Tuesday, February 18, 2003

17-Year-Old Girl Given Organs With Wrong Blood Type. A girl who received organs from a donor with a different blood type at a North Carolina hospital is not expected to live. By The Associated Press. 3:31:03 PM

Bush Says Worldwide Protests Won't Change Approach to Iraq. President Bush said today that protests by millions did nothing to change his mind on using force, if he must, to disarm Iraq. By David Stout. 2:00:15 PM

Kellner to Step Down as Turner Broadcasting Chief. Jamie Kellner will be succeeded by Philip I. Kent, a former top executive of CNN who left the company in 2001, by March 10. By Jim Rutenberg. 2:00:12 PM

6 Executives Accused of Crimes in Takeover of Mannesmann. German prosecutors investigating bonus and severance payments made to managers and directors of Mannesmann as Vodafone was taking over the company over in 2000 said that they had charged six executives. By Alan Cowell. 11:52:15 AM

Great-West Lifeco to Acquire Canada Life for $4.7 Billion. If completed, the deal would create Canada's biggest insurance company. By Bernard Simon. 11:52:15 AM

World Briefing: Middle East. JORDAN: Journalists Are Jailed; BAHRAIN: A Wintry Oasis;. 11:52:14 AM

World Briefing: Africa. SOUTH AFRICA: Outcry After Speech; BURUNDI: Planning A Peace Force;. 11:52:13 AM

It's Your Subway's Dowdy Sister. The New York City and London subways are like sisters one rude and serious of purpose, the other more proper and petite but very much on the flighty side. By Randy Kennedy. 11:52:12 AM

Call to Arms Rang True for Child of Dissenters. Lt. Joseph K. Goodwin is unusual in the military these days for being the son of well-known liberal parents who strongly opposed the war in Vietnam. By Lynette Clemetson. 11:52:12 AM

A Tale of Two Crises. North Korea is using the United States' preoccupation with Saddam Hussein to build up its nuclear arsenal. By Michael R. Gordon. 11:52:11 AM

Suspected Arson Kills 134 in South Korean Subway. At least 20 people were killed and more than 125 were injured in an attack on a crowded subway train in the southeastern city of Taegu. By Don Kirk. 11:52:11 AM

Israelis Kill a Hamas Bomb-Making Suspect in Gaza Ambush. Israeli undercover troops kill one Hamas militant in the Gaza Strip on Monday and leveled the family home of another. By James Bennet. 11:52:10 AM

Journalists Are Assigned to Accompany U.S. Troops. Journalists covering any U.S. attack on Iraq will have assigned slots with combat and support units and accompany them throughout the conflict. By Ralph Blumenthal and Jim Rutenberg. 11:52:10 AM

Text: In the European Union Leaders' Words, 'War Is Not Inevitable'. BRUSSELS, Feb. 17 (AP) Following is the text of a statement about the Iraq crisis issued today by the leaders of the 15 European Union nations:. 11:52:09 AM

Britain Joins U.S. to Draft New Measure Aimed at Iraq. Diplomats from the United States and Britain worked on Monday on a new resolution intended to present a short-term ultimatum to Iraq. By Felicity Barringer. 11:52:09 AM

Proposal by Turkey Stalls U.S. Bid to Use Its Bases. Turkish leaders ruled out a deal to allow American combat troops to use their country without agreement first on a multibillion dollar economic aid package. By Dexter Filkins with Judith Miller. 11:52:08 AM

North Koreans Give Voice to Deep Anti-U.S. Feelings. Random interviews with 10 North Koreans underlined how pervasive and deeply held anti-Americanism is in "the hermit nation." By James Brooke. 11:52:08 AM

Mexican Drug Agent Crossed the Line Once Too Often. Guillermo Gonz[omega]lez Calderoni, a powerful Mexico drug policeman, crossed the line so many times no one was sure which side he was on. By Tim Weiner. 11:52:07 AM

A Veil of Deterrence for a Bridge With a Dark Side. Workers are putting the final touches to a series of barriers across the Prince Edward Viaduct, nicknamed "suicide magnet." By Clifford Krauss. 11:52:07 AM

The Good Bikers of Sichuan Roar Off. More than 100 Chinese couples and singles, forced into early retirement, belong to the Chengdu motorcycle club. By Erik Eckholm. 11:52:06 AM

Day 1 of London's Pay-to-Enter Plan for Cars Goes Smoothly. London's bold new scheme to control traffic by charging motorists to drive into the center of town started off smoothly Monday morning. By Sarah Lyall. 11:52:06 AM

Venezuela Says Oil Industry to Rebound Soon From Strike. The state-owned oil company in Venezuela could be producing 2.8 million barrels per day within a month. By Juan Forero. 11:52:05 AM

Britain Charges Venezuelan Who Had Grenade in Airport. A Venezuelan man arrested at Gatwick Airport last week was formally charged with terrorist crimes on Monday. By Warren Hoge. 11:52:05 AM

N. Korea Threatens to Withdraw From '53 Armistice. North Korea's military threatened to abandon its commitment to the 1953 Korean War armistice if the U.S. moves to impose penalties. By James Brooke. 11:52:04 AM

War Planners Begin to Speak of War's Risks. Officials are openly discussing what could go wrong in a war with Iraq, both during an attack and in the aftermath of an invasion. By David E. Sanger and Thom Shanker. 11:52:03 AM

European Union Says Iraq Must Disarm Quickly and Fully. The E.U. also said, however, that it wanted to achieve disarmament peacefully and that war should only be a last resort. By Richard Bernstein. 11:52:02 AM

Offsetting Environmental Damage by Planes. A few groups have devised ways for the environmentally concerned travelers to mitigate their role in the output of carbon dioxide. By Harry Rijnen. 11:51:54 AM

Some at Shuttle Fuel Tank Plant See Quality Control Problems. Employees at a New Orleans facility, where NASA space shuttles were repaired, admitted that shortcuts were occasionally taken because of pressure to meet deadlines. By Edward Wong. 11:51:52 AM

Terra-Cotta Army From Early Han Dynasty Is Unearthed. The Chinese have raised another army of remarkable dimensions, hundreds of foot-tall terra-cotta warriors that come from a tomb site south of Beijing. By John Noble Wilford. 11:51:52 AM

Letters. Saying No to Smallpox Vaccine To the Editor:. 11:51:51 AM

A 'Type A' Type of Havoc. Type A personalities like to keep things stirred up, but does their aggressiveness improve situations or make matters worse? By Henry Fountain. 11:51:51 AM

Topical Antibiotics. This week's question: Is there a danger that bacteria will become resistant to antibiotic ointments like Neosporin? By C. Claiborne Ray. 11:51:50 AM

AIDS Expert Helps Doctors Learn From Autopsies. Dr. Sebastian Lucas, who has performed 1,000 autopsies on H.I.V. patients, teaches doctors how to learn from the dead to heal the living. By Lawrence K. Altman, M.d.. 11:51:50 AM

Doctors Look Ahead to 'Pacemakers for the Brain'. Aided by smaller and faster computers, researchers say they will soon be able to predict seizures and to design tiny implantable devices to head them off. By Linda Carroll. 11:51:50 AM

Data on Epilepsy Point to Dangers of Repeated Seizures. Mounting evidence now suggests that repeated seizures can indeed harm the brain or, in rare cases, even lead to death. By Linda Carroll. 11:51:49 AM

With an Evolutionary Milestone, the Race for Survival Began. Scientists studying the gigantic tree of evolution believe that the appearance of the head was a major milestone in the history of animal life. By Yudhijit Bhattacharjee. 11:51:49 AM

A Scientist's Prey: Dark Energy in the Cosmic Abyss. Adam Riess has embarked on a search for the oldest supernovae he can find, stars whose light was traveling through the universe before dark energy made a mark on it. By Dennis Overbye. 11:51:48 AM

Using Genetic Tests, Ashkenazi Jews Vanquish a Disease. With new technical tools that make genetic screening cheap and simple, a group is aiming to eliminate nine genetic diseases in a worldwide screening. By Gina Kolata. 11:51:48 AM

Wanted: Traffic Cops for Space. After decades of relatively ungoverned exploration and exploitation, rules of the road may be coming to the final frontier. By Andrew C. Revkin. 11:51:47 AM

A Tale of Two Crises. North Korea is using the United States' preoccupation with Saddam Hussein to build up its nuclear arsenal. By Michael R. Gordon. 11:51:47 AM

Britain Joins U.S. to Draft New Measure Aimed at Iraq. Diplomats from the United States and Britain worked on Monday on a new resolution intended to present a short-term ultimatum to Iraq. By Felicity Barringer. 11:51:46 AM

Journalists Are Assigned to Accompany U.S. Troops. Journalists covering any U.S. attack on Iraq will have assigned slots with combat and support units and accompany them throughout the conflict. By Ralph Blumenthal and Jim Rutenberg. 11:51:46 AM

Call to Arms Rang True for Child of Dissenters. Lt. Joseph K. Goodwin is unusual in the military these days for being the son of well-known liberal parents who strongly opposed the war in Vietnam. By Lynette Clemetson. 11:51:45 AM

More Than Enough to Shut Down the Capital. Washington needs just an inch or two of snow as a reason to shut down. So how long will it take for the most powerful city on earth to dig out of a monster snowstorm? By Elisabeth Bumiller. 11:51:45 AM

Reviewing Presidential Tapes and Their Place in History. Scholars, journalists and curious citizens pondered what still-secret presidential tape recordings may show, including a 1972 tape from the Nixon era. By Adam Clymer. 11:51:44 AM

Proposal by Turkey Stalls U.S. Bid to Use Its Bases. Turkish leaders ruled out a deal to allow American combat troops to use their country without agreement first on a multibillion dollar economic aid package. By Dexter Filkins with Judith Miller. 11:51:43 AM

North Koreans Give Voice to Deep Anti-U.S. Feelings. Random interviews with 10 North Koreans underlined how pervasive and deeply held anti-Americanism is in "the hermit nation." By James Brooke. 11:51:42 AM

A Court Expands the Rights of Patients to Sue H.M.O.'s. A court ruled that consumers can sue a health insurance company for injuries resulting from the company's refusal to authorize medically necessary treatment. By Robert Pear. 11:51:42 AM

Groups Support University of Michigan Affirmative Action Case. More than 300 organizations announced that they would support the university after the Bush administration opposed affirmative action policies there. By Diana Jean Schemo. 11:51:41 AM

Bush's Stimulus Plan and Its Two Big Ifs. President Bush has promised that if his economic plan becomes law, the economy will flourish and deficits will shrink. Experts are divided. By Daniel Altman. 11:51:40 AM

NASA Is Held Down by Its Own Bureaucracy. In interviews, a cross section of experts said that today's NASA has lost its original audacity and status as a technical power. By James Glanz. 11:51:39 AM

War Planners Begin to Speak of War's Risks. Officials are openly discussing what could go wrong in a war with Iraq, both during an attack and in the aftermath of an invasion. By David E. Sanger and Thom Shanker. 11:51:38 AM

Doctors Look Ahead to 'Pacemakers for the Brain'. Aided by smaller and faster computers, researchers say they will soon be able to predict seizures and to design tiny implantable devices to head them off. By Linda Carroll. 11:51:35 AM

Internet High-Wire Act With an 8-Pound Laptop. A few airlines and many hotels are spending money to start accommodating the growing demand by business travelers for a good Internet connection. By Joe Sharkey. 11:51:35 AM

Once an Acquirer, TMP Worldwide Decides to Divide. The grand plans at TMP, which owns Monster.com, the biggest job Web site, are about to unravel. By Saul Hansell. 11:51:34 AM

Stock Offerings This Week. The following equity offerings are expected this week:. 11:51:32 AM

U.S. Treasury Schedules Bond Auctions. The Treasury's schedule of financings this week comprises today's auction of three- and six-month bills and an auction tomorrow of four-week bills. There was no trading Monday in in Treasury futures on the Chicago Board of Trade and of United States Treasury securities. 11:51:32 AM

The Week's Economic Events. TUESDAYNone. 11:51:31 AM

World Business Briefing: World Trade. SINGAPORE AND AUSTRALIA IN DEAL;. 11:51:31 AM

World Business Briefing: Europe. BRITAIN: Change At Six Continents; GERMANY: Trouble For Mobilcom Founder; SWITZERLAND: Abb Unit Seeks Protection; BRITAIN: Ruling Favors Czech Brewer; CZECH REPUBLIC: Dispute Over Tv Station;. 11:51:30 AM

World Business Briefing: Asia. JAPAN: Forecast Remains Unchanged; JAPAN: Nissan Debt Rating Raised; JAPAN: Sumitomo Mitsui Share Sale; SOUTH KOREA: Pledge On Rates; INDONESIA: Economy Grew 3.7% Last Year;. 11:51:30 AM

Exiled Russian Oligarch Plots His Comeback. Boris A. Berezovsky, the self-exiled Russian billionaire, aims nothing less than to sponsor political opposition to President Vladimir V. Putin. By Alan Cowell. 11:51:30 AM

Airline Alliance Welcomes Korean Member. Airline executives of the Star Alliance expressed deep concerns about the harm that military action in Iraq may do to their business. By Don Kirk. 11:51:29 AM

Venezuela Says Oil Industry to Rebound Soon From Strike. The state-owned oil company in Venezuela could be producing 2.8 million barrels per day within a month. By Juan Forero. 11:51:29 AM

Fiat Said to Seek Sale of Some Units to Aid Car Division. In a quest to raise cash to shore up its car unit, Fiat is planning to sell its insurance and aerospace-components units. By Eric Sylvers. 11:51:28 AM

6 Executives Accused of Crimes in Takeover of Mannesmann. German prosecutors investigating bonus and severance payments made to managers and directors of Mannesmann as Vodafone was taking over the company over in 2000 said that they had charged six executives. By Alan Cowell. 11:51:28 AM

Journalists Are Assigned to Accompany U.S. Troops. Journalists covering any U.S. attack on Iraq will have assigned slots with combat and support units and accompany them throughout the conflict. By Ralph Blumenthal and Jim Rutenberg. 11:51:27 AM

The Author as Science Guy. For Richard Powers, being considered the country's pre-eminent literary chronicler of the technological age is both an honor and a curse. By Emily Eakin. 11:51:27 AM

Global Ad Agency Picks No. 2 Officer. In a significant reorganization of its senior creative ranks, TBWA Worldwide, part of the Omnicom Group, has filled a post with a top executive from the agency's South African operation, who will move to New York. 11:51:26 AM

Diet Battles Head for Television. A group opposed to the newly popular high-protein diets has decided to make its views known. By Patricia Winters Lauro. 11:51:26 AM

Pension Management Deal. LONDON, Feb. 17 (Bloomberg News) Hermes Pensions Management, which manages pension funds for the BT Group, agreed to buy the General Electric Company's 50 percent stake in MEPC Ltd., a property investment company. Terms were not disclosed. Hermes and GE Real Estate took MEPC private in 2000 and each owned 50 percent of the company, MEPC said in a statement. 11:51:25 AM

Bush's Stimulus Plan and Its Two Big Ifs. President Bush has promised that if his economic plan becomes law, the economy will flourish and deficits will shrink. Experts are divided. By Daniel Altman. 11:51:25 AM

Offsetting Environmental Damage by Planes. A few groups have devised ways for environmentally concerned travelers to mitigate their role in the output of carbon dioxide. By Harry Rijnen. 11:51:25 AM

G.E. Said to Explore Sale of Motor Unit. General Electric is seeking to sell its motor manufacturing business for as much as $900 million, according to people briefed on the company's plans. By The New York Times. 11:51:24 AM

Clinging to Beverly Hills Lifestyle, via a Pawnshop. There are at least a half-dozen pawnshops in Beverly Hills, ranging from the mangy to the urbane. The oldest and arguably the most elegant belongs to Jean Zimmelman. By Charlie Leduff. 11:51:23 AM

The Snowmobile as a Hot Rod: More Thrills, and More Worries. It has been a good and bad year for the snowmobile industry. More than 1.6 million people registered snowmobiles last year, but accidents have risen. By Lydia Polgreen. 11:51:22 AM

Blizzard Leads Airlines to Relax Ticket Rules. As airports shut one after another in yesterday's blizzard, airlines temporarily relaxed strict policies that penalize travelers with nonrefundable tickets who change their flight plans. By Joe Sharkey. 11:51:22 AM

A City of Agriculture and Insurance. With its rich soil, Iowa was almost created for agriculture. Many of the businesses in Des Moines reflect that strength. By Mark A. Stein. 11:51:21 AM

Internet High-Wire Act With an 8-Pound Laptop. A few airlines and many hotels are spending money to start accommodating the growing demand by business travelers for a good Internet connection. By Joe Sharkey. 11:51:21 AM

Fare Increase Is Rescinded by Big Airlines. Five major airlines that tried to raise fares by $10 each way over the weekend rolled back the price increase after Northwest Airlines refused to match it. By Edward Wong. 11:51:20 AM

Global Markets Gain on Optimism That Iraq War Can Be Avoided. Major stock indexes gained around the world on speculation that a war with Iraq may be delayed or averted. By Bloomberg News. 11:51:20 AM

Reuters Posts Annual Loss, Will Cut Jobs. Financial news and information provider Reuters Group PLC announced today it would cut 3,000 jobs, or nearly 19 percent of its work force. By The Associated Press. 11:51:20 AM

In Pursuit of Perks, Buyers Are Returning to Store Credit Cards. Store credit cards, considered the poor cousins of major credit cards, are staging a revival, thanks to some aggressive promotions and perks offered by retailers. By Jennifer Bayot. 11:51:19 AM

Wal-Mart Earnings Rise 16.3%. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said today its fourth-quarter earnings rose 16.3 percent, beating analysts expectations. By The Associated Press. 11:51:19 AM

Great-West Lifeco to Acquire Canada Life for $4.7 Billion. If completed, the deal would create Canada's biggest insurance company. By Bernard Simon. 11:51:18 AM

Airlines Cancel Planned Fare Increase. HOUSTON (AP) -- After announcing they were raising fares by $20 per round trip to offset higher fuel prices, Continental Airlines and other carriers have backed off. By The Associated Press. 11:51:17 AM

Once an Acquirer, TMP Worldwide Decides to Divide. The grand plans at TMP, which owns Monster.com, the biggest job Web site, are about to unravel. By Saul Hansell. 11:51:16 AM

A List Some Carmakers Don't Covet. Many popular sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks rank at the bottom on the Environmental Protection Agency's 0-to-10 scale. By Danny Hakim. 11:51:16 AM

Nasdaq Regains Most of 2003 Loss. Stocks rallied today, driving major market gauges up almost 2 percent, as last week's momentum swept into a new week. By Reuters. 11:51:15 AM

Public Shareholders Support Offer for Taubman. The companies seeking to take over A. Alfred Taubman's shopping mall empire said that they had the support of its publicly traded shares. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 11:51:15 AM

Bank Deals May Be Ahead at Citigroup. Citibank's consumer business has been among its most profitable. Many say that expanding that business is a priority. By Riva D. Atlas. 11:51:14 AM

A City of Agriculture and Insurance. With its rich soil, Iowa was almost created for agriculture. Many of the businesses in Des Moines reflect that strength. By Mark A. Stein. 11:51:13 AM

A Tale of Two Crises. North Korea is using the United States' preoccupation with Saddam Hussein to build up its nuclear arsenal. By Michael R. Gordon. 11:51:12 AM

Reviewing Presidential Tapes and Their Place in History. Scholars, journalists and curious citizens pondered what still-secret presidential tape recordings may show, including a 1972 tape from the Nixon era. By Adam Clymer. 11:51:11 AM

Clinging to Beverly Hills Lifestyle, via a Pawnshop. There are at least a half-dozen pawnshops in Beverly Hills, ranging from the mangy to the urbane. The oldest and arguably the most elegant belongs to Jean Zimmelman. By Charlie Leduff. 11:51:10 AM

Snowfall Tally Can Be a Game of Inches. Measuring snowfall, it turns out, is not unlike financial accounting. Both are often characterized by a desire to inflate the numbers. By Jennifer 8. Lee. 11:51:09 AM

Offsetting Environmental Damage by Planes. A few groups have devised ways for environmentally concerned travelers to mitigate their role in the output of carbon dioxide. By Harry Rijnen. 11:51:09 AM

Some at Shuttle Fuel Tank Plant See Quality Control Problems. Employees at a New Orleans facility, where NASA space shuttles were repaired, admitted that shortcuts were occasionally taken because of pressure to meet deadlines. By Edward Wong. 11:51:08 AM

A Court Expands the Rights of Patients to Sue H.M.O.'s. A court ruled that consumers can sue a health insurance company for injuries resulting from the company's refusal to authorize medically necessary treatment. By Robert Pear. 11:51:07 AM

Groups Support University of Michigan Affirmative Action Case. More than 300 organizations announced that they would support the university after the Bush administration opposed affirmative action policies there. By Diana Jean Schemo. 11:51:06 AM

Call to Arms Rang True for Child of Dissenters. Lt. Joseph K. Goodwin is unusual in the military these days for being the son of well-known liberal parents who strongly opposed the war in Vietnam. By Lynette Clemetson. 11:51:06 AM

More Than Enough to Shut Down the Capital. Washington needs just an inch or two of snow as a reason to shut down. So how long will it take for the most powerful city on earth to dig out of a monster snowstorm? By Elisabeth Bumiller. 11:51:06 AM

NASA Is Held Down by Its Own Bureaucracy. In interviews, a cross section of experts said that today's NASA has lost its original audacity and status as a technical power. By James Glanz. 11:51:05 AM

21 Die in Stampede of 1,500 at Chicago Nightclub. Twenty-one people were killed and 50 more injured Monday morning after security guards used Mace and pepper spray to halt a fistfight between two women. By Jodi Wilgoren. 11:51:04 AM