Enlisting the Stars to Tilt at the Right
Date: 08 June 2003
By Warren St. John
Warren St
Article on Beau Friedlander, 34, radical left-leaning publisher whose Context Books in Lower Manhattan has published two recent best-selling paperbacks that helped codify opposition to war in Iraq: War on Iraq: What Team Bush Doesn't Want You to Know by William Rivers Pitt and Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn't Tell You by Norman Solomon and Reese Erhlich; photos (L)
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Knowing When to Draw the Line
Date: 08 June 2003
By Joseph Berger
Joseph Berger
Question of when cartoon crosses line between caricature and offense discussed in light of Chicago Tribune cartoon about Israel that many readers considered anti-Semitic; cartoon (S)
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MCDONALD'S U.S. SALES ROSE 6.3% IN MAY
Date: 07 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
McDonald's Corp reports US sales rose 6.3 percent in May, largest monthly gain in four years (S)
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READ-RITE SHARES TUMBLE ON REPORT OF CASH SHORTAGE
Date: 07 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of disk drive parts maker Read-Rite Corp drop 39 percent following disclosure that cash shortage will cause sales decline and larger-than-expected loss in its fiscal third quarter (S)
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IMCLONE CUTS ESTIMATE ON TAX LIABILITIES BY $19 MILLION
Date: 07 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
ImClone Systems reduces estimates of withholding tax liabilities related to failure of former chief executive Samuel Waksal to pay state and federal taxes; estimates figure at $41.2 million, down from $60 million (S)
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F.T.C. RECOMMENDS REJECTING H&R BLOCK SETTLEMENT
Date: 07 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federal Trade Commission says H&R Block's proposed settlement of lawsuits by Texas customers who say they were charged excessive interest on tax-refunds loans is not in public interest and should be rejected; Kingsville, Tex, judge will decide on June 24 whether to approve accord, which about split $26 million among 700,000 Texans who would also receive coupons worth $74.90 in tax services for five years (S)
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CHUBB SAYS RULING TO REDUCE 2ND-QUARTER NET INCOME
Date: 07 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Chubb Corp says second-quarter profit will be reduced by $17 million as result of losing arbitration decision on 1995 fire claim (S)
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Finals Ratings Down by 35 Percent
Date: 08 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ratings for ABC's broadcast of NBA finals are 35 percent lower than NBC's last year (S)
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Trading Revenue Up Sharply at Banks
Date: 07 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Office of Comptroller of Currency says commercial banks' revenue from trading securities and derivatives rose 64 percent in first quarter; earnings from hedging rose to $3.05 billion from $1.86 billion in first quarter (S)
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Tyco Investors Sue Merrill Over Research
Date: 07 June 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tyco International shareholders sue Merrill Lynch & Co for securities fraud; suit charges former Merrill managing director Phua Young issued biased research reports on Tyco (S)
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