<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN"    "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd">

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>NYTimes HTML E-Mail</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#000066" VLINK="#666666" ALINK="#990000">
<TABLE WIDTH="600" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF">
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="600" VALIGN="TOP">
<!-- Flag goes here -->
<IMG SRC="http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/email/todaysheadlines/todayshedflag.gif" WIDTH="600" HEIGHT="35" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALIGN="left">
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="600" VALIGN="TOP"><font face="verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">
<!-- Search box begins -->
<TABLE WIDTH="600" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0">
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="2" BGCOLOR="#000000"><IMG SRC="spacer.gif" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALIGN="left">
</TD>
</TR>
<TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#CCCCCC" >
<FORM method="GET" action="http://query.nytimes.com/search/query">
&nbsp; 
<FONT face="verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Search NYTimes.com 
<INPUT TYPE="text" SIZE="15"  name="query" MAXLENGTH="32">  
<select name="date">
<option value="Today">Today's News <option value="site1week">Past Week <option value="past30days" selected="">Past 30 Days <option value="past90days">Past 90 Days <option value="past365days">Past Year <option value="Full">Since 1996 </select>
<input type="image" name="submit" value=" Search" src="http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/global/global_search/gs_submit.gif" width="18" height="19" border="0" alt="submit" align="top">
</FONT>
</FORM>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<!-- Search box ends -->
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="600" VALIGN="TOP">
<TABLE WIDTH="600" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0">
<TR>
 <TD WIDTH="600" COLSPAN="2" HEIGHT="7"><IMG SRC="http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/misc/spacer.gif" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="7" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALIGN="left"></TD> </TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="468" VALIGN="TOP">
<!-- OAS tag for 468 goes here -->
<A href="http://www.nytimes.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/email.nytimes.com/todaysheadlines/html/19407/Position1/th-scottrade1/scottrade468.gif/" target="_blank"><img src="http://graphics4.nytimes.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/th-scottrade1/scottrade468.gif" BORDER=0 Other ALT="" ></A>

</TD>
<TD WIDTH="10"><p></TD>
<TD WIDTH="122">
<!-- E-Mail nav goes here --><!-- E-Mail nav goes here -->
<TABLE WIDTH="122" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0">
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">
	<A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/email">
	<IMG SRC="http://www.nytimes.com/images/email/wine/customize.gif" ALT="Customize This E-Mail" WIDTH="122" HEIGHT="19" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALIGN="left">
  </A>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP">
<A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/email">
<IMG SRC="http://www.nytimes.com/images/email/wine/nytnewsletters.gif" WIDTH="122" HEIGHT="18" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALIGN="LEFT"></A>
 </TD>
 </TR>
<TR>
 <TD VALIGN="TOP">
<A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/email"><IMG SRC="http://www.nytimes.com/images/email/wine/textversion.gif" ALT="Customize This E-Mail" WIDTH="122" HEIGHT="19" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALIGN="left"></A><p><br clear="all">
</TD>
 </TR>
</TABLE>

 </TD>
</TR>
 </TABLE>
</TD>
</TR>
 <TR>
 <TD WIDTH="600" VALIGN="TOP">
<font size="2" font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> 
</font>


<!-- Content begins -->
<table align="right"><tr><td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2" ><b>March 24, 2002</b> </font></td></tr></table><br>


<hr size="1">
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">
		

<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>QUOTE OF THE DAY</b></font><br>

<font size="2">"Because it's a family, Catholics around the country won't
give up on it very easily. There will be outrage and
embarrassment and anger, but the church is often referred
to as Holy Mother Church. And you might get angry with your
mother, but it's your mother." <br>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/national/24CATH.html?todaysheadlines">R. SCOTT APPLEBY,</a>director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American
Catholicism at Notre Dame.


<hr size="1">



<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>NATIONAL</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/national/24CATH.html?todaysheadlines">U.S. Catholics, Sad and Angry, Still Keeping Faith</a></b><br>
Interviews suggest that most American Catholics have no intention of leaving their religion because of the sexual abuse scandal, but many see a chance for change.
<P>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/national/24BANK.html?todaysheadlines">Robbers Rediscovering the Small-Town Bank</a></b><br>
Bankers and law enforcement officers are trying to explain a recent rise in small town bank robberies.
<P>
</font>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-New-Mexico-Fires.html?todaysheadlines">Fires Force 1300 Evacuations in New Mexico</a></b><br>
Wind-whipped grass fires pushed into residential areas Saturday, burning at least 30 homes and forcing more than 1,300 residents to evacuate.
<P>
</font>













<p>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.html?todaysheadlines">MORE NATIONAL NEWS</a>
<br>

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins -->

<hr size="1">
<img src="http://graphics4.nytimes.com/images/email/advertisement2.gif" WIDTH="150" HEIGHT="15" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALIGN="left" ALT="Advertisement">
<BR CLEAR="ALL">
<TABLE WIDTH="588" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="0" 
BGCOLOR="#F8F5EC">
<tr><TD><font size="2"> 
<b>Scottrade</b><br>
$7 Trades, 148 offices, No Fee IRAs, #1 Broker<br>
Click on button for more information!
</font></td>
<TD valign=middle><CENTER><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/email.nytimes.com/todaysheadlines/html/16661/Position2/th-scottrade1/scottradeida.html/"> <img vspace=5 src="http://www.nytimes.com/ads/scottrade120.gif" border="0"></a></CENTER></TD></tr></table>
<br>

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends -->

<hr size="1">

<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>INTERNATIONAL</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/international/middleeast/24IRAN.html?todaysheadlines">A Secret Iran-Arafat Connection Is Seen Fueling the Mideast Fire</a></b><br>
American and Israeli intelligence officials said Iran is sending heavy weapons and millions of dollars to Palestinians waging guerrilla war against Israel.
<P>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/international/middleeast/24DIPL.html?todaysheadlines">Cheney Is Poised for Arafat Talks at Sign From Zinni</a></b><br>
With the vice president ready to meet Yasir Arafat if he calls a cease fire, President Bush has committed the White House to addressing Middle East violence.
<P>
</font>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/international/americas/24PREX.html?todaysheadlines">Bush Vows to Help Peru Fight Rebels and Keep Andes Region Stable</a></b><br>
In a joint news conference with the president of Peru on Saturday, President Bush pledged to help fight Marxist guerrillas on Peru's border with Colombia.
<P>
</font>













<p>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?todaysheadlines">MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS</a>
<br>

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins -->

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends -->

<hr size="1">

<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>BUSINESS</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/business/24ANDE.html?todaysheadlines">Volcker's Plan for Andersen Is a Long Shot</a></b><br>
Paul A. Volcker's plan for Arthur Andersen is sure to meet a rapid death unless it serves to push both Andersen and the government from their positions.
<P>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/technology/24TELE.html?todaysheadlines">Telecom, Tangled in Its Own Web</a></b><br>
While all eyes remain on Enron, a tragedy of identical plot but with far more damaging implications is the story of the Telecommunications industry.
<P>
</font>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/business/yourmoney/24PRIM.html?todaysheadlines">Primedia's Improbable Digital Dreams</a></b><br>
Tom Rogers, Primedia's supremely self-confident chief executive and digital evangelist, continues to engage in the kind of robust digital rhetoric that has others cringing.
<P>
</font>













<p>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?todaysheadlines">MORE BUSINESS NEWS</a>
<br>

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins -->

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends -->

<hr size="1">

<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>TECHNOLOGY</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/technology/24TELE.html?todaysheadlines">Telecom, Tangled in Its Own Web</a></b><br>
While all eyes remain on Enron, a tragedy of identical plot but with far more damaging implications is the story of the Telecommunications industry.
<P>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/business/yourmoney/24PRIM.html?todaysheadlines">Primedia's Improbable Digital Dreams</a></b><br>
Tom Rogers, Primedia's supremely self-confident chief executive and digital evangelist, continues to engage in the kind of robust digital rhetoric that has others cringing.
<P>
</font>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/nyregion/24COMP.html?todaysheadlines">Crime-Fighting by Computer Widens Scope</a></b><br>
The same sort of statistician's dream used to build efficient crime-fighting is helping New York police silence dogs and loud parties.
<P>
</font>













<p>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html?todaysheadlines">MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS</a>
<br>

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins -->

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends -->

<hr size="1">

<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>POLITICS</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/international/americas/24PREX.html?todaysheadlines">Bush Vows to Help Peru Fight Rebels and Keep Andes Region Stable</a></b><br>
In a joint news conference with the president of Peru on Saturday, President Bush pledged to help fight Marxist guerrillas on Peru's border with Colombia.
<P>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/politics/24ENER.html?todaysheadlines">A Company's Gain From Energy Report's Recommendation</a></b><br>
The national energy report released in May 2001 embraced a reactor being developed by a company that has provided hundreds of thousands of dollars to Republicans.
<P>
</font>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/business/yourmoney/24VIEW.html?todaysheadlines">Lockbox or Not, Social Security's Ills Grow</a></b><br>
The budget surplus is gone. But the underlying economic and demographic problems that have cast doubt on Social Security's long-term financial soundness are unchanged.
<P>
</font>













<p>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?todaysheadlines">MORE POLITICS NEWS</a>
<br>

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins -->

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends -->

<hr size="1">

<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>SPORTS</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/sports/ncaabasketball/24WEST.html?todaysheadlines">Sooners Reach Final Four</a></b><br>
Although Missouri stayed close most of the way, the Sooners pulled away for an 81-75 victory.
<P>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/sports/ncaabasketball/24SOUT.html?todaysheadlines">Hoosiers' Game Plan Silences Kent State</a></b><br>
Indiana shot in a breathtaking and aggressive style that crushed Kent State, 81-69, and pushed the Hoosiers into the Final Four.
<P>
</font>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/sports/ncaabasketball/24CONN.html?todaysheadlines">UConn Warms Up, Then Takes Off</a></b><br>
UConn played raggedly for long stretches, but managed to escape with an 82-64 win over Penn State to reach the Mideast Regional final.
<P>
</font>













<p>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?todaysheadlines">MORE SPORTS NEWS</a>
<br>

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins -->

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends -->

<hr size="1">

<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>ARTS</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/arts/music/24STRA.html?todaysheadlines">The Country Music Country Radio Ignores</a></b><br>
The roots-music soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" won album of the year at the Grammy Awards last month. Will country radio start playing traditional country music now?
<P>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/arts/music/24SHAT.html?todaysheadlines">Cassandra Wilson: A Jazz Diva Who's Losing Interest in Jazz</a></b><br>
As Cassandra Wilson becomes a crossover artist, her work includes weak material that is unsuitable for, or unworthy of, her considerable talent.
<P>
</font>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/movies/oscars/24HASK.html?todaysheadlines">When Oscar Is Bad, He's Very, Very</a></b><br>
In recent years, the game of dissing the Academy Awards has grown less robust as opportunities for derision have dwindled.
<P>
</font>













<p>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html?todaysheadlines">MORE ARTS NEWS</a>
<br>

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins -->

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends -->

<hr size="1">

<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>NY REGION</b></font><br>




<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/nyregion/24EGAN.html?todaysheadlines">Egan Letter Defends Record on Sex Abuse</a></b><br>
Cardinal Edward Egan insisted Saturday that he properly handled allegations of sexual abuse by priests.
<P>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/nyregion/24COMP.html?todaysheadlines">Crime-Fighting by Computer Widens Scope</a></b><br>
The same sort of statistician's dream used to build efficient crime-fighting is helping New York police silence dogs and loud parties.
<P>
</font>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/politics/24INSU.html?todaysheadlines">$1 Billion in Aid to Help Cover City for Ground Zero Liability</a></b><br>
The Bush administration wants to provide up to $1 billion to shield New York City and scores of contractors against lawsuits stemming from the World Trade Center cleanup.
<P>
</font>













<p>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html?todaysheadlines">MORE NY REGION NEWS</a>
<br>

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins -->

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends -->

<hr size="1">

<font size="2" color="#990000"><b>OP-ED </b></font><br>






<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/opinion/24DOWD.html?todaysheadlines">The Vatican Rag</a></b>
<br>
By MAUREEN DOWD
<br>
Pope John Paul II has never addressed all those Catholics whose lives have been badly wounded. The wound he cares about most is the wound to the church.
<P>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/opinion/24FRIE.html?todaysheadlines">No Mere Terrorist</a></b>
<br>
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
<br>
A long-term strategic response to Sept. 11 should include an all-out global effort to make sure that all weapons of mass destruction are under tight control.
<P>
</font>


<font  face="times new roman"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/24/opinion/24DAAL.html?todaysheadlines">A Last Chance for Saddam Hussein</a></b>
<br>
By IVO H. DAALDER and ELISA D. HARRIS
<br>
The administration's  drumbeat on inspections appears better calculated to build support for military action than to persuade Iraq to allow inspections.
<P>
</font>









<p>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html?todaysheadlines">MORE OP-ED  NEWS</a>
<br>

<!-- Inline Direct Ad begins -->

<!-- Inline Direct Ad ends -->

<hr size="1">



<table width="600" border="0"><tr><td width="84">
<a href="https://secure-homedelivery.nytimes.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=user%2FContentMgt%2FPromoFeature%2FPromoFeatureT2P&ExternalMediaCode=W22ACL"><img src="http://graphics4.nytimes.com/ads/circulation/circulation.logo.gif" width="79" height="50" border=0></a></td>

<td width="500"> <p align="left">
<a href="https://secure-homedelivery.nytimes.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=user%2FContentMgt%2FPromoFeature%2FPromoFeatureT2P&ExternalMediaCode=W22AC"><font face="verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#0000FF">Click Here</font></a> <font face="verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000">to Receive 50% Off Home Delivery of The New York Times Newspaper. </font></p>
</td></tr></table>

<hr size="1">
<p>
<font face="verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">
<b>About This E-Mail<br>
</b>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
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/email">http://www.nytimes.com/email</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Check or un-check the headlines you would like to receive or cancel and
remember to go to the bottom of the page and click on &quot;Save
Selections.&quot;&nbsp; Suggestions and feedback are welcome at
<a href="mailto:feedback@nytimes.com">feedback@nytimes.com</a>.

<p>
Please include the following ID number when writing to
<a href="mailto:feedback@nytimes.com">feedback@nytimes.com</a> 
so that we can track any reports of problems: 577749
<P>
<b>How to Advertise</b><br>

For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other advertising
opportunities with NYTimes.com, contact <a href="mailto:onlinesales@nytimes.com">onlinesales@nytimes.com</a> or
visit our <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo">online media kit</a>.

<table width="600" border="0" align="left">
<tr align="left" valign="bottom"><td  align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/info/help/copyright.html">Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company</a></b></font></td>
<td  valign="bottom" ><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size="2"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- Content ends -->
<BR>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<IMG SRC="http://ads.nytimes.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/email.nytimes.com/todaysheadlines/html@Bottom1!Bottom1" height="0" width="0">
</BODY>
</HTML>