February 18, 2002

Profile of and interview with 19-year-old Vassar College student Anne Hathaway, who is starring as Lili in City Center production of musical Carnival; photo (M)

Three figure skating judges, who spoke on condition of anonymity, say there is no provision in International Skating Union rulebook to warrant award of duplicate gold medals as in case of Canadian pairs skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier; judges contend solution was invented to calm public outcry and stanch Canada's all-out campaign for gold medal, but say it does not end controversy over who actually won competition; photo (M)

Ward Burton wins Daytona 500 auto race, avoiding 18-car wreck and series of smaller crashes; photo (M)

Enron Corp quietly drew up plan to cultivate close political ties to Vice Pres Al Gore during 2000 presidential race and tried to build reltionships with his inner circle even though company was one of biggest campaign contributors to George W Bush and Republicans; internal company documents and interviews with officials suggest double-sided strategy was aimed at ensuring that company wielded influence with next president; company's initiatives with Gore campaign discussed; former officials say important part of strategy was to win favor with campaign with significant increase in company's donations to Democrats (M)

Arbitration Panel to Rule On Internet Radio Royalties An arbitration panel is to rule this week on the amount that Internet radio stations must pay recording companies for songs played online. The ruling may clear up one of the more nettlesome issues facing the Internet radio business. Recording companies and Internet radio operators were mandated by a 1998 law, called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, to come to terms on royalty fees for artists. The two sides entered arbitration last year worlds apart in their negotiations. Bob Tedeschi: E-Commerce Report. [C5.]