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   December 24, 2001   QUOTE OF THE DAY "When reboarding they went through =
everything. They went through our bags, they made us take our shoes off, bu=
t nobody complained."  GEOFFREY BISSEN, who was on the flight with a man wi=
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     NATIONAL F.B.I. Tests Find Explosive in Shoes of Jet Passenger  Tests =
confirmed that explosives packed with wires had been hidden in the sneakers=
 of a passenger on a Miami-bound jetliner that was forced to land in Boston=
 on Saturday.   A 'Strange' Traveler Acted, and the Passengers Reacted  The=
 passengers of American Airlines Flight 63 arrived in Miami on Sunday, reli=
eved that their resolve had apparently averted a midair catastrophe.   San =
Francisco AIDS Debate Leads to Criminal Charges  Two advocates for people w=
ith AIDS have been charged with more than 30 counts of harassing health off=
icials, researchers, and newspaper reporters.     MORE NATIONAL NEWS   Adve=
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mir's Islamic Guerrillas See Little to Fear From U.S.  Islamic guerrillas i=
n Pakistan who challenge India's rule over Kashmir appear unconcerned that =
they could be the next target in America's war on terror.   Argentine Leade=
r Declares Default on $132 Billion Debt  After a week of riots, Argentina's=
 interim president declared a default on the country's  debt and promised t=
o use the money saved to create jobs and fortify social programs.   New Afg=
han Leaders Begin Tough Tasks  Afghanistan's new interim cabinet meeting fo=
cused its attention to the country's continuing security problems, with min=
isters reporting on the conditions in their provinces.     MORE INTERNATION=
AL NEWS    BUSINESS 'You've Got Mail,' More and More, and Mostly, It Is Jun=
k  Unsolicited commercial e-mail, best known by its   pejorative appellatio=
n, spam, has been annoying Internet users for years. But in the last three =
months, spam has spiked.   Hewlett Aims to Replace the Print Shop  Hewlett-=
Packard hopes to extend the reach of   its printing and imaging division, w=
hich rang up $20 billion in sales this year.   Demand Grows for Net Service=
 at High Speed  Despite lackluster performance by high-speed Internet compa=
nies, Americans are still eager to get broadband Internet access.     MORE =
BUSINESS NEWS    TECHNOLOGY 'You've Got Mail,' More and More, and Mostly, I=
t Is Junk  Unsolicited commercial e-mail, best known by its   pejorative ap=
pellation, spam, has been annoying Internet users for years. But in the las=
t three months, spam has spiked.   Hewlett Aims to Replace the Print Shop  =
Hewlett-Packard hopes to extend the reach of   its printing and imaging div=
ision, which rang up $20 billion in sales this year.   Driven by a Higher C=
alling,  Not Dot-Com Dollars  The collapse of countless e-commerce ventures=
 in 2001 may  have prompted  many to dismiss the   Internet as a viable eco=
nomic platform, but it certainly remains  vital as a creative medium.     M=
ORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS    POLITICS Wartime Forges a Unified Front for Bush Aid=
es  Crisis and war have reshaped the president's foreign policy advisers in=
to a focused group whose muscular tone has matched the unforeseen emergency=
.   Even Without a Stimulus Plan, the Outlook Brightens  Gail D. Fosler, ch=
ief economist at the Conference Board, spoke about the stimulus package in =
Congress and the economic outlook.   Bush Wants More Funding for Domestic S=
ecurity  President Bush plans to propose significant increases in spending =
on domestic U.S. security in his next budget, according to administration o=
fficials.     MORE POLITICS NEWS    SPORTS Jets Creep Closer to the Playoff=
s  The Jets did not so much surge toward the   playoffs as they staggered i=
n that direction with their win over the Colts on Sunday night.   Giants Su=
rvive With Another Rally  A 7-yard touchdown pass with 20 seconds left capp=
ed a rally that gave the Giants a win over Seattle and kept their playoff h=
opes alive.   Tampa Bay Buries New Orleans  Tampa Bay took a big step towar=
d the playoffs with a rout of New Orleans. The Bucs now lead the Saints in =
the race for the final N.F.C. wild-card spot.     MORE SPORTS NEWS    ARTS =
Inheriting an Uneasy Truce Between Art and Government  When Michael Hammond=
 assumes the helm of the   National Endowment for the Arts he will  find hi=
mself in the historically  stormy relationship  between the arts and govern=
ment.   Trading Police Forensics for Writer's Life on 'C.S.I.'  Elizabeth D=
evine, a  crime scene investigator with the Los Angeles County  Sheriff's D=
epartment for 15 years,  left her job to become a writer on the CBS drama "=
C.S.I."   The Quest of 'The Ring': Draw Novices, Not Just Fans  The creator=
s of "The Lord of the Rings" have sought to please both fervent fans of Tol=
kien's work and those unfamiliar with his mythic world.     MORE ARTS NEWS =
   NY REGION Pataki Rethinks Promise of a Pay Raise for Lawyers to the Indi=
gent  Gov. George E. Pataki, who promised nearly a year ago to increase pay=
 for lawyers who represent the poor, is reconsidering that pledge because o=
f new budget deficits.   A Stay-at-Home Public Is Only the Latest Worry for=
 Travel Agents  Some forecasters are warning that waves of failures, bankru=
ptcies and layoffs are about to sweep through the travel agent industry.   =
Toms River Still Asking a Question: `Why Us?'  The results of a six-year, $=
10 million study into the high childhood cancer rate in Toms River, N.J., h=
ave left residents on an emotional fence.     MORE NY REGION NEWS    OP-ED =
 Christmas Dinner for 1,000   By BOB HERBERT  The operators of the soup kit=
chen at the Church of  the Holy Apostles on Ninth Avenue  will try to make =
today, Christmas Eve, a little special for the people  who show up for a me=
al.   Threat of National ID   By WILLIAM SAFIRE  Fear of terrorism has plac=
ed Americans  in danger of trading our "right to be let alone" for the fals=
e sense of  security of a national identification  card.   Betrayed by the =
White House   By IRIS CHANG  Our leaders in Washington must not  be permitt=
ed to sell out the American servicemen used as slave labor in Japan during =
World War II who  gave so much in the fight for freedom.     MORE OP-ED  NE=
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