February 4, 2002

Article on best-selling novelist John Grisham who, after two-year hiatus to write autobiographical novel and lighthearted novella, has completed new legal thriller, The Summons; photo (M)

Reporter Believed Still Alive The police in Pakistan say all leads on the trail of Daniel Pearl have proved to go nowhere, but they believe he is still alive. PAGE A11 Bin Laden's Trail Is Cold U.S. officials acknowledge they have lost track of Osama bin Laden, who was last traced to eastern Afghanistan in early December. PAGE A8

Andersen Hires Volcker To Lead Oversight Board Arthur Andersen, rushing to contain the damage from attacks including those in the Enron board's report on Saturday, has hired Paul A. Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chairman, as an adviser. Mr. Volcker will lead an oversight board with a mandate to change the firm's policies and practices, Andersen's chief executive, Joseph F. Berardino, said. In Washington, meanwhile, the House and Senate have a full week of hearings on the collapse of Enron. [Section A.]

Bush administration, spurred by spate of anthrax-filled letters that followed September 11 terrorist attacks, will seek $11 billion over two years to protect nation against biological terrorism--far larger amount than bioterrorism experts expected; budget for fiscal 2003 will propose $5.9 billion to finance improvements in nation's public health system that would help defend against use of disease as weapon; increase is more than four times what administration spent before attacks to counter threats of bioterrorism, and comes on top of $1.4 billion approved by Congress in fiscal 2002 and $3.7 billion supplemental request granted by lawmakers; breakdown of administration's bioterrorism budget request discussed; officials say anthrax-tainted letters laid bare serious vulnerabilities, and that new budget request reflects effort to address weaknesses; also reflects growing influence of Office of Homeland Security, headed by Tom Ridge (M)

Kelefa Sannah reviews concert by pop singer Alicia Keys at Radio City Music Hall; photo (M)