1 February 2002

  • Bush proposes bill to diversify employee pension plans, still misses Enron problem of holdings concentrated in employer's stock.
  • White House declares embryos eligible for health care, establishing legal basis to repeal Roe v. Wade.
  • Elizabeth Dole gets whacked for Enron allegiance; Jeb Bush targeted for $325M loss from Florida state pension fund investment in energy giant.
  • What the WEF protests are about: Heidi Klum not invited to Elton John recital, world aghast.
  • Zimbabwe forbids foreign journalism; corrupt elections becoming clear.
  • Italy sees erosion of culture, community in surge of bingo parlors.
  • Chicago's Art Institute offers cautionary tale on hedge-fund investments. [wsj: subscription req.]
  • While I am, admittedly, a fashion fan, this story of a Dior purse is pure retch.
  • Government tests airport screening system, linking travel history with wealth of personal information.
  • A look at the tools foreign journalists use to bring home stories.
  • Watercolors by William Blake discovered.
  • Sissy Spacek watches To Kill A Mockingbird with the Times, remembers playing in a courthouse.
  • A great amount of content, especially in film: Commonwealth Stacks.