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   December 25, 2001   QUOTE OF THE DAY "I think he's handled the situation=
 properly and he's showing that he's a strong president. I don't even look =
at him now as having bought the presidency. I just look at him as president=
."  STEVEN PRICE, a Florida barber who, like many other blacks, has turned =
toward supporting President Bush.   TolkienArchives Examine the World of J.=
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 from New Line Cinema, weekly trivia quizzes and more.    Explore Tolkien T=
oday .     NATIONAL Officials Remain Uncertain on Identity of Suspect on Je=
t  The man who tried to ignite explosives in his shoes on a flight from Par=
is to Miami was ordered held in federal custody pending a detention hearing=
 on Friday.   Blacks Who Voted Against Bush Offer Support to Him in Wartime=
  A striking component of President Bush's immense public approval is his h=
igh level of support from black Americans, hardly any of whom voted for him=
.   Health Care Is New Darling of Pork Barrel Spending  Pork barrel spendin=
g used to mean roads and bridges. Now health care projects are also singled=
 out by Congress to receive tens of millions of federal dollars.     MORE N=
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TIONAL Big Troop Buildup Mounted by India and Pakistan  Both countries are =
mounting large-scale troop buildups along their border in response to risin=
g antagonism since a suicide attack this month on India's Parliament.   For=
 Marines, There's Powder for Eggnog, Tunes on Vinyl  On Christmas Eve at th=
e American Embassy in Kabul, the marines played host with their usual insis=
tence on ceremony and flair for making do.   Israeli Troops Arrest Seven In=
 West Bank Raid  Israeli troops with tanks and helicopters raided a Palesti=
nian-controlled village in the northern West Bank early Tuesday and arreste=
d seven Palestinians, Israeli and Palestinian sources said.     MORE INTERN=
ATIONAL NEWS    BUSINESS Trying to Keep Young Internet Users From a Life of=
 Piracy  America's rush to the online world has created an enormous populat=
ion of ever-younger computer pirates.   Coors Acquires a Big Brand in Brita=
in  Seeking to expand abroad as it faces greater pressure from rivals at ho=
me, the Adolph Coors Company will buy the Carling operations of Bass Brewer=
s for $1.7 billion.   Lego Tinkered With Success, and Is Now Paying a Price=
  After years of booming sales, Lego may have lost its way by incorporating=
 too many electronics and licensed toys into its product mix.     MORE BUSI=
NESS NEWS    TECHNOLOGY Trying to Keep Young Internet Users From a Life of =
Piracy  America's rush to the online world has created an enormous populati=
on of ever-younger computer pirates.   Lego Tinkered With Success, and Is N=
ow Paying a Price  After years of booming sales, Lego may have lost its way=
 by incorporating too many electronics and licensed toys into its product m=
ix.   HotJobs.com Tells Suitor to Bolster Its Offer or Lose a Deal  The bid=
ding war for it cooling, HotJobs.com seems likely to begin formal acquisiti=
on negotiations with Yahoo on Thursday.     MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS    POLITIC=
S Health Care Is New Darling of Pork Barrel Spending  Pork barrel spending =
used to mean roads and bridges. Now health care projects are also singled o=
ut by Congress to receive tens of millions of federal dollars.   Bush Forma=
lizes Lines of Succession at 7 Cabinet Departments  President Bush has form=
alized the line of succession at several crucial federal agencies in case a=
 cabinet secretary is killed or incapacitated.   Report Faults Fiscal Revie=
w of Nuclear Plants  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has failed to adequa=
tely ensure that owners have enough money to safely own, operate and later =
decommission nuclear power plants.     MORE POLITICS NEWS    SPORTS Jets Di=
scover Even Laterals Are an Option  The Jets discovered on Sunday that they=
 could survive even if Vinny Testaverde tried an improvisational lateral in=
 the final minutes of the game.   Giants Lose Sehorn Against Eagles  Jason =
Sehorn will not play in Sunday's pivotal game against the Eagles because of=
 a severely sprained ankle, and may not play again this season.   Recalling=
 the Assists From Clyde  The short life of Clyde Frazier Jr. provides a cha=
nce to reflect upon the grace of a man who provided hope and opportunity to=
 inner-city girls with a talent for basketball.     MORE SPORTS NEWS    ART=
S Master of the Boast, King of the Ring, Vision of the Future  "Ali" is dir=
ector Michael Mann's first movie with feeling; his overwhelming love of its=
 subject will turn audiences into exuberant, thrilled fight crowds.   The A=
rtist Louise Bourgeois at 90, Weaving Complexities  She has witnessed most =
of the art movements of the last century and influenced her share. And she =
is still innovating.   A Knight Astride a White Charger  "Kate and Leopold"=
 has   only the most tangential relation to   reality, and therein lies its=
 slender   charm.     MORE ARTS NEWS    NY REGION Experts Urging Broader In=
quiry in Towers' Fall  Structural engineers and fire-safety experts are cal=
ling for a new, independent and better-financed inquiry into how and why th=
e twin towers fell on Sept. 11.   Bloomberg Vows to Work at Center of Thing=
s  Mayor-elect Michael R. Bloomberg said that he would create a large, open=
 office in the heart of City Hall  modeled after the one that he used to ma=
nage his private company, Bloomberg L.P.   Union Head Objects to Anthrax Va=
ccine Program  The president of the New York region's postal workers union =
said he objected to the anthrax vaccinations that the federal government wo=
uld be offering to post office employees in a few days.     MORE NY REGION =
NEWS    OP-ED  The Scrooge Syndrome   By PAUL KRUGMAN  A sum of money that =
  Americans would hardly notice, a   dime a day for the average citizen,   =
would quite literally save the lives of   millions.   Human Rights at Home =
  By JOHN SHATTUCK  We hear that the war against terrorism requires us to t=
rim  civil liberties at home. But secret military tribunals will not improv=
e our safety.   Season's Greetings From Houston, the Bipolar City   By MIMI=
 SWARTZ  Houston couldn't   stop itself from overreaching, and   Houston wo=
uldn't be able to stop itself   from crashing again, either.     MORE OP-ED=
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