The Left's Problem
Date: 12 December 2004
John S Koppel letter takes exception to Frank Rich's December 5 column about network news' shift to right
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Airbus Says Its A380 Jet Is Over Budget
Date: 13 December 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Airbus says development costs for A380, which will be world's biggest passenger jet when it enters service in 2006, will exceed budgets by 5 percent to 15 percent; says cost overrun will have little impact on profitability of program; expects to achieve 10 percent operating margin in 2005 (S)
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 13 December 2004
INTERNATIONAL A3-16 Pentagon Debating Merits Of Deceptive Techniques The Pentagon is engaged in a debate over how far it can and should go in managing information to influence opinion abroad, senior Defense Department civilians and military officers say. Critics of the proposals say such deceptive missions could shatter the Pentagon's credibility. A1 The Stalled Hunt for Bin Laden The hunt for Osama bin Laden has been strictly supervised by Pakistani officials. The search remains stalled, frustrated by the remote topography, stymied by the Qaeda network, sidetracked by the war in Iraq, and limited by deep hostility. A1 Bomb Kills Soldier in Iraq Militants killed an American soldier and ambushed an Iraqi National Guard patrol in Baghdad. The soldier was struck when a roadside bomb exploded near his patrol. A9 Karzai Vows Poppy Destruction President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan said that he planned to destroy the country's poppy fields. Mr. Karzai's comments come in the wake of news reports about an American military review of Afghanistan that says poppy cultivation and opium production will increase and expand the influence of drug magnates at all levels of the government. A9 Race for Arafat's Successor Marwan Barghouti, the imprisoned leader of the Palestinian uprising, withdrew from the Palestinian presidential race. His decision removes any serious challenge for Mahmoud Abbas to succeed Yasir Arafat. A16 China to Impose Textile Tariffs China's Commerce Ministry announced that it would impose tariffs on some textile exports, a step that could avert a trade war with the United States and the European Union over low-cost Chinese garments. A1 Deadly Bombing in Philippines A bomb exploded in a market packed with Christmas shoppers in Manila, killing at least 15 people and shattering a long lull in terror attacks in the volatile southern Philippines, where Muslim and communist rebels are active. A16 NATIONAL A18-25 Conservative Christians Try for Post-Election Gains Energized by electoral victories that they say reflect wide support for more traditional social values, conservative Christian advocates across the country are pushing ahead state and local initiatives on thorny issues, including same-sex marriage, public education and abortion. A1 Withdrawal Strains Relationship Bernard B. Kerik's withdrawal from the nomination of Homeland Security director has placed a strain on the relationship between President Bush and Rudolph W. Giuliani, who recommended Mr. Kerik for the post. A1 A Difficult Mess to Clean Up Weather and the swells and powerful winds of the Bering Sea are preventing cleanup crews and biologists from getting to the site of last week's wreck of a freighter, where a still-unknown amount of fuel may be leaking into one of the world's ecologically richest wildlife refuges. A18 Towns Fight Deportation Two communities in Colorado are rallying behind a well-respected Armenian family threatened with deportation. The fight has led some of the townspeople to say they fear a loss of innocence, as a small town used to participatory democracy bumps up against a vast bureaucracy. A18 Security for Inauguration The security plan for the inauguration of President Bush, the first since the Sept. 11 attacks, is considered by the Secret Service as the most comprehensive ever devised for the inauguration of an American president. A22 SCIENCE/HEALTH NASA Administrator to Resign Sean O'Keefe, the NASA administrator who guided the agency through sweeping changes after the Columbia shuttle accident, will resign and pursue a job as chancellor of Louisiana State University, agency and university officials said. A22 NEW YORK/REGION B1-6 Former Waldorf Bellhop Celebrates 100th Birthday George W. Waters, a bellhop at the old Waldorf-Astoria during the Roaring Twenties, has turned 100. He fondly remembers the three years he worked behind the marble counter three-quarters of a lifetime ago. B1 Housing Judge for Sale A disgruntled litigant posted an ad on eBay offering a Judge Jerald R. Klein of housing court for sale. The ad listed a number of accusations criticizing the way the judge dispenses justice. B1 Bush Portrait Taken Down Artwork in a Chelsea Market exhibition was abruptly taken down when the market's managers complained about a portrait of President Bush fashioned from images of tiny chimpanzees. B3 Neediest Cases B6 SPORTSMONDAY D1-8 Jets Lose, Hold Wild Card Spot The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Jets 17-6, clinching the A.F.C. North title. The loss ended the Jets' three-game winning streak, though they retain their hold on the top wild-card playoff spot. D1 ARTS E1-12 Artistic Dispatches From Iraq Steve Mumford, a New York painter embedded with military units in Iraq, has been posting commentary and artistic renderings about the war on the Internet. His final entry is being posted this week, a chronicle of the attempts to quell insurgents in Baghdad. E1 OBITUARIES B7 Arthur Lydiard Premier distance-running coach and one of the first to promote fitness through jogging, he was 87. B7 BUSINESS DAY C1-10 F.C.C. to Vote on Rules The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to issue rules that will permit the four large regional telephone companies in many instances to charge their rivals more to lease parts of their networks. C1 High-Speed Networks Wireless phone carriers are spending billions of dollars to build high-speed networks in the hopes that faster speeds will entice customers to use more data services -- trading photos, downloading songs and surfing the Internet on their handsets. C1 Breakdowns for Online Sites Some large online shopping destinations have had critical breakdowns during the holiday shopping rush, effectively turning away thousands of customers and doing potentially significant harm to revenues. C8 PlayStation Shortage A shortage of PlayStation 2 consoles has left retailers scrambling to meet demand. While Sony claims the shortfall is tied to the popularity of a new version of the original PlayStation 2,some analysts contend that a manufacturing problem may be to blame. C4 Business Digest C1 World Business W1 EDITORIAL A26-27 Editorials: The feminization of AIDS; shepherds finessing their flock; a new hand at agriculture; Brent Staples on how the justice system criminalizes mental illness. Column: William Safire. Autos D8 Bridge E6 Crossword E6 Metro Diary B2 TV Listings E11 Weather B8
British Airways Executive to Step Down
Date: 13 December 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mervyn Walker resigns as director of British airports for British Airways; was one of three British Airways executives whose jobs were reported to be at risk after staffing shortage in August prompted scores of canceled flights (S)
Cingular Sells 33% of Indian Cell Venture
Date: 13 December 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cingular Wireless agrees to sell its 33 percent stake in Idea Cellular of India to Singapore Technologies Telemedia and TM International, Malaysian joint venture, for about $200 million (S)
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 12 December 2004
INTERNATIONAL 3-32 Ukrainian's Poisoning Verified New tests conducted at a hospital in Vienna confirmed that popular Ukrainian Presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko had been poisoned with dioxin, providing an explanation for the broad array of painful and disfiguring conditions that have plagued him during the past three months of the campaign. 1 The Iran Question The Bush administration says the prospect of Iran's obtaining a nuclear weapon is ''intolerable,'' and officials express considerable skepticism that Europe's efforts to negotiate quietly an end to Iran's nuclear activities will succeed. 8 Despite a renewed American effort to repair relations with Europe, a disagreement between the Bush administration and European leaders over Iran's nuclear weapons program has deepened in recent weeks, diplomats on both sides say. 8 Attacks Across Iraq, 4 Dead Four Iraqi police officers were killed and sixteen American soldiers were wounded in a string of insurgent attacks across central and northern Iraq, military officials said. 8 NATIONAL 37-48 Kerik Position Called Untenable President Bush accepted Bernard Kerik's decision to withdraw his nomination as Homeland Security secretary, a White House official said, after Mr. Kerik informed the administration that he had tax and immigration problems with a former nanny and housekeeper. 1 Details on Spy Program A highly classified intelligence program that the Senate intelligence committee has tried unsuccessfully to kill is a new $9.5 billion spy satellite system that could take photographs only in daylight hours and in clear weather, current and former government officials say. 1 Democrats Vie for Top Post Eight Democrats, from a famous failed presidential candidate to a little-known South Carolina political strategist, appealed for support in the contest for national Democratic chairman at a forum in Orlando, Fla., with speeches that offered a portrait of the tough task the winner will face. 44 NEW YORK/REGION 51-60 Plan for a Troubled Reactor Managers of the Salem nuclear power station want to restart a troubled reactor later this month, even though New Jersey regulators have objected. 51 Neediest Cases 53 OBITUARIES 62 F. Darrin Perry An innovative design director of ESPN Magazine , he was 39. 62 Chess 61 Weather 63
News of a Sex Offender Only Churns a Rumor Mill
Date: 12 December 2004
By Seth Kugel
Seth Kugel
Parents of students at Public School 175 on City Island in Bronx receive letter from school telling them that sex offender convicted of raping four young girls has moved into their neighborhood; man is described but is not identified by name or address, causing rumors and fear to abound; police finally say that information is old and that man has moved on; school says it has not received that information and does not issue new advisory, causing rumors and fear to continue; photo (M)
Can For-Profit Schools Pass an Ethics Test?
Date: 12 December 2004
By Eryn Brown
Eryn Brown
Article on for-profit post-secondary education industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny by US Department of Education, Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission; Education Department reports schools, including those that grant degrees and those that do not, enrolled 765,701 students in fall of 2001, 30 percent hike since 1996; Apollo Group, which has 158 University of Phoenix campuses, has agreed to pay Department of Education $9.8 million to settle charges it violated Title IV of Higher Education Act; Career Education Corp has faced shareholder and student lawsuits contending it inflated enrollment numbers; FBI has raided campuses run by ITT Educational Services based on allegations over its compensation practices; industry officials, analysts and Career College Assn concede that bad behavior was widespread in past but say current investigations are politically movitated efforts to steer students, and thus financial aid, away; photos (M)
A Noun? A Verb? TiVo Says It's Neither
Date: 13 December 2004
By Tom Zeller Jr
Tom Zeller
TiVo warns news organizations aginst using 'TiVo' as a verb or noun, seeking to protect its trademark (S)
Judges as Plumbers
Date: 13 December 2004
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire Op-Ed column says trend toward jailing of journalists for protecting free flow of news is abuse-of-power abomination; cites new vogue of leak-plumbing that has seized federal judiciary; calls for Congress to enact federal shield law (M)