Revising Report, Army Denies Throats of 2 G.I.'s Were Cut
Date: 25 November 2003
By Dexter Filkins
Dexter Filkins
US military spokesman in Iraq retracts earlier report that throats of two soldiers were slashed during attack on road in Mosul; say soldiers died of gunshot wounds and bodies were pulled out of car by Iraqis and robbed, but were not mutilated as in initial reports; Mosul was fairly calm until recent wave of violence; 101st Airborne Division has spent millions of dollars refurbishing city's streets and buildings; Iraqi police raid Baghdad office of Al Arabiya, Dubai-based television station, because it broadcast audiotape said to be of Saddam Hussein, calling for murder of Iraqis cooperating with Americans (M)
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MediaTalk; Wagering on Who Will Land Celebrity Interviews
Date: 24 November 2003
By David Carr
David Carr
Offshore sports gambling site called BeverlyHillsBookie.com allows visitors to place bets on which big-name journalist will be first to interview celebrities in the spotlight (S)
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In Journalism, Only the Good Die Poor
Date: 25 November 2003
By Clyde Haberman
Clyde Haberman
Clyde Haberman column says it appears that public takes no account of serious journalists who report stories under life-threatening circumstances, but is facinated by journalists who make up or steal their stories (M)
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MediaTalk; Not Need to Know But Nice to Know
Date: 24 November 2003
By David Carr
David Carr
Henry Blodget, former analyst for Merrill Lynch who paid $4 million in fines and accepted ban on working in securities industry after he came under investiation, is covering Martha Stewart trial for Slate magazine, and his first article is accompanied by 1,021-word disclosure statement warning readers of 'dozens of reasons' to view his coverage with skepticism; photo (M)
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XEROX EXPECTS PROFIT INCREASE NEXT YEAR
Date: 25 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Xerox Corp says that profit will rise next year and in 2005, helped by cost-cutting; says sales will be little changed (S)
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HEALTHSOUTH EXECUTIVE PLEADS GUILTY IN FRAUD CASE
Date: 25 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Catherine Fowler, fomer vice president of HealthSouth Corp, becomes 15th executive to plead guilty in $2.7 billion accounting fraud, which prosecutors assert was orchestrated by company founder, Richard M Scrushy (S)
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ROUGE INDUSTRIES WINS APPROVAL FOR ASSET AUCTION
Date: 25 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Rouge Industries wins bankruptcy judge's permission to auction its assets (S)
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UNISOURCE AGREES TO $3 BILLION BUYOUT BY INVESTORS
Date: 25 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
UniSource Energy Corp, owner of Tucson Electric Power, agrees to be acquired by group of investors led by Frederick B Rentschler for $3 billion in cash and assumed debt (S)
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JUDGE BACKS BOSTON SCIENTIFIC IN DEVICE DISPUTE
Date: 25 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Boston Scientific Corp rise 5.3 percent after Judge Sue L Robinson denies Johnson & Johnson's bid to keep company's newest drug-coated stent off the market in United States (S)
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CITIGROUP BUYS WASHINGTON MUTUAL UNIT FOR $1.25 BILLION
Date: 25 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Citigroup Inc buys Washington Mutual Finance, consumer finance unit of Washington Mutual, for $1.25 billion in cash (S)
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