January 6, 2002

North American International Auto Show opens in Detroit, Mich; reinvention could be theme of show, as carmakers try to dazzle audience with new designs and innovative products; photos (M)

Ties between Michael R Bloomberg and his company Bloomberg LP discussed in light of possible conflict of interest issues that may arise during his tenure as mayor of New York; company has donated sleek new computer terminals to city, which violates no rules, but points out how difficult it may be to separate Bloomberg from his company, especially in terms of how to treat his vast personal wealth, which includes large stake in company; photo (M)

Profile of actress LaChanze, who is currently appearing in Off Broadway play The Vagina Monologues; she is raising 18-month-old daughter, Celia, and infant daughter, Zaya, alone after her husband, Calvin Gooding, partner in Cantor Fitzgerald, died in World Trade Center attack; photo (M)

Profile of Sgt First Class Nathan Ross Chapman, who is first American serviceman killed in Afghanistan by enemy fire; photo (M)

Jalalabad, Afghanistan, returns to former lawlessness, with people selling everything from what are thought to be terrorist materials taken from Al Qaeda caves in Tora Bora to bootlegged copies of Hollywood blockbusters to hashish to food stolen from aid convoys; city's newly appointed interim mayor Abdul Ghaffar decries rampant corruption; photos (M)

Pres Bush seems to many to be transformed since Sept 11 into mature leader of nation at war; United States has changed, too, maybe more than Bush has; deadliest terrorist assault in nation's history has left Americans feeling vulnerable and unambiguously patriotic; historians say Americans are projecting on Bush qualities they desperately want him to have; say that when White House was spared from attack on Sept 11, Americans turned even more toward it and Bush as symbols of hope and calm and security; say Bush has merged with his office, and he has displayed strength, compassion, and mastery of complex war on many fronts; photo (M)

Gretchen Morgenson Market Watch column on outlook for investing in 1-800 Contacts Inc, direct marketer of contact lenses; notes company does not always comply with laws requiring that customer have valid prescription from eye-care professional; company is also having trouble getting lenses from Vistakon, giant player in field; stock-price graph (M)

Attacks on World Trade Center removed 13.4 million square feet of office space for at least several years and temporarily rendered additional 12.1 million square feet unusable; attacks released flood of sublet space; Grubb & Ellis report shows 10.1 million square feet was offered for sublet in three months after attacks, as companies that had been holding excess space put it on market in hopes of attracting tenants displaced from downtown buildings; once rush to relocate passed, market slowed, with tenants who did not have to make decisions deferring them until market conditions become clearer; confusion gripped market, with buyers and sellers unsure about pricing; most real estate executives say they expect pricing issue to work itself out in form of lower rents this year as amount of available space increases as result of continuing softening of economy; how terrorist attacks affected retail space, hotel industry and availability of suburban space discussed; Bruce Mosler of Cushman & Wakefield and C Bradley Mendelson and Mary Ann Tighe of Insignia/ESG comment; map; chart; photos (M)

Pittsburgh Penguins defeat New York Rangers, 4-1; photo (M)

Plane Hits Tampa Building A 15-year-old student pilot died after making an unauthorized takeoff in a single-engine plane and crashing into a downtown office building. PAGE 18 Connecticut Is Still No. 1 Diana Taurasi scored 32 points to lead Connecticut, the top-ranked women's team, to an 86-72 victory over No. 2 Tennessee. SPORTSSUNDAY

Pakistani officials capture Libyan Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, one of Osama bin Laden's top paramilitary trainers, and turn him over to United States; capture marks potential intelligence boon for American officials in hunt for bin Laden and quest to thwart future terrorist activities; Libi was responsible for paramilitary training at Al Khaldan, one of Al Qaeda's largest camps; US also takes custody of former Taliban ambassador to Pakistan Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef; American officials express confidence that they are homing in on terrorist leaders after interrogating thousands of Taliban and Al Qaeda prisoners and recovering reams of documents and computer disks from safe houses in Afghanistan (M)

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