25 January 2002

  • House forces vote on campaign finance bill against soft money in wake of Enron collapse.
  • U.S. may cut ties with Arafat as advisers reassess Middle East policy.
  • India tests short-range nuclear missile, says good for security; Pakistan sees deterrent to stability.
  • China finds opportunity in war on terrorism to make symbolic, cloaking good-will gestures before Bush arrives.
  • AIDS set to pass Black Death as worst plague if life-prolonging drugs do not become widely available.
  • In Otto-like move, Pennsylvania bus driver kidnaps riders for trip to White House.
  • J.P. Morgan may face $1B penalty for Enron island venture. [wsj: subscription req.]
  • Basketball's Hamlet--Latrell Sprewell--surpasses ennui, clinches jumper.
  • Catholic Church searches for Saint _____ of the Internet.
  • Waferbaby launches 1000 panel fusion: collaborative stories in images.
  • In these days of lawsuits, manufactures assume surreal idiocy: Wacky Warning Labels.