Monday, February 3, 2003

Political Points in the World's Fair of Technology. Today, artists with a political point to make put their work on the Internet. As one might expect, the quality of the works varies widely. By Matthew Mirapaul. 11:06:51 PM

Turning a Digital Database Into Local Radio. For nearly two years, technology has allowed Carson Daly, host of "Carson Daly Most Requested," to cozy up to listeners. By David F. Gallagher. 11:06:50 PM

Selling Funeral Supplies Online. Industry executives say there is growing consumer interest in being able to shop online for funeral needs. By Bob Tedeschi. 11:06:50 PM

Under 'Tempo,' Click on 'Presto'. This week, the Boston Symphony Orchestra will inaugurate the BSO Online Conservatory, an interactive multimedia service, on its Web site. By James R. Oestreich. 11:06:49 PM

Putin, Dobby and the Axis of Weirdness. The supposed resemblance between Russian President Vladimir V. Putin and Harry Potter House-Elf Dobby has become something of an event in media circles and on the Internet. By Michael Wines. 11:06:48 PM

A Green Car That the Energy Industry Loves. In his State of the Union address last week, President Bush seemed to embrace the holy grail of the environmental movement: a push to the hydrogen economy. By Ryan Lizza. 11:06:47 PM

Departing Security Official Highlights Cyber Threat. Richard A. Clarke accompanied his Friday resignation as President Bush's adviser for cyberspace security with a warning on the peril of computer attacks. By Judith Miller. 11:06:47 PM

In Job Search, Warm and Fuzzy Beats Online and All-Business. Young people, it seems, tend to place great faith in their Internet skills and lack familiarity with the personal approach that many employers are seeking. By Melinda Ligos. 11:06:46 PM

Online Calculator Computes Incentives. Companies trying to decide whether to remain in or relocate to lower Manhattan have two new online tools. By The New York Times. 11:06:46 PM

Solving the Cellphone Maze One Twist at a Time. Finding the best plan with the right number of minutes at the right time of day and a phone that does what you want it to do can be overwhelming. By Karen Alexander. 11:06:46 PM

AOL's Need: A New Vision. AOL Time Warner must now wriggle out of a financial straitjacket of heavy debt and stagnant profits. By Geraldine Fabrikant and David D. Kirkpatrick. 11:06:45 PM

Sony Again Turns to Design to Lift Electronics. In order to keep charging a premium for its products, Sony executives are convinced that the company must emphasize styling. By Ken Belson. 11:06:44 PM

Sirius Tries to Sell Pay Radio. Sirius Satellite Radio is starting a campaign intended to remind music lovers of the annoying things they can turn off by turning Sirius on. By Barnaby J. Feder. 11:06:43 PM

Now Dialing 11 Digits, Give or Take a Few. Verizon had said that starting Saturday, the only way to make a local call would be to dial 11 digits. But some calls went through without the extra four digits. By James Barron. 11:06:42 PM

Patent Office Gains Ground on Fees. The president's budget plan is expected to return to the patent office about 40 percent more of the money that it raises. By Sabra Chartrand. 11:06:42 PM

BellSouth Moves to Block Hiring by Sprint. BellSouth, the third-largest local phone company, said that it was seeking to prevent its vice chairman from accepting the job leading the Sprint Corporation. By Simon Romero. 11:06:41 PM

Fine Print in Electronic Arts' Results. Electronic Arts reported knockout performances from virtually all its big-name video games, except the game that may have the most bearing on the company's future. By Matt Richtel. 11:06:41 PM

As Broadband Gains, the Internet's Snails Fall Back. Consumers have been dropping their slow dial-up services and switching to faster service, called broadband. By Saul Hansell. 11:06:41 PM

Competitors Shape Strategy to Gain Edge in Web Services. The race to deliver Web services will shape competition in the computer business over the next several years. By Steve Lohr. 11:06:40 PM

Producer of Comdex Shows Is About to Seek Bankruptcy. Crippled by the plunge of technology industries and cutbacks in corporate travel, the Key3Media Group is planning to file for bankruptcy. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 11:06:40 PM

Lucent Chief Plans a Path Back to Black. Last year was harrowing for Patricia F. Russo, Lucent's chief executive. The next few months may reveal whether this year will be any easier. By Simon Romero. 11:06:39 PM

NASA Web Site Put to Test Early. NASA rolled out a sleek new redesign of its site just past midnight on Friday. By morning, it was deluged. By Adam Nagourney. 11:06:38 PM

From Nanotechnology's Sidelines, One More Warning. An 80-page illustrated manifesto called "The Big Down" is an elaborate effort to generate alarm about the perils of nanotechnology. By Barnaby J. Feder. 11:06:38 PM

Rival to Comdex Show Considered. Jupitermedia is planning to announce that it is starting a trade show to rival Comdex a day after the company that runs Comdex, Key3Media Group, sought bankruptcy protection. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 11:06:37 PM

Despite Bush's Vow, Spending on High-Tech Weapons Remains at Low Level. The Bush administration has said that the Department of Defense budget would move money into high-tech weaponry, but the bulk will instead go to traditional armaments. By Leslie Wayne. 11:06:37 PM

Ericsson Losses Widened in Quarter. Ericsson, led by Kurt Hellstroem, is the largest maker of mobile phone equipment. The company reported that its quarterly losses widened. By Suzanne Kapner. 11:06:36 PM

Reviving Romance With Space, Even as `Space Age' Fades. Astronomers and space fans insist that the deep human desire to discover who we are in the universe will triumph over the momentary cultural queasiness. By Amy Harmon. 11:06:36 PM

Companies Use Cash Incentives to Save on Travel Expenses. Sentwali Lewis's motivation for penny-pinching on trips is that his company gives him cash bonuses based on how much money he saves on the road. By Melinda Ligos. 11:06:34 PM

A Region Where Fortunes Rise and Fall With NASA. Many workers in the Space Coast region of central Florida worried about how the shuttle disaster would affect the local economy. By Dana Canedy. 11:06:33 PM

California Monks Wage Fight on Developers. Orange County approved three real estate developments at the doorstep of the Cleveland National Forest in California, and among the chief critics are monks. By The New York Times. 11:06:32 PM

A Tax Code Not Intended for Amateurs. Not so long ago, Washington managed to hack through much of the underbrush of the tax code. Somehow, it seems to have grown back. By Daniel Altman. 11:06:32 PM

Vote on President Reflects Internal Turmoil at U.S.O.C.. An agenda item for the next meeting of the United States Olympic Committee reads: "Governance issues." The benign language belies its real meaning. By Richard Sandomir. 11:06:31 PM

Harvard Is Returning Donation From Jane Fonda for New Center. Harvard University said that it will return much of Jane Fonda's $12.5 million donation and give up its plans for a research center on sex and education. By Sara Rimer. 11:06:31 PM

Future of the Shuttle Program Is Linked to the Space Station's. Questions are being raised about the space shuttle program which, along with the International Space Station, was conceived to follow the successful Apollo landings. By John Noble Wilford. 11:06:30 PM

NASA Offers Access and Instant Answers. Not only is the investigation of the Columbia disaster more open than the inquiry into the 1986 destruction of the Challenger, NASA itself has presented a less-veiled face. By Jim Rutenberg. 11:06:30 PM

Lawmakers Vow a Rapid Push to Improve the Shuttle's Safety. Lawmakers said that they would move quickly to secure money, even as Congress prepared to examine whether spending constraints had put astronauts at risk. By Carl Hulse and Sheryl Gay Stolberg. 11:06:29 PM

Shuttle's Chief Puts Pained, Steely Face on Shared Trauma. The manager of the NASA space shuttle program epitomizes both the decisions made during the Columbia mission and NASA's response to the calamity. By David Barstow. 11:06:29 PM

Tears and Dangerous Debris as Searchers Track Pieces of the Shuttle. The debris field from the disintegration of the space shuttle Columbia is thought to have widened, as far west as Dallas. By Jeffrey Gettleman and Richard A. Oppel Jr.. 11:06:28 PM

With Substance Unexplained, Red Cross Shelves a Blood Bag. The Red Cross shelved a widely used type of blood collection bag as the investigation continued into a mysterious white substance discovered in its supply of donated blood. By Michael Wilson. 11:06:28 PM

Record Producer Phil Spector Charged With Murder. Phil Spector, the reclusive and eccentric rock-and-roll legend, was arrested and charged with the murder of a woman at his castle-like home. By Rick Lyman. 11:06:27 PM

Gun Industry Ex-Official Describes Bond of Silence. A former executive said that gun manufacturers had known that some of their dealers corruptly sold guns to criminals but pressured one another into remaining silent. By Fox Butterfield. 11:06:27 PM

Debris Is Now Leading Suspect in Shuttle Catastrophe Inquiry. Insulation that broke off the external fuel tank 80 seconds after liftoff could be related to a cascading series of failures. By John M. Broder. 11:06:26 PM

Columbia Was Beyond Any Help, Officials Say. Even if flight controllers had known that protective heat tiles on the underside of the space shuttle had sustained severe damage at launching, little could have been done. By Kenneth Chang. 11:06:19 PM

'97 Report Warned of Foam Damaging Tiles. Over five years ago, a NASA engineer warned that foam popping off the external fuel tank had caused significant damage to protective tiles. By James Glanz and Edward Wong. 11:06:18 PM

Future of the Shuttle Program Is Linked to the Space Station's. Questions are being raised about the space shuttle program which, along with the International Space Station, was conceived to follow the successful Apollo landings. By John Noble Wilford. 11:06:17 PM

Bush Proposes Big S.E.C. Budget. The White House announced the details of a proposed 92 percent budget increase for the Securities and Exchange Commission. By Stephen Labaton. 11:06:16 PM

A Tax Code Not Intended for Amateurs. Not so long ago, Washington managed to hack through much of the underbrush of the tax code. Somehow, it seems to have grown back. By Daniel Altman. 11:06:15 PM

Powell in the Security Council: Will Echoes of Stevenson Fill the Chamber?. When Secretary of State Colin L. Powell goes before the Security Council on Wednesday, his appearance will be contrasted with the moment the U.S. showed the world evidence of Soviet missiles in Cuba. By Adam Clymer. 11:06:13 PM

Ridge Says Request for Homeland Security Is Enough. Tom Ridge, secretary of homeland security, suggested that a sharper increase in spending next year would not necessarily improve the department's performance. By Philip Shenon. 11:06:12 PM

For Republicans, Praise for President's Budget Is Selective. Many Republicans confined their praise to the president's ceilings on spending, without mentioning deficits at all. By David Firestone. 11:06:12 PM

Laying Out 'Big Ideas,' Not Balancing Ledger. President Bush does not make balancing the budget an important goal, and he makes no claim that the era of big government is over, or even nearing an end. By David E. Rosenbaum. 11:06:11 PM

U.S. Bombers on Alert to Deploy as Warning to North Koreans. The move is intended both to deter "opportunism" while the U.S. is focused on Iraq and to provide military options if diplomacy fails with North Korea. By David E. Sanger and Thom Shanker. 11:06:11 PM

Lawmakers Vow a Rapid Push to Improve the Shuttle's Safety. Lawmakers said that they would move quickly to secure money, even as Congress prepared to examine whether spending constraints had put astronauts at risk. By Carl Hulse and Sheryl Gay Stolberg. 11:06:10 PM

Spending on High-Tech Weapons Remains at Low Level. The Bush administration has said that the Department of Defense budget would move money into high-tech weaponry, but the bulk will instead go to traditional armaments. By Leslie Wayne. 11:06:09 PM

Bush's $2.2 Trillion Budget Proposes Record Deficits. The budget will speed up billions of dollars in income tax cuts and will provide huge increases for the Pentagon. By Elisabeth Bumiller. 11:06:09 PM

World Business Briefing: Europe. BRITAIN: Brewer Expects Costs; GERMANY: Retail Sales Decline; SWITZERLAND: Flat Biotech Results;. 11:06:08 PM

World Business Briefing: Australia. AUSTRALIA: Wine Executive Dismissed;. 11:06:08 PM

World Business Briefing: Americas. BRAZIL: Bank Posts Profit;. 11:06:07 PM

Russia Unable to Ship All Its Plentiful Oil. Russia may be bumping up against a ceiling on its ability to export more oil. By Sabrina Tavernise. 11:06:07 PM

Korea's Incoming President Takes Steps to Reassure Foreign Investors. Foreign executives are concerned about a proliferation of regulations in Korea and ingrained attitudes that make doing business difficult. By Don Kirk. 11:06:06 PM

Ericsson Losses Widened in Quarter. Ericsson, led by Kurt Hellstroem, is the largest maker of mobile phone equipment. The company reported that its quarterly losses widened. By Suzanne Kapner. 11:06:06 PM

World Briefing: Antarctica. PENGUIN PROBLEM PILES UP;. 11:06:05 PM

World Briefing: Americas. MEXICO: Americans Closing Guest Ranch; VENEZUELA: ChçVez Rejects Early Election; BRAZIL: President Lacks Majority;. 11:06:05 PM

Gratitude and a Sigh From Father of Israeli. Standing up before television cameras on Monday, the father of Israel's first astronaut opened his mouth as if to begin speaking. Instead, he sighed. By Kate Zernike. 11:06:04 PM

Schr[ring]der's Team Not Telling Full Story on Iraq, Foes Say. Members of Germany's conservative opposition have accused Chancellor Gerhard Schr[ring]der's government of withholding a true picture of the threat from Iraq. By Richard Bernstein. 11:06:04 PM

With No Assurances of Progress, Chief Inspectors Will Visit Iraq. The chief United Nations weapons inspectors will visit Baghdad for two days of meetings starting Feb. 8. By Julia Preston. 11:06:03 PM

Blair, Despite a Dubious Public, Sticks to Firm Stance on Iraq. Prime Minister Tony Blair said he preferred to sacrifice popularity now than to one day have to explain why he had not acted to forestall a terror atrocity. By Warren Hoge. 11:06:02 PM

Powell in the Security Council: Will Echoes of Stevenson Fill the Chamber?. When Secretary of State Colin L. Powell goes before the Security Council on Wednesday, his appearance will be contrasted with the moment the U.S. showed the world evidence of Soviet missiles in Cuba. By Adam Clymer. 11:06:02 PM

Ankara Parliament Expected to Take Up U.S. Troop Issue. Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said Turkey needed to take steps to protect its national interests. "We will apply to Parliament within the week," he said. By Dexter Filkins. 11:06:01 PM

Spain's Chief, on Bush's Side, Comes Under Attack at Home. Prime Minister Jos/ Mar[base ']a Aznar of Spain, one of Europe's staunchest supporters of President Bush's policy on Iraq, is being attacked at home for his stand. By Emma Daly. 11:06:01 PM

South Korea Calls Off Inquiry Into Payments to North Korea. South Korean prosecutors called off an investigation into whether South Korea secretly paid North Korea to agree to their summit meeting two and a half years ago. By Don Kirk. 11:06:01 PM

It's the Season to Stomp Fish Into a Tangy Paste. The prahok, a salty fermented paste - fish cheese, if you will - is a Cambodian staple with a smell as piercing and terrifying as the sound of an air raid siren. By Seth Mydans. 11:06:00 PM

'Suicide Tourists' Go to the Swiss for Help in Dying. A growing number of people known as suicide tourists the desperately ill who long to end their suffering come to Switzerland to do so legally. By Alison Langley. 11:06:00 PM

Senegal Raises the Death Toll in September's Ferry Disaster. More than five months after a Senegalese ferry capsized off the coast of West Africa, the government acknowledged that 1,863 people died, not 1,200 as previously announced. By Agence France-presse. 11:05:59 PM

Vatican Book Is Offering Reflections on 'New Age'. The Holy See on Monday presented a 90-page booklet offering a "Christian Reflection on the 'New Age.'" By The New York Times. 11:05:58 PM

Gays Respond Quickly to Killings in Cape Town. For two weeks now, dozens of mourners have come to leave flowers in memory of the nine gay men who were killed in an attack on a massage parlor in Cape Town. By Rachel L. Swarns. 11:05:57 PM

The War Against the Fur Trade Backfires, Endangering a Way of Life. The unintended consequences of the war against fur have hurt the livelihoods of thousands of Canadian Natives. By Clifford Krauss. 11:05:57 PM

New Burden for a Cash-Poor Russian Space Program. The disintegration of the shuttle Columbia throws the mantle of space exploration for the immediate future onto a venerable Russian program. By Michael Wines. 11:05:56 PM

Zimbabwe Starts Dissident's Treason Trial. As his trial opened, Prosecutors charged Zimbabwe's opposition leader on Monday with plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe. By Rachel L. Swarns. 11:05:56 PM

Israel Sentences Palestinian for Qaeda Link. An Israeli military court ordered a 27-year prison term for a Palestinian militant accused of using Al Qaeda training to plan attacks against Israelis. By James Bennet. 11:05:55 PM

Schr[ring]der May Move Rightward in Wake of Defeats at Polls. Chancellor Gerhard Schr[ring]der's defeat in state elections might liberate his government to undertake a wholesale reform of Germany's hidebound economy. By Mark Landler. 11:05:54 PM

U.S. and Britain Press for Resolution on Iraq, but Make Minimal Headway. The U.S. opened a week of intensive pressure on France to support quick passage of a second U.N. Security Council resolution that would authorize military force against Iraq. By Steven R. Weisman and Richard W. Stevenson. 11:05:54 PM

U.S. Bombers on Alert to Deploy as Warning to North Koreans. The move is intended both to deter "opportunism" while the U.S. is focused on Iraq and to provide military options if diplomacy fails with North Korea. By David E. Sanger and Thom Shanker. 11:05:53 PM

Technology Briefing: Software. COREL REPORTS 4TH-QUARTER LOSS;. 11:05:52 PM

Technology Briefing: Hardware. GLOBAL CHIP INDUSTRY RECOVERED IN 2002; COURT STAYS RULING ON JAVA TECHNOLOGY;. 11:05:52 PM

Technology Briefing: Telecommunications. HEARING WILL FOCUS ON BELLSOUTH EXECUTIVE; WORLDCOM WILL CUT 5,000 MORE JOBS;. 11:05:51 PM

World Business Briefing: Australia. AUSTRALIA: Wine Executive Dismissed;. 11:05:51 PM

World Business Briefing: Americas. BRAZIL: Bank Posts Profit;. 11:05:51 PM

World Business Briefing: Europe. BRITAIN: Brewer Expects Costs; GERMANY: Retail Sales Decline; SWITZERLAND: Flat Biotech Results;. 11:05:50 PM

New Burden for a Poor Russian Space Program. The disintegration of the shuttle Columbia throws the mantle of space exploration for the immediate future onto a venerable Russian program. By Michael Wines. 11:05:49 PM

The War Against the Fur Trade Backfires, Endangering a Way of Life. The unintended consequences of the war against fur have hurt the livelihoods of thousands of Canadian Natives. By Clifford Krauss. 11:05:48 PM

Russia Unable to Ship All Its Plentiful Oil. Russia may be bumping up against a ceiling on its ability to export more oil. By Sabrina Tavernise. 11:05:47 PM

Korea's Incoming President Takes Steps to Reassure Foreign Investors. Foreign executives are concerned about a proliferation of regulations in Korea and ingrained attitudes that make doing business difficult. By Don Kirk. 11:05:46 PM

Ericsson Losses Widened in Quarter. Ericsson, led by Kurt Hellstroem, is the largest maker of mobile phone equipment. The company reported that its quarterly losses widened. By Suzanne Kapner. 11:05:46 PM

Lead Anchor Was Caught in a Golf Tournament. Aaron Brown, who has anchored much of the CNN coverage of major breaking news events, did not appear until more than 36 hours after the shuttle catastrophe broke. By Bill Carter. 11:05:45 PM

Record Producer Phil Spector Charged With Murder. Phil Spector, the reclusive and eccentric rock-and-roll legend, was arrested and charged with the murder of a woman at his castle-like home. By Rick Lyman. 11:05:44 PM

Reviving Romance With Space, Even as 'Space Age' Fades. Astronomers and space fans insist that the deep human desire to discover who we are in the universe will triumph over the momentary cultural queasiness. By Amy Harmon. 11:05:43 PM

A New Show Blessed for What It Isn't. "A.U.S.A.," a new NBC sitcom set in the United States attorney's office in Manhattan, seems startlingly old-fashioned. By Alessandra Stanley. 11:05:42 PM

Rival to Comdex Show Considered. Jupitermedia is planning to announce that it is starting a trade show to rival Comdex a day after the company that runs Comdex, Key3Media Group, sought bankruptcy protection. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 11:05:41 PM

Marketers Cancel Ads With Themes of Spaceflight. Marketers and agencies are moving to withdraw or modify ads rendered inappropriate or questionable by the shuttle disaster. By Stuart Elliott. 11:05:41 PM

Executive Returning to Chicago. Executive Returning To Chicago. 11:05:40 PM

McDonald Moves to Reassess Itself. McDonald's is hoping that a marketing meeting will generate sorely needed ideas to help the company reverse a crippling decline. By Stuart Elliott. 11:05:39 PM

Bill Would End Injury Suits for Car Leasing. Car companies, auto dealers and banks are putting pressure on New York State legislators to amend a 1929 law that if unchanged could make it difficult for New Yorkers to lease cars. By Fara Warner. 11:05:38 PM

Tyco Counsel Charged Again. Mark A. Belnick, Tyco International's former general counsel, was indicted on three charges, including an accusation that he took an unauthorized $12 million bonus. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 11:05:38 PM

Goldman Chief Apologizes for Remarks About Firm. Henry M. Paulson Jr., the chief of Goldman Sachs, apologized to the firm's staff for making a "glib and insensitive" comment last week. By Patrick Mcgeehan. 11:05:37 PM

Producer of Comdex Shows Is About to Seek Bankruptcy. Crippled by the plunge of technology industries and cutbacks in corporate travel, the Key3Media Group is planning to file for bankruptcy. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 11:05:36 PM

Continental Makes European Rail Link. Continental Makes European Rail Link. By Joe Sharkey. 11:05:36 PM

The Rules on Baggage Inspection Are Unclear When Things Go Missing. A month after full-scale screening of checked baggage, lost luggage is still a big problem. By Joe Sharkey. 11:05:35 PM

Where a Working Trip Can Seem Like Pleasure for Those in Winter's Grip. Being sent to Miami on business is usually a lot more like pleasure, especially when the rest of the country is enduring the big chill. By Marci Alboher Nusbaum. 11:05:34 PM

Companies Use Cash Incentives to Save on Travel Expenses. Sentwali Lewis's motivation for penny-pinching on trips is that his company gives him cash bonuses based on how much money he saves on the road. By Melinda Ligos. 11:05:34 PM

Doctors Say Ephedra Use Is Unsafe. Ephedra, an herb found in weight-loss and bodybuilding supplements, is unsafe even when taken in recommended doses. 11:05:33 PM

Unions Question United's Proposal. Union leaders offered preemptive objections to United's recovery plan, saying it did not offer details of the concessions needed. By Edward Wong. 11:05:32 PM

California Monks Wage Fight on Developers. Orange County approved three real estate developments at the doorstep of the Cleveland National Forest in California, and among the chief critics are monks. By The New York Times. 11:05:31 PM

Adjusting to Added Telephone Digits. Verizon warned that if callers in New York City did not dial an area code after Feb. 1, they would hear a message telling them to hang up and dial again. Yet some callers reported hearing that message only sporadically. By James Barron. 11:05:30 PM

Even Before Disaster, the Plan Was to Increase NASA Spending. In his proposed budget for 2004, President Bush had asked Congress to increase spending for the shuttle program to $3.97 billion, up from $3.2 billion this year. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg. 11:05:29 PM

Mattel's Profit Is Up by 35%, Led by Barbie Sales. Inc., the world's largest toymaker, said today that its fourth-quarter profit rose 35 percent after the company reduced costs and increased sales. By Bloomberg News. 11:05:27 PM

Auto Sales Down in January. Auto sales dropped 2 percent in January from last year, signaling what many analysts believe will be a tough year for the industry. By Danny Hakim. 11:05:26 PM

Bush's $2.2 Trillion Budget Proposes Record Deficits. The budget will speed up billions of dollars in income tax cuts and will provide huge increases for the Pentagon. By Elisabeth Bumiller. 11:05:25 PM

A Tax Code Not Intended for Amateurs. Not so long ago, Washington managed to hack through much of the underbrush of the tax code. Somehow, it seems to have grown back. By Daniel Altman. 11:05:24 PM

Bush Proposes Big S.E.C. Budget. The White House announced the details of a proposed 92 percent budget increase for the Securities and Exchange Commission. By Stephen Labaton. 11:05:22 PM

Credit Suisse Suspends Star During Inquiry. Credit Suisse suspended a banker after reports that he was aware of investigations when he urged co-workers to clean up files. By Landon Thomas Jr.. 11:05:19 PM

India, Out of Cheetahs, Seeks to Clone. Indian scientists have asked Iranian officials to lend them a pair of Asian cheetahs, which have been extinct in India for about half a century, for cloning. By The New York Times. 11:05:16 PM

Study Finds Lower Level of Old Toxins but New Trends Are Worrying. A study shows a continuing decline in levels of lead, tobacco residues and pesticides found in the body, but scientists call some of its other findings troubling. By Andrew C. Revkin. 11:05:15 PM

Sony Again Turns to Design to Lift Electronics. In order to keep charging a premium for its products, Sony executives are convinced that the company must emphasize styling. By Ken Belson. 11:05:15 PM

Early Focus on Heat Tiles. It could be months before officials know what went wrong, but they focused on the shuttle's protective tiles. By William J. Broad and James Glanz. 11:05:14 PM

Perils of Cold Air. This week's question: I was warned that it is dangerous to your lungs to exercise vigorously outdoors at frigid temperatures. Is this true? By C. Claiborne Ray. 11:05:13 PM

'Roger,' and Then Silence. The space shuttle Columbia broke up on re-entry into the earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts. By David E. Sanger. 11:05:12 PM

Shuttle Had Quirks. HOUSTON, Feb. 2 The space shuttle Columbia was long considered a somewhat odd spacecraft by many of its crews. Pilots liked it because it performed very well in orbit, but it sometimes took extra efforts to get there. By Warren E. Leary. 11:05:10 PM

Sharks' Thermostats. This week's column includes items on shark thermostats, lightning strikes and the original Bristol cream. By Henry Fountain. 11:05:09 PM

Space Station Crew Members Grieve for Colleagues. Members of a three-man crew still in space are experiencing a particularly isolating form of grief, said a top NASA official. By Elissa Gootman. 11:05:07 PM

NASA Web Site Put to Test Early. NASA rolled out a sleek new redesign of its site just past midnight on Friday. By morning, it was deluged. By Adam Nagourney. 11:05:07 PM

Rescuing the Diorama From the Fate of the Dodo. The American Museum of Natural History is refurbishing 14 dioramas in a $25 million overhaul of the Hall of Ocean Life. By Glenn Collins. 11:05:06 PM

From Nanotechnology's Sidelines, One More Warning. An 80-page illustrated manifesto called "The Big Down" is an elaborate effort to generate alarm about the perils of nanotechnology. By Barnaby J. Feder. 11:05:06 PM

Recovery Turns Grim as Remains of Some Victims Are Found. Remains of some of the astronauts have been found across the countryside of East Texas and western Louisiana. By David M. Halbfinger and Richard A. Oppel Jr.. 11:05:06 PM

NASA Dismissed Advisers Who Warned About Safety. Some former members of an expert NASA panel now say that the agency removed them to suppress their safety warnings. By William J. Broad and Carl Hulse. 11:05:05 PM

Temperature Rise in Last Minutes. Six minutes before the space shuttle Columbia ripped apart, temperatures on the left fuselage spiked by 60 degrees. By John M. Broder. 11:05:03 PM

Reviving Romance With Space, Even as `Space Age' Fades. Astronomers and space fans insist that the deep human desire to discover who we are in the universe will triumph over the momentary cultural queasiness. By Amy Harmon. 11:05:03 PM

'Some of It Will Be Their Legacy': the Data That Survived Disaster. Though the space shuttle Columbia was lost, much of the scientific data its crew members collected was not. By Warren E. Leary. 11:05:02 PM

We May Conquer Space; It Will Never Be Easy. The seven astronauts who died on Saturday did not do so in vain. Their names will be part of the legend and ethos of space travel forever. By Dennis Overbye. 11:05:02 PM

Now, the Space Station: Grieving, Imperiled. The grounding of the three remaining space shuttles after the destruction of Columbia poses enormous challenges for the International Space Station. By Andrew C. Revkin. 11:05:02 PM