The Failuremongers
Date: 08 September 2003
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire Op-Ed column says that in coming political campaigns in Europe and in United States, failuremongers will exploit public reaction to costs in blood and treasure of continuing involvement in Iraq; says they will call for control to be transferred to feckless United Nations bureaucracy; says success will be sped by straight reporting of big picture as well as shocking picture; says those who cover misjudgments and misfortune should also examine evidence of progress toward peaceful, prosperous, pluralistic Iraq led by liberators, not obstructionists (M)
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Another Tribe Without a State
Date: 07 September 2003
By Orville Schell
Orville Schell
Orville Schell article on relatively high death toll among journalists in Iraq war cites their defiant commitment to independent, accurate reporting in face of conflict in which United States military can kill journalists without causing great alarm; holds new breed of foreign correspondent accepts challenges of covering regional wars almost as form of extreme sports; sees them unable to imagine themselves as truly allied to one side of conflict; cites death of Reuters cameraman Mazen Dana, killed by soldier who mistook camera for grenade launcher; photo (M)
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Media Grow, but They Can't Hide
Date: 08 September 2003
By David D. Kirkpatrick
David
NBC's plan to acquire Vivendi Universal's entertainment businesses, latest episode in media business merger boom, could also signal final stages of boom; five companies, Viacom, AOL Time Warner, Walt Disney, News Corp and General Electric, have carved up almost entire broadcast and cable audience; mergers have helped companies expand profits by lowering costs in face of slowing or negligible growth in demand; recent events suggest mergers may not be solution to industry's problems; photo (M)
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Chrysler and G.M. Resume Union Talks
Date: 08 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Chrysler unit of DaimlerChrysler, which has told its union that it may need more job cuts to stem losses, and General Motors resume talks with United Auto Workers on new contract; Ford Motor takes day off (S)
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Janus Plans To Reimburse Shareholders
Date: 08 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Janus Capital Group, mutual fund manager accused by New York Atty Gen Eliot Spitzer of letting hedge fund Canary Capital Partners LLC make short-term trades in exchange for fees and deposits in longer-term accounts, says it will make restitution to shareholders hurt by such abuses; will also pay shareholders in affected funds all fees it got from market-timing activities; says up to $750 million in assets may have been invested by market timers in Janus funds in 2002 and 2003; chief executive Mark Whiston apologizes (M)
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TV in the Court? The Jury Is Out
Date: 07 September 2003
Friedner D Wittman letter says televising court proceedings diminishes their importance (Henry Schleiff Sept 3 Op-Ed article)
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TV in the Court? The Jury Is Out
Date: 07 September 2003
Letter from lawyer Anthony Bolzan offers arguments against cameras in courtroom (Henry Schleiff Sept 3 Op-Ed article); drawing
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Grim News About Iraq
Date: 08 September 2003
By David E. Sanger
David Sanger
Analysis of Pres Bush's speech to nation about Iraq; his goal was to convince nation that terrible toll in Iraq is necessary price to pay in broader struggle against terrorism, and to prepare electorate for years of occupation, billions more in expense, and many bad days; his sobering speech is far cry from message he delivered in May, when he declared end of 'active combat' phase of war, and when Bush team seemed intent on showing it had power to transform region; events since then seem to be spinning out of control; bombing of United Nations headquarters in Baghdad reinforces sense that Bush's post-Iraq strategy will need to be rewritten; photo (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 07 September 2003
INTERNATIONAL 3-23 Abbas Offers Resignation; Israel Strikes Gaza Mahmoud Abbas submitted his resignation as Palestinian prime minister and Israel tried to kill the spiritual leader and founder of Hamas with an airstrike in Gaza City, as the Bush administration's drive for Middle East peace appeared in danger of disintegrating. 1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 08 September 2003
INTERNATIONAL A3-13 Bush Seeks $87 Billion And U.N. Help for Iraq President Bush said that he would ask Congress for $87 billion in emergency spending for military and intelligence operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that Iraq had now become ''the central front'' in the campaign against terror. A1 Wathiq Hindoa, a 55-year-old entrepreneur, believes that Iraq is the world's next great tourist destination. If the reconstruction effort is to succeed, American officials say, it may require such risk-takers. A11
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