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MUSIC Unplugging FOOTBALL Titans collapse in second half October 7 2002 his guitar 'Strong Enough' puts only half of Tritts talent on display Adams says team is being outcoached after Redskins loss SPORTS, 1C A game to remember 66 Y44 Weather forecast on 8B Vols' six-OT win over Arkansas played out in pictures sports, ioc NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE A GANNETT NEWSPAPER VOLUME 98, NO. 279 5 SECTIONS 3DA COPYRIGHT 2002 PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID IN NASHVILLE, TN THE Poll: Economy, Election 2002 US. Senate not Iraq, needs more attention Many fear impact of costly war By ADAM NAG0URNEY and JANET ELDER Villi Times Se ws Service A majority of Americans say the nation's economy is in its worst shape in almost a decade Twins clinch: Braves don't The Minnesota Twins will play for the American League pennant for the first time in 11 years after holding off the Oakland A's 5-4 yesterday. In San Francisco, the Giants defeated the Braves 8-3, sending the National League division series to Game 5 tonight in Atlanta. On 3C Dale Jr.

claims 3rd Talladega win Talladega Superspeed-way, NASCAR's biggest racetrack, belongs to Little E. Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished about a car-length ahead of Tony Stewart to capture yesterday's EA Sports 500. It was Earnhardt's third straight win at Talladega, the track his father used to dominate. OnlC Geography may lead to sniper Authorities hope a "geographic profile" will help them find a sniper who has killed six people and injured another in the Washington, D.C.

area. The technique, which analyzes patterns in crime scene locations, has helped find rapists, killers and other criminals, says an expert helping in the investigation. On 6A Hit the books, Bush to speak Television Hve coverage plans for President Bush's scheduled 7:01 p.m. CDT speech today in Cincinnati. The speech, which is expected to address the threat Iraq poses to the United States and the possibility of war, comes as Congress prepares to vote on resolutions authorizing military action.

MSNBC, CNN -Planning live coverage. ABC, NBC, FOX News, FOX Undecided. CBS Not planning live coverage. -ASSOCIATED PRESS and that President Bush and congressional leaders are spending too much time talking about Iraq, while neglecting problems at home, according to the latest New York TimesCBS News poll. The poll found signs of economic distress that cut across party and geographic lines.

Almost half of all Americans are worried that they or someone in their household will be out of a job within a year. The number of Americans who said they think the economy is worse than it was two years ago has increased markedly since the summer. The number of Americans who approve of the way Bush has handled the economy 41 is at the lowest level of his presidency. And many people said they worry that a war in Iraq, which most Americans view as inevitable, would disrupt an already unsettled economy. The poll found that despite the emphasis by Bush since Labor Day on the need to It- 'w, ju mm mm nm 1 not changed appreciably since the summer.

While most Americans said they backed Bush's campaign against Iraq, the sentiment was expressed with reservations and signs of apprehension about its potential repercussions. Americans said they feared a long and costly war that could spread across the Middle East and encourage more terrorist attacks in the United States. They said they do not want the United States to act men mil uic imn THE JACKSON SUN U.S. Senate candidates Lamar Alexander, left, and Bob Clement took turns questioning the propriety of each other's business deals during a debate last night at Lambuth University in Jackson, Tenn. Clement, Alexander question financial dealings move against Saddam Hussein, support for such a policy has Please see POLL, 4A INSIDE Need a little incentive to crack the books? Like hockey? The Predators have a new program that donates game tickets to schools, which parcel them out among students as a reward for good work.

Don't worry, parents: The games won't be on school nights. On 48 Wild locks work for Dickson teen Eric Ramseur's hair got him booted out of private school, but the 1 5-year-old from Dickson is using CANDIDATE PROFILES I GOVERNOR 1 iiimwhw his funky 'fro to his advan tage. It got the attention of buth University. "I just want you all to know that Lamar Alexander just turned down a dollar." Alexander fired back, pulling a 1973 corporate report from the Bank of Knox County, a bank in the Butcher bank empire that became the subject of a federal investigation and national scandal a decade after Clement was associated with it. Alexander said the report showed that Clement served on the bank board while he was the state's public service commissioner, and Alexander said that it was a definite conflict of interest Alexander questioned a $40,000 loan Clement received from the bank.

"Mr. Clement is slinging mud," Alexander said. There's an old rule in politics that if you sling mud, it's likely to come back and slap you in the face." Please see SENATE, 9A By BRAD SCHRADE Staff Writer JACKSON, Tenn. Lamar Alexander and Bob Clement questioned each other's integrity, the money they've made and the corporate boards they've served on last night in a tense, mudsling-ing U.S. Senate debate.

Clement took the first shot, pulling a dollar bill from his pocket and asking Alexander to take it It was a reference to a $1 investment Alexander made when he was governor that less than a decade later made him more than $600,000 with the purchase of the Knoxville Journal. Clement argues that such deals expose Alexander as a corporate insider who became wealthy because of his political connections. "I just like to ask him if he would accept this dollar, if you could do so well for our children, for education," Clement said, pitying to his applauding partisans at Lam I.i.i,i...i..iI.uh 111 ri nnrii I iilfflf 'in a modeling agency and landed him In Seventeen magazine. On 48 Take the tax test What's the standard mileage deduction these days? The wage limit for Social Security withholding? Test your business tax savvy. On IE PHOTOS BY JOHN PARTIPILO SWF Democrat Phil Bredesen, left, and Republican Van Hilleary answer questions at their debate.

Governor's candidates face off In their last debate, Van Hilleary and Phil Bredesen spar over how they'd stoke the engines of Tennessee's economy. On 9A In the 6th District race, redistricting and campaign finances favor the Democrat On IB Ed Bryant plans to try his hand as a lobbyist after leaving Congress. On 68 Van Hilleary PART 2: THE PUBLIC YEARS Sections Local News Sports Living Business Brad About You 3A Classified 3-12E Comics 80, 2E Ok Clack 2E Deaths 7B Editorials 10-11 A Hockey TO Shortcuts 10O Sports scoreboard Television 90 French tanker explodes near Yemen By JOHN SHIFTMAN Stuff Hrtler Early on election night 10 years ago, Van Hilleary found himself on the verge of a stunning political upset With one county left to report, the political newcomer, 33, held a narrow lead over one of the most potent politicians in Tennessee Democratic state Sea Anna Belle Clement O'Brien, the sister of a former governor, wife of a sitting state Supreme Court justice, aunt of a congressman. When the final tally came in from Overton County, Hilleary lost his lead and the election, by L100 votes, 485to5L5. I lilleary, a Republican who grew up in Spring City, See VAN HILLEARY72A- PROFILE SCHEDULE Previously, U.S.

Senate candidates lzm, Alexander Bub Clement Last week: Phil Bredesen I Yesterday and today Van Hilleary Next week: Other caxj( kites for gowxx MISS ONE? After publishing, profiles will be posted at: www.tennessaan.com hundreds of feet into the air, brought to mind the attack in October 2000 on the USS Cole at the Yemeni port of Aden by terrorists operating a small boat It comes one year after the beginning of the war in Afghanistan on the al-Qaida terror network. French and Yemeni officials said it was too early to determine a cause. They cautioned against drawing any conclusions about terrorism. Yemen Is the ancestral home of terrorist leader Osama bin laden and is Crew says it thinks terrorists to blame Gunnel! Vert Service A French supertanker carrying 400,000 barrels of crude oil exploded yesterday off Yemen in what its operators called a terrorist attack. A Bulgarian seaman among the Limlmrtfs crew of 25 was missing.

The rest, eight Frenchmen and 16 Eastern Europeans, were rescued. The explosion, which sent thick clouds of black smoke ing company. Raes said the Limhurg Is less than 2 years old. He all but dismissed the notion the vessel was in an accident. "It was in totally calm waters and practically stopped." Yemeni officials at first said they thought the fire and explosion were an accident.

Two years ago, suicide bombers in a fishing vessel attacked the USS Cole. The blast killed 17 US. servicemen. Suspects arrested by Yemeni authorities are due in court next week. thought to harbor al-Qaida operatives.

If the blast on the Limburg, which flew the French flag, was a planned attack, it could deepen France's involvement in the war on terrorism. There were conflicting versions of what caused the explosion and fire near Al Mukalla, east of Aden. The tanker's crew says it thinks terrorists set off explosives from a small fishing boat that crept alongside the vessel, said Peter Raes, managing director of the ship's operat- IT" www.tenneMean.com To subscribe call: 242-NEWS or (800) 342-8237 tfWw'A tworiversford.com a i DISCOUNTS UP TO off fTmflPn i i i i -i lfpnn jjrrf'-- mJ A A after rtbatt up to 60 month ii Nashville, 615-809-2222 t..