Monday, March 10, 2003

An Identification Expert, Wary on Terror Suspect, Gets Answers by E-Mail. Mistaken identity is something of a preoccupation with Richard M. Smith, who has closely followed cases where innocent foreigners were wrongly named as terrorism suspects. By Barnaby J. Feder. 10:05:24 AM

De Beers Reports Offers for Stakes. De Beers, the big diamond producer, says several black investors have approached it with offers to buy shares. By Bloomberg News. 10:05:23 AM

Deutsche Telekom Shuffles Board. Deutsche Telekom is replacing its supervisory board chairman, Hans-Dietrich Winkhaus, with Klaus Zumwinkel, chief executive of Deutsche Post. By Bloomberg News. 10:05:23 AM

Briefly Noted. ARAB OFFICIALS TO VISIT IRAQ A high-level Arab delegation will travel to Baghdad in the coming days to meet Iraqi officials and try to avert an American-led war, Egypt's foreign minister, Ahmed Maher, said. Mr. Maher said the delegation, formed after the Arab summit meeting in Egypt earlier in March, would be 10:05:22 AM

Guam, Hurt by Slump, Hopes for Economic Help From Military. For the Pentagon, Guam's new appreciation of the military comes as the Bush administration reviews American troop levels in Northeast Asia. By James Brooke. 10:05:21 AM

Pakistan's Islamic Parties Rally to Oppose a U.S. War on Iraq. The protest on Sunday, in Rawalpindi, may have surpassed 100,000 people, according to some independent estimates. By Erik Eckholm. 10:05:20 AM

Texans See as Much to Lose as to Gain From War. In the heart of Bush country, views of war with Iraq run the gamut of national opinion. For every unswerving proponent, there is a foe or equivocator. By Peter T. Kilborn. 10:05:19 AM

Instruments of Thanks for Marines. Two boxes shipped from New York City to Kuwait are the product of a friendship between a marine and a songwriter jockeying for space on the same stage one day last year. By Michael Wilson. 10:05:18 AM

Troops Wait for Orders, and Chance to Use Phone. In contrast to earlier wars, the soldiers poised to move into Iraq are communicating not so much by mail but by satellite phone and, in fewer cases, the Internet. By Bernard Weinraub. 10:05:17 AM

Japan Says It Will Back the U.S. Resolution on Iraq. Japan's statement on Saturday that it would support a new United Nations resolution on Iraq sought by the United States came after weeks of fence-sitting. By Howard W. French. 10:05:17 AM

A Senior Aide to Blair Says She May Quit. Clare Short, the international development secretary, said she would resign if Britain joined in a war against Iraq without United Nations authorization. By Alan Cowell. 10:05:16 AM

Turkish Leader Is Elected and Revives U.S. Hopes for Access. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who can now ascend to the prime minister's office, supports a measure that would allow American troops to use Turkey as a base against Iraq. By Dexter Filkins. 10:05:16 AM

Diplomatic Lobbying, a Growing Gap in Britain and Protests Pro and Con. They went on television, worked the phones and lobbied behind the scenes. The subject was war, but it was diplomats who were on the offensive as both sides of a divided West struggled to line up support for and against a United Nations resolution setting a March 17 deadline for Iraq to disarm or face an American-led invasion. The Security Council could vote tomorrow. By Robert D. Mcfadden. 10:05:15 AM

Iraq Tries to Cover Its Bases, Both Diplomatic and Martial. Iraq indicated on Sunday that it would take steps to buttress the case of nations opposed to war while simultaneously preparing for battle. By Neil Macfarquhar. 10:05:15 AM

Workers' Plight Brings New Militancy in China. Since last fall, tens of thousands of disgruntled workers in a remote industrial outpost have defiantly staged a series of protests. By Elisabeth Rosenthal. 10:05:14 AM

Unrest Clouds Bolivia Leader's Future. Bolivia remains on edge, with the government seriously debilitated and Western diplomats worried about its future. By Juan Forero. 10:05:14 AM

In Leaderless Gaza, Israeli Forces and Hamas Fight It Out. The tight Israeli restrictions on Yasir Arafat have prevented him from setting foot in Gaza for well over a year, leaving the coastal strip running largely on auto-pilot. By Greg Myre. 10:05:13 AM

In Africa, Oddly, Animal World Is Terra Incognita. Many Africans have never been face to face with the animals that tourists come to see. By Marc Lacey. 10:05:12 AM

Republic of Malta. MODERN HISTORY Britain took possession of the archipelago in 1814 and lost it in 1964, when Malta gained its independence. It became a republic in 1974. During World War II, Malta suffered devastating air raids by German and Italian forces, and the entire population was awarded the George Cross for bravery. 10:05:11 AM

Malta Voters Narrowly Approve Joining European Union. In a referendum watched closely and sometimes nervously throughout Europe, citizens of Malta have voted to join the European Union. By Frank Bruni. 10:05:09 AM

Argentine Judge Indicts Iranians in Bombing of Jewish Center. A judge has ordered arrest warrants for four Iranian government officials in connection with a 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires. By Larry Rohter. 10:05:08 AM

Diplomats Work to Save a U.N. Plan for Unifying Cyprus. Diplomats worked on Sunday to try to save a plan to unify Cyprus before the Mediterranean island joins the European Union. By Marlise Simons. 10:05:07 AM

Africa's Lost Tribe Discovers American Way. After enduring years of persecution, about 12,000 Somali Bantu refugees are to be resettled in the U.S. By Rachel L. Swarns. 10:05:06 AM

North Korea Fires Antiship Missile in Test Launch. North Korea test-fired a medium-range anti-ship missile today in another apparent attempt to bring the United States into direct talks on its nuclear program while Washington focuses on going to war in Iraq. By Don Kirk. 10:05:05 AM

U.S. Asks Over 60 Nations to Expel Iraqi Envoys. The U.S. has asked the countries to expel several hundred diplomats that it has identified as suspected intelligence agents. By David E. Sanger. 10:05:05 AM

U.S. Says Iraq Retools Rockets for Illicit Uses. Weapons inspectors recently discovered rockets configured to disperse chemical or biological agents, U.S. officials say. By John H. Cushman Jr. with Steven R. Weisman. 10:05:04 AM

Urgent Diplomacy Fails to Gain U.S. 9 Votes in the U.N.. Still hopeful that it will get the needed votes, the Bush administration will press for action this week on a new Iraq deadline. By Steven R. Weisman with Felicity Barringer. 10:05:04 AM

Eminent Domain: Seizing Web Sites. Two weeks ago, after the government shut down 11 Web sites that trafficked in drug paraphernalia, visitors were routed to a message from the Drug Enforcement Administration. By Tina Kelley. 10:05:03 AM

CitySearch to Start Search Engine. CitySearch is planning a new advertising program that puts a local spin on the highly successful pay-per-click approaches of Google and Overture. By Bob Tedeschi. 10:05:02 AM

Computers in Libraries Make Moral Judgments, Selectively. Public libraries can't shield their patrons from the evils lurking in cyberspace, nor can technology eliminate the problems it creates. By Geoffrey Nunberg. 10:05:02 AM

Our Snoopy Pups. Which comes first, our passion for surveillance or all the spy toys American kids learn to love? By Charles Mcgrath. 10:04:59 AM

The Ascent of the Software Civilization. In his incisive, panoramic book on the history of the software industry, Martin Campbell-Kelly delivers context, insight, and even occasional humor. By Steve Lohr. 10:04:59 AM

In a Digitally Animated World, Oscar Stands Rigid. The computer has revolutionized movies, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences seems stuck in an analog past. By Dave Kehr. 10:04:58 AM

AOL Narrows the Field in Search for an Agency. AOL Narrows the Field In Search for an Agency. By The New York Times. 10:04:58 AM

E-Mail Illuminates Doctors' Protest. Messages between doctors and protesters revealed the strategies that drove a New Jersey doctors' work stoppage aimed to protest rising malpractice insurance rates. By Andrew Jacobs. 10:04:58 AM

The Man Who Would Buy Everything, Everywhere. Supermarket "club cards" pose a problem for the privacy-minded: Is it worth a few dollars in savings to let the store track your purchases of TV dinners and home pregnancy tests? By David F. Gallagher. 10:04:57 AM

An Identification Expert, Wary on Terror Suspect, Gets Answers by E-Mail. Mistaken identity is something of a preoccupation with Richard M. Smith, who has closely followed cases where innocent foreigners were wrongly named as terrorism suspects. By Barnaby J. Feder. 10:04:57 AM

Military Prepares to Look at War Through a High-Definition Camera Lens. If war is indeed coming soon to Iraq, images of that war are likely to follow not long afterward all shot in high-definition digital video. By Debra Kaufman. 10:04:56 AM

Songs to Start Out on Video Games. In a first for the music industry, a big record label will introduce songs on a new video game, Vendetta, not the radio. By Lynette Holloway. 10:04:56 AM

Invention Tests Water Safety. Two inventors received a patent for a system that sends a beam of light through water to make sure it is safe to drink. By Sabra Chartrand. 10:04:55 AM

Military Now Often Enlists Commercial Technology. Many of the technologies used by the U.S. armed forces have their origins in commercial rather than military initiatives. By Simon Romero. 10:04:55 AM

AOL Is Planning a Fast-Forward Answer to TiVo. A secretive team at AOL Time Warner has begun talking with cable and media companies about co-opting the revolution that TiVo kicked off. By David D. Kirkpatrick. 10:04:54 AM

As Cellphones Become Cuter, Clarity Suffers. Industry analysts, researchers and consumers say that many of the small, versatile new models are not as good as the old ones. By Matt Richtel. 10:04:54 AM

'Groupthink' Is 30 Years Old, and Still Going Strong. At NASA, the decision makers really are rocket scientists. But a body of research shows that the ways smart people work collectively can be dumber than the sum of their brains. By John Schwartz and Matthew L. Wald. 10:04:45 AM

In Africa, Oddly, Animal World Is Terra Incognita. Many Africans have never been face to face with the animals that tourists come to see. By Marc Lacey. 10:04:44 AM

Invention Tests Water Safety. Two inventors received a patent for a system that sends a beam of light through water to make sure it is safe to drink. By Sabra Chartrand. 10:04:43 AM

Africa's Lost Tribe Discovers American Way. After enduring years of persecution, about 12,000 Somali Bantu refugees are to be resettled in the U.S. over the next two years. By Rachel L. Swarns. 10:04:41 AM

Cold Winter May Delay Shipping Season in Great Lakes. An unusually cold late winter has left 90 percent of Lakes Superior, Huron and Erie covered with ice, a condition that could threaten the start of the shipping season. By The New York Times. 10:04:39 AM

Military Now Often Enlists Commercial Technology. Many of the technologies used by the U.S. armed forces have their origins in commercial rather than military initiatives. By Simon Romero. 10:04:38 AM

Military Prepares to Look at War Through a High-Definition Camera Lens. If war is indeed coming soon to Iraq, images of that war are likely to follow not long afterward all shot in high-definition digital video. By Debra Kaufman. 10:04:38 AM

An Identification Expert, Wary on Terror Suspect, Gets Answers by E-Mail. Mistaken identity is something of a preoccupation with Richard M. Smith, who has closely followed cases where innocent foreigners were wrongly named as terrorism suspects. By Barnaby J. Feder. 10:04:37 AM

Marketers Brace for War. The prospect of war is casting a shadow over Madison Avenue as worried advertisers postpone media-buying decisions. By Stuart Elliott. 10:04:36 AM

Iranian Cyclist to Be Released as Agency Lets Asylum Stand. The I.N.S. will not appeal a judge's grant of political asylum to an Iranian cyclist who was arrested last fall while on a self-described peace mission. By Nick Madigan. 10:04:36 AM

Guam, Hurt by Slump, Hopes for Economic Help From Military. For the Pentagon, Guam's new appreciation of the military comes as the Bush administration reviews American troop levels in Northeast Asia. By James Brooke. 10:04:35 AM

Antiwar Clerics Wonder if Bush Hears Their Call. The leaders of American churches opposed to a war with Iraq have grown frustrated that they have not been able to see President Bush to express their anxieties. By Elisabeth Bumiller. 10:04:34 AM

Dozens Hurt in Calif. Tour Bus Collision. BAKER, Calif. (AP) -- One tour bus rear-ended another on a California interstate on Sunday, injuring dozens of passengers, including at least eight critically, authorities said. By The Associated Press. 10:04:33 AM

Endowment Losses Hurt Major Cleveland Hospital. Nearly $500 million of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation's wealth has vanished because of aggressive bets on a handful of technology stocks that fizzled. By Alison Leigh Cowan. 10:04:31 AM

More Students Line Up at Financial Aid Office. Universities are awash in financial aid requests, often from students who never thought of asking for help before. By Greg Winter and Jennifer Medina. 10:04:30 AM

New Analysis Sees Shuttle Breakup Beginning Earlier. A NASA analysis shows that the Columbia was already spinning out of control in the last two seconds of data transmission. By Matthew L. Wald with John Schwartz. 10:04:28 AM

Texans See as Much to Lose as to Gain From War. In the heart of Bush country, views of war with Iraq run the gamut of national opinion. For every unswerving proponent, there is a foe or equivocator. By Peter T. Kilborn. 10:04:28 AM

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Guam, Hurt by Slump, Hopes for Economic Help From Military. For the Pentagon, Guam's new appreciation of the military comes as the Bush administration reviews American troop levels in Northeast Asia. By James Brooke. 10:04:27 AM

Unrest Clouds Bolivia Leader's Future. Bolivia remains on edge, with the government seriously debilitated and Western diplomats worried about its future. By Juan Forero. 10:04:26 AM

Workers' Plight Brings New Militancy in China. Since last fall, tens of thousands of disgruntled workers in a remote industrial outpost have defiantly staged a series of protests. By Elisabeth Rosenthal. 10:04:26 AM

YES Counting on Legislation. With the YES Network unavailable to Cablevision subscribers, fans cannot watch Nets or Yankees games on local cable. A recent bill, however, could change that. By Richard Sandomir. 10:04:25 AM

Among Factions in Strike, Some Strutting and Fretting Backstage. Camps in the Broadway strike over orchestra minimums are claiming absolute solidarity. But the seeds of dissension could grow if the strike continues. By Robin Pogrebin. 10:04:25 AM

Judge Dismisses Writer's Suit Over Payments. A court has dismissed a lawsuit by a writer who sought $6.8 million in fees for helping the family of art dealer Paul Rosenberg recover paintings by Matisse, Monet, L/ger and Bonnard. By Terry Pristin. 10:04:24 AM

Men of the Theater, Competing for Oscars. Stephen Daldry and Rob Marshall are dyed-in-the-wool theater veterans who are new to the movies. Both of their films are nominated for Oscars. By Robin Pogrebin. 10:04:24 AM

Discord Over Concerts in the Heartland. Community Concerts, this nation's most venerable concert presenter, is in disarray, with canceled bookings and bounced checks to dozens of artists. By Ralph Blumenthal. 10:04:23 AM

AOL Narrows the Field in Search for an Agency. AOL Narrows the Field In Search for an Agency. By The New York Times. 10:04:23 AM

Military Prepares to Look at War Through a High-Definition Camera Lens. If war is indeed coming soon to Iraq, images of that war are likely to follow not long afterward all shot in high-definition digital video. By Debra Kaufman. 10:04:22 AM

War Would Upend Plans of Publishers and Retailers. If the United States goes to war with Iraq, publishers and book retailers will probably see many of their promotional plans upended. By Bill Goldstein. 10:04:22 AM

Military Now Often Enlists Commercial Technology. Many of the technologies used by the U.S. armed forces have their origins in commercial rather than military initiatives. By Simon Romero. 10:04:22 AM

Charges Dismissed Against Cendant and AOL. A federal judge has dismissed claims against Cendant and AOL Time Warner in a shareholders' lawsuit over losses at the Internet real estate company Home-store, the companies said. By David D. Kirkpatrick. 10:04:21 AM

Investment Losses Hurt Cleveland Hospital. Nearly $500 million of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation's wealth has vanished because of aggressive bets on a handful of technology stocks that fizzled. By Alison Leigh Cowan. 10:04:20 AM

Texans See as Much to Lose as to Gain From War. In the heart of Bush country, views of war with Iraq run the gamut of national opinion. For every unswerving proponent, there is a foe or equivocator. By Peter T. Kilborn. 10:04:20 AM

More Students Line Up at Financial Aid Office. Universities are awash in financial aid requests, often from students who never thought of asking for help before. By Greg Winter and Jennifer Medina. 10:04:19 AM

Cold Winter May Delay Shipping Season in Great Lakes. An unusually cold late winter has left 90 percent of Lakes Superior, Huron and Erie covered with ice, a condition that could threaten the start of the shipping season. By The New York Times. 10:04:18 AM

As Houses Tilt, a Market Teeters. In Amherst, N.Y., hundreds of houses are sinking into the earth. Home values have suffered, with buyers nervous about future trouble. By Lisa W. Foderaro. 10:04:17 AM

Consortium May Join Bidding for a British Hotel Operator. CVC Capital Partners is in talks with other private equity firms and hotel companies about forming a consortium to make a friendly offer for part or all of Six Continents, the large hotel operator, people involved in the discussions said. By Suzanne Kapner. 10:04:16 AM

De Beers Reports Offers for Stakes. De Beers, the big diamond producer, says several black investors have approached it with offers to buy shares. By Bloomberg News. 10:04:13 AM

An Identification Expert, Wary on Terror Suspect, Gets Answers by E-Mail. Mistaken identity is something of a preoccupation with Richard M. Smith, who has closely followed cases where innocent foreigners were wrongly named as terrorism suspects. By Barnaby J. Feder. 10:04:13 AM

The Man Who Would Buy Everything, Everywhere. Supermarket "club cards" pose a problem for the privacy-minded: Is it worth a few dollars in savings to let the store track your purchases of TV dinners and home pregnancy tests? By David F. Gallagher. 10:04:12 AM

Deutsche Telekom Shuffles Board. Deutsche Telekom is replacing its supervisory board chairman, Hans-Dietrich Winkhaus, with Klaus Zumwinkel, chief executive of Deutsche Post. By Bloomberg News. 10:04:12 AM

Invention Tests Water Safety. Two inventors received a patent for a system that sends a beam of light through water to make sure it is safe to drink. By Sabra Chartrand. 10:04:11 AM

CitySearch to Start Search Engine. CitySearch is planning a new advertising program that puts a local spin on the highly successful pay-per-click approaches of Google and Overture. By Bob Tedeschi. 10:04:10 AM

Songs to Start Out on Video Games. In a first for the music industry, a big record label will introduce songs on a new video game, Vendetta, not the radio. By Lynette Holloway. 10:04:09 AM

AOL Is Planning a Fast-Forward Answer to TiVo. A secretive team at AOL Time Warner has begun talking with cable and media companies about co-opting the revolution that TiVo kicked off. By David D. Kirkpatrick. 10:04:08 AM

As Cellphones Become Cuter, Clarity Suffers. Industry analysts, researchers and consumers say that many of the small, versatile new models are not as good as the old ones. By Matt Richtel. 10:04:08 AM

Marketers Brace for War. The prospect of war is casting a shadow over Madison Avenue as worried advertisers postpone media-buying decisions. By Stuart Elliott. 10:04:08 AM

Japan's Stock Index Plunges to a 20-Year Low. The fall set off alarm bells in the government and central bank, where officials are discussing ways to prop up stock prices and the dollar. By Ken Belson. 10:04:07 AM

Stocks Fall on War Fears. Market watchers say that as investors watch the diplomatic jockeying at the U.N. this week, many will steer clear of stocks, leading to anemic volume and more declines. By Reuters. 10:04:07 AM

3 Years After Nasdaq Peak, Investors Crave Safety. Exactly three years ago, all seemed bright to investors. Now there is little to cheer about. By Floyd Norris. 10:04:06 AM

Senators' Husbands In Velvet Gloves. Bill Clinton and Bob Dole's discussion on CBS's "60 Minutes" last night was most notable for its well-honed exchange on Iraq and taxes. By Alessandra Stanley. 10:04:05 AM

Guam, Hurt by Slump, Hopes for Economic Help From Military. For the Pentagon, Guam's new appreciation of the military comes as the Bush administration reviews American troop levels in Northeast Asia. By James Brooke. 10:04:05 AM

Antiwar Clerics Wonder if Bush Hears Their Call. The leaders of American churches opposed to a war with Iraq have grown frustrated that they have not been able to see President Bush to express their anxieties. By Elisabeth Bumiller. 10:04:05 AM

Texans See as Much to Lose as to Gain From War. In this heart of Bush country, views of war with Iraq run the gamut of national opinion. For every unswerving proponent, there is a foe or equivocator. By Peter T. Kilborn. 10:04:04 AM

Iranian Cyclist to Be Released as Agency Lets Asylum Stand. The I.N.S. will not appeal a judge's grant of political asylum to an Iranian cyclist who was arrested last fall while on a self-described peace mission. By Nick Madigan. 10:04:04 AM

Democratic Hopefuls Find Antiwar Minefield in Iowa. Last weekend, Democratic presidential candidates in Iowa got a taste of the complicated new world of trying to campaign at a time of a near-war. By Adam Nagourney. 10:04:03 AM

New Analysis Sees Shuttle Breakup Beginning Earlier. A NASA analysis shows that the Columbia was already spinning out of control in the last two seconds of data transmission. By Matthew L. Wald with John Schwartz. 10:04:03 AM

U.S. Says Iraq Retools Rockets for Illicit Uses. Weapons inspectors recently discovered rockets configured to disperse chemical or biological agents, U.S. officials say. By John H. Cushman Jr. with Steven R. Weisman. 10:04:02 AM

Urgent Diplomacy Fails to Gain U.S. 9 Votes in the U.N.. Still hopeful that it will get the needed votes, the Bush administration will press for action this week on a new Iraq deadline. By Steven R. Weisman with Felicity Barringer. 10:04:02 AM