Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Wednesday, March 6, 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 6, 2002  QUOTE OF THE DAY "We don't leave Americans behind."  BRIG. GEN. JOHN W. ROSA, Jr.,describing a raid in Afghanistan in which seven died. NATIONAL Novice Wins G.O.P. Primary for Governor of California In a stunning upset, Bill Simon Jr. won the Republican primary for California governor on Tuesday, overwhelming Richard Riordan, the former mayor of Los Angeles. Archdiocese Nears Accord in Abuse Suits The Archdiocese of Boston has tentatively agreed   to pay up to $30 million to settle cases against a former priest accused of molesting nearly 200 children. Border Agents on Lookout for Terrorists Are Finding Drugs The added resources at border crossings are helping to field more contraband than before. MORE NATIONAL NEWS The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 13 Academy Award Nominations including Best Picture Winner -- Five BAFTA Awards including Best Picture  and Best Director For your Consideration, Best Picture Oscar Nominated Producer Barrie Osborne   INTERNATIONAL Syria Chief Backs Saudi Peace Plan as Mideast Boils Syria expressed support on Tuesday for a Saudi peace proposal for the Middle East as violence surged in the area, again aimed at children and civilians. Americans Battling Closer to Qaeda Bunkers American-led troops were said in some places to have pushed to within a few hundred feet of where enemy fighters appeared to have dug in for a final stand. Intercepted Al Qaeda E-Mail Is Said to Hint at Regrouping Newly detected Internet traffic indicates that elements of Al Qaeda may be trying to regroup in Pakistan near the Afghan border. MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS BUSINESS Steel Tariffs Weaken Bush's Global Hand In imposing tariffs on imported steel, President Bush was gambling that he could help domestic steel makers without endangering the economic recovery. Hewlett-Packard Gains Key Backing for Compaq Merger An influential investor advisory firm recommended that shareholders vote in favor of Hewlett-Packard's plan to buy Compaq Computer. Bond Insurers Win Round in Enron Case A federal judge rejected an effort by J. P. Morgan Chase to compel insurers to honor almost $1 billion   in bonds issued to guarantee certain transactions by Enron. MORE BUSINESS NEWS TECHNOLOGY Hewlett-Packard Gains Key Backing for Compaq Merger An influential investor advisory firm recommended that shareholders vote in favor of Hewlett-Packard's plan to buy Compaq Computer. Fresh Interest in a Global Crossing Bid Platinum Equity said that it was considering bidding for the assets of Global Crossing, a fiber optic cable company that has filed for bankruptcy protection. Intercepted Al Qaeda E-Mail Is Said to Hint at Regrouping Newly detected Internet traffic indicates that elements of Al Qaeda may be trying to regroup in Pakistan near the Afghan border. MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS POLITICS Condit Loses House Race to Former Aide Representative Gary A. Condit lost the Democratic primary for his seat to Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza on Tuesday night. Delay Tactics Set the Stage for a Showdown on Campaign Financing Bill A Senate confrontation over changing the   campaign finance law now appears likely after one Republican blocked the measure from coming to   a swift vote. Bush Puts Tariffs of as Much as 30% on Steel Imports Taking broad federal action, President Bush imposed tariffs on most types of steel imported into the United States from Europe, Asia and South America. MORE POLITICS NEWS SPORTS Lakers Hold Off the Nets The Nets stormed back to take a lead in the fourth quarter but were unable to hold on in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. In Upended Big East, First Round Matters Most It used to be that Friday night was the must-attend session of the Big East tournament. Now, it is the   first-round games on Wednesday. Red Sox Fire Manager Boston Red Sox Manager Joe Kerrigan was fired by the team's new owners and replaced on an interim basis by the third-base coach, Mike Cubbage. MORE SPORTS NEWS ARTS Hollywood Bound? Good Luck, Divas As Mariah Carey's disastrous experience   with "Glitter" proved last year, the road to Hollywood is littered with the carcasses of unwatched pop-star movies. Experiencing 9/11, From the Inside The two-hour documentary "9/11," to be broadcast on CBS on Sunday night, has such immediacy that it brings back how unimaginable the events of that day once seemed. Prayerfully and Powerfully, New York City Before and After A three-part show of photographs at the Museum of Modern Art offers views of life in New York City before and after Sept. 11. MORE ARTS NEWS NY REGION Worst Job Loss for New York in a Decade New York City lost 36,000 more jobs than the state's original estimate of 96,500, mostly reflecting aftershocks from Sept. 11. Rules are Sought to Help High-Rises Endure Disaster Investigators and federal officials are calling for the adoption of new standards that would require new buildings to be more resistant to attack. State Charges of Obstruction May Be Possible in Louima Case The three police officers in the Abner Louima case who were acquitted on federal charges may still face obstruction-of-justice charges. MORE NY REGION NEWS OP-ED  The Core of Muslim Rage By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Why is it that when Hindus kill Muslims it elicits an emotionally muted headline in the Arab media, but when Israel kills a dozen Muslims it inflames the entire Muslim world? The Dude in the Python By MAUREEN DOWD Media buyers and advertisers think younger viewers are more valuable not because they spend more money    no one spends more dough more   frivolously than boomers  but because they are more elusive. India's Past Becomes a Weapon By SHASHI THAROOR It  is  one  of  the  ironies  of  India's   muddled march into the 21st century   that it has a technologically inspired   vision of the future  yet appears   shackled to the dogmas of the past. MORE OP-ED  NEWS About This E-Mail You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. 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