 Reagan Has Hip Surgery  Former President Ronald Reagan underwent surgery for just over an hour to repair his broken right hip, a day after falling at his home in Bel Air, Calif.   PAGE 19    China-Russia Ties Warm  China and Russia are working on a friendship treaty, the strongest sign yet of their shared unhappiness with American supremacy and plans to build a missile shield.   PAGE 15

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Georgette Mosbacher's announced intention of buying house in Washington to hold salon-like dinners for returning Republicans draws rather unenthusiastic reaction among George W Bush's set; flamboyant cosmetics queen and Republican fund-raiser in New York supported John McCain in presidential primary but insists Bush family has not expressed any anger with her; photos; Mosbacher has also reorganized Borghese company, which she expects to break even this year after decade of losses totaling nearly $60 million (M)

Is Georgette Mosbacher Too Hot for the G.O.P. to Handle?

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POSTINGS: New York Landmarks Conservancy Awards; Sacred Sites Receive Grants

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss is seen giving Vikings advantage over New York Giants in NFC Championship game; photo; diagram of play involving Moss (M)

Moss's Speed Gives the Vikings a Deadly Advantage

For many Americans over age 65, retirement is no longer is as attractive as once it was; to be old, gifted and employed is no longer rare; photos; graphs (L)

Work First, Invest Later? Not These Days; To Be Old, Gifted and Employed Is No Longer Rare

Pres-elect Bush gives interview in which he says he plans to review and possibly roll back some of most ambitious initiatives that Pres Clinton has taken in recent days, including regulations that put nearly 60 million acres of nation's forests off limits to development; describes what could well become a new, tougher approach toward Russia, limiting aid for its conversion to a market economy; signals that he is inclined to use executive order to stop flow of American money to international organizations that provide abortions in foreign land; suggests he might be willing to pick up Clinton's framework for deal with North Korea to control its production and export of missiles, but says it must include provisions to verify that they are upholding their end of agreement; acknowledges that economic sanctions imposed on Iraq have badly collapsed, but declines to say what tools he might use to pressure Saddam Hussein; says he may have erred in recent comments on Federal Reserve's actions to cut interest rates; photo (M)

IN HIS FIRST DAYS, BUSH PLANS REVIEW OF CLINTON'S ACTS

Young black, Indian and mixed-race comedians are appearing in clubs and on television in South Africa, giving whites an intimate glimpse of their joys and frustrations and using laughter as bridge in a divided society; address issues that are usually avoided in day-to-day conversation between whites and blacks: lingering racial sterotypes, ugly tensions between lighter and darker-skinned people and struggle of the newly empowered in post-apartheid era; among the more prominent are Marc Lottering, Kagiso Lediga, Riaad Moosa and Kurt Schoonraad; photos (M)

Only Joking. But Healing South Africa, Too.

New York Knickerbockers defeat Portland Trail Blazers, 91-78; photo (M)

Knicks, Debunking Western Superiority, Bounce the Big, Bad Blazers

Article on large number of imposters living in New York City; professions of choice, in order of popularity, are medical doctors, registered nurses, massage therapists, pharmacists and dentists; some cases detailed; photos (L)

The Great Pretenders

American health officials are taking stringent steps to prevent mad cow disease from taking hold in US, and so far they appear to be succeeding; brains of sick cattle are routinely tested for disease, imports of beef and certain beef products are banned, and no one who lived in Britain since late 1980's is allowed to donate blood; experts have some concern over continued imports of bovine byproducts and manufactured goods containing bovine materials from Britain and other European nations; and government officials are still finding and filling gap in wall designed to protect Aemrican food supply from disease; photo (M)

Stringent Steps Taken by U.S. On Cow Illness

By the Book; Justice, Justice Shalt Thou Pursue

Outlook for AFC Championship game between Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens discussed (S)

Opposites Will Collide In Oakland

Rise in stock trading by teenagers appears to continue unabated; conversation about stocks is as enmeshed in high school experience as football practice and yearbook meetings; photos (M)

Work First, Invest Later? Not These Days; In High School, Hallways Buzz With Stock Tips

Alex Witchel interview with Linda Richman, mother-in-law of Mike Myers and inspiration for his flamboyant 'Coffee Talk' character on television's Saturday Night Live; photos(M)

What's So Funny About The 'Coffee Talk' Lady

First of three articles on Osama bin Laden and the creation of Al Qaeda, Muslim terrorist group he founded 13 years ago; group's initial target was Soviet forces occupying Afghanistan, but today its enemy is United States, which it regards as an imperial power propping up corrupt and godless governments; chronology; photos (L)

HOLY WARRIORS -- First of three articles: A Network of Terror; One Man and a Global Web of Violence

Dave Kehr article on sudden ubiquity of films from Far East in art and commercial theaters, both in US and Europe; says they offer an alternative to Hollywood, which has settled into comfortable, unselfconscious totally unintellectual postmodernism, recycling bits and pieces of old, half-remembered movies; photos (L)

In Theaters Now: The Asian Alternative

Pres-elect George W Bush gives interview at his Texas ranch in which he sifts through contradictory emotions on approaching inauguration; photo (M)

From the Ranch, President-Elect Gazes Back and Looks to Future

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POSTINGS: Lefrak Begins Building West of Its Newport Waterfront Complex; 153 Rentals for Jersey City

Felicia R Lee Coping column, recalling 1991 melee in Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, NYC, between Hasidic Jews and blacks, profiles Police Officer Marlene Welch, who has organized party for black and Jewish children commemorating Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr; drawing (M)

Where the Blues Are a Big Help

Both supporters and opponents of John Ashcroft's nomination as attorney general view his record on civil rights and race as issue most crucial in his confirmation hearing; most visible sign of importance of these issues will come on Jan 18, when Justice Ronnie White, first black member of Missouri Supreme Court, testifies about being denied federal judgeship in 1999 because Ashcroft waged campaign to depict him as 'pro-criminal' and soft on the death penalty (M)

Ashcroft Battle Likely to Focus On Race Issues

Latest word in personal communictions is two-way pager; Motorola's Timeport is favored by black entertainment and sports personalities, while Al Gore, Bill Gates and other high-tech establishment types enjoy their BlackBerries, made by Research in Motion; photos (M)

A World Divided Into Two-Way-Pager Camps

Howard Hampton article on the excess and outrage that settled on rock music in 1970's and its continuing deliterious influence; photo (M)

70's Rock: The Bad Vibes Continue

Stylish new cars and car-truck blends on exhibit at North American International Auto Show in Detroit may lure Americans away from their trucks; 20 such vehicles will arrive at new-car dealerships in coming months; photos (M)

Luring Drivers From Their Trucks

Bridge loans, short-term loans that bridge time span between buying one house and selling another, began disappearing in late 1980's, as home equity loans and home equity lines of credit relegated them to niche market; very few banks now offer bridge loans, which carry interest rates that are often two percentage points higher than conventional loans; financial counselors advise people weighing bridge loans to sell home before buying another; photos (M)

Bridge Loans Offer Smooth Passage Between Homes

Vehicles exhibited at North American International Auto Show in Detroit include many 'crossovers,' vehicles incorporating the off-road abilities of sport utility vehicles (SUV's), the hottest automotive market segment; photos (M)

Attention Shoppers: Vehicle X-ing Ahead

Brianna Coda is an American professional wrestler. She is performing on the independent circuit under the ring name Elayna Black. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Cora Jade. She also made appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as part of the working relationship between WWE and TNA, as well as All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

January 14, 2001

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Is Georgette Mosbacher Too Hot for the G.O.P. to Handle?

POSTINGS: New York Landmarks Conservancy Awards; Sacred Sites Receive Grants

Moss's Speed Gives the Vikings a Deadly Advantage

Work First, Invest Later? Not These Days; To Be Old, Gifted and Employed Is No Longer Rare

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Historical Context for January 14, 2001