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   February 5, 2002   QUOTE OF THE DAY "I got 3,500 over 10 years, but our =
friend, Kay Bailey Hutchison, she got 99,000. Heck, I'm the chairman of the=
 committee. That wasn't a contribution. That was an insult."  ERNEST F. HOL=
LINGS, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, when asked if he had rece=
ived contributions from Enron.   NATIONAL Bush's Aggressive Accounting  In =
short, the administration's strategy is to prevent criticism of what amount=
s to a fiscal debacle by wrapping its budget in the flag.   Cutting Taxes F=
aster Would Help Everyone  Government can't inject money into an economy un=
less it first   takes the money out.   Security Kicks in Before the Winter =
Games  With opening ceremonies just four days away, all the plans to keep t=
he Winter Olympics  safe are kicking in.     MORE NATIONAL NEWS    Advertis=
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ter  Membership!   [IMAGE]   INTERNATIONAL Annan Cautions Business as World=
 Forum Ends  The United Nations chief closed the World Economic Forum by te=
lling business leaders that "business cannot afford to be seen as the probl=
em."   Iraq Proposes U.N. Talks, and Gets a Wary Reply  Iraq's offer for ta=
lks had all the hallmarks of an attempt by its leader, Saddam Hussein, to b=
uild up international resistance to an American attack.   Israeli's Dual Jo=
b: Chief of Defense, and Dissent  The man proposing to lead a coalition to =
unseat the prime minister is also in charge of leading the military methods=
 the coalition is attacking.     MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS    BUSINESS Senato=
rs to Vote to Issue Subpoena to Ex-Enron Chief  Republicans and Democrats o=
n the Senate Commerce Committee said they would vote Tuesday to issue a sub=
poena to compel an appearance by Kenneth L. Lay.   Deal at Enron Gave Insid=
ers Quick Fortunes  A small group of insiders at Enron made millions in pro=
fits in secret deals with some of the partnerships that ultimately brought =
the company to its knees.   Ernst & Young Latest Auditor Moving to Alter So=
me Practices  Ernst & Young said that it would stop selling information tec=
hnology services to companies it audits and that it would no longer serve a=
s internal accountant and external auditor at the same company.     MORE BU=
SINESS NEWS    TECHNOLOGY Hewlett Lifts Profit Outlook and Each Side in War=
 Exults  Both sides in the spirited proxy contest over Hewlett-Packard's pl=
an to buy Compaq Computer pointed to HP's performance, which was better tha=
n expected, as proof of their claims.   Williams Companies Lists Possible S=
teps to Bolster Rating  The Williams Companies said that it planned to step=
 up asset sales and that it might issue shares to strengthen its balance sh=
eet and retain its investment-grade credit rating.   Muslims Feel Sept. 11 =
Chill as Mecca Plays It Safe  The Saudis have begun collecting personal dat=
a from Muslim visitors to start a system for tracking and identifying them.=
     MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS    POLITICS As Troubles Multiply, the Budget Equa=
tion Changes  On Monday, President Bush sent Congress a new budget plan, wh=
ich has little extra money for anything other than national security and ta=
x cuts.   Senators to Vote to Issue Subpoena to Ex-Enron Chief  Republicans=
 and Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee said they would vote Tuesda=
y to issue a subpoena to compel an appearance by Kenneth L. Lay.   Anti-Tax=
 Leader Confesses He Used Campaign Money  Tim Eyman, a businessman who was =
the champion of several tax-cutting initiatives in Washington State, said o=
n Monday that he had profited personally from political fund-raising drives=
.     MORE POLITICS NEWS    SPORTS When Push Came to Shove, Patriots Did Bo=
th  The Patriots exerted their will on the Rams and forced the Super Bowl t=
o be played on their terms.   Introverted Coach Finally Out of His Shell  A=
s a winning Super Bowl coach, the Patriots' Bill Belichick has attained a s=
tature that for years was thought to be beyond his personality.   In Great =
Matchup, Only Nets Are Great  Led by Keith Van Horn's 25 points, the Nets t=
ook apart the Kings, who had the N.B.A.'s best record entering the lopsided=
 game.     MORE SPORTS NEWS    ARTS Restoration of a Leonardo Is Ruled Out =
 Critics of the proposed restoration of "The Adoration of the Magi" see the=
 decision as a moral victory and a personal vindication.   WNYC-FM Reassess=
es Program Format  Station managers are studying whether to cut back perman=
ently on classical music as part of a larger plan to revamp all of its prog=
ramming.   A Dead Man's Failed Muse and Lost Women  Athol Fugard's "Sorrows=
 and Rejoicings" is a   play about irrevocably divided selves.     MORE ART=
S NEWS    NY REGION Electricity Crisis Eases in New York  New York City, wh=
ich faced an electricity crisis last summer, now has all the energy it need=
s through at least mid-2003 and perhaps beyond, experts say.   So Long New =
York, and Thanks for a Mostly Well-Ordered Bash  In the end, the World Econ=
omic Forum went off so smoothly that  aside from some minor traffic inconve=
niences  the lives of most New Yorkers were unaffected.   In Albany, School=
 Boards Lose Backing  Black and Hispanic members of the State Assembly are =
saying New York City's community school boards have failed minority communi=
ties.     MORE NY REGION NEWS    OP-ED  Bush's Aggressive Accounting   By  =
PAUL KRUGMAN  In short, the administration's strategy is to prevent critici=
sm of what amounts to a fiscal debacle by wrapping its budget in the flag. =
  The Wrong Lessons of the Somalia Debacle   By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF  With l=
uck, Afghanistan will again prove that helping war-torn third-world countri=
es is a smarter policy than running away from them.   Is the Human Rights E=
ra Ending?   By MICHAEL IGNATIEFF  If Washington   turns away, the human ri=
ghts movement loses the   one government whose power can be   decisive in s=
topping human rights   abuses.     MORE OP-ED  NEWS    About This E-Mail Yo=
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