Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com Thursday, February 28, 2002 NYTimes HTML E-Mail   Â   Search NYTimes.com  Today's News Past Week Past 30 Days Past 90 Days Past Year Since 1996    February 28, 2002  QUOTE OF THE DAY "It seems that he doesn't want to forget 1982."  YASIR ARAFAT,referring to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Israel's invasion of Lebanon. NATIONAL How Sept. 11 Changed Goals of Justice Dept. Prior to Sept. 11, counterterrorism programs did not lead Attorney General John Ashcroft's list of priorities. Cremation Case Calls for Creative Prosecution With no laws against desecrating corpses in Georgia, prosecutors are accumulating small charges against the operator of a crematory there. Body Is Found and Thought to Be That of Girl, 7 Searchers looking for signs of a 7-year-old child who has been missing for almost a month found the partly burned body of a girl. 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MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS BUSINESS Wall Street Analysts Faulted on Enron Lawmakers investigating Enron's collapse criticized financial analysts for continuing to urge investors to buy stock even as the company headed toward bankruptcy. Volcker Names 2 to Join Panel That Will Oversee Andersen Board Paul A. Volcker, head of the oversight panel charged with overhauling Arthur Andersen, announced that Charles A. Bowsher and P. Roy Vagelos would serve alongside him on the board. Contract Offers Look at How Global Played Influence Game The Pentagon relaxed the security requirements for a planned network in a way that allowed Global Crossing to remain in the bidding for the lucrative contract. MORE BUSINESS NEWS TECHNOLOGY That P in PC Now Stands for Picture These days, all you need is a good piece of software to organize, find, print, send and otherwise manipulate your pictures. And both Apple and Microsoft are counting on your desire to do so. Broadband Bill Advances, but Its Survival Is Doubtful The House overwhelmingly approved a measure on Wednesday to allow the nation's largest telephone companies to expand into the high-speed Internet market. A Long Time Ago, in a Lab Far Away . . . Spacewar, the world's first video game, was an early hint that a powerful new entertainment medium was on the horizon, one that would ultimately bond Silicon Valley to Hollywood. MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWS POLITICS Near Success, Election System Overhaul Stalls Election overhaul legislation stalled in the Senate in a dispute over how to curb fraud at the polls without disenfranchising voters. Judge Orders Release of Energy Panel's Files A federal judge has ordered the Energy Department to release thousands of documents related to Vice President Dick Cheney's national energy task force. Powell Says U.S. Will Grab Chances at Mideast Peace The secretary of state said on Wednesday that the Bush administration was prepared to pursue aggressively several new openings for peace in the Middle East. MORE POLITICS NEWS SPORTS Postseason on the Line, St. John's Is a Winner With a win over Notre Dame, St. Johns may have ensured an invitation to the N.C.A.A. tournament by adding to its list of  big victories over Wake Forest and Miami. No Comeback This Time for the Nets Ending New Jersey's six-game winning streak and gaining some revenge for losing their huge lead to the Nets on Sunday, the Hornets cruised to a victory at Charlotte Coliseum. Madden Seems Close to Deal With 'M.N.F.' John Madden is close to signing a deal with ABC's "Monday Night Football,"   three sports broadcasting industry executives said on Wednesday. MORE SPORTS NEWS ARTS Big Winners at the Grammys: Alicia Keys, U2 and 'O Brother' At the 44th Grammy Awards, Alicia Keys won five honors, U2 took four and the soundtrack to  "O Brother Where Art Thou" was a surprise winner of album of the year and four other awards. An Upstart Auctioneer Digs In Can Phillips, de Pury & Luxembourg, under its newly structured ownership, survive in the costly and competitive world of auction   houses? No Escape for Swells on a Gritty Boulevard The Paul Taylor Dance Company returned to City Center on Tuesday with two recent pieces, "Black Tuesday" and "Piazzolla Caldera," as well as the 1962 "Aureole." MORE ARTS NEWS NY REGION To City's Burden, Add 11,000 Tons of Daily Trash A $6 billion plan to rid New York of its mountain of garbage, which started in the Giuliani administration, is stalled and may unravel. Interim Road to Reconnect Battery Tunnel The city and state governments announced that construction would begin immediately on a temporary six-lane road leading to the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. Records Show Wide Variety in Lifestyles of Assessors The men accused of supplementing their salaries with bribes to lower property assessments used the money in diverse ways. MORE NY REGION NEWS OP-ED  Return of the Clintonites By WILLIAM SAFIRE Plenty of Clinton alumni are running for office. Will the Clinton connection be a political plus or the mark of Cain? To Rebuild Afghanistan, Look Next Door By OLGA M. DAVIDSON and MOHAMMAD J. MAHALLATI Iran, with a ready work force and strong ties to the Afghan people, is one of the best hopes for building a prosperous Afghanistan. The Angry Voice of a City Left Behind By MARK C. PEYKO Despite being indicted for bribery, Rep. James A. Traficant Jr. remains popular with many of his constituents, and his appeal is understandable. 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