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Date: 06 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Newport News Shipbuilding Inc, target of takeover battle between General Dynamics Corp and Northrop Grumman Corp, will begin talks with Northrop Grumman; Newport News remains committed to its existing agreement to be acquired by General Dynamics but says bid from Northrop Grumman might be superior because of recent rally in Northorp's stock price; both companies bid $2.1 billion for company (S)
Date: 07 October 2001
By Warren Strugatch
Warren Strugatch
Article on backlash from advertisers after Cablevision's News 12 all-news channel bars reporters and anchors from wearing American flag lapel pins on air in wake of terrorist attacks; photos (M)
Date: 07 October 2001
By Warren Strugatch
Warren Strugatch
Article on backlash among advertisers created when News 12, Cablevision's all-news channel on Long Island, ordered its reporters and anchors not to wear American flag lapel pins on air or in field after September 11 terrorist attacks; photo (M)
Date: 06 October 2001
By Sanford J. Ungar
Sanford Ungar
Op-Ed article by Sanford J Ungar, former director of Voice of America, reports that millions of Afghans listen to, and trust, VOA broadcasts in their native languages; criticizes State Department's 'bizarre' pressure on VOA not to air interview with Taliban leader, warning that credibility takes long time to build and very short time to destroy (M)
Date: 07 October 2001
By Kathryn Shattuck
Kathryn Shattuck
Nickelodeon will broadcast five-part special, Blue's Big News, for preschoolers; drawing (S)
Date: 07 October 2001
By Todd S. Purdum
Todd Purdum
Government can be expected to try to control, and regulate, flow of information that is vital to informed public debate on war against terrorism, and ultimately, to sustained public support (M)
Date: 06 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Xerox Corp, subject of accounting investigation by Securities and Exchange Commission, names PricewaterhouseCoopers to replace KPMG, independent auditor for more than 30 years (S)
Date: 06 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US Bancorp says third-quarter profit will be cut by $655 million because it increased amount of money it had set aside to account for possible loan losses after terrorist attacks (S)
Date: 06 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cablevision Systems Corp says it might sell some systems in region after canceling $1 billion stock offering and cutting 2001 financial forecasts (S)
Date: 06 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Staples Inc says same-store sales fell 4 percent to 6 percent in fiscal third quarter; company lost $30 million to $40 million in sales during week and half after terrorist attacks against US (S)