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Date: 16 February 2002
By Serge Schmemann
Serge Schmemann
Russian reaction to IOC's decision to give gold medal to Canadian pairs team discussed; Olympic team says it will respect decision, but Russian media says move is unprecedented and was influenced by Western pressure by North American press and fans; Deputy Prime Minister Valentina Matviyenko denounces decision; photo (M)
Date: 17 February 2002
By Robert Lipsyte
Robert Lipsyte
Robert Lipsyte column says that one year after death of Dale Earnhardt in crash during Daytona 500, auto racing is quite healthy, with plethora of sponsors and emerging crop of young drivers; Earnhardt's death and its attendant media coverage has actually won more attention for racing; picks Tony Stewart as driver to watch; photos (M)
Date: 17 February 2002
By Harvey Araton
Harvey Araton
Harvey Araton Sports of The Times column praises Russian skater Anton Sikharulidze for maintaining grace and poise in face of judging scandal in pairs competition, but says bitterness and debate will always cloud issue, one that, Russians believe, was created by media; Sikharulidze is ready to put situation in past and move on to bright and prosperous future; photo (M)
Date: 16 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Globalstar files for bankruptcy protection after spending more than $4 billion to build satellite-telephone network that failed to attract enough customers (S)
Date: 16 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
WorldCom internal audit finds that a dozen sales representatives improperly claimed commissions for sales made by other employees; three are fired or forced to quit, and others may be as well (S)
Date: 16 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Liberty Media Corp, which has agreed to buy six German cable television companies from Deutsche Telekom, refuses to offer concessions to German regulators who might block sale (S)
Date: 16 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Halliburton Co rise 11 percent after Judge Judith Fitzgerald halts more than 200,000 asbestos claims against its Dresser Industries subsidiary and signals that Halliburton's liabilities may be limited (S)
Date: 16 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Appellate court upholds $10.9 million judgment against Hercules in case related to 1996 acquisition of Hercules's former composite-products business by Hercules Corp; decision wipes out company's $6 million fourth quarter net income; loss for $2001 is $58 million (S)
Date: 16 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sprint PCS will cut 3,000 jobs, or 9 percent of its staff, and shut five customer service centers to save $60 million a year (S)
Date: 16 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
BHW Holding AG, German lender, and BTA, holding company, cancel $1.3 billion stock sale because of insufficient demand (S)