NextWave Telecom. By The Associated Press. 4:31:10 PM

Bush Intervenes to Halt West Coast Port Dispute. President Bush announced he would seek a court injunction to end the 11-day shutdown of 29 West Coast ports. By Steven Greenhouse. 3:31:12 PM

Bush Intervenes to Halt West Coast Port Dispute. President Bush announced he would seek a court injunction to end the 11-day shutdown of 29 West Coast ports. By Steven Greenhouse. 3:31:10 PM

U.S. Joins Investigation of Washington-Area Sniper. The federal government has officially joined the investigation into the attacks linked to a roving sniper who has killed six people. By Carla Baranauckas. 3:31:10 PM

Chinese Court Voids Death Sentences on 5 Christian Leaders. BEIJING, Oct. 8 In a rare reversal for a politically sensitive case, a Chinese appeals court has overturned the death sentences given last December to five leaders of a defiant evangelical Christian group, court officials in Hubei Province said today. By Erik Eckholm. 3:31:07 PM

Ulster Leader Urges Blair to Oust Sinn Fein From Parliament. LONDON, Oct. 8 David Trimble, the first minister of the Northern Ireland Assembly, called on Prime Minister Tony Blair today to evict Sinn Fein, the political party of the Irish Republican Army, from the power-sharing government in Belfast that he heads. By Warren Hoge. 3:31:07 PM

Kuwaiti Gunmen Slain After Killing U.S. Marine. Two gunmen in a pickup truck attacked U.S. Marines during war games in Kuwait, killing one and injuring a second. By The Associated Press. 3:31:06 PM

Bush Intervenes to Halt West Coast Port Dispute. President Bush announced he would seek a court injunction to end the 11-day shutdown of 29 West Coast ports. By Steven Greenhouse. 2:31:14 PM

Stocks Rise on Hopes That Port Dispute Will Be Resolved. Stocks rose Tuesday for the first session in five as hopes grew that a West Coast port labor dispute will soon end. By Reuters. 2:31:14 PM

As Bush Moves to Intervene, Port Union Says It Will Resume Work. The longshoremen's union agreed to return to work under a 30-day contract extension. It was unclear whether shipping lines would accept the deal. By The Associated Press. 2:31:12 PM

Jewish Population Declining in U.S.. The Jewish population in the United States declined and aged in the last decade, according to a survey. By The Associated Press. 2:31:12 PM

As Bush Moves to Intervene, Port Union Says It Will Resume Work. The longshoremen's union agreed to return to work under a 30-day contract extension. It was unclear whether shipping lines would accept the deal. By The Associated Press. 2:31:04 PM

Sharon Calls Gaza Strike a Success; Says More Will Follow. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today praised an Israeli raid on Monday that left 15 Palestinians dead and dozens wounded. By James Bennet. 2:31:02 PM

Former F.B.I. Director Rejects Criticism on 9/11 Attacks. Louis J. Freeh told a congressional panel today that he struggled to make terrorism a higher priority. By David Johnston. 1:31:09 PM

Bush to Seek Court Order Opening West Coast Ports. President Bush will seek a court injunction to reopen ports for an 80-day "cooling-off period," officials said. By The Associated Press. 1:31:08 PM

Government Joins Investigation of Sniper Attacks. The federal government has officially joined the investigation into the attacks linked to a roving sniper in the Washington area. By Carla Baranauckas. 1:31:07 PM

Ulster Leader Urges Blair to Oust Sinn Fein From Parliament. David Trimble, the first minister of the Northern Ireland Assembly, called on Prime Minister Tony Blair today to evict Sinn Fein. By Warren Hoge. 1:31:05 PM

Chinese Court Voids Death Sentences on 5 Christian Leaders. A Chinese appeals court has overturned the death sentences given last December to five leaders of a defiant evangelical Christian group. By Erik Eckholm. 1:31:04 PM

Stocks Rally as White House Moves to Act on Port Dispute. Stocks rose sharply this afternoon as sentiment was boosted by hopes President Bush will ask a court to force the reopening of West Coast ports. By Reuters. 1:31:03 PM

Congress Opens 3 - Day Debate on Iraq. Congress today began a three-day debate on authorizing President Bush to use force to disarm Saddam Hussein. By The Associated Press. 12:31:07 PM

EchoStar and Hughes Try to Salvage Merger Deal. Scrambling to save their proposed merger, EchoStar Communications and Hughes Electronics urged the F.C.C. to delay a decision on the $26 billion deal. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 12:31:05 PM

Bush to Seek Court Order Opening West Coast Ports. President Bush will seek a court injunction to reopen ports for an 80-day "cooling-off period," officials said. By The Associated Press. 12:31:05 PM

Slump Deepens on Wall St. as Stocks Sink Again. Stocks fell today, erasing an early rally and pushing the market toward its fifth straight session of declines. By Reuters. 12:31:04 PM

EchoStar and Hughes Try to Salvage Merger Deal. Scrambling to save their proposed merger, EchoStar Communications and Hughes Electronics urged the F.C.C. to delay a decision on the $26 billion deal. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 12:31:04 PM

PepsiCo Says Profits Jumped in 3rd Quarter. PepsiCo said its third-quarter profit rose as volume growth outpaced revenue growth at the food and soft drink company. By Reuters. 12:31:03 PM

EchoStar and Hughes Try to Salvage Merger Deal. Scrambling to save their proposed merger, EchoStar Communications and Hughes Electronics urged the F.C.C. to delay a decision on the $26 billion deal. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 11:31:15 AM

Gunmen Killed After Attacking U.S. Marines in Kuwait. American forces killed two attackers after they opened fire on U.S. Marines training in Kuwait, killing one. By The Associated Press. 11:31:12 AM

Revising a Merger Proposal. Scrambling to save their proposed merger, EchoStar Communications and Hughes Electronics urged the F.C.C. to delay a decision on the $26 billion deal. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 11:31:10 AM

Stocks Deepen Slump. Stocks fell today, erasing an early rally and pushing the market toward its fifth straight session of declines. By Reuters. 11:31:10 AM

Bush Expected to Act on Ports Lockout. President Bush appeared poised today to seek an end to a lockout at U.S. West Coast ports that is costing the country billions of dollars. By Reuters. 11:31:10 AM

PepsiCo Profit in 3rd Quarter. PepsiCo said its third-quarter profit rose as volume growth outpaced revenue growth at the food and soft drink company. By Reuters. 11:31:09 AM

Scramble to Select Regulators. Signs emerged that the S.E.C. is deeply fractured over the search for candidates to fill the new board that will oversee the accounting profession. By Stephen Labaton. 11:31:09 AM

A Region's Hospital Supplies: Costly Ties. New York area hospitals may be overpaying millions for medical supplies because their trade group promotes a purchasing agent with financial ties to the group. By Barry Meier. 11:31:08 AM

Credit Suisse Link Between Banking and Research. Documents suggest Credit Suisse First Boston used its research analysts' rosy stock ratings to attract investment banking fees. By Gretchen Morgenson. 11:31:08 AM

Lower-Cost Hotels Gain. Business travelers are choosing low-cost lodgings, and both national hotel chains and local developers accommodating demand. By Jane L. Levere. 11:31:08 AM

Former F.B.I. Director Rejects Criticism on 9/11 Attacks. Louis J. Freeh testified before lawmakers today in his first public appearance since leaving office before the attacks. By The Associated Press. 11:31:03 AM

Bush Campaigns for Tennessee Governor Candidate. Fresh off his address on the Iraqi threat, President Bush plunged into a long day of politicking. By The Associated Press. 11:31:03 AM

Congress Begins Debate on Iraq. Congress today began a three-day debate on authorizing President Bush to use force to disarm Saddam Hussein. By The Associated Press. 11:31:03 AM

Bush Sees 'Urgent Duty' to Pre-empt Attack by Iraq. President Bush delivered a purposeful argument for disarming Iraq, declaring that the U.S. could be attacked "any given day." By David E. Sanger. 11:31:02 AM

Scramble to Select Regulators. Signs emerged that the S.E.C. is deeply fractured over the search for candidates to fill the new board that will oversee the accounting profession. By Stephen Labaton. 11:31:01 AM

Revising a Merger Proposal. Scrambling to save their proposed merger, EchoStar Communications and Hughes Electronics urged the F.C.C. to delay a decision on the $26 billion deal. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 11:31:01 AM

Stocks Higher in Morning Trading. Stocks ticked higher today as a speech on Iraq by President Bush offered a bit of relief to a market dogged by worries over corporate profits. By Reuters. 9:46:14 AM

PepsiCo Says Profits Surged in 3rd Quarter. PepsiCo reported a 55 percent jump in profit for its fiscal third quarter. The same quarter a year ago was weighed down by the cost of buying Quaker Oats. By The Associated Press. 9:46:14 AM

PepsiCo Says Profits Grew in 3rd Quarter. PepsiCo on Tuesday said its third-quarter profit rose as volume growth outpaced revenue growth at the food and soft drink company. By Reuters. 9:46:13 AM

Tyco Seeks Damages From Former Finance Chief. Tyco International is seeking to force former chief financial officer Mark Swartz to return millions of dollars he allegedly misappropriated from the company. By The Associated Press. 9:46:13 AM

Consumer Reports Snubs Ford Expedition. DETROIT (Reuters) - One of Ford Motor Co.'s (F.N) biggest and most profitable vehicles, the muscular Expedition full-size sport utility vehicle, gets snubbed in the latest issue of Consumer Reports magazine. By Reuters. 9:46:12 AM

Bush Sees 'Urgent Duty' to Pre-empt Attack by Iraq. President Bush delivered a purposeful argument for disarming Iraq, declaring that the U.S. could be attacked "any given day." By David E. Sanger. 9:46:10 AM

Gunmen in Custody After Killing U.S. Marine in Kuwait. American forces took two attackers into custody after they opened fire on U.S. Marines training in Kuwait, killing one. By The Associated Press. 9:46:10 AM

Bush Sees 'Urgent Duty' to Pre-empt Attack by Iraq. President Bush delivered a purposeful argument for disarming Iraq, declaring that the U.S. could be attacked "any given day." By David E. Sanger. 9:46:06 AM

U.S. Advised Against Polygraphs. Lie detectors are not accurate enough to screen government workers, the National Research Council said today. By The Associated Press. 9:46:01 AM

Court Delays Verdict on Dutch Nurse Accused in 13 Deaths. THE HAGUE, Oct. 5 In her diaries, Lucy de Berk freely jotted down her feelings about her life as a hospital nurse and, at times, as a prostitute for an escort service. By Marlise Simons. 9:26:22 AM

Marine Dies After Attack in Kuwait War Games. U.S. Marines came under small arms fire Tuesday during war games in Kuwait. One Marine was killed and a second was wounded. By The Associated Press. 9:26:21 AM

Israelis, in New Strategy, Raid Gaza Town, Killing 13. The raid drew an unusual rebuke from the Bush administration, which said Israel was endangering civilians. By James Bennet. 9:26:20 AM

Sniper Doesn't Fit the Expected Profile. The sniper who has killed six people does not fit the usual categories, and that may make the case harder to solve. By Fox Butterfield. 9:26:04 AM

Stern Tones, Direct Appeal. The long list of demands that President Bush laid out in a purposeful speech set a very tough standard for avoiding war. By Todd S. Purdum. 8:31:23 AM

Graying Black Panthers Fight Would-Be Heirs. A group of former Black Panthers fear their legacy in African-American history is being sullied by a new brand of Pantherism. By Dean E. Murphy. 8:31:22 AM

Experts Say Washington Sniper Doesn't Fit Expected Profile. Experts in the profiling of killers say the sniper who has killed six people around Washington does not fit the usual categories. By Fox Butterfield. 8:31:20 AM

Sharon Calls Gaza Strike a Success; Says More Will Follow. Defiant in the face of criticism, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today praised an attack that killed 13 Palestinians. By James Bennet. 8:31:18 AM

2 Killed in Clash with U.S. Military in Kuwait. Two people were killed and two U.S. military personnel were injured today after a shooting occurred on Failaka Island off Kuwait's coast. By The Associated Press. 8:31:17 AM

Pakistan Tests Second Ballistic Missile. Locked in a military standoff with India, Pakistan said it successfully test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile on today. By Reuters. 8:31:15 AM

U.S. Envoy Angers North Korea. North Korea said on Monday that Washington had approached the talks with a "hard-line policy of hostility." By Howard W. French. 8:31:14 AM

Shots Fired Nearing Polling Station in Kashmir, Killing 2. Voters fled in terror when suspected Islamic guerrillas fired shots and tossed a grenade near a polling station today in the Indian-held portion of Kashmir. A police officer and one assailant were killed. By The Associated Press. 8:31:12 AM

Japanese Masters Get Closer to the Toilet Nirvana. Toilets in Japan are far more than mere hygienic necessities: new models test biological samples, provide climate control and even soundtracks. By James Brooke. 8:31:12 AM

Bertelsmann Offers Regret for Its Nazi-Era Conduct. The German media conglomerate Bertelsmann expressed regret on Monday for its conduct under the Nazis as scholars issued a report documenting the companys collaboration. By Mark Landler. 8:31:11 AM

Stern Tones, Direct Appeal. The long list of demands that President Bush laid out in a purposeful speech set a very tough standard for avoiding war. By Todd S. Purdum. 8:31:10 AM

World Business Briefing: Americas. CANADA: Auto Strike Deadline;. 8:31:09 AM

World Business Briefing: Asia. CHINA: Airline Orders Jets; JAPAN: A Dim Outlook For Electronics;. 8:31:07 AM

Senate Race in New Jersey Is On as Courts Reject G.O.P. Appeals. The Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge seeking to prevent placing former Senator Frank R. Lautenberg on the ballot. By David Kocieniewski and Iver Peterson. 7:31:31 AM

Stern Tones, Direct Appeal. The long list of demands that President Bush laid out in a purposeful speech set a very tough standard for avoiding war. By Todd S. Purdum. 7:31:30 AM

3 Networks Skip Bush's Talk, Citing Absence of Request. Three major broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC chose not to carry the president's speech live on Monday. By Jim Rutenberg. 7:31:29 AM

Lawmakers Make Their Cases as Votes on Use of Force Draw Near. The Senate continued its debate on Monday, and the House prepared to open its debate, on a resolution to grant the president authority to use force against Iraq. By Alison Mitchell. 7:31:29 AM

Report Finds Lapses in Program to Deport Criminal Immigrants. The Immigration and Naturalization Service fails to identify and deport criminal immigrants in a timely fashion according to an audit released on Monday. By Christopher Marquis. 7:31:27 AM

No One Charged in Secret Taping About Iowa Race. Prosecutors said they would not file charges in a scandal that has disrupted the Senate campaign. By Jodi Wilgoren. 7:31:26 AM

Candidates for California Governor Debate, at Least Once. Gov. Gray Davis and Bill Simon Jr. accused each other of being out of touch and ethically challenged. By John M. Broder. 7:31:25 AM

A Second Look by Officers in Intern Case. The police say they want to question again a man interviewed previously about the killing of the former Congressional intern Chandra Ann Levy. 7:31:23 AM

National Briefing: Washington. F.A.A. ORDERS NEW RUDDER CONTROLS;. 7:31:23 AM

Hillary Clinton Helps Raise $1 Million for McCall Camp. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton extracted pledges to help replenish H. Carl McCall's campaign treasury. By Shaila K. Dewan and Eric Lipton. 7:31:22 AM

Stocks Rise in Early Trading. Stocks rose this morning after a speech by President Bush helped rein in rampant war fears and lured skittish investors back into the market. By Reuters. 7:31:20 AM

PepsiCo Profit Up; Concerns on Frito - Lay. NEW YORK (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc. (PEP.N) on Tuesday said its third-quarter profit rose as volume growth outpaced revenue growth at the food and soft drink company, but analysts expressed concerns about sluggish results at Frito-Lay. By Reuters. 7:31:19 AM

3 Networks Skip Bush's Talk, Citing Absence of Request. Three major broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC chose not to carry the president's speech live on Monday. By Jim Rutenberg. 7:31:14 AM

3 Networks Skip Bush's Talk, Citing Absence of Request. Three major broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC chose not to carry the president's speech live on Monday. By Jim Rutenberg. 7:31:11 AM

Lawmakers Make Their Cases as Votes on Use of Force Draw Near. The Senate continued its debate on Monday, and the House prepared to open its debate, on a resolution to grant the president authority to use force against Iraq. By Alison Mitchell. 7:31:10 AM

Report Finds Lapses in Program to Deport Criminal Immigrants. The Immigration and Naturalization Service fails to identify and deport criminal immigrants in a timely fashion according to an audit released on Monday. By Christopher Marquis. 7:31:09 AM

No One Charged in Secret Taping About Iowa Race. Prosecutors said they would not file charges in a scandal that has disrupted the Senate campaign. By Jodi Wilgoren. 7:31:08 AM

Candidates for California Governor Debate, at Least Once. Gov. Gray Davis and Bill Simon Jr. accused each other of being out of touch and ethically challenged. By John M. Broder. 7:31:06 AM

Lawmakers Make Their Cases as Votes on Use of Force Draw Near. The Senate continued its debate on Monday, and the House prepared to open its debate, on a resolution to grant the president authority to use force against Iraq. By Alison Mitchell. 7:31:03 AM

2 Killed in Kashmir Election Strikes. Voters fled in terror when suspected Islamic guerrillas fired shots and tossed a grenade near a polling station today in the Indian-held portion of Kashmir. A police officer and one assailant were killed. By The Associated Press. 6:31:02 AM

Nobel Honors 3 for Astrophysics Work. Two Americans and a Japanese won the Nobel Prize in physics today for detecting cosmic neutrinos and discovering cosmic X-ray sources. By The Associated Press. 5:31:09 AM

Pakistan Tests Second Ballistic Missile. Locked in a military standoff with India, Pakistan said it successfully test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile on today. By Reuters. 5:31:09 AM

Sharon Hails Gaza Raid but Regrets Civilian Losses. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said today that an army raid which killed 14 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip was a successful operation against militants, but regretted some civilians were harmed. By Reuters. 5:31:08 AM

Nobel Honors 3 for Astrophysics Work. Two Americans and a Japanese won the Nobel Prize in physics today for detecting cosmic neutrinos and discovering cosmic X-ray sources. By The Associated Press. 5:31:06 AM

People and Accounts of Note. American Advertising Federation, Washington, named seven people to join its Advertising Hall of Achievement, honoring executives 40 and younger. By Nat Ives. 1:31:02 AM

Conn. Governor and Challenger Clash in First of Four Debates. A debate on Monday night between Gov. John G. Rowland and his Democratic challenger, William E. Curry Jr., often degenerated into acerbic exchanges. By Paul Zielbauer. 12:31:13 AM

U.S. Envoy Angers North Korea. North Korea said on Monday that Washington had approached the talks with a "hard-line policy of hostility." By Howard W. French. 12:31:13 AM

Hillary Clinton Helps Raise $1 Million for McCall Camp. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton came to the rescue of H. Carl McCall on Monday, extracting about $1 million in pledges from a group of her supporters. By Shaila K. Dewanand Eric Lipton. 12:31:12 AM

Doctors Urge Caution on Smallpox Vaccinations. Leading medical groups are urging caution in the use of smallpox vaccine, particularly if no cases of the disease occur. By Denise Grady. 12:31:12 AM

Citing Lack of Request, 3 Networks Skip Speech. Three major broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC chose not to carry the president's speech live on Monday. By Jim Rutenberg. 12:31:11 AM

McCall Calls for Disclosures on Units Holding Mentally Ill. H. Carl McCall called on Gov. George E. Pataki to make public documents related to the locking away of mentally ill residents of nursing homes. By Clifford J. Levy. 12:31:11 AM

F.C.C. Asked to Put Off Merger Ruling. Scrambling to save their proposed merger, EchoStar Communications and Hughes Electronics urged the F.C.C. to delay a decision on the $26 billion deal. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 12:31:11 AM

New Jersey Pushes for a Piece of Sept. 11 Rebuilding Funds. NEWARK, Oct. 7 Members of New Jersey's Congressional delegation have begun a drive to share in Federal Emergency Management Agency grants set aside for rebuilding Lower Manhattan. By Ronald Smothers. 12:31:10 AM

Tough Standard Is Set for Avoiding Conflict. The long list of demands that the president laid out on Monday night set a very tough standard for avoiding war. By Todd S. Purdum. 12:31:10 AM

Missile Crisis Cited to Make Opposite Points. President Bush and one of his leading Democratic critics, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, both invoked the memory of 1962 Cuban missile crisis on Monday. By Christopher Marquis. 12:31:09 AM

Three Win Nobel for Work on Suicidal Cells. An American and two Britons won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries of how healthy cells are instructed to kill themselves. By Lawrence K. Altman. 12:31:08 AM

Shuttle Blasts Off for Space Station. A four-month hiatus in space shuttle flights ended on Monday when the shuttle Atlantis blasted off on a mission to expand the International Space Station. By Warren E. Leary. 12:31:08 AM

Tough Standard Is Set for Avoiding Conflict. The long list of demands that the president laid out on Monday night set a very tough standard for avoiding war. By Todd S. Purdum. 12:31:07 AM

Tough Standard Is Set for Avoiding Conflict. The long list of demands that the president laid out on Monday night set a very tough standard for avoiding war. By Todd S. Purdum. 12:31:04 AM

Missile Crisis Cited to Make Opposite Points. President Bush and one of his leading Democratic critics, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, both invoked the memory of 1962 Cuban missile crisis on Monday. By Christopher Marquis. 12:31:04 AM

Bush Moves Toward Halting Port Shutdown. President Bush took the first step on Monday toward seeking an injunction that would end the shutdown of 29 West Coast ports. By Steven Greenhouse. 12:31:03 AM

Borders to Return Downtown With New Store. Borders Books and Music, whose flagship downtown store at the World Trade Center was destroyed in the attack last year, is returning to Lower Manhattan, where it signed a lease last week to open a store in a landmark building on Broadway. By Charles V. Bagli. 12:31:02 AM

Fired Executive Sues Ovitz. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 (Bloomberg News) Michael Ovitz has been sued by a former executive who contends she was dismissed after telling auditors at Vivendi Universal that the movie unit of Mr. Ovitz's Artists Management Group was misusing money from a joint venture. By Bloomberg News. 12:31:02 AM

Citing Lack of Request, 3 Networks Skip Speech. Three major broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC chose not to carry the president's speech live on Monday. By Jim Rutenberg. 12:31:01 AM

Postseason Minus Pinstripes for Fox. You'd think the Foxians might be upset that the Yankees are out, but history shows that a long, well-played World Series will generally yield the most viewers. By Richard Sandomir. 12:31:01 AM

People and Accounts of Note. American Advertising Federation, Washington, named seven people to join its Advertising Hall of Achievement, honoring executives 40 and younger. By Nat Ives. 12:31:01 AM