Wednesday, February 19, 2003

Technology Briefing: Internet. EBAY TO OPEN SERVICE CENTER IN CANADA;. 10:59:57 PM

Technology Briefing: Software. MICROSOFT TO BUY SOME ASSETS OF CONNECTIX; REALNETWORKS AND ERICSSON CREATE ALLIANCE; MAPICS TO CUT 23% OF WORK FORCE;. 10:59:57 PM

U.S. Official Cites Progress in Trade Ties With China. The top U.S. trade official said that China had been lowering tariffs and making its regulations more understandable and transparent. By Keith Bradsher. 10:59:56 PM

Military Contractor Gets Deal to Limit Its Losses in Britain. BAE Systems has reached an agreement with the British government to limit its losses on two major contracts that have been plagued with cost overruns. By Eric Pfannerinternational Herald Tribune. 10:59:56 PM

Russia Wants to Restrict Incentives to Seek Oil. The Russian government has proposed restrictions on tax-rate and regulatory guarantees used to attract foreign investment to its oil industry. By Sabrina Tavernise. 10:59:55 PM

Briton May Bid for Hotel Giant. Hugh E. Osmond said on Wednesday that he might make an offer for Six Continents, the world's second-largest hotel chain. By Alan Cowell. 10:59:55 PM

Japan's Fiscal Year Winds Down, With Less Anxiety. This year, Japanese banks are embracing painful steps that they took only reluctantly before, dampening fears that one might collapse before March 31. By Ken Belson. 10:59:54 PM

Ruby Tuesday Chain Selects Kaplan. Ruby Tuesday Chain Selects Kaplan Ruby Tuesday in Maryville, Tenn., which operates 600 casual restaurants, has named the Kaplan Thaler Group in New York as agency of record on its creative account, and MediaVest U.S.A. in New York as agency of record on the media duties. Both assignments had previously been handled internally. 10:59:53 PM

Ad Agency Creates a New Unit. The New York office of BBDO Worldwide has belatedly entered the arena of marketing prescription drugs directly to consumers. By Courtney Kane. 10:59:53 PM

A Theory on Corporate Greed. Are corporate scandals just greed, or a predictable result of a widely accepted economic theory? By Jeff Madrick. 10:59:52 PM

Ruling Recognizes Patients' Right to Sue. A recent court ruling found that insurance companies can be held accountable for damage to a patient's health. By Milt Freudenheim. 10:59:52 PM

Turner Plans Role as Gadfly Without Portfolio. Now that he has left the company's management, Ted Turner is emerging as an even greater threat to AOL Time Warner's stability. By David D. Kirkpatrick and Jim Rutenberg. 10:59:51 PM

Trailer Factory to Close. RIVERSIDE, Calif., Feb. 19 (Bloomberg News) ÷ Fleetwood Enterprises, a leading maker of mobile homes, said today that it would close a factory in Lumberton, N.C., next month because of falling sales. As many as 95 people will be laid off when the plant closes on March 3, and 15 to 20 employees will be allowed to transfer to a factory in Pembroke, N.C., a spokeswoman, Kathy Munson, said. Fleetwood has closed 17 plants and eliminated 7,000 jobs since May 1999, when manufactured-housing sales began falling. By Bloomberg News. 10:59:50 PM

Qwest Reports Decreases in Revenue and Phone Lines. Qwest Communications International said yesterday that its business would continue shrinking this year but that some of the pressure on it had eased in the last quarter of 2002. By Barnaby J. Feder. 10:59:49 PM

Ex-Chicago Trader Is Accused of Fraud. A former hedge fund manager was indicted on Wednesday on charges that he swindled about 55 investors out of more than $21 million. By Bloomberg News. 10:59:48 PM

A Smaller Loss for ADC. The maker of equipment that increases the capacity of telephone and cable networks said on Wednesday that its fiscal first-quarter loss narrowed. By Bloomberg News. 10:59:47 PM

Kraft Announces Pension Costs. Kraft Foods Inc. said that it would have 5 cents a share in noncash expenses next year because it spread out low returns from a pension program. By Bloomberg News. 10:59:47 PM

Ex-Tyco Executive Indicted in New Hampshire in U.S. Tax Case. The former chief financial officer of Tyco International was indicted on Wednesday by a federal grand jury in New Hampshire on a charge of tax evasion. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 10:59:46 PM

Northrop Elevates Its President to Complete Succession Plan. The Northrop Grumman Corporation, the nation's third-largest military contractor, announced that Ronald D. Sugar will become its next chief executive. By Leslie Wayne. 10:59:46 PM

Trial Near in Patent Case on Key Internet Technology. The patent claims of a 74-year-old inventor could force huge payments from some of the Internet's most powerful companies. By John Markoff. 10:59:44 PM

Wachovia Gaining Control of Prudential Brokerage Unit. The transaction, which had been rumored for months, will not involve any payment by Wachovia and will give the bank a 62 percent stake in the new brokerage company. By Riva D. Atlas. 10:59:43 PM

As Gasoline Prices Rise, Drivers Have Doubts About Why. Pump prices that have risen to more than $2 a gallon in some places seem to many drivers the most tangible proof of the administration's plans for a possible Iraq attack. By Nick Madigan. 10:59:42 PM

After 27 Years, Pauley Plans to Leave NBC in May. Jane Pauley, the co-anchor of "Dateline NBC" and previously the longtime anchor of the "Today" show, said on Wednesday that she would leave NBC. By Bill Carter. 10:59:42 PM

DaimlerChrysler Says Kerkorian Favored Merger. DaimlerChrysler made public on Wednesday a lengthy legal rebuttal to a suit filed on behalf of the biggest shareholder of Chrysler before it was acquired by Daimler-Benz. By Danny Hakim. 10:59:41 PM

Shifting Responsibility for Funding Pensions. The savings accounts proposed by the Bush administration are meant to shift the burden from the business community to the individual. By Mary Williams Walsh. 10:59:40 PM

F.C.C. Ruling Is Expected to Favor Bells. The agency plans to ease regulations affecting the four large regional Bell companies, but the commissions chairman had hoped for a complete repudiation of the old rules. By Stephen Labaton. 10:59:39 PM

World Business Briefing: Europe. BRITAIN: Bank'S Profit Rises; GERMANY: Volkswagen'S Profit Falls; IRELAND: Profit At Bank; GERMANY: Disappointing Bank Result;. 10:59:31 PM

World Business Briefing: Asia. SOUTH KOREA: Refiner'S Records Seized; JAPAN: Starbucks Profit Falls; JAPAN: Kirin Forecasts Profit;. 10:59:30 PM

Briton May Bid for Hotel Giant. Hugh E. Osmond said on Wednesday that he might make an offer for Six Continents, the world's second-largest hotel chain. By Alan Cowell. 10:59:30 PM

Military Contractor Gets Deal to Limit Its Losses in Britain. BAE Systems has reached an agreement with the British government to limit its losses on two major contracts that have been plagued with cost overruns. By Eric Pfannerinternational Herald Tribune. 10:59:29 PM

Russia Wants to Restrict Incentives to Seek Oil. The Russian government has proposed restrictions on tax-rate and regulatory guarantees used to attract foreign investment to its oil industry. By Sabrina Tavernise. 10:59:28 PM

Lord Wilberforce, 95, Keeper of an Antislavery Tradition, Is Dead. Richard Wilberforce was a prominent judge in postwar Britain, known for handling criminal and civil matters with a keen intellect, clarity and patient civility. By Wolfgang Saxon. 10:59:27 PM

Venice's New Logo Is a Wing (and a Prayer). Last week, Venice, Italy, unveiled its own new logo, a rather severe-looking winged lion superimposed over a V. By Christopher Hawthorne. 10:59:27 PM

Government Tells Vigilantes Their 'Help' Isn't Necessary. Government officials are trying to discourage Americans who might be tempted to mount attacks on the computers and Web sites of Saddam Hussein's supporters. By David F. Gallagher. 10:59:26 PM

Retelling Jewish History, Abraham to Israel. THE history of the Jews spans thousands of years, crosses hundreds of countries and touches cultures from Ramses II's Egypt to Nero's Rome to modern America. So perhaps it should not be surprising that an effort to tell the tale interactively became a two-decade, multimillion-dollar epic in itself. By Noah Shachtman. 10:59:25 PM

Being Prepared. The Department of Homeland Security began an education campaign yesterday about how to prepare for terrorist attacks, including advertisements and a Web site, www.ready.gov. These were among the department's recommendations. 10:59:25 PM

Few Signs of Less Terror Threat as a Lower Alert Is Considered. American officials said that there was scant new and specific intelligence to show that the potential threat of another terrorist attack had actually been reduced. By James Risen. 10:59:24 PM

Reshaping Message on Terror, Ridge Urges Calm With Caution. After his warnings about terror threats touched off a duct tape buying spree, Tom Ridge, the secretary of homeland security, has tried to hone his message. By Lynette Clemetson. 10:59:23 PM

As Gasoline Prices Rise, Drivers Have Doubts About Why. Pump prices that have risen to more than $2 a gallon in some places seem to many drivers the most tangible proof of the administration's plans for a possible Iraq attack. By Nick Madigan. 10:59:22 PM

Briefly Noted. SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AT GUANTçNAMO Three more men have attempted suicide at the United States prison camp at Guant[omega]namo Bay, Cuba, in the past week, lifting the total to 19, the Pentagon said yesterday. The three were treated at the nearby American naval base and are back in their cells, said Lt. Cmdr. Barbara Burfeind. Also yesterday, Commander Burfeind acknowledged that some of the camp's detainees, who are generally terrorism suspects and are considered by the United States to be combatants, were being transferred to detention elsewhere. "From time to time the transfer and release of detainees will occur without notice or mention," she said, refusing to comment on specific cases or locations involved. ÊÊ (AP) FILIPINO REBEL REPORTED KILLED A top commander of the Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf reportedly died yesterday from wounds suffered during a government assault on his hideout a day earlier, a Philippines military commander said. The militant, Mujib Susukan, whose capture or death carried a $92,500 bounty, was shot in a clash on Tuesday outside the town of Talipao on the island of Jolo, the army commander, Col. Alexander Aleo, said. Mr. Susukan was the leader of one of several factions of Abu Sayyaf, which has been linked to Al Qaeda and is on a United States list of terrorist groups. Colonel Aleo said other guerrillas and villagers carried Mr. Susukan into the jungle. Intelligence sources and villagers reported he died Wednesday and was buried in a shallow grave in the village of Bandang near Talipao. Colonel Aleo said a search for the body had been ordered. The death toll has risen to 15 people in two days of fighting. ÊÊ (AP). 10:59:21 PM

World Briefing: Europe. KOSOVO: Albanian Guerrilla Leader Arrested; BRITAIN: Jail For Man Who Beheaded Thatcher Statue; ULSTER: Arrest In Omagh Bombing;. 10:59:19 PM

Ankara's Dance of Politics and Cash. The potential loss of Turkey on the northern flank of a military campaign against Iraq is regarded as a potentially serious political calamity. By Patrick E. Tyler. 10:59:16 PM

If Turkey Finally Says No: A Hindrance, Aides Say, but There Are Other Plans. Alternatives to using Turkey under consideration include dropping airborne forces into northern Iraq to secure airfields that could serve as forward bases. By Thom Shanker and Eric Schmitt. 10:59:15 PM

Deaths at Sea: Grim Numbers. With the revision of the death toll this month to 1,863, the sinking of the ferry Joola is thought to be the second-worst nonmilitary maritime disaster. Here are the other four worst tolls, according to the World Almanac and New York Times research. 10:59:14 PM

Some on Security Council Want to Avoid Taking Sides on Iraq. Diplomats said that the Council's nonpermanent members should not be forced to take sides in the fight over a new resolution paving the way for war. By Felicity Barringer. 10:59:12 PM

Arab League Is Struggling for Consensus on Iraq Crisis. Arab leaders quarreled openly on Wednesday over how to respond to the growing likelihood of an American-led war in Iraq. By Steven Lee Myers. 10:59:11 PM

Dutch Helping as U.S. Sends Troops to Gulf. the United States is quietly moving troops, transport vehicles and other military supplies to the Persian Gulf through the Netherlands. By The New York Times. 10:59:11 PM

The Zoo Is Fiction, but It Just Might Spring to Life. The book "Life of Pi" involves a fictional zoo in Pondicherry, India. Local officials are capitalizing on it by building a zoo. By Keith Bradsher. 10:59:09 PM

African Town's Pride and Joy Vanished When Ferry Sank. Ziguinchor, Senegal, lost some of its brightest young minds when a boat called the Joola capsized into the Atlantic last September. By Somini Sengupta. 10:59:08 PM

U.S. Official Cites Progress in Trade Ties With China. The top U.S. trade official said that China had been lowering tariffs and making its regulations more understandable and transparent. By Keith Bradsher. 10:59:06 PM

African Leaders Arrive in France for Talks. France welcomed African leaders to a summit meeting overshadowed by the conflict in Ivory Coast and by the attendance of Robert Mugabe. By Barry James, International Herald Tribune. 10:59:06 PM

New Defendant in Hague to Aim Defense at Serbs of the Future. The U.N. war crimes tribunal is likely to be treated to more bellicose nationalism next week when Vojislav Seselj travels to The Hague to face trial. By Daniel Simpson. 10:59:05 PM

Rwanda Pastor and Son, a Doctor, Convicted of Genocide. With Wednesday's verdict, Rev. Elizaphan Ntakirutimana became the first clergyman to be convicted of genocide by an international tribunal. By Marlise Simons. 10:59:05 PM

Israel Kills 12 Arabs in Clashes in West Bank and Gaza. After Israel withdrew its forces from Gaza, Hamas fired at least three rockets at the Israeli town of Sderot, wounding an Israeli man. By James Bennet. 10:59:04 PM

302 Killed in Crash of Iranian Military Plane. The cause of the crash was not known, but the pilot had reported bad weather before he lost contact with air traffic controllers. By Nazila Fathi. 10:59:03 PM

Final Calls Add to Anguish Over Korean Subway Fire. While recordings of victims' final cellphone calls added to the sense of horror, a security camera caught the arsonist in the act. By James Brooke. 10:59:02 PM

9/11 Accomplice Guilty in Germany. Mounir el-Motassadeq was found guilty of 3,066 counts of accessory to murder and sentenced to 15 years in jail, the maximum term allowable. By Desmond Butler. 10:59:01 PM

U.S. Is Pessimistic Turks Will Accept Aid Deal on Iraq. The leader of Turkey's governing party said that the offer the White House described as "final" was not yet good enough. By David E. Sanger with Dexter Filkins. 10:59:00 PM

Government Tells Vigilantes Their 'Help' Isn't Necessary. Government officials are trying to discourage Americans who might be tempted to mount attacks on the computers and Web sites of Saddam Hussein's supporters. By David F. Gallagher. 10:58:57 PM

A Thin Line Between Film and Joystick. "Enter the Matrix" represents the closest collaboration so far between the converging orbits of moviemaking and game production. By Michel Marriott. 10:58:56 PM

For Some, the Jitters Help the Bottom Line. Items that are hard to find or are in short supply at local stores, especially gas masks and other survival gear can often be found online. By Jeffrey Selingo. 10:58:56 PM

For Sale: Nostalgia, and Its Frustrations. Sequels aim to update four of the most popular video games from the 80's. By Charles Herold. 10:58:55 PM

Letters to the Editor. Retrieving Precious Data. 10:58:55 PM

Mouse With Ear Appeal Can Tune in FM Stations. Multitasking may get a little easier with a new two-button computer mouse that doubles as a digital FM radio receiver. By Laurie J. Flynn. 10:58:52 PM

Photography Lessons Right in the Viewfinder. Whether they capture photographs on film or on chips, cameras with automatic programmed settings for taking specific kinds of pictures are common. By Ian Austen. 10:58:52 PM

Write on Your Pictures (Without Ink Smudges). PhoTags, a new picture organization program from a company of the same name, allows digital photographers to quickly insert labels and messages within JPEG picture files. By J.d. Biersdorfer. 10:58:51 PM

Safe Opens With a Touch, but Only if It's the Right One. If you have nightmares about standing in front of your high school locker, fumbling with the lock as the bell rings, or if you just want the latest in security, the Inprint safe from 9G Products might interest you. By Judy Tong. 10:58:51 PM

Where's the Remote? A Tiny New Answer. The Griffin Mobile Total Remote started off as an attempt to create a remote control for the Apple iPod music player. By Ian Austen. 10:58:50 PM

Retelling Jewish History, Abraham to Israel. THE history of the Jews spans thousands of years, crosses hundreds of countries and touches cultures from Ramses II's Egypt to Nero's Rome to modern America. So perhaps it should not be surprising that an effort to tell the tale interactively became a two-decade, multimillion-dollar epic in itself. By Noah Shachtman. 10:58:48 PM

Regain a Familiar View Within Windows XP. Sometimes the instructions for finding and adjusting settings in the Control Panel in Windows XP do not seem to match what is on my screen. For instance, I don't see separate icons for things like Sound. Why is that? By J.d. Biersdorfer. 10:58:47 PM

Designs That Have Seen the Future, and Now Are Here. New breakthrough materials are in from the fringe and within easy reach of homeowners. By Marco Pasanella. 10:58:46 PM

Lucent Names Russo Chairman. Lucent Technologies said that Chief Executive Patricia Russo will become chairman effective after the company's annual shareholders' meeting being held today. By Reuters. 10:58:45 PM

Qwest Reports Decreases in Revenue and Phone Lines. Qwest Communications International said yesterday that its business would continue shrinking this year but that some of the pressure on it had eased in the last quarter of 2002. By Barnaby J. Feder. 10:58:45 PM

Technology Briefing: Internet. EBAY TO OPEN SERVICE CENTER IN CANADA;. 10:58:44 PM

Technology Briefing: Software. MICROSOFT TO BUY SOME ASSETS OF CONNECTIX; REALNETWORKS AND ERICSSON CREATE ALLIANCE; MAPICS TO CUT 23% OF WORK FORCE;. 10:58:44 PM

Technology Briefing: Telecommunications. LUCENT BOARD NAMES CHAIRWOMAN; DEUTSCHE TELEKOM SHARES PLUNGE; HONG KONG BROADCASTER SELLS PAY-TV STAKE;. 10:58:43 PM

A Smaller Loss for ADC. The maker of equipment that increases the capacity of telephone and cable networks said on Wednesday that its fiscal first-quarter loss narrowed. By Bloomberg News. 10:58:42 PM

Turner Plans Role as Gadfly Without Portfolio. Now that he has left the company's management, Ted Turner is emerging as an even greater threat to AOL Time Warner's stability. By David D. Kirkpatrick and Jim Rutenberg. 10:58:42 PM

Should You Shred or Save? Two Ways to Streamline. The PC can help put an end to all those folders, boxes and drawers stuffed with old tax filings and product warranties. By Peter Meyers. 10:58:41 PM

F.C.C. Ruling Is Expected to Favor Bells. The agency plans to ease regulations affecting the four large regional Bell companies, but the commissions chairman had hoped for a complete repudiation of the old rules. By Stephen Labaton. 10:58:40 PM

Trial Near in Patent Case on Key Internet Technology. The patent claims of a 74-year-old inventor could force huge payments from some of the Internet's most powerful companies. By John Markoff. 10:58:40 PM

Instead of Duct Tape, Indulge in Pink. Things pink may please, but a PC's pink can be a shade off. By Michelle Slatalla. 10:58:38 PM

Versatile Masks of Dye Speed the Chip-Making Process. A researcher used minute amounts of the brilliantly colored dyes to create a new kind of photomask, one of the basic tools of photolithography. By Anne Eisenberg. 10:58:37 PM

Taking Aim at an Enemy's Chips. High-tech weapons that disable circuitry may get their first real test in Iraq. By Seth Schiesel. 10:58:36 PM

Test Does Not Bar 2nd Transplant. A young girl who received organs from a donor of the wrong blood type does not have brain damage significant enough to rule out another transplant. By Denise Grady. 10:58:32 PM

Air Force Begins an Inquiry of Ex-Cadets' Rape Charges. A number of women who attended the United States Air Force Academy have said their reports of sexual assaults met with inaction. By Michael Janofsky. 10:58:31 PM

Investigators Look Again at Foam Damage Theory. Investigators are again focusing on the idea that a piece of insulation or other debris damaged a wing of the Columbia at liftoff. By William J. Broad and Edward Wong. 10:58:30 PM

As Gasoline Prices Rise, Drivers Have Doubts About Why. Pump prices that have risen to more than $2 a gallon in some places seem to many drivers the most tangible proof of the administration's plans for a possible Iraq attack. By Nick Madigan. 10:58:29 PM

Reshaping Message on Terror, Ridge Urges Calm With Caution. After his warnings about terror threats touched off a duct tape buying spree, Tom Ridge, the secretary of homeland security, has tried to hone his message. By Lynette Clemetson. 10:58:27 PM

Letters. Saying No to Smallpox Vaccine To the Editor:. 10:58:26 PM

Versatile Masks of Dye Speed the Chip-Making Process. A researcher used minute amounts of the brilliantly colored dyes to create a new kind of photomask, one of the basic tools of photolithography. By Anne Eisenberg. 10:58:24 PM

Photos Bolster Idea of Water, and Possibly Life, on Mars. A new theory and a revised interpretation of earlier observations have bolstered the idea that Mars has more water than previously thought. By John Noble Wilford. 10:58:23 PM

Shuttle Inquiry Again Focuses on Damage From Debris. Investigators are again focusing on the idea that a piece of insulation or other debris damaged a wing of the Columbia at liftoff. By William J. Broad and Edward Wong. 10:58:22 PM

Being Prepared. The Department of Homeland Security began an education campaign yesterday about how to prepare for terrorist attacks, including advertisements and a Web site, www.ready.gov. These were among the department's recommendations. 10:58:18 PM

Few Signs of Less Terror Threat as a Lower Alert Is Considered. American officials said that there was scant new and specific intelligence to show that the potential threat of another terrorist attack had actually been reduced. By James Risen. 10:58:16 PM

2 Introduce Legislation That Is Close to Homes. Two freshman senators propose their first bills and demonstrate the adage: "All politics is local." By Sheryl Gay Stolberg. 10:58:12 PM

Federal Debt Near Ceiling; Second Time in 9 Months. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 ÷ With budget deficits climbing rapidly, the Bush administration acknowledged today that the government had reached its legal limit on borrowing and would run short of cash by early April unless Congress once again raised the debt ceiling. By Edmund L. Andrews. 10:58:11 PM

Air Force Begins an Inquiry of Ex-Cadets' Rape Charges. A number of women who attended the United States Air Force Academy have said their reports of sexual assaults met with inaction. By Michael Janofsky. 10:58:10 PM

Shuttle Inquiry Again Focuses on Damage From Debris. Investigators are again focusing on the idea that a piece of insulation or other debris damaged a wing of the Columbia at liftoff. By William J. Broad and Edward Wong. 10:58:10 PM

Government Tells Vigilantes Their 'Help' Isn't Necessary. Government officials are trying to discourage Americans who might be tempted to mount attacks on the computers and Web sites of Saddam Hussein's supporters. By David F. Gallagher. 10:58:08 PM

Gephardt, Taking Aim at White House, Sharply Attacks Bush. Representative Richard A. Gephardt began his second campaign for president in 16 years with a fierce attack on President Bush's domestic and economic polices. By Adam Nagourney. 10:58:06 PM

All Governors to Be Asked to Back Bush on Medicaid. The secretary of health and human services said he wants the nation's governors to endorse the president's proposal for sweeping changes in Medicaid. By Robert Pear. 10:58:03 PM

Reshaping Message on Terror, Ridge Urges Calm With Caution. After his warnings about terror threats touched off a duct tape buying spree, Tom Ridge, the secretary of homeland security, has tried to hone his message. By Lynette Clemetson. 10:58:02 PM

U.S. Is Pessimistic Turks Will Accept Aid Deal on Iraq. The leader of Turkey's governing party said that the offer the White House described as "final" was not yet good enough. By David E. Sanger with Dexter Filkins. 10:58:02 PM

New Charter for Shuttle Board, but Critics Are Not Appeased. NASA officials released a new charter for the shuttle investigation panel, but the changes failed to quell concerns in Congress about the board's independence. By Richard A. Oppel Jr.. 10:16:09 AM

Dating of Australian Remains Backs Theory of Early Migration of Humans. An archaeological site in Australia is testimony to the journey taken by the first modern people to leave the ancestral human birthplace in Africa. By Nicholas Wade. 10:16:08 AM

Panel Says Shuttle Began to Break Up Over California. The Columbia began losing pieces over California minutes before it disintegrated over Texas, investigators said for the first time. By David M. Halbfinger. 10:16:07 AM

National Briefing: Midwest. IOWA: A Call To Study The American Male;. 10:16:07 AM

National Briefing: Science and Health. MAMMOGRAPHY ANALYSIS STUDIED;. 10:16:06 AM

National Briefing: Rockies. IDAHO: Pediatricians Agree To Run Lead Tests;. 10:16:06 AM

National Briefing: South. MISSISSIPPI: Attorney General To Step Down; NORTH CAROLINA: Fire Claims Another Life; FLORIDA: U.S. Releases Defecting Cubans; FLORIDA: Wild Hogs Run Free;. 10:16:05 AM

National Briefing: West. CALIFORNIA: Instant Runoff May Be Delayed;. 10:16:04 AM

Paul Meehl, 83, an Example for Leaders of Psychotherapy. Dr. Paul Meehl was a University of Minnesota psychologist whose writings on research methodology and mental illness influenced generations of researchers. By Erica Goode. 10:16:03 AM

Remembering a Spacecraft With Its Own Set of Quirks. People who have flown or worked on the shuttles tend to talk about them in human terms, savoring their differences and grieving for them when lost. By John Schwartz. 10:16:03 AM

New Charter for Shuttle Board, but Critics Are Not Appeased. NASA officials released a new charter for the shuttle investigation panel, but the changes failed to quell concerns in Congress about the board's independence. By Richard A. Oppel Jr.. 10:16:03 AM

2 War Foes Take Steps on Seeking Presidency. Representative Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio and former Senator Carol Moseley-Braun of Illinois took steps toward running for the Democratic nomination for president. By David E. Rosenbaum. 10:16:02 AM

For Federal Lawmakers, Some New Dos and Don'ts. Here are 4 of a set of 15 questions and answers in a Jan. 3 memorandum sent by Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the House minority leader, to Democratic lawmakers and aides in response to confusion about the new campaign finance law. (A second memorandum, with 14 more questions and answers, was issued on Jan. 29.). 10:16:02 AM

J/sica Was One of 80,000 on Organ Waiting List. J/sica Santill[omega]n, the 17-year-old Mexican who received a heart and lung transplant of the wrong blood type at Duke University Hospital, became eligible for organ donation through the United Network for Organ Sharing. The network, in Richmond, Va., is a national transplant gatekeeper. By Linda Villarosa. 10:16:01 AM

Losses Are Too Raw for Families of Nightclub Victims. CHICAGO, Feb. 18 Twenty-one small, white wooden crosses lay in the cold alley next to the Epitome restaurant today. Each bore the name and the young age of a victim, etched in black: 27, 31, 23, 19 . . . Nicole Patterson, 22, was one of them. A mother of a 3-year-old, she was among those mourned as the city sought answers for the incident early Monday in which 21 people were trampled to death at the restaurant's second-floor nightclub, E2. Today, there seemed neither solace nor balm for the victims' families, who found the details of death bodies bruised and crushed, and hearts too taxed to pump any longer too awful to fully comprehend. By John W. Fountain. 10:16:01 AM

Storm Adds Insult to an Injured Economy. The Presidents' Day blizzard will not help an economy that was already struggling to get back on its feet. By David Leonhardt. 10:16:00 AM

Packing Meals for the Troops. As the military prepares for a possible war in Iraq, the production of Meals, Ready to Eat has surged. By Peter T. Kilborn. 10:16:00 AM

Defining Success in Narrow Terms. A Tolleson, Ariz., principal and his teachers, who should be up for sainthood, have instead had their school labeled "underperforming" thanks to a new federal law. By Michael Winerip. 10:15:59 AM

Some Concerns Thrive on Medicaid Patients. As President Bush presses Congress to let private insurers take over more of Medicare and Medicaid, a handful of for-profit managed care companies are already hard at it. By Milt Freudenheim. 10:15:59 AM

Economy Is Tough All Over, but in New York, It's Horrid. The rest of the country may be debating whether the economy is recovering. In New York City, the economy is in recession. By Leslie Eaton. 10:15:58 AM

'McCain-Feingold School' Finds Many Bewildered. Efforts to acquaint political officials, aides and consultants with the intricacies of the new campaign finance law are drawing hundreds of the anxious and confused. By Adam Nagourney. 10:15:57 AM

Snow Piled Too High for Blowers, but the White House Still Runs. With the last gasp of the snowfall laying yet another inch on the capital Tuesday morning, few weekday routines began as they usually do. By Peter T. Kilborn. 10:15:57 AM

Americans Abroad Cope With Anger at U.S.. These are tense times for Americans living abroad. As the possibility of war against Iraq rises, so does anti-Americanism. By Jane Perlez. 10:15:56 AM

Panel Says Shuttle Began to Break Up Over California. The Columbia began losing pieces over California minutes before it disintegrated over Texas, investigators said for the first time. By David M. Halbfinger. 10:15:54 AM

Where Talk of War Includes 'Mom' or 'Dad'. A guidance counselor at an elementary school in Fort Bragg, N.C., has organized a club to help children talk about their fears. By Sara Rimer. 10:15:53 AM

A Challenge in California Over Decisions for the Coast. Thousands of decisions made by the California Coastal Commission could face new scrutiny due to a legal challenge before the California Supreme Court. By Dean E. Murphy. 10:15:53 AM

Girl, 17, Fights for Life After Organ-Donor Error. A girl is in critical condition in a Durham, N.C., hospital after being given a heart and lung transplant from a donor with the wrong blood type. By Denise Grady. 10:15:53 AM

Round of Sparring in Chicago After Fatal Stampede at Club. City officials and club owners argued over how to attribute responsibility for the stampede that killed 21 people at a Chicago club early Monday morning. By Jodi Wilgoren. 10:15:52 AM

New Charter for Shuttle Board, but Critics Are Not Appeased. NASA officials released a new charter for the shuttle investigation panel, but the changes failed to quell concerns in Congress about the board's independence. By Richard A. Oppel Jr.. 10:15:51 AM

For Federal Lawmakers, Some New Dos and Don'ts. Here are 4 of a set of 15 questions and answers in a Jan. 3 memorandum sent by Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the House minority leader, to Democratic lawmakers and aides in response to confusion about the new campaign finance law. (A second memorandum, with 14 more questions and answers, was issued on Jan. 29.). 10:15:50 AM

'McCain-Feingold School' Finds Many Bewildered. Efforts to acquaint political officials, aides and consultants with the intricacies of the new campaign finance law are drawing hundreds of the anxious and confused. By Adam Nagourney. 10:15:50 AM

Snow Piled Too High for Blowers, but the White House Still Runs. With the last gasp of the snowfall laying yet another inch on the capital Tuesday morning, few weekday routines began as they usually do. By Peter T. Kilborn. 10:15:50 AM

Some Concerns Thrive on Medicaid Patients. As President Bush presses Congress to let private insurers take over more of Medicare and Medicaid, a handful of for-profit managed care companies are already hard at it. By Milt Freudenheim. 10:15:49 AM

2 War Foes Take Steps on Seeking Presidency. Representative Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio and former Senator Carol Moseley-Braun of Illinois took steps toward running for the Democratic nomination for president. By David E. Rosenbaum. 10:15:49 AM

Panel Says Shuttle Began to Break Up Over California. The Columbia began losing pieces over California minutes before it disintegrated over Texas, investigators said for the first time. By David M. Halbfinger. 10:15:48 AM

Antiwar Protests Fail to Sway Bush on Plans for Iraq. President Bush said his overriding goal was to protect the American people and that leadership sometimes involved bucking public opinion. By Richard W. Stevenson. 10:15:48 AM

Overture Services to Buy AltaVista for $140 Million. Overture Services, which sells advertising that looks like the results of Internet searches, has agreed to buy AltaVista, one of the first Internet search engines for $140 million. By Saul Hansell. 10:15:43 AM

Technology Briefing: Deals. SILICON GRAPHICS WINS $26 MILLION CONTRACT; DRS ACQUIRES POWER TECHNOLOGY;. 10:15:42 AM

Technology Briefing: Hardware. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EXPECTS CHIP SALES TO RISE; ELECTRONIC DATA CHIEF RECEIVED NO BONUS; MICRON PLANS TO CUT 1,800 JOBS;. 10:15:42 AM

Technology Briefing: Telecommunications. ANDREW TO BUY ALLEN TELECOM FOR $500 MILLION;. 10:15:41 AM

World Business Briefing: Africa. SOUTH AFRICA: Tourism Surges;. 10:15:41 AM

World Business Briefing: Americas. ARGENTINA: Industrial Production Rises;. 10:15:40 AM

If Trees Are Family, an Oil Pipeline Is Ungodly. The villagers of Zun-Murino, just north of Mongolia, whose beliefs center on a reverence for nature, oppose the construction of an oil pipeline. By Sabrina Tavernise. 10:15:40 AM

Turkey Demands $32 Billion U.S. Aid Package if It Is to Take Part in a War on Iraq. Turkish officials demand an economic aid package worth as much as $32 billion to ensure their participation in a war with Iraq. By Dexter Filkins with Eric Schmitt. 10:15:40 AM

Investigators Tell Executive Not to Leave South Korea. The chief of the SK Corporation and 16 other SK executives were barred from leaving the country in a widening investigation into charges of insider training. By Don Kirk. 10:15:39 AM

Iraq Factor Complicates Euro Issue for Britain. New uncertainties have arisen over Prime Minister Tony Blair's chances of maintaining his schedule for Britain's entry into the euro currency. By Alan Cowell. 10:15:39 AM

Report From UBS Leaves Some Puzzled. Peter A. Wuffli of UBS, Switzerland's largest financial institution, baffled analysts and investors as he announced company results. By Alison Langley. 10:15:38 AM

A Rocky Road Led to Big Russian Oil Deal. A recent big oil deal puts a foreign company in control of a major producer in Russia's energy heartland for the first time. By Sabrina Tavernise. 10:15:38 AM

Intel Will Overhaul Plant. SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 18 (Bloomberg News) ÷ Intel, the world's biggest computer-chip maker, said today that it would spend $2 billion to overhaul a factory in Arizona to use a less-expensive manufacturing method. The plant, which is in Chandler and known as Fab 12, will use 300-millimeter wafers instead of 200-millimeter ones. The work will begin in the first half of 2004, and production will start in late 2005. Intel said it would spread out payments for equipment from now to 2005. By Bloomberg News. 10:15:37 AM

Arab-American Writers, Uneasy in Two Worlds. An increasingly visible group of Arab-American writers say they have felt a special urgency about their work since the Sept. 11 attacks. By Dinitia Smith. 10:15:37 AM

'Joe Millionaire' Is Fox's Biggest Hit. With over 40 million viewers, this reality show became the most watched entertainment program of the season and the biggest entertainment hit in Fox's 17-year history. By Bill Carter. 10:15:36 AM

Magazine Advertising Shows a Rise This Year. Magazine Advertising Shows a Rise This Year Magazine advertising began 2003 on a positive note, the Publishers Information Bureau in New York reported yesterday. Ad pages rose in January, the third consecutive monthly increase. 10:15:36 AM

Bank of America Alters Campaign. Bank of America is introducing a slogan more appropriate to the post-Enron, post-Andersen corporate world. By Stuart Elliott. 10:15:35 AM

Wachovia Said to Be Near A Broker Deal. The Wachovia Corporation is expected to announce today that it has agreed to acquire Prudential Financial's brokerage business. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 10:15:34 AM

After a Day of Powdery Play, the City Faces Slushy Reality. On Tuesday, the biggest blizzard in seven years came face to face with a regular workday and got, at best, mixed reviews. By James Barron. 10:15:34 AM

Justifying a Liberal Arts Education in Hard Times. James O. Freedman, the retired president of Dartmouth College, makes the case for a liberal arts education in his new book. By Sara Rimer. 10:15:33 AM

Building on the Lure of Burbank. Burbank's proximity to Hollywood may help explain the appeal of this unprepossessing old suburb for some of the largest and most powerful companies in what is simply known in South California as "the industry." By Morris Newman. 10:15:33 AM

Packing Meals for the Troops. As the military prepares for a possible war in Iraq, the production of Meals, Ready to Eat has surged. By Peter T. Kilborn. 10:15:32 AM

Volunteerism Among Lawyers Surges, Encouraged by Slumping Economy. Lawyers are doing free legal work in numbers that appear to reverse a decade-long decline in public service across the nation, with New York leading the trend. By Susan Saulny. 10:15:32 AM

Maker of Luxury Goods Burnishes the 57 St. Image. LVMH Mo[OE]t Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the Paris-based producer of luxury goods, has acquired a real estate portfolio on 57th Street. By John Holusha. 10:15:31 AM

CB Richard Ellis to Expand in New York With Acquisition. CB Richard Ellis will buy the Insignia Financial Group for about $256 million in cash, consolidating its position as the largest commercial real estate broker in the world. By Charles V. Bagli. 10:15:31 AM

Overture Services to Buy AltaVista for $140 Million. Overture Services, which sells advertising that looks like the results of Internet searches, has agreed to buy AltaVista, one of the first Internet search engines for $140 million. By Saul Hansell. 10:15:30 AM

Ireland, Once a Celtic Tiger, Slackens Its Stride. The boom that doubled the size of Ireland's economy in the 1990's and changed the nation's self-image from waif to whiz kid has slowed markedly. By Alan Cowell. 10:15:30 AM

Qwest Posts Profit on Gains; Revenues Off. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Qwest Communications International Inc. (Q.N), a local U.S. telephone company facing federal probes of its accounting practices, on Wednesday posted a fourth-quarter profit due to one-time gains, but revenue fell on slack demand for telephone and data services. By Reuters. 10:15:30 AM

Reuters to Cut 3,000 Jobs After Big Loss. Reuters, the world's biggest publicly traded news and financial information provider, announced its largest loss. By Alan Cowell. 10:15:29 AM

Storm Adds Insult to an Injured Economy. The Presidents' Day blizzard will not help an economy that was already struggling to get back on its feet. By David Leonhardt. 10:15:29 AM

Holder Seeks Ouster of El Paso Board. A dissident shareholder of the El Paso Corporation kicked off what is expected to be an especially rancorous corporate proxy season. By Patrick Mcgeehan. 10:15:28 AM

Some Concerns Thrive on Medicaid Patients. As President Bush presses Congress to let private insurers take over more of Medicare and Medicaid, some for-profit managed care companies are already hard at it. By Milt Freudenheim. 10:15:28 AM

Turner Ally Will Lead Broadcasting Unit. Jamie Kellner, a television executive who built two successful networks from the ground up, will leave Turner Broadcasting next month. By Jim Rutenberg and David D. Kirkpatrick. 10:15:27 AM

Housing Construction Hits 16-Year High. Construction of new homes and apartments rose in January to the highest level in 16 years as low mortgage rates continued to power a housing boom. By The Associated Press. 10:15:27 AM

Wachovia Acquires Prudential Financial's Brokerage Business. The combined business, which will operate under the name Wachovia Securites, creates the nation's third largest brokerage firm with 13,600 brokers. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. 10:15:26 AM

Economy Is Tough All Over, but in New York, It's Horrid. The rest of the country may be debating whether the economy is recovering. In New York City, the economy is in recession. By Leslie Eaton. 10:15:25 AM

Ireland, Once a Celtic Tiger, Slackens Its Stride. The boom that doubled the size of Ireland's economy in the 1990's and changed the nation's self-image from waif to whiz kid has slowed markedly. By Alan Cowell. 10:15:24 AM

Maker of Luxury Goods Burnishes the 57 St. Image. LVMH Mo[OE]t Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the Paris-based producer of luxury goods, has acquired a real estate portfolio on 57th Street. By John Holusha. 10:15:23 AM

Report From UBS Leaves Some Puzzled. Peter A. Wuffli of UBS, Switzerland's largest financial institution, baffled analysts and investors as he announced company results. By Alison Langley. 10:15:23 AM

Iraq Factor Complicates Euro Issue for Britain. New uncertainties have arisen over Prime Minister Tony Blair's chances of maintaining his schedule for Britain's entry into the euro currency. By Alan Cowell. 10:15:22 AM

A Rocky Road Led to Big Russian Oil Deal. A recent big oil deal puts a foreign company in control of a major producer in Russia's energy heartland for the first time. By Sabrina Tavernise. 10:15:22 AM

Investigators Tell Executive Not to Leave South Korea. The chief of the SK Corporation and 16 other SK executives were barred from leaving the country in a widening investigation into charges of insider training. By Don Kirk. 10:15:21 AM

World Briefing: Oceania. NEW ZEALAND: Pacific Islanders On The Move;. 10:15:21 AM

World Briefing: Americas. MEXICO: Women'S Bodies Are Found ; BRAZIL: Putting A Claim On Ice;. 10:15:20 AM

A Warrior Haunted by Ghosts of Battle. Anthony Swofford's book is not only the most powerful memoir to emerge thus far from the last gulf war, it is a searing contribution to war literature. By Michiko Kakutani. 10:15:20 AM

Fearing a Big Flood, Paris Moves Art. Paris museums have begun evacuating artworks and valuable objects from underground storage rooms in anticipation of overflow from the Seine. By Alan Riding. 10:15:19 AM

Where Talk of War Includes 'Mom' or 'Dad'. A guidance counselor at an elementary school in Fort Bragg, N.C., has organized a club to help children talk about their fears. By Sara Rimer. 10:15:19 AM

Woman Offers Details of Israeli Detention Methods. The Israeli Army arrested three women on Tuesday, calling them terrorists primed for suicide bombings, in what later turned out to be a joke. By James Bennet. 10:15:19 AM

Turkey Demands $32 Billion U.S. Aid Package if It Is to Take Part in a War on Iraq. Turkish officials demand an economic aid package worth as much as $32 billion to ensure their participation in a war with Iraq. By Dexter Filkins with Eric Schmitt. 10:15:18 AM

Americans Abroad Find Anger at U.S. Brings Discomfort and Risk. As the possibility of war against Iraq rises, especially a war that the U.S. may fight virtually alone, so does anti-Americanism. By Jane Perlez. 10:15:18 AM

Muslim Lands Say War Could Bring Havoc. A phalanx of Muslim nations warned that the Middle East could face a harvest of political, human and economic havoc in the event of a war against Saddam Hussein. By Felicity Barringer. 10:15:17 AM

Blair Defends Alliance With Bush and U.S.. Prime Minister Tony Blair warned opponents of war in Iraq that they risked producing a perilous split between Europe and the United States. By Warren Hoge. 10:15:16 AM

Exile Talks of His 'Duty' to Free Iraqis of Hussein. Hundreds of Iraqi exiles have volunteered to take part in an American military training program to help United States-led forces in Iraq. By Gregory Crouch. 10:15:16 AM

Nations Seek World Order Centered on U.N., Not U.S.. European governments believe in the United Nations as the "center of world order" and the American government tends to be hostile to that idea. By Richard Bernstein. 10:15:14 AM

Top Comic Is the Hero of 'Defrauded' Argentines. Nito Artaza, Argentina's most popular comedian, has emerged as the unlikely leader for a national movement called Defrauded Argentine Savers. By Larry Rohter. 10:15:13 AM

600 Ugandans Struggle for Recognition by Israel as Jews. Despite the devotion of a group of believers scattered in the hills in eastern Uganda, Israel does not recognize them as bona fide Jews. By Marc Lacey. 10:15:11 AM

If Trees Are Family, an Oil Pipeline Is Ungodly. The villagers of Zun-Murino, just north of Mongolia, whose beliefs center on a reverence for nature, oppose the construction of an oil pipeline. By Sabrina Tavernise. 10:15:10 AM

Dating of Australian Remains Backs Theory of Early Migration of Humans. An archaeological site in Australia is testimony to the journey taken by the first modern people to leave the ancestral human birthplace in Africa. By Nicholas Wade. 10:15:09 AM

Girls Find Safety Posing as Boys on Tehran's Mean Streets. Posing as boys on the streets gives them a degree of freedom and protection they could not enjoy as girls. By Elaine Sciolino with Nazila Fathi. 10:15:08 AM

Anti-Hussein Iraqis in Hungary for Training by U.S. Military. The first group of Iraqi volunteers is training in Hungary to join an American army that may invade Iraq. By Peter S. Green. 10:15:07 AM

Rich Armenia vs. Poor Armenia in Presidential Election. On Wednesday, Armenians will vote in a presidential election that is viewed as a battle between two Armenias, one of wealth, the other of penury. By David Rohde. 10:15:06 AM

Battle in Gaza City Kills 11 Palestinians. Israeli tanks and soldiers battled militants in the streets of Gaza City before dawn Wednesday in violence that left 11 Palestinians dead. By The Associated Press. 10:15:05 AM

In Germany, First Trial on 9/11 Plot Ends With Conviction. Mounir el Motassadeq, 28, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for helping an Al Qaeda cell that included Mohamed Atta. By The Associated Press. 10:15:05 AM

Death Toll in Korean Subway Arson Climbs to 120. The police arrested a former taxi driver with a history of mental problems, identified as the man who ignited a bottle filled with paint thinner. By James Brooke. 10:15:04 AM

NATO Approves Defenses for Turkey. NATO will deploy of AWACS radar aircraft, Patriot missile systems and chemical-biological response units to Turkey. By The Associated Press. 10:15:03 AM

Chirac Scolding Angers Nations That Back U.S.. President Jacques Chirac told Eastern European countries to keep their views on Iraq to themselves or risk losing their chance to join the European Union. By Craig S. Smith. 10:15:02 AM

Antiwar Protests Fail to Sway Bush on Plans for Iraq. President Bush said his overriding goal was to protect the American people and that leadership sometimes involved bucking public opinion. By Richard W. Stevenson. 10:15:02 AM