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   January 29, 2002   QUOTE OF THE DAY "We're resilient; this is New Orlean=
s. But how are we just going to wait for days and days until the next parad=
e? We need our fix."  ARTHUR HARDY, publisher of a Mardi Gras guide, on the=
 city's decision to stop Mardi Gras parades during Super Bowl weekend.   NA=
TIONAL U.S. Is Requesting Tighter Security at Utah Olympics  Out of concern=
 that some sites have not been adequately protected, the Justice Department=
 has requested major security changes at the Olympic Games.   Bush Says Pri=
vacy Is Needed on Data From Enron Talks  President Bush on Monday defended =
his refusal to turn over information to Congress about contacts between Enr=
on and the administration's energy task force.   Act on Clean-Elections Law=
, Court Orders  The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has brought bac=
k a statute long believed dead: the Massachusetts Clean Elections Law.     =
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ted by Andrew Ross Sorkin.  Sign up now!   [IMAGE]   INTERNATIONAL Bush Rec=
onsiders Stand on Treating Captives of War  President Bush said he was reco=
nsidering the question of whether detainees held in Guant?namo Bay, Cuba, s=
hould be protected under the Geneva Convention.   Saudi Affirms U.S. Ties b=
ut Says Bush Ignores Palestinians' Cause  In a rare interview, Crown Prince=
 Abdullah of Saudi Arabia embraced the United States as a close friend, but=
 criticized American policy in the Middle East.   Bush Offers Afghanistan U=
.S. Help for Training of Military and Police  President Bush vowed to build=
 "a lasting partnership" with Afghanistan, by helping it train forces and o=
ffering $50 million in credit for private investments.     MORE INTERNATION=
AL NEWS    BUSINESS Bush Says Privacy Is Needed on Data From Enron Talks  P=
resident Bush on Monday defended his refusal to turn over information to Co=
ngress about contacts between Enron and the administration's energy task fo=
rce.   In Another Big Bankruptcy, a Fiber Optic Venture Fails  Global Cross=
ing, which spent five years and $15 billion to build a worldwide network of=
 high-speed Internet and telephone lines, filed for bankruptcy protection. =
  Back From the Brink, Xerox Posts a Return to Operating Profit  It appears=
 that the pain of cutting jobs, selling assets and fighting off allegations=
 of accounting irregularities have paid off for Xerox.     MORE BUSINESS NE=
WS    TECHNOLOGY In Another Big Bankruptcy, a Fiber Optic Venture Fails  Gl=
obal Crossing, which spent five years and $15 billion to build a worldwide =
network of high-speed Internet and telephone lines, filed for bankruptcy pr=
otection.   Back From the Brink, Xerox Posts a Return to Operating Profit  =
It appears that the pain of cutting jobs, selling assets and fighting off a=
llegations of accounting irregularities have paid off for Xerox.   Chip Mak=
ers in Japan See Only Trouble  Toshiba and Fujitsu are scheduled to announc=
e results on Tuesday for the third fiscal quarter, and both are expected to=
 be severely downbeat.     MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS    POLITICS Bush Reconsider=
s Stand on Treating Captives of War  President Bush said he was reconsideri=
ng the question of whether detainees held in Guant?namo Bay, Cuba, should b=
e protected under the Geneva Convention.   Bush Proposes Drug Benefit for t=
he Low-Income Elderly  President Bush on Monday proposed spending $190 bill=
ion over the next decade to overhaul Medicare and provide prescription-drug=
 benefits to the elderly.   Bush Says Privacy Is Needed on Data From Enron =
Talks  President Bush on Monday defended his refusal to turn over informati=
on to Congress about contacts between Enron and the administration's energy=
 task force.     MORE POLITICS NEWS    SPORTS Belichick Dodges, Parries and=
 Wins  Coach Bill Belichick summoned his flat-line voice and inscrutable fa=
cial expressions when asked about the Patriots' quarterback situation.   U.=
S. Is Requesting Tighter Security at Utah Olympics  Out of concern that som=
e sites have not been adequately protected, the Justice Department has requ=
ested major security changes at the Olympic Games.   Concern Over Health Ri=
sk Stemming Use of Painkillers  Since Alonzo Mourning was found to have a k=
idney disorder, many players in the N.B.A. have grown concerned about the u=
se of anti-inflammatory drugs.     MORE SPORTS NEWS    ARTS Jewish Museum S=
how Looks Nazis in the Face and Creates a Fuss  The show's   idea, the muse=
um says, is to bring together   works using images of Nazis and the Holocau=
st that focus not on the victims but on the   perpetrators for a change.   =
The Old Man Who Loved the Sea, and Papa  When Gregorio Fuentes, Ernest Hemi=
ngway's fishing companion and confidant, died earlier this month in Cuba, t=
he sadness spread back to the Chicago suburb where Hemingway was born and r=
aised.   Flamenco Dares the Unpredictable  Flamenco, for all its strictly d=
efined musical and dance forms, is an art of extremes.     MORE ARTS NEWS  =
  NY REGION Seeking Safety, Manhattan Firms are Scattering  Morgan Stanley,=
 Goldman Sachs and Marsh & McClennan are all planning on decentralizing the=
ir operations, part of a trend that does not bode well for Lower Manhattan.=
   Huge Police Presence Is Readied for World Economic Forum  Protesters at =
the World Economic Forum later this week can expect to see 3,800 police off=
icers with zero tolerance for any violations of the law.   Bloomberg Is Inc=
reasing City Lobbying in Washington  Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has started=
 to aggressively lobby on Capitol Hill to put New York City's needs front a=
nd center with the nation's lawmakers.     MORE NY REGION NEWS    OP-ED  Th=
e Great Divide   By PAUL KRUGMAN  I predict that in   the years ahead Enron=
, not Sept. 11,   will come to be seen as the greater   turning point in Am=
erican society.   A Need for Prudence in the Persian Gulf   By SHIBLEY TELH=
AMI  Over time, the United States and Saudi   Arabia should begin talks to =
reduce   the American military presence, because our mutual interests will =
require that change.   Argentines Check Their Baggage   By ROBERTO GONZ?LEZ=
 ECHVARR?A  The Argentines now returning to   Spain are very different from=
 their   grandparents, many of whom were   poor Spanish emigrants.     MORE=
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