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   December 29, 2001   QUOTE OF THE DAY "We're hanging in there. If you're as interested in weather as a meteorologist is, this is what you live for."  TOM NIZIOL, of the National Weather Service in Buffalo, which was buried under almost seven feet of snow.   TolkienArchives Examine the World of J. R. R. Tolkien - This sponsored feature includes articles from the New York Times archives, slide shows of Tolkien's artwork, multimedia presentations from New Line Cinema, weekly trivia quizzes and more.    Explore Tolkien Today .     NATIONAL Shoes Were a 'Homemade Bomb,' F.B.I. Agent Says  A man aboard a jetliner who tried to ignite a homemade bomb in his shoe had enough explosive to blow a hole in the plane's fuselage, according to testimony.   At Odds With Harvard President, Black-Studies Stars Eye Princeton  Academic stars of Harvard's Afro-American Studies department like Cornel West and Henry Louis Gates Jr. are considering leaving for rival Princeton.   Salt Lake City Prepares for Protests at Winter Olympics  Officials planning for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in February are bracing for a new headache: protesters.     MORE NATIONAL NEWS   Advertisement    The most comprehensive Real Estate listings site in town  NYTimes.com/realestate combines The New York Times Classified ads with listings from nearly every broker in the city- more searchable New York listings than you'll find anyplace else.  Most listings feature: neighborhood maps, photos, floor plans and virtual tours.   [IMAGE]   INTERNATIONAL U.S. Forces Facing Long Afghan Stay, President Asserts  President Bush said on Friday that he expected American troops to remain in Afghanistan for "quite a long period of time."   Pakistan Moves Against Groups Named by India  In a step aimed at defusing the threat of war with India, Pakistan's president has ordered the arrest of about 50 leading members of two Islamic militant groups.   Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets Fly as Argentine Unrest Flares Anew  Police used tear gas on Saturday to disperse thousands of Argentines protesting a month-old limit on cash withdrawals from banks.     MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS    BUSINESS More Strings on U.S. Deal for Airline  The board in charge of doling out federally backed loans to the ailing airline industry tentatively approved a guarantee for America West Airlines but placed new conditions on its application.   OPEC to Cut Back Production by 6.5% for at Least 6 Months  Hoping to prevent the global economic slowdown from further eroding world oil prices, OPEC finalized an agreement to cut back oil production by 6.5 percent.   U.S. Inquiry Is Raising Speculation in Hollywood  As multinational entertainment companies further consolidate and cross-promote their properties, it is becoming harder to say who is competing with whom and how it helps or hurts consumers.     MORE BUSINESS NEWS    TECHNOLOGY Top Lucent Officers Won't Get Annual Bonuses  Top executives at Lucent Technologies are not getting annual bonuses this year, but three will get big payments in 2002 in an effort to keep them at the helm.   Kodak Executive Gains Options  The Eastman Kodak Company increased the number of stock options awarded to its chairman and chief executive, Daniel Carp, and other top executives this year.   Inrange Chief Executive Resigns Posts  The Inrange Technologies Corporation, the networking-and-switching-equipment maker said that its chief executive and president, Greg Grodhaus, had resigned.     MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS    POLITICS U.S. Forces Facing Long Afghan Stay, President Asserts  President Bush said on Friday that he expected American troops to remain in Afghanistan for "quite a long period of time."   Draft Rules for Tribunals Ease Worries, but Not All  Critics of the Bush administration's proposed military tribunals remained wary over how appeals would be conducted.   Senate Offices Hard to Cleanse of Spores  A renewed effort to kill lingering spores of anthrax in the Hart Senate Office Building began on Friday.     MORE POLITICS NEWS    SPORTS Wells Close to Signing With Yankees  George Steinbrenner is on the verge of snatching David Wells out of the grasp of the Diamondbacks, returning the left-hander to the team he never wanted to leave.   Vaughn Wants More in Middle of Mets' Order  The day after being traded by the Angels for Kevin Appier, Mo Vaughn argued for the added presence of Juan Gonzalez on the Mets.   Applewhite Rallies Texas to Holiday Bowl Win  Starting his final college game after riding the bench for almost his entire senior season, Major Applewhite rallied the Longhorns to a victory over Washington in one of the wildest Holiday Bowls ever.     MORE SPORTS NEWS    ARTS Therapists Go Crazy for Tony Soprano's  Why do these psychoanalysts care so   deeply about Dr. Melfi? One reason is that   their patients do.   A Tantrum Over Art in Memphis  The  cold  war may   be over, but Marx and Engels have nevertheless managed to create a small political   furor in this old river city.   In Raphael Exhibition, Women Do the Talking  It is a major coup for the French Senate's small Mus?e du Luxembourg here to have united 11 paintings and 8 drawings by Raphael.     MORE ARTS NEWS    NY REGION Giuliani Presents Deal on Stadiums  Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani has entered into tentative deals with the Yankees and the Mets to build two new stadiums.   Holiday Rush on Streets Takes Swift, Deadly Turn  Herald Square has seemingly returned to normal, but for the families of those killed in an accident there, the mourning has only begun.   Under Snow, Buffalo Awaits Help  Gov. George E. Pataki called in the National Guard to help dig Buffalo out from under the 82.3 inches of snow that fell in the past five days.     MORE NY REGION NEWS    OP-ED  Missile Defense: The Untold Story   By BILL KELLER  Missile defense is not about defense. It's about offense.   It Won't Be Easy to Convict John Walker   By LEON FRIEDMAN  Against the charges laid out by the Justice Dept., Mr. Walker may be able to put on a surprisingly strong case in federal court. Making his case in the court of public opinion is another matter.   How to Define a Muslim American Agenda   By MOHAMMED AYOOB  The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 must foster a   fundamental rethinking about the American Muslim agenda.     MORE OP-ED  NEWS    Contribute to The Neediest Cases Fund Make an online donation this Holiday Season to The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund to help thousands of people.   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