January 24, 2002

Harvey Araton Sports of The Times column recalls time when boxing was more legitimate sport than it is now, before it was stained by Mike Tyson's temperamental outbursts and sexual hijinks; says sports itself has become as small as its contenders; photo (M)

Pres Bush says he will seek $48 billion in added spending on military next year, speech; cites need to continue fight against terrorism and protect United States from future attacks; Budget Dir Mitchell E Daniels Jr says Bush seeks $38 billion more than $328 billion Congress authorized for current fiscal year, 11.6 percent rise, and another $10 billion reserve fund that he could draw on if needed to pay operational costs of war; Congress opens budget debate with Congressional Budget Office report showing projected surplus for next decade has dwindled to $1.6 trillion from $5.6 trillion a year ago and $3.4 trillion last summer; office says government will run deficit this year and next even if Congress does not increase spending or cut taxes; sees no realistic hope of paying off national debt within this decade; report renews partisan debate over tax cut Bush pushed through Congress last year; administration forecasts deficit of $106 billion this year and $80 billion next year; say Bush's budget will call for doubling spending on domestic security to over $25 billion and spending $90 billion in current fiscal year and $75 billion next year for economic recovery package built around tax cuts for individuals and businesses; Senate Democrats and Republicans begin negotiating to revive economic stimulus package, but talks bog down over procedure; graphs of shrinking surplus; photos (M)

The tunes on your hard drive don't have to stay trapped in a beige box. A little tinkering makes your computer just another input device for your stereo. Basics, Page 5.

New York Knickerbockers defeat Toronto Raptors, 96-92; photo (M)

Rep James C Greenwood, whose House subcommittee probes Enron Corp collapse, says up to 80 people who worked at Arthur Andersen's Houston office were told to destroy documents related to Enron; questions Andersen's efforts to blame rogue employees for episode; Congressional investigators make public memo David B Duncan, Andersen's lead partner on Enron account, wrote last Oct noting he warned Enron chief accounting officer Rick Causey that way in which Enron was about to disclose huge losses from controversial deals was misleading and possibly illegal; Andersen calls memo routine; again holds it did not sanction destruction of documents ordered by Duncan and and other Houston partners; Duncan's lawyer says he will invoke Fifth Amendment at subcommittee hearing unless granted immunity (M)