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   December 31, 2001   QUOTE OF THE DAY "Any kind of assessment of what kin=
d of mayor I am right now is unfair. I don't mean unfair to me; I mean unfa=
ir historically. The assessment   should be made at least a couple of years=
 from now."  RUDOLPH W. GIULIANI.    TolkienArchives Examine the World of J=
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k Times archives, slide shows of Tolkien's artwork, multimedia presentation=
s from New Line Cinema, weekly trivia quizzes and more.    Explore Tolkien =
Today .     NATIONAL In a Town Built Almost Entirely on Tourism, Business B=
ooms  Thanks to 19 special-event weekends a year, Leavenworth, Wash., is bo=
oming while most other tourist destinations are suffering.   Cuts in Parks =
Bring Home Tennessee Budget Woes  A three-year stalemate in the Tennessee G=
eneral Assembly over tax policy and the proposed creation of a state income=
 tax has led to a tightening budget crisis.   I.R.S. Help by Phone Is Slowe=
r and Often Wrong, Study Finds  People calling the Internal Revenue Service=
 for help with their tax returns often get inaccurate information, a new go=
vernment report says.     MORE NATIONAL NEWS   Advertisement    The most co=
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else.  Most listings feature: neighborhood maps, photos, floor plans and vi=
rtual tours.   [IMAGE]   INTERNATIONAL Airborne Troops Relieving Marines at=
 Kandahar Base  The Pentagon has ordered soldiers from the 101st Airborne D=
ivision to relieve the Marine Corps in southern Afghanistan.   The Legacy o=
f the Taliban Is a Sad and Broken Land  The Afghanistan the Taliban left be=
hind seems an almost apocalyptic place, scattered with orphans and the detr=
itus of wars.   Bin Laden Sought Iran as an Ally, U.S. Intelligence Documen=
ts Say  Representatives of Osama bin Laden contacted Iranian agents in the =
mid-1990's in an attempt to forge an anti-American alliance of terror.     =
MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS    BUSINESS In the U.S., Interactive TV Still Await=
s an Audience  It has become a familiar refrain the last decade: this is th=
e year for interactive television. It has not happened. Will it next year? =
  Internet Leash Can Monitor Sex Offenders  Officials in Sangamon County, I=
ll., are using software to restrict the Internet communications of sex offe=
nders.   New View of the Map at Cable and Wireless  Graham Wallace, chief e=
xecutive of Cable and Wireless, is convinced that his company needs to focu=
s on a global Internet-based strategy.     MORE BUSINESS NEWS    TECHNOLOGY=
 In the U.S., Interactive TV Still Awaits an Audience  It has become a fami=
liar refrain the last decade: this is the year for interactive television. =
It has not happened. Will it next year?   Expanion Sought for Online Games =
 Until now, online games have barely registered as a blip on the radar scre=
en of the $14 billon computer game industry. Will 2002 be their breakthroug=
h year?   Internet Leash Can Monitor Sex Offenders  Officials in Sangamon C=
ounty, Ill., are using software to restrict the Internet communications of =
sex offenders.     MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS    POLITICS Bush's Budget Director =
Girds for a Tough Year  In his first year as enforcer of budget discipline,=
 Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. bloodied himself as much as he succeeded in imposi=
ng austerity.   I.R.S. Help by Phone Is Slower and Often Wrong, Study Finds=
  People calling the Internal Revenue Service for help with their tax retur=
ns often get inaccurate information, a new government report says.   A Man =
Who Became More Than a Mayor  After eight years of tumult and change, of lo=
ud celebrations and unimaginable crises, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani will lea=
ve office on Tuesday.     MORE POLITICS NEWS    SPORTS Giants' Playoff Hope=
s Disappear  The Eagles won their first N.F.C. East title in 13 years and e=
liminated the defending division champion Giants from playoff contention.  =
 With Door Open, Jets Hit a Wall  The Jets handled their chance to clinch a=
 playoff spot as poorly as they handled their final, ill-conceived plays in=
 a loss to the Buffalo Bills.   Dolphins Clinch Playoff Bid  The Miami Dolp=
hins stopped the Atlanta Falcons in the waning seconds to win the game and =
clinch a playoff spot.     MORE SPORTS NEWS    ARTS London Revels in Art, C=
heeky or Grandiose  From Pisanello to Victorian nudes and a room with light=
s that blink, London is tooting its own horn again.   In a Muddled Year, Ma=
ny Films Have Reason for Oscar Dreams  The only thing clear and inevitable =
about this year's Oscar race is that some movie will win the best picture p=
rize on the night of March 24.   When a Son Falls in Love With Dad's Intend=
ed  The performance of Verdi's longest opera never completely took hold at =
the Met on Saturday.     MORE ARTS NEWS    NY REGION A Man Who Became More =
Than a Mayor  After eight years of tumult and change, of loud celebrations =
and unimaginable crises, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani will leave office on Tue=
sday.   Bloomberg Chooses Head of Fire Dept.  Mayor-elect Michael R. Bloomb=
erg on Sunday chose Nicholas Scoppetta, who overhauled New York City's chil=
d welfare system, to be the city's next fire commissioner.   Panel Weighs N=
ew Methods for Security in Times Square  The Times Square Business Improvem=
ent District is weighing new security measures, some of which would be like=
ly to lead to clashes with civil liberties groups.     MORE NY REGION NEWS =
   OP-ED  Oh, You '02   By WILLIAM SAFIRE  Although our basic character is =
the same, America is rising to the occasion of making our world safe for ci=
vilization.   A Family Tale   By BOB HERBERT  After hearing Gary Klahr's fa=
mily saga, you don't know whether to raise a glass of Champagne or reach fo=
r a bottle of Excedrin.   Words Fail, Memory Blurs, Life Wins   By JOYCE CA=
ROL OATES  As soon as an experience is over, we begin the inevitable proces=
s of "healing": that is, forgetting.     MORE OP-ED  NEWS    Contribute to =
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