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The New York Times on the Web Thursday, October 18, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com New From NYTimes.com Get DealBook -- your daily briefing on the latest and most comprehensive news about market-moving mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, private equity transactions, venture capital deals and Wall Street maneuverings, all delivered before the market's opening bell. Get analyst presentations, SEC filings, press releases and more. http://www.nytimes.com/services/email/email.html#dealbook QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "More people have been struck by lightning in the last 10 days, I'll bet, than have contracted anthrax. The country badly needs to settle down." -SENATOR JOHN McCAIN http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/national/18SCEN.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= Tests Find 31 Workers Exposed to Anthrax in Capitol Concern about biological terrorism heightened as preliminary tests showed that 31 workers on Capitol Hill were exposed to anthrax spores. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/national/18ANTH.html?todaysheadlines ----- U.S. Seeks to Build a Stock of Vaccine Against Smallpox Federal health officials are negotiating with four drug companies to buy 300 million doses of smallpox vaccine enough for every American. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/national/18SMAL.html?todaysheadlines ----- Impact of Grounding Jets Is Still Unclear The head of the Federal Aviation Administration suggested in a speech that an order to ground all planes on the morning of Sept. 11 had prevented additional jets from being hijacked. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/national/18HIJA.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadline /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ Listen To An Exclusive Audio Program From Robin Williams - Free! 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develop ties with China that resemble the "strategic partnership" envisaged by President Clinton. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/international/18PREX.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadline BUSINESS ========================= Life Insurers Seek Study of Terror Aid At a time when the fear of bioterrorism is spreading, the life insurance industry plans to ask the White House and Congress to consider providing aid in the event of a major attack. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/business/18INSU.html?todaysheadlines ----- Greenspan Sees Economic Slide as Temporary Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman, said that the United States would soon start benefiting again from the advances in technology that helped fuel the boom of the late 1990's. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/business/18FED.html?todaysheadlines ----- U.S. Acts to Increase Supply of Drugs to Counter Anthrax The government and the drug industry took steps to increase the production of the antibiotic Cipro and approve a broader range of drugs that fight the potentially deadly bacterium. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/business/18DRUG.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE BUSINESS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadline TECHNOLOGY ========================= Online Downturn Means Drop for AOL Time Warner Despite overall third-quarter results that met or exceeded analysts' expectations, America Online, the Internet unit of AOL Time Warner, fell far short of predictions. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/technology/18AOL.html?todaysheadlines ----- EMC Reports Drop in Sales and a Loss in the Quarter The EMC Corporation said that sales in the third quarter had tumbled to $1.21 billion and that it had its first quarterly loss since 1989. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/technology/18STOR.html?todaysheadlines ----- Apple Tops Analysts' Lowered Forecasts Apple Computer, saying it has been buoyed by strong sales to schools and students, reported results for its fourth quarter that exceeded analysts' expectations. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/technology/18APPL.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadline POLITICS ========================= Sense of Unease Grips Anthrax Preoccupied Washington Whoever has made a target of offices with letters containing white powder has succeeded in sowing anxiety among the chattering classes of Washington. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/national/18SCEN.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush's New Focus Requires a Shift in His China Policy The events of the last five weeks have made it critical for President Bush to develop ties with China that resemble the "strategic partnership" envisaged by President Clinton. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/international/18PREX.html?todaysheadlines ----- White House Lays Out Plans for $20 Billion in Emergency Funds The Bush administration proposed a plan for dividing the next $20 billion of emergency government spending among military and domestic needs. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/national/18BUDG.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE POLITICS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadline SPORTS ========================= Pettitte and O'Neill Lead Game 1 Charge Andy Pettitte pitched brilliantly for eight innings, Paul O'Neill hit a two-run homer and the Yankees opened the A.L.C.S. with a 4-2 win over the Seattle Mariners. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/sports/baseball/18YANK.html?todaysheadlines ----- Keeping Knoblauch Proves a Boon It was a bright decision to hang onto Chuck Knoblauch in June, and it looked even shrewder after he slapped three hits and drove in the first run of Game 1. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/sports/baseball/18CURR.html?todaysheadlines ----- Lopez's Homer Starts Braves Rout Javy Lopez homered off Miguel Batista in the seventh inning to break a 1-1 tie and help the Braves to a victory in Game 2 of the N.L.C.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/sports/baseball/18ARIZ.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadline ARTS ========================= A Walk With Ishmael in That Island City Following Ishmael through the streets of his New York in "Moby-Dick" which was published 150 years ago today you feel a miraculous harpoon-stab of connection. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/arts/18MOBY.html?todaysheadlines ----- Gleefully Skewering the Quirks of Humanity The Atlantic Theater Company's uneven production of 10 of Shel Silverstein's short plays is a fond tribute to an independent and eccentric intelligence. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/arts/theater/18SHEL.html?todaysheadlines ----- Strange Yet Convincing, a Requiem Breaks the Rules The Berlioz Requiem, which the Boston Symphony and Seiji Ozawa took to Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, is like a lyrical voyage into outer space. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/arts/music/18SYMP.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadline NY REGION ========================= Pataki Quits Manhattan Office After Anthrax Is Found Gov. George E. Pataki and his staff evacuated his Midtown Manhattan office and immediately began taking antibiotics after preliminary tests found anthrax spores in an area within his office. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/nyregion/18YORK.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Opposes More Aid Now for New York The Bush administration balked at providing billions more dollars in new aid to New York this year, quashing hopes Gov. George E. Pataki had for receiving $54 billion in federal aid. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/nyregion/18AID.html?todaysheadlines ----- Doctor in City Reported Anthrax Case Before Florida Dr. Richard Fried expressed concerns about anthrax infection to health officials when he discovered a skin lesion on a patient - who happened to work at NBC. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/nyregion/18DOC.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadline OP-ED ========================= Bush's Shanghai Gesture By WILLIAM SAFIRE While in Shanghai, President Bush must drive home the message that those who want to participate in prosperity are obliged to join America in crushing terrorism. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/opinion/18SAFI.html?todaysheadlines ----- The Democrats Fiddle By BOB HERBERT Earth to Democrats: a major, life-threatening crisis has enveloped the city and the nation and it would behoove anyone aspiring to leadership to deal with that first and get back to your infantile squabbles. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/opinion/18HERB.html?todaysheadlines ----- Who Made the Anthrax? By RICHARD BUTLER First we need to discover who made the anthrax. The politics of how to respond will then follow. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/18/opinion/18BUTL.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE OP-ED NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html?todaysheadline HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------ You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. To cancel delivery, change delivery options, change your e-mail address or sign up for other newsletters, see http://www.nytimes.com/email. Check or uncheck the headlines you would like to receive and remember to go to the bottom of the page and click on "Save Selections." To change your e-mail address, go to our help center: http://www.nytimes.com/help. Suggestions and feedback are welcome at feedback@nytimes.com. 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