White House Keeps a Grip On Its News
Date: 14 October 2002
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Tensions between White House press secretary Ari Fleischer and journalists escalate; reporters claim that they cannot remember any administration that was less forthcoming or more grudging in informing press; cite paucity of presidential press conferences and lack of briefings by administration policy experts; White House claims strict adherence to own message and break from tradition of gossip-mongering; table outlines Fleischer's morning; photo (M) invocation of national security constraints since Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; photo; table (M)
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Police Limit Briefings, Fearing They Aid Sniper
Date: 14 October 2002
By Francis X. Clines
Francis Clines
Leaders of manhunt for sniper in suburban Maryland tone down news media presence amid concern that gunman might be taking cues and encouragement from multiple daily police news conferences; Montgomery County Police Chief Charles A Moose comments; photo (M)
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World Briefing | Europe: Vatican: More Tensions With Russia
Date: 15 October 2002
By Jason Horowitz (NYT)
Jason NYT
Joaquin Navarro-Valls, spokesperson for Vatican, denounces Russian news media for what he sees as misleading story undercutting Catholic Church in Russia (S)
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CONTRACTOR FOR ENERGY INDUSTRY CUTS PROFIT FORECAST
Date: 15 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shaw Group, construction company for energy industry, cuts its profit forecast for this fiscal year as power-plant owners cancel and delay projects (S)
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CONTAINER MAKER CUTS FORECASTS FOR QUARTER AND YEAR
Date: 15 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Silgan Holdings, maker of containers for food and cosmetics, cuts its forecast for third-quarter and full-year profit (S)
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HEAD OF DRUG RESEARCH COMPANY ASKS TO BUY IT
Date: 15 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Quintiles Transnational Corp chairman Dennis Gillings offers to buy company, provider of drug research and marketing, for about $1.3 billion; Gillings has formed Pharma Services to acquire Quintiles (S)
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F.A.A. PROPOSES FINING NORTHWEST AIRLINES $230,000
Date: 15 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federal Aviation Administration says Northwest Airlines Co may be fined $230,000 for violating rules on cargo shipments; FAA proposes $130,000 civil fine for record keeping at airport near Knoxville, Tenn; in July 2000 inspection, Northwest was unable to show that 22 customer-service agents and 4 air-freight workers received required training to handle dangerous goods; agency also proposes $100,000 fine after January 1998 assessment at Nashville airport found that Northwest failed to obtain cargo security documents and had not screened cargo shipment (S)
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ANDRX SHARES PLUNGE AFTER IT LOSES PATENT LAWSUIT
Date: 15 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stock in Andrx Corp, maker of generic drugs, falls 40 percent after company loses court fight for rights to make version of Prilosec, popular ulcer medicine manufactured by AstraZeneca; stock falls $7.99, to $12 per share (S)
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WAL-MART SAYS SAME-STORE SALES MET FORECAST
Date: 15 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wal-Mart Stores says sales at stores open at least year met forecast of 2 percent to 4 percent gain (S)
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Accuracy of Energy Prices Is Under Review
Date: 15 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mirant Corp and rival energy traders are reviewing accuracy of prices used to set energy contracts after Dynegy and American Electric Power Co disclose they provided false data to trade journals; Mirant says it is verifying gas and electricity prices that it provided trade publications; Duke Energy Corp and Reliant Resources are checking gas price reports (S)
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