Boston Red Sox defeat New York Yankees, 3-2; photos (M)

Red Sox Serve Notice to A.L. East

Bush administration finds itself confronted by defiant Israeli Prime Min Ariel Sharon and by quandary of whether to meet Yasir Arafat just as Arafat's allies claim responsibility for another suicide bombing; in short, eight days into his first real involvement in Mideast conflict, Pres Bush seems bogged down in morass he has tried to avoid for 15 months; photos (News Analysis) (M)

A Late Entry Quickly Hits Mideast Wall

Lawyer Sean Basinski helps Elfego Dominguez navigate New York's bureaucracy and get his pushcart back; Dominguez's permit had expired, but he continued to sell hot dogs and, in Dec 2001, was fined and had his cart confiscated; photo (M)

After Taste Of Bureaucracy, Vendor Gets His Cart Back

 Bush Discloses Tax Return  President Bush's adjusted gross income of $894,880 in 2000 fell to $811,100 last year, but his tax bill rose, the White House said. His charitable contributions declined from $143,300 to $82,700.   PAGE A15    Teacher to Go Into Space  NASA's new administrator said the agency would concentrate on research and education, including finally sending a schoolteacher into space in 2004.   PAGE A12

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New Jersey Gov James McGreevey's tax plan calls for fundamental change in way business taxes are calculated; he wants to tax partnerships and limited liability companies, which are currently exempt; state currently taxes net profits; plan gives state option to collect 1 percent tax on gross sales for companies that do not show profit; McGreevey says proposal avoids hurting small businesses; business owners are alarmed by plan and say changes amount to overhaul of system rather than just plugging leaks; dispute takes center stage in governor's attempt to solve state's budget problems (M)

Tax Proposal In New Jersey Has Businesses Up in Arms

David Wondrich and Kenneth Goldsmith photograph New York City's flaws for project called Broken New York; bent signposts and cracked sidewalks are among images they have recorded for Free Biennial, part of 2002 Whitney Biennial Exhibition, and can be viewed at www.brokennewyork.com; photo (M)

Torn, Bent, Dinged or Unhinged; Two Men Scour the Streets for Defects, for Art's Sake

Clyde Haberman NYC column bemoans death of New York City's revival movie houses that showed classic movies; welcomes rebirth of Leonard Nimoy Thalia, named for actor that supported project; it is part of renovation of Symphony Space (M)

The Rebirth Of a Temple For Film Fans

Bloomberg administration prepares list of potential emergency cuts; cuts would be made only if New York fails to get state and federal help it has been counting on and concessions it anticipates from unions (M)

If Needed, City Is Ready to Cut Budget Further

Cardinal Bernard F Law says in letter to priests that he will remain as archbishop of Boston, despite steadily rising clamor of calls for him to resign in face of scandal over sexually abusive priests; declares 'It distresses me greatly to have become lightning rod of division when mine should be ministry of unity'; Catholics in Boston are stunned by letter, which comes after week in which calls for Law's resignation had reached fever pitch and city was filled with speculation that he would resign any day; photo of archdiocese spokesman announcing Law's decision (M)

Cardinal Law Says He'll Stay In Boston Post

Ouster of Venezuelan Pres Hugo Chavez in uprising that began after he replaced professional managers at state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela raises question about tenure of Citgo Petroleum president and chief executive Oswaldo Contreras; Contreras, Venezuelan general appointed by Chavez, is first Venezuelan and first non-oilman to run Petroleos's big United States gasoline refining and marketing unit; he has not changed daily operations much at Citgo's Tulsa headquarters; company says events in Venezuela have not affected operations; graph of Citgo's increasing dependence on Venezuelan crude; photo (M)

The Turmoil In Venezuela Causes Jitters At Citgo Home

Energy giants, led by utility operator Southern Co, are pushing to weaken arcane air pollution rule that has cost corporations billions of dollars and embroiled industry in litigation; latest evidence of industry's push to overhaul new source review is e-mail message from Southern lobbyist released by Energy Department; Vice Pres Dick Cheney's energy task force reportedly put possible revision of rule on its agenda after getting e-mail; department calls timing coincidence; re-examination, recommended by task force, has been slowed by battles between Energy Department and Environmental Protection Agency, and within EPA; photos (M)

Energy Giants Push to Weaken a Pollution Rule

Cornel West, professor of Afro-American studies at Harvard, is leaving for Princeton nearly four months after he began sparring publicly with Harvard's new president, Lawrence H Summers, over quality of West's scholarship and depth of university's commitment to affirmative action; Henry Louis Gates Jr, who in 1990's built African-American studies program at Harvard into academic powerhouse, says that West's departure is 'devastating for Harvard,' particularly when coupled with defection to Princeton earlier this year of philosopher K Anthony Appiah; West photo (M)

Harvard Loses a 2nd Black Scholar to Princeton

Hospitals in search of paying patients and competitive edge are increasingly offering some form of alternative medicine; 15.5 percent of all hospitals offered alternative therapies in 2000 and hospitals of all sizes are continuing to open alternative or complementary medicine centers serving patients and local residents; market for such services is estimated at around $27 billion; center Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, Ga, runs with holistic health guru Dr Deepak Chopra cited; photos (M)

Alternative Medicine Is Finding Its Niche In Nation's Hospitals

Israel officially estimates that 100 Palestinians were killed during nine-day assault on Palestinian refugee camp in Jenin, which is viewed by Israeli authorities as place where Palestinian militants plan attacks on Israeli civilians by suicide bombers; some Israeli officials say toll coud reach 200; Palestinians put figure at several hundred, but acknowledge that because many refugees have fled, no one can yet provide precise figure; photos (M)

Jenin Refugee Camp's Dead Can't Be Counted or Claimed

Transitional government headed by leading businessmen replaces Venezuelan Pres Hugo Chavez, hours after military officers force him to resign; it is sudden end to turbulent three-year reign of mercurial strongman elected on promises to distance his country from United States while uprooting Venezuela's old social order; Chavez, firebrand populist who had said he would remake Venezuela to benefit the poor, is obligated to resign in meeting with three military officers after large street protests in which at least 14 people are killed by gunmen identified as his supporters; Pedro Carmona Estanga, head of Venezuela's most important business assn, is installed as interim president; photo (M)

VENEZUELA'S CHIEF FORCED TO RESIGN; CIVILIAN INSTALLED

Global Crossing creditors are increasingly concerned about fees demanded by lawyers, investment bankers and accountants working on company's bankruptcy case; some 20 firms have billed $10 million in fees since late Jan filing; case is more complex and costly than most bankruptcies because Global is based in Bermuda; some creditors may renew bid to liquidate company before costs escalate, while recent signs of interest in Global's assets may bolster creditors who want to keep company afloat or sell it (M)

Creditors Fear Fees Tied To Bankruptcy Of Global

Palestinian woman blows herself up in Jerusalem market, killing six people, wounding scores and prompting State Sec Colin L Powell to postpone meeting with Yasir Arafat that had been scheduled; immediately after attack, White House demands that Arafat denounce attack; Arafat makes no such statement, and spokesman for Powell says that in light of developments, he will not meet Arafat as scheduled; Prime Min Ariel Sharon says that Israel is conducting war against Palestinian infrastructure of terror and hopes to end it as soon as possible; photos (L)

Powell Puts Off Arafat Talk as Bomb Kills 6

Five months after the Bush administration's assault on the assets of Al Barakaat, Somalia's biggest money-transfer company -- which it said was providing Osama bin Laden's terrorists $25 million a year -- some officials are acknowledging that the evidence of Al Barakaat's backing for terrorism is more tenuous. Some European countries that assisted in shutting it down say proof of a terror link has not materialized.     Article, Page A10.

Uncertainty Lingers In Terror-Fund Case

New York Mets defeat Montreal Expos, 2-1; photo (M)

D'Amico's Curveball Leaves the Expos Spinning

Vijay Singh takes second-round lead at Masters tournament; photos (M)

Unfazed by the Changes, Singh Takes Charge

Japanese financial regulators report special audit found added 1.4 trillion yen ($10.6 billion) in nonperforming loans to 149 largest borrowers that must be written off by nation's 13 largest lenders; says loans to 71 borrowers should be reclassified as riskier than banks had rated them; finds 34 of borrowers are in danger of bankruptcy; say banks must set aside 12.9 trillion yen ($98 billion) against possible defaults on impaired loans and will probably lose 7.8 trillion yen ($59 billion) for fiscal year ended Mar 31 (M)

Japan Audit Finds $10 Billion More in Bad Loans

 Andersen and Prosecutors Edge Closer to Settlement  Negotiations continued between Arthur Andersen and prosecutors as the two sides edged closer toward settling obstruction of justice charges against the accounting firm in the shredding of Enron documents. Discussions were expected to continue over the weekend; negotiators are said to be squabbling over wording in the plea agreement.    A major stumbling block had been cleared earlier when Andersen's negotiators agreed that the firm would admit to criminal wrongdoing. But inside the firm, there was still some uncertainty over whether the admission was appropriate. [Page C2.]    A bankruptcy judge ruled that Enron's $10 billion lawsuit against Dynegy for abandoning a merger should be moved to federal court in Houston. The judge was also expected to hear arguments next week on Enron's request to pay as much as $140 million in bonuses. [C2.]

BUSINESS DIGEST

William C Rhoden Sports of The Times column discusses New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner's forray into horse racing, which has thus far met with mediocre success; he is hoping recent hire of new trainer Bill Mott will change his luck; photo (M)

Sports of The Times; Derby Quest Frustrates Steinbrenner

Correction of April 12 article about Pres Bush's plan to nominate Gen James L Jones as commander of NATO and American forces in Europe; Jones was born in Kansas City, Mo, not Paris, where he spent his childhood

Corrections

Bankrutpcy Judge Arthur J Gonzalez agrees to Dynegy's bid to move Enron's $10 billion suit against it for abandoning merger aimed at rescuing Enron to Houston, where both companies are based; Dynegy is seeking jury trial; federal Judge Melinda Harmon, who is also hearing shareholder suits against Enron, will handle case (S)

Judge Moves Enron Lawsuit Against Dynegy to Houston

Karl Jakob Hein is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Real Valladolid, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal, and the Estonia national team.

April 13, 2002

Headlines from April 13, 2002

Red Sox Serve Notice to A.L. East

A Late Entry Quickly Hits Mideast Wall

After Taste Of Bureaucracy, Vendor Gets His Cart Back

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Tax Proposal In New Jersey Has Businesses Up in Arms

Billboard 200

A New Day Has Come

Now 9

WWF: Forceable Entry

The Best Of Both Worlds

O Brother; Where Art Thou?

Notable Births

Historical Context for April 13, 2002