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   December 27, 2001   QUOTE OF THE DAY "I don't like people knowing my bus=
iness, but to be a viable farmer you have to have government support."  JOH=
N DOLLINGER, who raises corn in Minooka, Ill.   TolkienArchives Examine the=
 World of J. R. R. Tolkien - This sponsored feature includes articles from =
the New York Times archives, slide shows of Tolkien's artwork, multimedia p=
resentations from New Line Cinema, weekly trivia quizzes and more.    Explo=
re Tolkien Today .     NATIONAL Passenger With Shoe Bombs First Only Raised=
 Eyebrows  Even after wrestling him to the ground and sedating him, most pa=
ssengers on Flight 63 thought the man who had tried to light his shoes on f=
ire was merely a crank.   New Guidelines Permit Some Sweets for Diabetics  =
The American Diabetes Association said on Wednesday that people with the di=
sease could eat sweets occasionally, as long as they kept their blood sugar=
 levels under control.   Toddler Reported Abducted in Bus Terminal  Scores =
of detectives scoured the Chicago region on Wednesday for a 16-month-old gi=
rl who they believe was abducted from a crowded downtown bus terminal on Ch=
ristmas Eve.     MORE NATIONAL NEWS   Advertisement    Listen to Jack - a N=
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 INTERNATIONAL U.S. Putting Off Plan to Use G.I.'s in Afghan Caves  The Uni=
ted States military is offering incentives to get Afghan forces to take the=
 lead in searching the caves of Tora Bora for traces of Osama bin Laden.   =
Powell Tries to Ease Tension as Kashmir Pressure Builds  Secretary of State=
 Colin L. Powell telephoned leaders in India and Pakistan twice each on Wed=
nesday, urging them to calm the tensions between the two nations.   A Gaunt=
 bin Laden on New Tape  A new videotaped statement from Osama bin Laden tha=
t purports to have been made in late November or early December shows the t=
errorist leader tired and gaunt.     MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS    BUSINESS La=
te Shopping Gives Retailers a Slight Boost  A surge of last-minute shopping=
 may have given the nation's retailers and the economy a small boost, accor=
ding to reports on holiday sales released on Wednesday.   America West Seek=
s Loan Guarantee to Avoid Bankruptcy  Three months after Congress created a=
 board to distribute $10 billion in federal loan guarantees to help the air=
line industry, the first application is coming down to the wire.   Several =
Issues Combine to Cause Biggest Oil Price Jump of the Year  Prices for crud=
e oil recorded their largest jump of the year as traders became increasingl=
y convinced that oil-producing nations would follow through on plans to cut=
 production in January.     MORE BUSINESS NEWS    TECHNOLOGY In Rewritten I=
nternet Fables, the Late Bird Gets the Worm  IWon is among a small group of=
 Internet companies that have managed, by not overextending themselves, to =
survive and pick gems from the remains of the fallen dot-com giants.   Year=
 of Living Geekily: Even the Dogs Evolved  For observers of human nature, t=
he end of the year presents a golden opportunity for spotting geeks in thei=
r native habitats. So where were they in 2001?   And the Password Is . . . =
Waterloo  Even those who are vigilant about guarding passwords may be givin=
g away more than they think.     MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS    POLITICS Security =
Issues Called a Focus of Next Budget  President Bush will propose billions =
of dollars in security initiatives in his new budget, White House officials=
 say.   Guard for Bush Isn't Allowed Aboard Flight  An Arab-American member=
 of President Bush's security detail was denied passage on an American Airl=
ines flight on Tuesday evening.   Bush Ponders Tough Issues at Ranch  While=
 vacationing in Texas, President Bush must consider the next target in the =
war on terrorism, the fate of John Walker Lindh and how to jump-start the e=
conomy.     MORE POLITICS NEWS    SPORTS Deferred Money Creates Snag in Dea=
l for Vaughn  A snag developed in the Mets' attempt to restructure the rema=
ining years of Mo Vaughn's contract, delaying a potential trade between New=
 York and the Angels.   Nuggets' Issel Resigns  Dan Issel resigned as head =
coach and president of the Denver Nuggets, two weeks after he started a nat=
ional furor by using an ethnic insult toward a fan.   Kidd Powers Nets Over=
 Cleveland  After his team had blown a 25-point third-quarter lead and let =
it slip to 2 points with a minute to play, Jason Kidd willed the Nets to a =
win over the Cavaliers.     MORE SPORTS NEWS    ARTS Pompeii's Erotic Fresc=
oes Awake  Buried in A.D. 79, Pompeii's recently restored frescoes are goin=
g public again on Jan. 19.   What's in a Band's Name? Plenty if It's Anthra=
x  Slowly emerging from the Get What You Asked For file, Anthrax has been h=
umbled by its ironic   association with terrorism.   Turning the Camera on =
a Life Marred by a Deadly Prank  Nearly 20 years ago Peter Wade was part of=
 a late-night prank that caused the death of a Conrail conductor. Now he is=
 an American success story.     MORE ARTS NEWS    NY REGION Quality of Life=
 Is High Priority for Bloomberg  Mayor-elect Michael R. Bloomberg announced=
 on Wednesday that his administration would make "a major effort" to roll b=
ack such offenses as prostitution and panhandling.   Hard Questions for Mov=
ement to Shut Indian Point  As a broad coalition unites to close the Indian=
 Point nuclear power plant, which is 30 miles north of Manhattan, the movem=
ent's leaders face some tough choices.   $700 Million in Federal Aid Will G=
o to Affected Businesses  Gov. George E. Pataki announced a plan on Wednesd=
ay to distribute $700 million to businesses in Lower Manhattan.     MORE NY=
 REGION NEWS    OP-ED  Office Pool, 2002   By WILLIAM SAFIRE  Predict what =
will happen in the news in 2002 by answering these multiple choice question=
s.   A Doctor's Story   By BOB HERBERT  An Afghan doctor was imprisoned and=
 tortured by the Taliban before he escaped and fled to the United States.  =
 Textiles and Terrorism   By LAEL BRAINARD  Trade policy that aims to prote=
ct America's textile and apparel industry prevents poor countries from gett=
ing richer and therefore hurts national security.     MORE OP-ED  NEWS    C=
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