Fox News Head Sent a Policy Note to Bush
Date: 19 November 2002
By Bill Carter and Jim Rutenberg
Bill Carter
Fox News Channel chairman Roger Ailes confirms report in Bob Woodward's book Bush at War that he sent Pres Bush note after Sept 11 attacks advising him of need to convince public he was responding strongly or face loss of public support, interview; denies message was meant as political advice; says he was acting as individual outraged by attacks; he has repeatedly denied that his channel favors Republicans' conservative policies; photo (M)
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A Letter From the Boss Contradicts Fox's Creed
Date: 19 November 2002
By Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley
Revelation that Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, former Republican strategist, secretly gave Pres Bush advice after Sept 11 attacks is seen as less shocking than liberating; he has insisted he is unbiased journalist despite Fox's undisguised conservative ideological agenda; has cast Fox as centrist voice of reason by tirelessly insisting all other television news organizations have liberal bias (M)
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Television's Tiniest Stars; Video Technology That's Smaller Than a Fingertip
Date: 20 November 2002
By Michael Cieply
Michael Cieply
Mitchell Wagenberg, whose company StreeTVision provides tiny hidden cameras and other equipment for undercover investigations by TV programs, has made business of turning private moments into very public affairs; photos; he points to his work for human rights organizations in defense against objections by privacy advocates, but agrees that some users of secret video have gone too far (M)
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World Briefing | Africa: Mozambique: Trial In Journalist's Murder
Date: 20 November 2002
By Rachel L. Swarns (NYT)
Rachel Swarns
Trial begins in murder of journalist Carlos Cardoso in Mozambique; six men allegedly killed him to put an end to reports about $14 million missing from Commercial Bank of Mozambique (S)
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Political Memo; Bloomberg Warms Up To Idea Of 2nd Term
Date: 19 November 2002
By Jennifer Steinhauer
Jennifer Steinhauer
Political Memo discusses possibility that New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg will run for second term after he makes casual comments at press conferences suggesting he would; in first year in office, Bloomberg has made many unpopular decisions and adopted pragmatic rather than overly political style of governing; some examples cited (M)
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Technology Briefing | Software: Smartforce Shares Plunge On News Of Restatement
Date: 20 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
SmartForce shares plunge after maker of training software says that it will restate more than three years of results because of improper revenue recognition (S)
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NATIONAL CENTURY FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY
Date: 19 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
National Century Financial Enterprises files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection (S)
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NORTHROP TO SELL STAKE IN AUTO PARTS UNIT
Date: 20 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Northrop Grumman Corp agrees to sell 58 percent of automotive parts business of TRW Inc to Blackstone Group, New York-based buyout firm, for $4.73 billion (S)
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SHAREHOLDERS OF CISCO REJECT PLAN TO PAY DIVIDENDS
Date: 20 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shareholders of Cisco reject proposal calling for company to to pay dividend for first time (S)
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WAL-MART CAUTIOUS ON NOVEMBER SALES FORECAST
Date: 19 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wal-Mart Stores expects November sales at stores open at least year to rise at low end of its forecast, 2 percent to 4 percent (S)
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