Pres Bush's conservative supporters, exulting in electoral victories, immediately turn to staking out mandates for ambitious agenda of long-cherished goals, including privatizing Social Security, banning same-sex marriage, remaking Supreme Court and overturning abortion rights; Richard Viguerie warns Republican leaders not to forget role of conservative Christians and 'values' voters in effort to 'unite' country; Dr James C Dobson, Phil Burress, Grover Norquist and others comment similarly; map showing growth in Bush support in counties he also won in 2000 (M)

Some Bush Supporters Say They Anticipate a 'Revolution'

Joyce Purnick Metro Matters column discusses what impact Sept 11 terrorist attacks and terrorism in general might have had in Pres Bush's re-election (M)

9/11 Was Issue, but Not Where It Took Its Toll

Mass bike rides in New York City like Critical Mass, which promotes nonpolluting forms of transportation, are becoming problematic for police trying to deal with increasingly aggressive gatherings of cyclists on already-crowded New York streets; non-cause cyclists worry that eruptions at organized events, which often lead to arrests, will bring unwanted restrictions for them; photos (M)

The Bike Helmet as Riot Gear?

Harvey Araton Sports of The Times column contends that New Jersey Nets need to accept that team is being rebuilt, that some of Nets' top players are gone and that team could get new identity with move to Brooklyn (NYC); photo (M)

Complaints Have Been Counted: Nets Need to Move On

Minnesota Timberwolves defeat New York Knicks, 99-93, in season opener (M)

Knicks' Debut Has Highlights, but Too Few

European Union's approval of merger between music divisions of Sony and Bertelsmann is being challenged by lobbying group Impala, which represents 2,500 independent record labels (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: Sony BMG Merger Challenged

Game producers are turning to voice-over professionals to weave spoken narratives throughout games as video games take on cinematic feel; use of union artists assures quality, but at high cost that worries industry; photos (M)

Giving Voice to Video Games

Brazilian government reports that trade surplus declined to $3.01 billion in October, compared to $3.17 billion in September; year-to-date surplus is up 38 percent from 2003, to $28.12 billion (S)

World Business Briefing | Americas: Brazil: Trade Surplus Narrows

Article examines business implications of presidential election in specific industries, including military contractors, Wall Street, health care, telecommunications, computers, energy and automobiles; drawings (M)

Exuberance, Tempered by Reality

 Hungary's Force to Leave Iraq  Hungary plans to pull its 300 troops out of Iraq in March. Four other nations are to leave over the next year.   PAGE A12    Mets Hiring Randolph  Willie Randolph, the longtime Yankees infielder and coach, was named the 18th manager of the Mets.   SPORTSTHURSDAY, PAGE D1    5 Convicted in Enron Deal  A jury convicted four former Merrill Lynch executives and one from Enron of conspiring to help Enron report bogus profits.   PAGE C1    Rape Charges Dismissed  Charges have been dropped against two high school football players in Montclair, N.J., accused of raping a fellow student.   PAGE B1

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First criminal trial stemming from financial dealings at Enron Corp ends when federal jury in Houston finds five defendants, including four former executives of Merrill Lynch, conspired to help Enron report bogus profits; convicted defendants are Daniel Bayly, former head of global investment banking at Merrill, and James A Brown, former head of firm's project and lease group; former Merrill executives convicted include Robert S Furst, banker in Houston office responsible for managing Enron relationship, and William Fuhs, banker who did some work on alleged bogus sale of interest in barges by Enron to Merrill; Dan Boyle, former executive in Enron's finance division, is also convicted; accountant Sheila Kahanek is acquitted (M)

Jury Convicts 5 Involved in Enron Deal With Merrill

German government reports that unemployment rose in October for ninth consecutive month; number of jobless was up 12,000, to 4.46 million (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: Germany: Unemployment Rises

Prosecutors drop rape case against Montclair High School (NJ) football players who were accused of raping sophomore girl, saying there is no basis for charges (M)

Rape Case Against 2 Montclair Football Players Is Dropped

Brazilian brewer Companhia de Bebidas das Americas reports third quarter net profit of $46.2 million, down 61 percent from year-earlier period; revenue rose 46 percent (S)

World Business Briefing | Americas: Brazil: Brewer's Profit Falls

Democrats reeling from unexpected defeats that give Republicans net gain of four Senate seats move to choose successor to Sen Tom Daschle, minority leader and only Senate incumbent to lose; Sen Harry Reid says he has support to be formally elected as minority leader, and Sen Christopher J Dodd, potential rival, says he would back Reid; Sens Byron L Dorgan and Richard J Durbin are likely to square off for Democratic whip position now held by Reid; Sen Bill Frist, majority leader, and House Speaker J Dennis Hastert issue statements expressing desire to try to work across party lines, in contrast to bitter partisanship of recent years (M)

Republicans Add 4 Seats in Senate

New York Jets could raise ticket prices to help subsidize proposed stadium on Manhattan's Far West Side (NYC); are also considering charging season-ticket holders one-time seat license fee to guarantee right to buy season tickets (M)

Jets May Sell Rights to Seats, Then Tickets to Sit in Them

David Pogue State of the Art column on T5 palmtop organizer from PalmOne; device lacks many useful features of its predecessor, but adds internal flash drive for instant communication to computer through USB port; photo; drawing (M)

A Palmtop's Curious Subtraction

US, which has not participated in world's fairs for number of years and banned federal financing of pavilions in 1999, will be part of first major expo of 21st century, opening next March in Aichi, Japan; major corporations are underwriting hospitality suite designed by Thom Felicia of television's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy; pavilion itself is designed by Bud Hollomon; photos; renderings (M)

Design Diplomacy: U.S. Rejoins World's Fairs

British Defense Ministry and Serious Fraud Office are investigating possible accounting fraud in deals made by BAE Systems in connection with contracts with Saudi Arabia (S)

World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Accounting Investigation

Marathon bargaining session between Volkswagen and IG Metall union concludes with company offering factory workers seven-year job guarantee in exchange for 28-month wage freeze; agreement will reduce labor costs by nearly one-third by 2011 and is seen as restoring labor harmony at company that has never undergone full-scale strike in its history; is hailed by some as example of successful social partnership culture, while others note that company, which is 20 percent owned by state of Lower Sax ony, was never in position to lay off large numbers of German workers; photo (M)

Volkswagen Averts Strike by German Workers

Indian outsourcing companies rejoice at re-election of Pres Bush, whose economic advisers have defended outsourcing from attacks by Democratic candidate Sen John Kerry; Indian outsourcing companies employed more than 800,000 workers and posted $12.5 billion in export revenues in year ended in March, gain of 30 percent over previous year; Infosys Technologies, leading outsourcing firm, announced 49 percent increase in profit for quarter ending Sept 30, and added more than 5,000 employees, while rival Wipro had 65 percent profit gain and 5,550 new employees; photos (M)

An Industry in India Cheers Bush's Victory

Analysis of new economic agenda in second Bush administration; says one goal is expected to aim for fundamental overhaul of income tax, likely in direction of system that lessens even further taxation of investment income; other goal is to push for partial privatization of Social Security that could eventually reduce costs but require borrowing more than $2 trillion over next two decades; holds ballooning budget deficits, which could total $5 trillion over next 10 years if Bush succeeds in making his tax cuts permanent, could constrain Bush's choices far more than they have in first term; photo (M)

Deficits and Tax System Changes in Bush's Second-Term Economy

Shareholders of Yukos, Russia's top oil producer, will vote December 20 on whether to file bankruptcy petition; company, which maintains it can file for bankruptcy prior to shareholder meeting, faces overwhelming tax bill which consumes one half of current cash flow, and Russian government has recently brought new claims that exceed company's 2002 sales of $11.4 billion; analysts note that bankruptcy filing may be Yukos's best course, forestalling various court orders including sale of its $22 billion oil-producer subsidiary Yuganskneftegaz (M)

Yukos Shareholders Will Vote on Filing for Bankruptcy

 THE ECONOMY  Challenges Ahead  As President Bush celebrated his re-election he faced ballooning deficits, record borrowing and the challenge of paying for the war in Iraq -- while making his tax cuts permanent and saving Social Security. Page C1.    AMENDMENTS  Bans on Gay Marriage  Proposed state constitutional amendments to ban same-sex marriage, approved in all 11 states where they were on the ballot Tuesday, lifted the turnout of socially conservative voters that helped win President Bush his popular-vote majority, his supporters say. Page P4.    THE REPUBLICANS  High Hopes for New Term  As they exulted in victory, conservatives turned their attention to their long-held goals of giving individuals control over investments in their Social Security accounts, banning same-sex marriage, remaking the Supreme Court, and overturning decisions on abortion rights. Page P1.    NEW YORK  Senators Job Hunting?  At least one of John Kerry's loyal foot soldiers has a brighter political future thanks to his loss: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has shot to the front ranks of contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008. But New York's senior senator, Charles E. Schumer, who finds himself a member of a shrinking Democratic minority, could well be tempted to run for governor in two years rather than spend several more years in opposition. Page P9.    CALIFORNIA  Yes to Stem Cell Research  In California, voters approved a $3 billion research effort involving human embryonic stem cells, the largest state-run scientific research effort in the country. The measure was supported by the Republican governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who broke ranks with President Bush and the California Republican Party on the contentious issue. The Bush administration has placed restrictions on using federal money for such research. Page P10.    DEMOCRATS  The Recriminations Begin  Democrats immediately began turning to the fight that some in the party fear they wage most consistently: with one another. Politicians and operatives said the defeat of Senator John Kerry and the loss of seats in the House and the Senate were likely to fan internal debate over everything from overarching ideology to on-the-ground tactics to the qualities to look for in a candidate. ''You always take stock after a loss like this, and it was a big disappointment,'' said Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri. Page P8.  

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Ken Johnson reviews survey of contemporary designer art at Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh; photos (M)

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