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   February 4, 2002   QUOTE OF THE DAY "The reason I got involved is that Andersen is in big trouble and they were looking for someone to sprinkle some holy water on them."  PAUL A. VOLCKER JR., former Federal Reserve chairman and new chief of an Arthur Andersen oversight committee.   NATIONAL Group Backs Gays Who Seek to Adopt a Partner's Child  The American Academy of Pediatrics is announcing its support on Monday for the right of gay men and lesbians to adopt their partners' children.   Bush to Request Big Spending Push on Bioterrorism  The Bush administration has decided to seek $11 billion over two years to protect the nation against bioterrorism, far more than experts had expected.   As Trust Develops, Guards Still Maintain Full Alert  Tensions are easing at the Guant?namo Bay Naval Station in Cuba as the American captors and their prisoners from Afghanistan begin to see each other in human terms.     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 Leaders Warn U.S. It Must Deal Head-On With Mideast  Leaders gathered for the World Economic Forum have warned that the Bush administration cannot win a war on terrorism if does not deal with the Middle East.   Pakistani Police Make Little Progress in Search for Reporter  The police in Pakistan have found no solid evidence linking any suspects to the kidnapping of American journalist Daniel Pearl.   Bin Laden's Trail Is Lost, but Officials Suspect He Is Alive  A month after United States officials expressed confidence that they had cornered Osama bin Laden, they now acknowledge they have lost track of the terrorist leader.     MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS    BUSINESS At 11th Hour, Lay Says He Won't Testify  Kenneth L. Lay, Enron's former chief executive,  told Congress yesterday that he would refuse to testify before two committees preparing to hear his testimony.   Talk of Crime Grows Louder, Spurred by Report  The report released Saturday by a special committee of Enron raises the specter that at the foundation of the company's downfall was a series of multimillion-dollar crimes.   Barnesandnoble.com Officially Names Chief  After two years without an official chief executive, Barnesandnoble.com, the online bookstore, has named Marie J. Toulantis to the post.     MORE BUSINESS NEWS    TECHNOLOGY The Increase in Chip Speed Is Accelerating, Not Slowing  At the world's premier chip design conference, there is evidence that PC performance increases of the last two years will not slow in the near   future, but actually accelerate.   WebMD Is Somewhat Stronger After Therapy  After 15 months of turnaround therapy administered by Martin J. Wygod, who took over WebMD from its founders, the stock price has rebounded somewhat.   It's the Scion vs. the Board in Merger Fight  The dispute over Hewlett-Packard's plan to buy Compaq tends to be personalized as a confrontation of two individuals, but is it the right two?     MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS    POLITICS Bush to Request Big Spending Push on Bioterrorism  The Bush administration has decided to seek $11 billion over two years to protect the nation against bioterrorism, far more than experts had expected.   In New Hampshire, a New Face Gets a Warm Welcome  This weekend Senator John Edwards began early presidential politicking in New Hampshire, garnering interest for being a fresh face among the current field of Democrats.   Former Fed Chief Picked to Oversee Auditor of Enron  Arthur Andersen on Sunday gave extraordinary authority to an oversight panel to be led by the former Federal Reserve Board chairman, Paul A. Volcker.     MORE POLITICS NEWS    SPORTS Patriots Claim the Super Bowl  Adam Vinatieri kicked a 48-yard field goal as time expired to lift the New England Patriots to an improbable win over the St. Louis Rams.   Patriots Help Vinatieri Experience the Moment  Tom Brady's late completions to Troy Brown for 23 yards and Jermaine Wiggins for 6 yards put Adam Vinatieri in his comfort zone.   Gogel Finds Redemption  Matt Gogel caught Pat Perez on the back nine and won the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for his first PGA Tour victory.     MORE SPORTS NEWS    ARTS TV Diet of Torture Games and Gross-Out Stunts  Rude, crude and above all dumb,  shows like "Fear Factor" are part of  the mainstreaming of  a gross new world of  television.   Loving and Losing to Chase the Blues  The talented R & B singer Alicia Keys  played a concert at Radio City Music Hall on Friday  that was a  night of celebration, not innovation.   Singers Merge Politics With Patriotism  Sunday's pregame and halftime shows were, as they were meant to be, jarringly different from most Super Bowls, but it was easy to see where it all came from.     MORE ARTS NEWS    NY REGION Candidates Try to Fathom New York's Shifting Voters  The rules that have long guided candidates seeking statewide office in New York seem to have been thrown out the window over the last four years.   A Little Violence and Lots of Police Equal 150 Arrests Far From Forum  The calm that had infused the weekend's protests against the World Economic Forum ended on Sunday, when demonstrators took over parts of the East Village and the Upper East Side.   Albany Bill Would Cover Birth Control  Republican lawmakers have offered a compromise bill requiring health insurers to cover contraceptives.     MORE NY REGION NEWS    OP-ED  Sharon Enters Armistice Talks   By WILLIAM SAFIRE  Last Wednesday night, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon gave me his telephonic account of what could be the start of a true  truce process with three veteran Palestinian negotiators.   Sneak Attack   By  BOB HERBERT  Bush administration officials presented a plan as an altruistic attempt to  bring more health care benefits to low-income pregnant women. It  was actually a guerrilla attack on  abortion rights.   America and Anti-Americans   By SALMAN RUSHDIE  America finds itself facing a broader ideological adversary that may  turn out to be as hard to defeat as  militant Islam:  anti-Americanism.     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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