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Date: 18 October 2003
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
New York Post publishes correct headline for New York Yankees win over Boston Red Sox in Game 7 of American League Championship Series, but publishes incorrect result inside paper; photos (M)
Date: 17 October 2003
By Mark Landler
Mark Landler
Stories of German welfare recipients who own yachts and luxury cars are staple of country's news media, but recent articles on Rolf John, former banker whose welfare benefits pay for his apartment in Miami, Fla, as well as his housekeeper, may help Chancellor Gerhard Schroder in his effort to reform country's welfare system; system can make being unemployed more lucrative than working; Germany has only loosely regulated welfare benefits it extends to citizens living abroad; John gets $2,200 a month, and when German authorities tried to cut back his housing allowance his lawyer persuaded judge to overrule such action; photo (M)
Date: 18 October 2003
By Raymond Hernandez
Raymond Hernandez
Raymond Hernandez Political Memo discusses United States Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose robust schedule of news conferences, appearances and fund-raisers is suggestive of someone running for office; strategists say that Clinton's efforts are necessary in state where opinion of her is both divided and ever-changing; photo (M)
Date: 17 October 2003
By Eric Lichtblau
Eric Lichtblau
Atty Gen John Ashcroft says Justice Department has made good progress in investigation into how Valerie Plame's identity as CIA officer was made known to columnist Robert Novak; says he has not ruled out removing himself from case and seeking appointment of special counsel (S)
Date: 18 October 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
WestPoint Stevens Inc, bankrupt maker of bed and bath products, will renegotiate accord it had with Edward Lampert and other bondholders on plan to restructure about $2.16 billion of debt (S)
Date: 18 October 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Royal Numico, European maker of baby food, agrees to sell its General Nutrition Companies to Apollo Management for $750 million and to exit market in United States as demand for nutritional supplements slumps (S)
Date: 18 October 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Rockwell Collins agrees to buy flight-simulator maker NLX from company's management and from Arlington Capital Partners for $125 million (S)
Date: 17 October 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Northrop Grumman names board member Charles H Noski chief financial officer, replacing Richard D Waugh Jr, who is retiring (S)
Date: 17 October 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Drug maker AstraZeneca acquires $100 million stake in California biotechnology company Abgenix to gain rights to as many as 36 experimental cancer treatments (S).
Date: 18 October 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Malden Mills Laboratories, maker of Polartec fabrics, emerges from bankruptcy protection and will continue operations with its 1,200 employees; Malden is based in Lawrence, Mass (S)