Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Saturday, March 2, 2002 NYTimes HTML E-Mail   Â   Search NYTimes.com  Today's News Past Week Past 30 Days Past 90 Days Past Year Since 1996    March 2, 2002  QUOTE OF THE DAY "I wouldn't say voters are stupid. But the same voter who wants unlimited services also does not want to pay for it. There's a disconnect."  PHIL TALMADGE,a former Washington Supreme Court judge and legislator. NATIONAL A Boy Genius? Maybe Not, Mother Admits Elizabeth Chapman, the mother of a celebrated boy genius, admitted that records attesting to her son's superior intelligence were a sham. Archdiocese to Yield List of Sex Accusers The Archdiocese of Boston agreed to turn over the names of children that almost 90 Roman Catholic priests there are accused of molesting. Judge Facing Pornography Charges Is Unopposed on Ballot Political observers are giving a judge who is charged with child molestation a 50-50 chance of beating write-in candidates for the Orange County Superior Court seat. MORE NATIONAL NEWS Download And Listen To Any Two Audiobooks - For Free! Visit Audible now and take any two audiobooks for FREE - a $70 value!  Choose from thousands of great selections including the new bestsellers from John Grisham, Nelson DeMille, Brad Meltzer and Stephen King.  Listen as you commute or exercise - anywhere, anytime.  Audible - your source for the best downloadable audio books - makes it easy.  Act now.   INTERNATIONAL More Than 200 Die in 3 Days of Riots in Western India Three days of the worst Hindu-Muslim violence in nearly a decade has left more than 200 people dead in western India, 28 of them on Friday. U.S. Broadens Terror Fight, Readying Troops for Yemen President Bush has approved plans to send as many as 100 troops to Yemen to help train that nation's military to fight terrorists. New Raids Bring Palestinian Peace Supporter Full Circle The personal odyssey of Hussam Khader closely tracks the highs and lows of Israeli-Palestinian relations, and suggests the depth of their present situation. MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS BUSINESS Letterman Offer Was News to Chief of ABC News The president of ABC News told his top executives that his bosses had blindsided him and failed to tell him that ABC wanted to remove "Nightline," to make room for David Letterman. Auditor to Pay $217 Million to Settle Suits Arthur Andersen announced that it had agreed to pay $217 million to settle investor lawsuits arising from its role as auditor of the Baptist Foundation of Arizona. Another Round of Layoffs Are Planned at First Boston Credit Suisse First Boston is planning another round of layoffs at its investment banking group, executives at the firm said Friday. MORE BUSINESS NEWS TECHNOLOGY If Not One Problem, It's Another, for the Struggling Giant Qwest Qwest Communications International continues to market itself as the model phone company of the future, but all that investors seem interested in is how Qwest plans to survive the present. Comcast Says Its Transition to Internet Network Is Done The Comcast Corporation said that it had completed its transition of thousand of clients to its own high-speed Internet network and e-mail system. Worker Accused of Selling Colleagues' ID's Online A former Prudential employee was charged with stealing the identities of co-workers and selling some of them over the Internet as part of a credit card scam. MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS POLITICS Senate Democrats Drop Voter Sign-in at Polls Removing a major obstacle to election reform, Senate Democrats are dropping their demand that certain new voters be allowed to identify themselves at the polls by signing a form. Bush Uses Own Brand of Math on Social Security In promoting the benefits of his proposal to   overhaul Social Security, President Bush said that investing Social Security taxes would yield a higher return. Experts Dispute Bush Aide's Criticism of War Crimes Panels International law experts rose to a strong defense of United Nations war crimes tribunals on Friday in response to an attack on them by an administration official. MORE POLITICS NEWS SPORTS Iverson Crushes the Nets Philadelphia rolled to an easy victory over the Nets behind Allen Iverson's 43 points. It was the second consecutive loss for New Jersey. Switch to Eisley Gives Knicks Big Payoff Howard Eisley played with confidence and creativity to help the Knicks snap their six-  game losing streak by defeating Seattle. Vaughn Takes Advantage of Timely Gust of Wind A gust of wind blew a pop fly back into Mo Vaughn's glove, allowing him to double off a runner in the Mets' 7-1 loss to the Cardinals. MORE SPORTS NEWS ARTS Radical New Views of Islam and the Origins of the Koran A handful of experts quietly investigating the origins of the Koran are now arguing that it has been misread and mistranslated for centuries. Damning (Yet Desiring) Mickey and the Big Mac It isn't imperialism but freedom that makes pop culture so appealing, even among American's enemies. Wind-Up Dolls Creakily Evoke a Puritan Soul Given its New York premiere on Wednesday at   City Center by the Paul Taylor Dance Company, "Antique Valentine" came across as a work in miniature but not a minor work. MORE ARTS NEWS NY REGION Burning Diesel Is Cited in Fall of 3rd Tower Structural beams that held up 7 World Trade Center were compromised in a blaze fed by diesel fuel, causing the building to collapse. Louima Ruling Forces Police to Revisit a Brutal Episode The torture of Abner Louima has come back to afflict a Police Department that had come to view it as a closed case. Bloomberg Pushes Plan for Control Over Schools Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg pressed forward with his campaign to win authority to run the   school system directly. MORE NY REGION NEWS OP-ED  Freedom From the Press By FRANK RICH There is still scant evidence to suggest that George W. Bush condones the idea of a free press. Steel's 40 Percent Solution By BARBARA A. MIKULSKI A 40 percent tariff on a broad range of steel imports would give American producers a fighting   chance. Notes from Washington: The Mayor Picks a Fight By DAVE MCKENNA Not everyone in the District of Columbia thinks boxing is the way to boost the city's fortunes. MORE OP-ED  NEWS About This E-Mail You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or your e-mail address, see http://www.nytimes.com/email.Â Â  Check or un-check the headlines you would like to receive or cancel and remember to go to the bottom of the page and click on "Save Selections."Â  Suggestions and feedback are welcome at feedback@nytimes.com. Please include the following ID number when writing to feedback@nytimes.com  so that we can track any reports of problems: 577749 How to Advertise For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other advertising opportunities with NYTimes.com, contact onlinesales@nytimes.com or visit our online media kit. Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company