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   January 31, 2002   QUOTE OF THE DAY "I'll send in heavy armor. I'll send in multiple rocket launchers, I'll fire, and fire, and fire, all night and all day, until I bring this to a finish."  PADSHA KHAN ZADRAN, one of two warlords whose forces clashed on Wednesday in Gardez, Afghanistan.   NATIONAL Suspect Calls Malaysia a Staging Area for Terror Attacks  An operative of Al Qaeda provided new evidence to show that the Southeast Asian nation was a major staging area for the Sept. 11 terror attacks.   Suspect Walks Off as Explosive Is Detected  An air passenger whose shoes tripped an alert for possible explosives walked past security agents at San Francisco International Airport.   Science Will Catch Up at Waste Site, U.S. Says  The Energy Department plans to ask permission to dispose of nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada before it has finished designing the repository.     MORE NATIONAL NEWS    Advertisement    Sign up now for DealBook for Breaking News and Market-Moving Intelligence  Your source for daily briefings on the latest and most comprehensive news about market-moving mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, private equity  transactions, venture capital deals and Wall Street maneuverings, all delivered before the market's  opening bell.  Edited by Andrew Ross Sorkin.  Sign up now!   [IMAGE]   INTERNATIONAL Bush Aides Say Tough Tone Put Foes on Notice  President Bush decided to lump Iran and North Korea with Iraq despite the fact that the two nations have sought improved relations with the United States.   Rich and Powerful Gathering at Elite Forum on Economy  Participants will gather in New York City today for the opening of the World Economic Forum, an event that brings together the world's movers and shakers.   Fighting Erupts in Afghan City as Warlords Compete for Power  After two months of rising tensions between rival warlords across Afghanistan, the strategic city of Gardez erupted Wednesday in heavy fighting.     MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS    BUSINESS Fed Holds Steady on Interest Rates as Economy Firms  The Federal Reserve brought its yearlong campaign of interest rate cuts to an apparent end Wednesday, voting to hold rates steady and citing signs of an incipient recovery.   General Accounting Office to Sue White House  To force the release of files detailing contacts between the administration's energy task force and executives, the agency said that it would sue the White House.   Board Dashes Cold Water on Public Feud at Viacom  Directors of Viacom told Sumner M. Redstone, the company's chairman and C.E.O., and Mel Karmazin, the company's president and C.O.O., to end their public disagreements.     MORE BUSINESS NEWS    TECHNOLOGY Plaintiffs Sought Timeout After Turn in Napster Case  The major record companies that are seeking a temporary suspension in their lawsuit against Napster, were about to face inquiries into their own behavior on maintaining copyrights.   AT&T and AOL Are Very Different and Yet Very Much Alike  As AT&T and AOL Time Warner both reported quarterly financial results, it became clear that there were   important similarities in the challenges they face.   Some States Track Parolees by Satellite  In the United States 150,000 offenders are subject to electronic supervision like G.P.S. tracking, home monitoring systems and mandatory telephone checks.     MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS    POLITICS Bush Budget Will Seek Cuts in Programs for Job Training  Despite an increase in unemployment, President   Bush's budget will seek cuts in several job-training programs for laid-off workers and young adults.   Bush Aides Say Tough Tone Put Foes on Notice  President Bush decided to lump Iran and North Korea with Iraq despite the fact that the two nations have sought improved relations with the United States.   President Seeks Volunteers in Fight Against Terrorism  President Bush said that he would create a volunteer agency called Citizen Corps to engage Americans in protecting against terrorism.     MORE POLITICS NEWS    SPORTS Brady Will Start for Patriots  New England Coach Bill Belichick chose Tom Brady, who sprained his ankle against the Steelers on Sunday, to start Super Bowl XXXVI.   Yashin Rips Richter and Rangers  Aleksei Yashin scored three times in the first period to lead the Islanders to a thumping of the Rangers.   Tyson Investigated in Another Rape Complaint  The Las Vegas police are investigating a second complaint, this time by a woman who said Mike Tyson raped her at his home in November 2000.     MORE SPORTS NEWS    ARTS Moving Mendelssohn Beyond Weddings  A conductor and a musicologist hope to catalog and record the ever-growing canon of the composer best known for "The Wedding March."   Black Musician, Beaten by Spanish Police, to Miss Concert  Rodney Mack, the principal trumpet player for the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, was beaten so badly by police in Barcelona that he will be unable to appear at Carnegie Hall on Feb. 1.   Old Masters Generate Mixed Results at Auctions  Prices paid for artists like van Dyck and Romney broke records, but some paintings that had been on the auction market a little too recently were bargains.     MORE ARTS NEWS    NY REGION 9/11 in Firefighters' Words: Surreal Chaos and Hazy Heroics  In interviews with Fire Department investigators, firefighters who responded to the Sept. 11 attack described the day's turmoil.   Appearing in the Role of Evil: The Other Side  The first act of a major theatrical production opens today as thousands gather inside the Waldorf-Astoria for an exclusive event called the World Economic Forum.   In First Address to Council, Mayor Warns of Cutbacks  Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg vowed to rebuild New York from the Sept. 11 attack, but warned of the difficulty of closing the city's budget deficit.     MORE NY REGION NEWS    OP-ED  'To Fight Freedom's Fight'   By WILLIAM SAFIRE  President Bush's refusal "to leave terror states unchecked" leaves only secondary decisions: when and how to attack the nations he identified as the "axis of evil," North Korea, Iran and Iraq.   As Bush's Stature Rises . . .   By BOB HERBERT  It will take a lot more than Dick Gephardt's tepid address on Tuesday night to interfere with the bond that is developing between President  Bush and the American people.   Why Are Globalizers So Provincial?   By ALICE H. AMSDEN  A smattering of rich countries exercises leadership in international organizations and world markets, despite the principle of a   level playing field.     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 .   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 "Save Selections."  Suggestions and feedback are welcome at feedback@nytimes.com .   Please include the following ID number when writing to feedback@nytimes.com   so that we can track any reports of problems: 7061593   How to Advertise For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other advertising opportunities with NYTimes.com, contact onlinesales@nytimes.com  or visit our online media kit .  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