All News, All the Time, Even if There Isn't Any
Date: 06 November 2000
By Peter Marks
Peter Marks
Media coverage of presidential campaign as it nears finish line discussed; photos (M)
Reluare duminică, 5 noiembrie 2000
5 noiembrie 2000 era un duminică sub semnul stelut al lui ♏. Era ziua 309 din an. Președintele Statelor Unite a fost William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Dacă te-ai născut în această zi, ai 25 ani. Ultima ta zi de naștere a avut loc acum miercuri, 5 noiembrie 2025, 216 zile. Următoarea ta zi de naștere este pe joi, 5 noiembrie 2026, peste 148 zile. Ați trăit 9.347 zile sau aproximativ 224.341 ore sau aproximativ 13.460.512 minute sau aproximativ 807.630.720 secunde.
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5th of November 2000 News
Știri așa cum au apărut pe prima pagină a New York Times la 5 noiembrie 2000
Ideas & Trends: Taking a Stand; Why Newspapers Endorse Candidates
Date: 05 November 2000
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Newspapers' endorsement of presidential candidates on their editorial pages discussed in light of efforts of their news staffs to remain detached observers of races; drawing (M)
Poll Shows Either Candidate Within Reach of Victory
Date: 06 November 2000
By Richard L. Berke and Janet Elder
Richard Berke
New York Times/CBS News Poll finds Vice Pres Al Gore and Gov George W Bush remain ensnarled in one of closest presidential races in century; candidates are still struggling to lure tiny pool of undecided voters; among people likely to vote, Bush draws 46 percent of vote, Gore 41 percent, Ralph Nader 5 percent and Patrick J Buchanan 1 percent; even though Bush holds edge nationally, outcome hinges ultimately on state-by-state contest; chart (M)
PRESIDENT VETOES MEASURE TO PUNISH DISCLOSING SECRETS
Date: 05 November 2000
By John M. Broder
John
Pres Clinton vetoes bill renewing authority of nation's intelligence agencies because it contained what he says are badly flawed provisions that would make it crime for government official to disclose classified information; rejects bill, despite support for it from Justice Dept and Central Intelligence Agency; measure was hotly debated within administration and vigorously opposed by news executives and civil libertarians, who said bill would stanch flow of information vital to free society; critics say bill would create equivalent of Britain's Official Secrets Act that imposes harsh penalties on those who transmit classified information and on those who receive and publish it (M)
Creditors Offer Hyundai Unit Another Option to Raise Cash
Date: 06 November 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
South Korea's Financial Supervisory Commission says creditor banks are offering Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co debt-for-equity swap that could allow it to escape court receivership; either option will cost Hyundai Group and family of its founder, Chung Ju Yung, control of unit (M)
Mutual Funds Add Loads as a Sales Tool
Date: 05 November 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Scudder Kemper Investments and several other mutual fund companies are adding sales charges to their funds in belief that brokers and financial advisers who get loads do better job selling than fund companies themselves; number of load funds has risen to 64.3 percent of all funds, up from 63.8 percent three years ago (M)
All the News That Fits
Date: 05 November 2000
By Bill Cunningham
Bill Cunningham
Photos of outfits made of newspaper prints in New York City (On the Street column) (M)
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 05 November 2000
INTERNATIONAL 3-25 Rabin Legacy Questioned In Wake of New Violence An estimated 100,000 Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv to mourn Yitzhak Rabin on the five-year anniversary of his assassination. But Israel's severe crisis with the Palestinians is threatening his legacy as a peacemaker, as many Israelis have begun to re-evaluate the pragmatic hopefulness that guided him. 1
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 06 November 2000
INTERNATIONAL A3-16 C.I.A. Links in Arms Deal To Peru That Backfired What seemed a modest arms deal last spring turned out to be anything but, as C.I.A. officials told the Clinton administration that they had discovered that thousands of rifles had gone not to Peru but to leftist guerrillas in Colombia, perhaps the most baneful of Washington's enemies in Latin America. The C.I.A. had given the green light to the sale. A3 Muted Hopes for Mideast Talks The White House said the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Barak, and the Palestinian leader, Yasir Arafat, will meet separately with President Clinton in the coming days, but with Mr. Clinton by then a lame duck president, expectations were low that he can achieve much beyond trying to exercise a calming influence. A14
Coverage Can't Keep Pace With The News
Date: 06 November 2000
By Richard Sandomir
Richard Sandomir
Richard Sandomir TV Sports column discusses television coverage of New York City Marathon; coverage focused on men's leader, virtually running alone, instead of more exciting women's last few miles when Franca Fiacconi passed several runners and moved into second place (M)