March 26, 2002

Lower Manhattan's Federal Hall National Memorial, site where George Washington took oath of office to become first American president, is on list of Most Endangered National Parks compiled by independent advocacy group National Parks Conservation Association; building has decades-old structural damage and is in further danger from basement flooding and general neglect; photo (M)

Lawyers for Arthur Andersen file motion seeking to block prosecutors from using federal grand jury to continue investigating document destruction that led to Andersen's indictment on charge of obstruction of justice; lawyers argue that federal prosecutors have improperly begun using grand jury to gather evidence to bolster their prosecution of Andersen, which they say is impermissible after filing of criminal indictment; filing contends Justice Department interviewed potential witnesses from Andersen before filing indictment; papers say prosecutors failed to compel testimony before grand jury from any of those witnesses (M)

Under pressure from the European Union to cut subsidies to heavy industry, Poland's left-wing government said it would consolidate the country's state-owned steel industry and pick a foreign buyer by the end of April. Poland has already rec0

Germany's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank A.G., said that bad loans would continue to overcast its profit outlook when it publishes its annual report today. The bank released last year's main figures in January, posting a 9 percent decline in p2

Profile of composer Randy Newman who, after 16 nominations, has won Academy Award for best original song, If I Didn't Have You, from Monsters Inc; photos (M)