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   February 6, 2002   QUOTE OF THE DAY "We have to be concerned about not focusing too much on America. We have to emphasize the rest of the world. The world expects an international event."  DON MISCHER, producer of the Olympics' opening ceremony, on the impact of Sept. 11.   NATIONAL Lindh Coerced After Capture, Lawyers Assert  Lawyers for John Walker Lindh, the American captured with the Taliban, said he was harshly treated in coercive conditions by his American captors. On Tuesday, Lindh was indicted by a federal grand jury on 10 criminal charges.   Convict's DNA Sways Labs, Not a Determined Prosecutor  A district attorney in Pennsylvania is refusing to let a man convicted of rape out of prison despite DNA evidence proving him innocent.   Fraying Ties With Blacks, Los Angeles Mayor Opposes Rehiring Police Chief  Mayor James K. Hahn of Los Angeles opposed giving a new contract to Police Chief Bernard Parks, angering many local African-American leaders.     MORE NATIONAL NEWS    Advertisement    The lightweight, portable Steam Buggy cleans virtually everything inside and out of your house, without the chemicals, without the expense.   [IMAGE]   INTERNATIONAL Powell Says U.S. Plans to Work Out Binding Arms Pact  The United States expects to meet Russia's demand for a "legally binding" agreement on reducing their nuclear stockpiles by roughly two-thirds, the secretary of state said.   Yemen Says It Is Pursuing 2 Men Wanted by the U.S.  President Ali Abdullah Saleh said that he was depending for the moment on tribal chieftains to locate the men and persuade them to surrender.   Terror Acts by Baghdad Have Waned, U.S. Aides Say  The Central Intelligence Agency has no evidence that Iraq has engaged in terrorist operations against the United States in nearly a decade.     MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS    BUSINESS Enron Executives Say They Debated Freeze on Pension  Before they temporarily barred employees from selling company stock, Enron executives debated delaying the moratorium because employees could suffer losses.   Deloitte Is Last Big Audit Firm to Revamp Consulting Business  Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu announced that it would separate its accounting business from its consulting business in response to growing pressure in the wake of the Enron collapse.   2 Big Names Said to Drop Idea of Bidding for WorldCom  Verizon and SBC Communications each considered bidding to acquire WorldCom, but backed out amid concerns that WorldCom's core long-distance businesses face continued difficulties.     MORE BUSINESS NEWS    TECHNOLOGY Auction Sites in Japan Fear Move to Limit Online Sales  The Japanese National Police Agency is circulating a proposal to require sellers of used goods through Internet auctions to obtain licenses.   2 Big Names Said to Drop Idea of Bidding for WorldCom  Verizon and SBC Communications each considered bidding to acquire WorldCom, but backed out amid concerns that WorldCom's core long-distance businesses face continued difficulties.   Not in Finland Anymore? More Like Nokialand  Nokia's impressive growth has some Finns wondering if they have not, in fact, exchanged one master  the Soviet Union  for another.     MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS    POLITICS Bush Plans Early Warning System for Terror  President Bush said that he envisioned a broad emergency alert system to warn the country of biological attacks.   Economic Recovery Package on Brink of Dying in Senate  The Senate moved to the brink of abandoning efforts to pass an economic recovery package.   House Speaker Schedules Vote Next Week on Campaign Finance Overhaul  Speaker J. Dennis Hastert announced that the House would vote next week on long-stalled campaign finance legislation.     MORE POLITICS NEWS    SPORTS Baseball Won't Drop Teams This Season  Unable to hurdle legal roadblocks, Major League Baseball abandoned its plan to eliminate the Minnesota Twins and the Montreal Expos for the coming season.   Same Old Knight Getting Results  Still volatile and still brilliant, Bob Knight has led Texas Tech to a 16-4 record in his first season as head coach of the Red Raiders.   Knicks Let One Get Away  After building an 18-point lead in the third   quarter, the Knicks suffered a huge letdown that resulted in an embarrassing loss to the Clippers.     MORE SPORTS NEWS    ARTS Two New Leads Are on the Way to 'The Producers'  The producers of the blockbuster musical confirmed on Tuesday that the matinee on March 17 would be the last performance for Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick.   A Curator Defends His Show Exploring Nazi Imagery  "We have a duty to show new ideas and concerns about the Holocaust," says Norman L. Kleeblatt, curator of fine arts at the Jewish Museum.   Ferreting Out the Loopholes in Oscar Rules  The guidelines for Oscar campaigns cover 13 points. The ways around them are many.     MORE ARTS NEWS    NY REGION CBS to Broadcast Videotape Shot Inside Towers During Attack  CBS announced that it would broadcast a documentary culled from the videotape footage shot inside the World Trade Center on Sept. 11.   Ex-Head of Harlem Charity Is Arrested  Lorraine Hale and her husband, Jesse DeVore, were charged on Tuesday with misappropriating more than $1 million from Hale House.   Bloomberg Passes Hat, Aiming at Corporate Help  Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, seeking ways to help the city narrow a budget gap, wants to offer corporate naming rights for city parks and stadiums.     MORE NY REGION NEWS    OP-ED  Barbie Loves Math   By MAUREEN DOWD  Only 10 years after Mattel put out Teen Talk Barbie whining "Math class is tough," we have women unearthing the Rosetta stone of the indecipherable Enron scandal.   Dear Arab League   By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN  President Bush should tell the Arab League members that they are the ones with the power to reshape Arab-Israeli relations, not the United States.   Choosing the Right Enemies   By MICHAEL O'HANLON  We will harm our national security if we fail to appreciate the great differences among the three countries President Bush called the "axis of evil."     MORE OP-ED  NEWS    About This E-Mail You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or your e-mail address, see http://www.nytimes.com/email .   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