Ashbourne Hall, Pleasantville, NY, for income-eligible people 62 and older, will begin receiving its first residents in October (M)

POSTINGS: 24 Units for People 62 and Older; Pleasantville Apartments

Andy Roddick defeats David Nalbandian to advance to final of US Open; Juan Carlos Ferrero defeats Andre Agassi; photos (M)

Men's Final Set; Henin-Hardenne Takes a Title

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeats Kim Clijsters in two sets to win US Open; photo (M)

French Open Champ Musters Strength to Beat Rival in Final

Violence in Iraq and trouble into which American enterprise there has fallen is encapsulated by US administrator Paul Bremer's remark, after latest bombings, that no matter how bad things are, they can never as bad as under terrorist regime of Saddam Hussein; photo (M)

The World: A Bedeviled Occupation; For a Bleak Horizon, Rose-Tinted Glasses

Article on political two-step that often takes place between politicians and spouses who are political, even ones who are at opposite ends of political spectrum; drawing; photos (M)

Bedfellows Make Politics Strange

Pavel Hlava, immigrant worker from Czech Republic, made only known videotape of both planes crashing into World Trade Center on Sept 11, and only second image of any kind showing first strike; tape has only surfaced now, on eve of second anniversary of attacks, after following tortuous and improbable path from insular Czech community; image of first plane was caught as SUV in which Hlava was riding headed into Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, and second plane after it emerged; tape could help investigators who are trying to understand why buildings collapsed; Hlava comments on his unlikely role as he recalls details of day; photos (L)

A Rare View Of Sept. 11, Overlooked

Recording industry, struggling to curb music piracy, is also focusing on issue of Internet pornography, since peer-to-peer file-swapping networks like KaZaA and Morpheus can be used for trading pornographic images, including child pornography; record companies are offering lobbying and logistical support to antipornography and child protection groups that are raising the issue; some critics accuse industry that heavily promotes music with sexual and violent themes of hypocrisy, but efforts are paying off; legislation has been introduced in Congress that would require children to get parental consent before using file sharing software; file sharing companies say risk is being overstated and argue that their software is no different than Web browsers that can be used to find all sorts of material; graph illustrates amount of child pornography actually seen on file-sharing networks (M)

Aiming at Pornography to Hit Music Piracy

Review of Isuzu Ascender compares it with other comparable SUV's; photo (M)

A Trail Blazer? No, a Follower

Anemona Hartocollis Coping column on Jordan Zielin, 30, who grew up in Brooklyn and moved with girlfriend to apartment on Park Place, two blocks from ground zero, two years ago; Zielin, who says area has turned from war zone to construction zone, comments on why he is moving back to Brooklyn; drawing (M)

Downtown, Fine Feelings Fall Victim To the Banal

Patrick McGeehan comments on outlook for reform in mutual fund industry in light of New York State Atty Gen Eliot Spitzer's charges that executives of Bank of America gave Edward J Stern, rich hedge-fund manager, opportunities to profit from trading in bank's mutual funds that were not available to, and may have been detrimental to, other investors; holds independent trustees of mutual funds should be held accountable for what happens on their watch (M)

Reform Knocks. Will Funds Answer?

Profile of Warner Brothers Entertainment four years into Alan Horn's tenure as president; says Horn has made Warner Brothers a more open studio, eager to seek out and hear suggestions from all departments, tolerant of differing opinions and polite in conversations; describes Horn's differences with Lorenzo di Bonaventura, film production executive, and Warren Lieberfarb, DVD movie pioneer, that led to their departure from studio; photos; graphs (L)

Warner Brothers' Chamber of Secrets

Striking stylistic divide emerges among Democratic presidential hopefuls as they struggle to determine extent to which they should focus on their personal lives in building candidacies; Sen John Edwards and Rep Richard Gephardt, both from meager beginnings, stress personal details, while Howard Dean and Sen Joseph Lieberman focus on their political accomplishments; some believe that divulging intimate details gives voters more complete picture, while others fear they will be accused of exploitation and that too many personal details will divert voters' attention from important issues; photos (L)

Political Memo; Democrats Split on Pushing The Personal or the Political

Prices of luxury homes in Manhattan continue to soar; $10 million now buys routine luxury, but 'wow' factors like great location, stupendous view and larger size bring twice that amount; some prestige addresses and attendant amenities noted; drawing; photos (L)

The Price of 'Wow!' Keeps On Rising

Boston Red Sox defeat New York Yankees, 11-0; photos (M)

Red Sox' Footsteps Get Loud in the Bronx

Second anniversary of Sept 11 terrorist attacks finds Americans adjusted to 'new normalcy' of airline security, cabinet department with chilling name of Homeland Securityand troops in faraway places, but attacks are hardly forgotten and never will be by any American alive that day; sociologist Todd Gitlin, author Steve Brill and others comment on feelings of personal vulnerability (M)

The World: Who Won?; 9/11/03

Miami University defeats Florida University, 38-33; photos (M)

As Florida Wilts, Miami Roars Back

Home Front column explores lawsuit Patricia A Kusnick filed against American Airlines to try to recoup unemployment benefits; photo (M)

Grounded, and Fighting for Her Benefits

Jan Morris article, on second anniversary of terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, on why Manhattan remains such a powerful attraction to Briton, even after 50 years of visits; drawings (M)

Manhattan '03

Behind the Wheel column reviews 2004 Chrysler Crossfire; chart compares it with similar models; photos (M)

BEHIND THE WHEEL/2004 Chrysler Crossfire; Find the Mercedes in This Picture

NASA has developed an ambitious plan to get space shuttles flying again next year that details the steps the agency is taking to comply with each recommendation of the board that investigated the Columbia accident. Among other actions, NASA is looking at ways to harden the shuttle to protect it from debris, is developing a repair material that can be used in space on heat tiles and other parts of the shuttle, and plans to improve training for mission management teams.      Article, Page 24.

NASA Devises Plan To Launch Shuttles

Profile of David A Stockman, champion of supply-side economics as budget director during Reagan administration and now chief executive of Collins & Aikman, struggling auto supplier based in Troy, Mich; photos (L)

Selling One (or More) for the Gipper

American military, intelligence and law enforcement officials are wrestling with several competing theories about who is behind postwar violence in Iraq; thousands of insurgents from Saddam Hussein's former government have organized into cells to resist US-led occupation, but nature of resistance is clouded by presence of freed criminals and foreign fighters, mainly Islamic militants, who have filtered into Iraq from surrounding countries; one document suggests that secular Baathists are joining forces with Islamist radicals, but this is impossible to verify; methods of attacks may suggest involvement by former members of Iraqi military or paramilitary forces; attacks aimed at convoys using roadside explosives may reflect expertise of terrorist organizations based outside Iraq; chart and map of attacks against US-led forces; photo (L)

Iraq Bombings Pose a Mystery U.S. Must Solve

Building at historic shipyard in Port Jefferson, NY, will be converted to create community center; photo (M)

POSTINGS: Historic Site in Port Jefferson; A Conversion Of Shipyard Building

Mahmoud Abbas submits resignation as Palestinian prime minister; many Palestinian politicians and analysts believe Yasir Arafat emerges stronger, while others think he will re-appoint Abbas with more authority to keep peace effort alive; move is disappointment to Bush administration, which pinned hopes for peace process on Abbas and shifting of power away from Arafat; if resignation is accepted, Abbas will serve as head of caretaker government until Arafat appoints successor; Abbas blames Israel, Bush administration and Arafat for undermining government; highlights of tenure cited; Israel attempts to kill Hamas leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin with airstrike in Gaza City; attack leaves 15 people wounded and prompts vows of retaliation from Hamas; map; photos (L)

ABBAS STEPS DOWN, DEALING BIG BLOW TO U.S. PEACE PLAN

A Night Out With column accompanies actor Joe Pantoliano, star of new CBS series The Handler, as he shops and dines in Los Angeles; photo (M)

A NIGHT OUT WITH: Joe Pantoliano; A Goodfella Feels Good At a Blast With His Past

Warren William Zevon was an American rock singer and songwriter. His most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money" and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner". All three songs are featured on his third album, Excitable Boy (1978), the title track of which is also well-known. He also wrote major hits that were recorded by other artists, including "Poor Poor Pitiful Me", "Mohammed's Radio", "Carmelita" and "Hasten Down the Wind". Per The New York Times, "Mr. Zevon had a pulp-fiction imagination" which yielded "terse, action-packed, gallows-humored tales that could sketch an entire screenplay in four minutes and often had death as a punchline. But there was also vulnerability and longing in Mr. Zevon's ballads, like 'Mutineer,' 'Accidentally Like a Martyr' and 'Hasten Down the Wind.'"

September 7, 2003

Headlines from September 7, 2003

POSTINGS: 24 Units for People 62 and Older; Pleasantville Apartments

Men's Final Set; Henin-Hardenne Takes a Title

French Open Champ Musters Strength to Beat Rival in Final

The World: A Bedeviled Occupation; For a Bleak Horizon, Rose-Tinted Glasses

Bedfellows Make Politics Strange

Billboard 200

The Neptunes Present... Clones

Greatest Hits Volume II And Some Other Stuff

Bow Wow: Unleashed

Trap Muzik

Bad Boys II

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for September 7, 2003