TODAY'S HEADLINES The New York Times on the Web Wednesday, December 6, 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------ For news updated throughout the day, visit www.nytimes.com QUOTE OF THE DAY ========================= "American children continue to learn, but their peers in other countries are learning at a higher rate." - RICHARD W. RILEY, secretary of education, on the results of an international test of math and science. Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/national/06EXAM.html BUSINESS ========================= Greenspan Suggests the Need to Lift Rates Is Diminished http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/business/06FED.html Market Place: Whoopee, a Stock Surge! Now a Reality Check http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/business/06PLAC.html Management: Big Plush Offices Make Way for Humble Space http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/business/06OFFI.html U.S. Joins in Suits Against Lockheed Martin http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/business/06DISC.html /--------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------\ Mark the elections with a presidential screensaver To celebrate the elections, NYTimes.com has created a Presidents screensaver that captures some of history's finest moments from The New York Times Photo Archives. Enjoy these images every day on your PC or Mac, absolutely free. http://www.nytimes.com/partners/screensaver/index.html?ibd \---------------------------------------------------------/ INTERNATIONAL ========================= Putin Pushes Soviet Hymn, Creating Disharmony http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/world/06RUSS.html UN Security Council Lets Iraq Spend Oil Fund http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/world/06IRAQ.html Palestinian Economy in Ruins, U.N. Says http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/world/06MIDE.html America to Press Security in Distant Ports http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/world/06NAVY.html NATIONAL ========================= U.S. Students Fail to Keep Up in Global Science and Math Tests http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/national/06EXAM.html Antigang 'Role Model' Is Up for a Nobel and Execution http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/national/06PRIS.html Independent Counsel Seeks to Interview Lewinsky Again http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/politics/06INQU.html Ex-Aide Charges Harassment in Milwaukee http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/national/06MAYO.html SPORTS ========================= Devils Humble the Avalanche http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/sports/06DEVI.html New Champ Learned Patience http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/sports/06VECS.html A Man Who Likes His Quiet Comes to the Big, Noisy City http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/sports/06MUSS.html Division Race Just Got Harder for Mets http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/sports/06SKED.html TECHNOLOGY ========================= Xerox to Spin Off Company http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/technology/06XERO.html Apple Warns It Will Record Loss http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/technology/06APPL.html Nasdaq Sets Record in Rally http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/business/06STOX.html Consortium Offers Unfiltered Advice on Filtering Software http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/technology/06EDUCATION.html ARTS ========================= The British Museum: Stodgy Never Looked So Chic http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/arts/06MUSE.html Step by Step, Sol LeWitt's Work Climbs the Walls at the Whitney http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/arts/06LEWI.html 'Tiny Alice': Testing a Steadfast Faith With Flesh http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/arts/06ALIC.html A Pocket-Size Opera From a Harrowing Kafka Story http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/arts/06ARTS.html NEW YORK REGION ========================= U.S. to Order $490 Million River Cleanup by G.E. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/science/06HUDS.html Fall From Subway Train Kills 3-Year-Old Boy in Brooklyn http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/nyregion/06TRAI.html A Repaved Path Underpins a Revitalization Plan http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/nyregion/06REAL.html Scout Issue Stirs Revolt by a Board Chancellor Attacked for Limiting Access http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/nyregion/06SCOU.html OP-ED COLUMNISTS ========================= By PAUL KRUGMAN: Cheney Gets Vulgar Dick Cheney, speaking last weekend, gave us our first post-election hints about Gov. George W. Bush's economic policy. And the news is not good. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/opinion/06KRUG.html By MAUREEN DOWD: Sisyphus at Starbucks Vice President Al Gore must realize that he will not make the move down the West Wing hall, despite the fact that everyone knows that he won. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/opinion/06DOWD.html HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------ You received these headlines because you requested The New York Times Direct e-mail service. To cancel delivery, change delivery options, change your e-mail address or sign up for other newsletters, see http://www.nytimes.com/email HOW TO ADVERTISE ------------------------------------------------------------ For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact Alyson Racer at alyson@nytimes.com or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo