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The New York Times on the Web Tuesday, November 20, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com /-------------------Also From NYTimes.com------------------\ Holiday Shopping Take advantage of special offers and discounts -- on gifts, travel and luxury items from NYTimes.com's premium advertisers -- with the Holiday Shopping E-Mail. http://www.nytimes.com/services/email/email.html#holiday \---------------------------------------------------------/ QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "We will do all we can to help the process along. We will push and prod. We will present ideas." -COLIN L. POWELL, secretary of state, on joining the Middle East peace process. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/international/middleeast/20DIPL.html?todaysheadlines NATIONAL ========================= 4 Commanders Seek Staff Role for the F.B.I. The military's major regional commanders have asked that F.B.I. and Treasury Department agents be assigned to their staffs to improve coordination. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/national/20COMM.html?todaysheadlines ----- Holiday Travel Volume Looks Steady, but Americans Are Staying Close to the Ground Evidence suggests that Americans are scrambling in almost the same numbers at least on the ground as last year. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/national/20TRAV.html?todaysheadlines ----- Muslim Group Seeks to Meet Billy Graham's Son A Muslim advocacy organization sent a letter to the Rev. Franklin Graham, to discuss remarks that Mr. Graham made describing Islam as evil. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/national/20GRAH.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadline /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ Download tools covering 16 platforms at no charge today! 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Get trial copies of these products today and benefit from the 1,000 leading edge development tools, products and technical info available. http://ads.nyt.com/th.ad/th-ibmd/ibm11.19.html/?_RM_REDIR_=http://www.developer.ibm.com/devcon/titlepg.htm \---------------------------------------------------------/ INTERNATIONAL ========================= Alliance in Kabul Will Share Power, U.S. Envoy Reports The Northern Alliance is said to have agreed to surrender power in the Afghan capital to a transitional government that will be broad-based and multiethnic. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/international/asia/20ALLI.html?todaysheadlines ----- U.S. Tells Afghans of Rewards for bin Laden The United States broadcast a new radio message announcing a $25 million cash reward for information leading to Osama bin Laden's location or capture. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/international/20MILI.html?todaysheadlines ----- Indictment by Spanish Judge Portrays a Secret Terror Cell A long indictment illuminates the workings of what a Spanish judge charged was a terror cell whose members may have helped to prepare the Sept. 11 attacks. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/international/europe/20SPAI.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadline BUSINESS ========================= Preserving Hubs Is the Method Behind the Madness A study shows that while passenger capacity at big airports has decreased by as much as a third, the biggest carriers' dominance at many of those airports has increased. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/business/20AIR.html?todaysheadlines ----- Wall Street Sees Possibility of a New Suitor for Conoco The stock markets were abuzz Monday with speculation that a suitor other than Phillips Petroleum might emerge to woo Conoco, the fourth-largest oil company in the United States. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/business/20OIL.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Rebound in Search of a Reason Stocks are strutting their stuff again, up 20 percent or more from their September lows. By conventional measures then, the bull market is back. But does it have stamina?. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/business/20PLAC.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE BUSINESS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadline TECHNOLOGY ========================= StarMedia Will Restate Its Financial Results StarMedia Network said that an internal investigation uncovered about $10 million of revenue improperly reported by subsidiaries in Mexico. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/technology/20NET.html?todaysheadlines ----- British Wireless Operation Strikes Out on Its Own While courting investors before the spinoff of mmO2, British Telecommunications' wireless unit, Peter Erskine, the chief executive of the business, spoke frankly about the company's problems. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/business/worldbusiness/20PHON.html?todaysheadlines ----- Government Reviving Ties to Scientists A new sense of urgency about terrorism has prompted the Bush administration to try to repair federal relations with the nation's scientific elite. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/science/20ADVI.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadline POLITICS ========================= Powell Pledges New U.S. Role in Middle East After 10 months of hesitation, the secretary of state said that he would send high-level envoys immediately to the Middle East to try to restart peace talks. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/international/middleeast/20DIPL.html?todaysheadlines ----- Investigators Liken Anthrax in Leahy Letter to That Sent to Daschle Scientists for the F.B.I. said a sample taken late last week showed the presence of 23,000 anthrax spores. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/politics/20INQU.html?todaysheadlines ----- Bush Offers Public Defense of Military Tribunals Order President Bush said he needed the option "should we ever bring one of these Al Qaeda members in alive." http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/politics/20BUSH.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE POLITICS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadline SPORTS ========================= Moss Breaks Out in Viking Win Minnesota repeatedly caught the Giants in chancy blitzes, and Randy Moss caught three touchdown passes in the Vikings' win on Monday night. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/sports/football/20GIAN.html?todaysheadlines ----- Budgets Will Stretch for Giambi and Bonds With the exception of Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds, the 2001 free agents, who can begin signing contracts on Tuesday, will find a cool financial climate. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/sports/baseball/20BASE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Grbac and Ravens' Offense Floundering Ten games into their title defense, the Ravens are 6-4 and their offense is languishing under the leadership of quarterback Elvis Grbac. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/sports/football/20GEOR.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE SPORTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadline ARTS ========================= Chief Witness Accuses Former Boss at Sotheby's The central witness in the trial of A. Alfred Taubman of Sotheby's testified that Mr. Taubman drafted her for a conspiracy with Christie's. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/arts/20SOTH.html?todaysheadlines ----- The Guggenheim's Scaled-Back Ambition A museum director's risk-taking approach gets a new look in hard times. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/arts/design/20GUGG.html?todaysheadlines ----- Balanchine's All-American Dedication New York City and the nation are awash in patriotic sentiment. George Balanchine would probably have been one of the most fervent of flag-wavers. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/arts/dance/20GEOR.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE ARTS NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadline NY REGION ========================= Inquiry Focus: Pilot Training in Emergencies Investigators are scrutinizing training that involves unusual emphasis on using the rudder to regain control of an airplane. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/nyregion/20CRAS.html?todaysheadlines ----- Manhattan's U.S. Attorney Built Legacy of Fighting Terror Mary Jo White's legacy will inescapably be bound up in the aggressive pursuit of high-profile terrorism cases. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/nyregion/20TENU.html?todaysheadlines ----- Nassau Health System Woes Haunt Shaky County Nassau County split off its public health care system in 1999 to aid both the county and the health system, but now they are both suffering. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/nyregion/20NASS.html?todaysheadlines ----- MORE NY REGION NEWS: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadline OP-ED ========================= Today's News Quiz By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Where Islam is imbedded in a pluralistic, democratic society, like in India, it thrives like any other religion. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/opinion/20FRIE.html?todaysheadlines ----- Islam Is Part of the West, Too By WOLFGANG PETRITSCH When we step beyond the us-and-them paradigm, we might remember that Islam is part of the European tradition. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/opinion/20PETR.html?todaysheadlines ----- A Better Chance for Free Trade By MICHAEL M. WEINSTEIN The agreement reached last week in Qatar is good for rich countries, perhaps even better for poor countries and surprisingly protective of the environment. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/20/opinion/20WEIN.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. 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