On Cable, a Fog of Words About Kerry's War Record
Date: 24 August 2004
By Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley
Cable news networks are showing how perfunctory and confusing their news coverage can be by doing little to find out what Sen John Kerry did in Vietnam, while tumbling together facts, half-truths and opinions about his war record without fact-checking or reflection; Fox News has relished controversy most, seizing hungrily on unsubstantiated charges that Kerry lied to gain his medals; CNN, while showing less relish, has not been much more helpful in separating fact from fiction (M)
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World Briefing | Asia: Nepal: Rebels Lift Blockade
Date: 25 August 2004
By Amy Waldman (NYT)
Amy NYT
Maoist rebels in Nepal fax statement to news agencies declaring they will lift week-long blockade of capital Katmandu; hold they will reinstate restrictions unless rebels held by government are released; withdrew from peace talks in August 2003 (S)
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Congressman Illegally Shared Wiretap Tape, Judge Rules
Date: 24 August 2004
By Adam Liptak
Adam Liptak
Federal Judge Thomas F Hogan rules Rep Jim McDermott violated federal law barring wiretapping when he gave New York Times and Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporters tape of illegally intercepted 1996 conference call in which then House Speaker Newt Gingrich discussed how to deal with House ethics subcommittee finding against him; Rep John A Boehner, who took part in call by cellphone, brought suit; legal experts say logic of decision could apply to data received by journalists; McDermott defends his conduct (M)
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Hamm Set to Put Ordeal In the Past
Date: 25 August 2004
By Juliet Macur
Juliet Macur
US gymnast Paul Hamm discusses difficulty of dealing with media after winning all-around men's gold medal; says he is empathetic toward South Korean gymnast Yang Tae Young, who won bronze instead of gold as result of scoring error; photo (M)
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Threat of Jailing Is Lifted With Reporter's Testimony
Date: 25 August 2004
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper submits to deposition by special prosecutor Patrick J Fitzgerald, who is investigating disclosure of identity of covert CIA officer Valeria Plame to Robert Novak and other journalists; Cooper is questioned about his contacts with I Lewis Libby, chief of staff to Vice Pres Dick Cheney, after Libby waives confidentiality agreement with Cooper; Federal Judge Thomas F Hogan lifts contempt order against Cooper; photo (M)
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If These Walls Could Publish...; CUNY Puts Journalism Program in Fabled Home of Trib
Date: 25 August 2004
By David W. Dunlap
David Dunlap
City University of New York will open journalism school in 2006 in former headquarters of New York Herald Tribune; remembrances of Tribune, which folded 38 years ago, in its heyday; photos (M)
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SEARS NAMES PRESIDENT FOR MERCHANDISING
Date: 24 August 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sears, Roebuck & Co names Target Corp executive Luis Padilla its first president for merchandising (S)
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CASCADES PURCHASES REMAINING HALF OF DOPACO
Date: 25 August 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cascades Inc, Canadian maker of paper packaging, acquires half of Dopaco Inc it does not own for $90 million to $100 million to add plants in Asia (S)
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE AT CMGI RESIGNS AND SUCCESSOR IS NAMED
Date: 25 August 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
CMGI Inc's echief executive George McMillan resigns; Joseph C Lawler to succeed (S)
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER RESIGNS AT STEEL DYNAMICS
Date: 24 August 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Steel Dynamics Inc says chief financial officer Tracy Shellabarger has resigned; Theresa Wagler, assistant secretary and chief accounting officer, is named acting chief financial officer (S)
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