Modify E-mail Preferences   horiz rule     PageOnePlus toolbar  [IMAGE]          Friday, June 1, 2001     ON THE FRONT PAGE   Texas Retooling Criminal Justice in Wake of Furor   By JIM YARDLEY Texas, which leads the nation in executions and has endured criticism of its death penalty system, is moving to overhaul its criminal justice laws.      McVeigh Lawyers, Citing Fraud, Ask Judge for Stay of Execution   By JO THOMAS Lawyers said Timothy J. McVeigh wanted to hold the government responsible for its failure to produce thousands of pages of evidence at his trial.      Missile Defenses Need More Tests, Key Senator Says   By THOM SHANKER Carl Levin, the next chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said it was unlikely that missile defenses would be fielded in President Bush's current term.      From Germany's East to West, Conservative Tries to Span Gulf   By ROGER COHEN Angela Merkel went from being a member of the former East German Communist youth movement to the leadership of the Christian Democratic Party.      Power Politics: A Failed Energy Plan Catches Up to New York   By NEELA BANERJEE and RICHARD P?REZ-PE?A While energy deregulation was intended to lower prices and stop employers from leaving New York State, rates still remain high and could raise further.      Swift Rise Seen in H.I.V. Cases for Gay Blacks   By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN Young gay black men in six cities are becoming infected with the AIDS virus at the rate of almost 15 percent a year, according to a new study.      6 Siblings Make a Stand, Minus Parents and Power   By SAM HOWE VERHOVEK Three boys and three girls, described as armed and scared, held law enforcement officials at bay outside their home in Idaho after their mother was arrested.     ALSO IN TODAY'S TIMES   Slumbering in the Egyptian Desert, a Titan of a Dinosaur   By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD Digging at an oasis in the Egyptian desert, paleontologists have found huge fossil bones of what they say appears to have been the second most massive dinosaur that ever lived.      Politics Thicken the Molasses in Albany's Budget Process   By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. With the state budget late again - for the 17th year in a row - Gov. George E. Pataki warned that there might be no budget at all.      Summer Owner Wants a Vote in Both Houses   By BLAINE HARDEN Harold M. Wit, a New York investment banker, is suing for his right to vote in communities of both his winter and summer homes.      QUOTATION OF THE DAY  [IMAGE]We may have stumbled on dinosaur heaven at Bahariya." JOSHUA B. SMITH,  one of the researchers who found dinosaur fossils in Egypt's Bahariya Oasis.          TODAY'S IMAGES  [IMAGE] Front Page Image    Today's Photos    Advertisement  Today's Corrections    TODAY'S SECTIONS   * International   * National   * N.Y. Region   * Politics   * Obituaries   * Business   * Technology   * Science   * Sports   * Editorial   * Op-ed   * Letters   * Weekend   * Living       SUNDAY SECTIONS   * Arts & Leisure   * Automobiles   * Book Review   * Travel   * Real Estate   * Week in Review   * Magazine             Home  | Site Index  | Site Search  | Forums  | Archives  | Shopping    News | Business  | International  | National  | New York Region  | NYT Front Page  | Obituaries  | Politics  | Quick News  | Sports  | Health  | Science  | Technology/Internet  | Weather  | Editorial  | Op-Ed    Features | Arts  | Automobiles  | Books  | Cartoons  | Crossword  | Games  | Job Market  | Living  | Magazine  | Real Estate  | Travel  | Week in Review    Help/Feedback  | Classifieds  | Services  | Newspaper Delivery  | New York Today    Copyright 2001 The New York Times Company    	[IMAGE]	[IMAGE]