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   February 1, 2002   QUOTE OF THE DAY "I wasn't invited. Then again, the traffic is so bad I don't want to go anywhere."  GEORGE SOROS, on a party during the World Economic Forum featuring Elton John.   NATIONAL Candidate Reno Is Home, Shrugging Off Fainting  A day after collapsing while giving a speech, former Attorney General Janet Reno returned to her home near Miami.   Canada Wants Some Trucks Exempt From Border Inspection  Canada is aggressively pushing a plan that would eventually allow more than 7,000 trucks each day to pass the border uninspected.   No New Warnings Received, Officials Say  Officials have received no new credible warnings of a terrorist attack, although the potential remained high.     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 Sharon Is Sorry Israel Didn't Kill Arafat in the 80's  Israel's prime minister said in an interview published Thursday that Israel should have killed Yasir Arafat when it had the chance in Lebanon 20 years ago.   Warlord Fends Off Warlord, Echoing Afghans' Bitter Past  Afghanistan's first major battle of the post-Taliban era ended on Thursday as rival warlords fought for control of the eastern province of Paktia.   Iraqis Seek to Oust Hussein With U.S. Military Training  Iraqi opposition leaders have asked the Bush administration to provide military training to insurgents trying to overthrow Saddam Hussein.     MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS    BUSINESS Audit Firms Are Set to Alter Some Practices  Four of the five biggest accounting firms said they would reject the industry practices that have prompted criticism of Enron's auditor, Arthur Andersen.   Senator Says Enron Refuses to Cooperate  Enron has refused to turn over to a Senate panel records of partnerships that are crucial to understanding the company's downfall, the panel's chairman said.   Details Emerge on Viacom Rift as Executives Deny It Exists  Sumner M. Redstone, chairman and chief executive of Viacom, said that he would not renew the contract of its president, Mel Karmazin.     MORE BUSINESS NEWS    TECHNOLOGY Main Opponent to Hewlett-Compaq Merger Goes Public  Walter B. Hewlett, the lone dissenter to the merger on the Hewlett-Packard board, explained both his qualifications and his motivation in an interview.   Advanced Micro Makes Pact With Taiwan Chip Producer  Advanced Micro Devices said that it had entered a broad manufacturing alliance with the United Microelectronics Corporation.   Alcatel Ends Tough Year in Big Loss  Alcatel reported a net loss of 4.96 billion euros, or $4.2 billion, for all of last year, the largest loss ever reported by a French corporation.     MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS    POLITICS Bush to Propose More Flexibility on 401(k) Plans  President Bush plans to propose giving workers more flexibility to sell their company's stock in their 401(k) retirement plans.   Back in the Fray, Gore Announces PAC, Gearing Up for Possible '04 Presidential Run  Former Vice President Al Gore announced that he had formed a political action committee to help   Democratic Congressional candidates in 2002.   Senator Says Enron Refuses to Cooperate  Enron has refused to turn over to a Senate panel records of partnerships that are crucial to understanding the company's downfall, the panel's chairman said.     MORE POLITICS NEWS    SPORTS Fast Feet, but Faulk Is an Even Quicker Thinker  Beyond his speed, Marshall Faulk is distinguished by his uncanny comprehension of what is occurring around him on the football field.   Bledsoe Accepts Role With Class  Drew Bledsoe said all the right things to reporters about Bill Belichick's decision not to start him in the Super Bowl.   Nets Bury Debate and Bucks  With unselfish, exciting play, the Nets rattled the rim for a season-high points total in a rout of the Milwaukee Bucks.     MORE SPORTS NEWS    ARTS An Evolving Vision in Black and White  A TV Land series provides valuable insights into the evolving ways race has been treated on television, but it also seems to  scurry over the past  60 years.   Amid the Ashes, Creativity  Art happens every day,  and responses to Sept. 11 are already growing more resolved and complicated. Here's a survey of  public art and gallery shows inspired by the tragedy.   In the Arms of Memory  Sissy Spacek's favorite film, "To Kill a Mockingbird," evokes memories of her childhood in a small East Texas town.     MORE ARTS NEWS    NY REGION Officers, Primed for Demonstrations, Find Few to Police  Police, 4,000 in number, outnumbered protesters on the first day of the World Economic Forum.   Another Chief of Union Hits Pataki Critics  Teamster president James P. Hoffa accused two Democratic gubernatorial candidates of trying "to thwart the interests of working people."   High School Drops Its A.P. Courses, and Colleges Don't Seem to Mind  A growing number of selective private schools in New York and across the country are uncomfortable offering advanced placement courses.     MORE NY REGION NEWS    OP-ED  Two, Three, Many?   By PAUL KRUGMAN  Conventional wisdom is that Enron was uniquely crooked. But how likely is it that other   companies will turn out to be little more than pyramid schemes?   A Merciful War   By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF  Military intervention, even if it means lost innocent lives on both sides, can serve the   most humanitarian of goals.   Pearl's Kidnappers Won't Win   By TERRY ANDERSON  During the 80's, terrorist groups realized that kidnapping a journalist was not a useful way to forward political goals. It is terrible to think that this lesson may have to be  relearned.     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."  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