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   December 22, 2001   QUOTE OF THE DAY "I wanted the guys who are more lik=
e George Steinbrenner  deep pockets and would do anything to see the Red So=
x win."  MARK LANGE, a Boston Red Sox fan, on the choice of new owners for =
the team.   TolkienArchives Examine the World of J. R. R. Tolkien - This sp=
onsored feature includes articles from the New York Times archives, slide s=
hows of Tolkien's artwork, multimedia presentations from New Line Cinema, w=
eekly trivia quizzes and more.    Explore Tolkien Today .     NATIONAL U.S.=
 Expatriate Is Seen Facing Capital Charge  Administration officials said th=
at John Walker, the American who was captured in Afghanistan, would probabl=
y face at least one capital charge.   U.S. Inquiry Tried, but Failed, to Li=
nk Iraq to Anthrax Attack  The Bush administration made an intense effort t=
o find a link between Iraq and the anthrax attacks, even after scientists d=
etermined the germ was an American strain.   In Largest Schools Takeover, S=
tate Will Run Philadelphia's  The governor of Pennsylvania won the agreemen=
t of the mayor of Philadelphia for an immediate state takeover of the city'=
s public school system.     MORE NATIONAL NEWS   Advertisement   A New Way =
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     [IMAGE]   INTERNATIONAL Convoy Containing Suspected Taliban Leaders Hi=
t by Airstrike  As Afghanistan prepared to install an interim government, U=
nited States jets hit a convoy said to include fleeing Taliban leaders.   N=
ew Clashes in Gaza; Hamas to Limit Suicide Attacks  Six Palestinians were k=
illed on Friday in clashes with Yasir Arafat's police, even as the group Ha=
mas said it would limit suicide attacks.   Argentina's Chaos Raises New Dou=
bts on Monetary Fund  The collapse of Argentina's government has raised fre=
sh questions about the effectiveness of the International Monetary Fund and=
 the financial policies of the United States.     MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS  =
  BUSINESS The Economy May Be Facing More Hurdles  Some signs of a possible=
 economic recovery are not as favorable as they sound, and lurking behind t=
hem are financial imbalances that threaten to retard the recovery.   The AT=
&T Chief's Report Card  Although C. Michael Armstrong failed to realize his=
 original plan for AT&T, in many ways, he was more a victim of outside forc=
es than of a bad strategy.   Interim Presidency Decided in Argentina but Do=
ubts Linger  Argentine political leaders on Friday proposed a three-step pr=
ocess to install a new president, but the country continued to be shaken by=
 doubt and confusion.     MORE BUSINESS NEWS    TECHNOLOGY Delay Sought by =
Microsoft in States' Case  Microsoft asked a federal judge to delay the hea=
rings on the proposed remedies of its antitrust case, a move that would pus=
h the proceeding to August at the earliest.   The Unforeseen Disruption of =
Moving Ahead  A pattern of military confrontation is a model that has been =
increasingly used to describe progress in the worlds of business and techno=
logy.   The AT&T Chief's Report Card  Although C. Michael Armstrong failed =
to realize his original plan for AT&T, in many ways, he was more a victim o=
f outside forces than of a bad strategy.     MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS    POLITI=
CS Totally Extreme Taliban  Did TV ads drive John Walker wild?   After Twis=
ts of a Novel, Congress Goes Home  Congress ended its session with dramatic=
 inaction on the economy.   Before Adjournment, Congress Acts on Bioterrori=
sm and Security  Congress took action on measures to combat bioterrorism, t=
o protect the food supply and to increase security in its last session of t=
he year.     MORE POLITICS NEWS    SPORTS Islanders Beat Rangers to Punch  =
Chris Osgood made most of his 28 saves after Michael Peca's tie-breaking go=
al and preserved a victory that put the Islanders in a tie for first place =
in the Atlantic Division.   Nets' Game Stalls Against Indiana  The Nets cro=
ssed up their passes, fell short on their shots and stared into the distanc=
e   on defense in a loss to the Indiana Pacers.   Dick Schaap, Ubiquitous S=
ports Journalist, Dies at 67  Dick Schaap, the affable and ubiquitous journ=
alist who embodied the role of the "as told to" writer of autobiographies, =
died as a result of complications after hip replacement surgery .     MORE =
SPORTS NEWS    ARTS A New Chief Steps in at a Changed National Endowment fo=
r the Arts  The Senate confirmed a new chairman  of   the National Endowmen=
t for the Arts late   Thursday and hardly anyone noticed.   The Unforeseen =
Disruption of Moving Ahead  A pattern of military confrontation is a model =
that has been increasingly used to describe progress in the worlds of busin=
ess and technology.   A Poet's Palestine as a Metaphor  As the Palestinian =
poet Mahmoud Darwish has observed, Palestine is not simply a plot of land, =
any more than Israel is a plot of land in the Jewish imagination.     MORE =
ARTS NEWS    NY REGION Head of Fund Says Families Should State Their Cases =
 The special master of the federal fund for Sept. 11 victims urged disappoi=
nted families to seek a   hearing to argue for larger compensation awards. =
  And Now, a New York Version of Star Wars  A bill passed by both houses of=
 the state legislature requires cities to install downward-focused streetli=
ghts to prevent light pollution.   Political Map in Connecticut Is Redrawn =
 State lawmakers approved a new Congressional map that redraws Connecticut'=
s six House districts into five.     MORE NY REGION NEWS    OP-ED  Totally =
Extreme Taliban   By THOMAS FRANK  Did TV ads drive John Walker wild?   Sie=
ge Mentality in Buenos Aires   By NOGA TARNOPOLSKY  Argentina's political c=
lass implodes again.   The Road to Equal Education    The effort to rescue =
millions of disadvantaged children from failing schools can succeed only if=
 President Bush places the full weight of his office behind the new law.   =
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