At 72, a Dogged Rather Is Not Yet Ready to Yield
Date: 30 November 2003
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
Dan Rather, 72, continues to work tirelessly to stave off inevitable push to retire as CBS Evening News anchor; he, in last 12 months, among visits to nearly dozen CBS-owned stations and affiliates, has shuttled repeatedly to Mideast on assignment and filed numerous reports for his second job, on 60 Minutes II; he comments, interview; photos (M)
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Persistent New Leaks Fuel Coverage of Jackson Case
Date: 29 November 2003
By David Carr
David Carr
Pre-trial publicity about child molesting case against Michael Jackson is being fueled by leaks from both sides; news media receives tape of 12-year-old boy who says Jackson molested him, and his mother, talking kindly about Jackson; there are numerous news accounts that prosecution has received more than hundred leads after announcing that Jackson would be booked on charges of child molestation; most news coverage is proceeding based on very little official information; judge has yet to be appointed, Jackson has not yet been formally charged, and arrest and search warrants have not been unsealed; photo of Jackson's lawyer Mark Geragos (M)
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The World: A Thousand Words; Good as a Gun: When Cameras Define a War
Date: 30 November 2003
By John Kifner
John Kifner
Comment on strong emotional impact of photos from war in Iraq and conflicts of past, with speculation about whether Pres Bush's stealth Thanksgiving Day visit with troops can replace image in public mind of his premature boast of 'mission accomplished' on aircraft carrier last May; photos (M)
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MBNA'S FOUNDER AND CHIEF WILL RETIRE AT YEAR'S END
Date: 29 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
MBNA Corp's founder-chief executive Charles M Cawley will retire at end of year; will be succeeded by Bruce L Hammonds; president John R Cochran III will take Hammond's position (S)
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HEWLETT WINS $600 MILLION CONTRACT IN IRELAND
Date: 29 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hewlett-Packard completes $600 million computer services contract with Bank of Ireland Group (S)
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HORMEL REPORTS 3.5% HIGHER PROFIT IN 4TH QUARTER
Date: 29 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hormel Foods Corp says profit rose 3.5 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter ended Oct 25; net income rose to $70.4 million from $68 million year ago; sales rose 13 percent, to $1.2 billion (S)
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Bank Delaying Move on Fund
Date: 29 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bank of Montreal postpones appointment of Alliance Capital Management as adviser for two of its mutual funds; Alliance Capital is under investigation for improper mutual fund trading (S)
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Colombia Sets Range for Curbed Inflation
Date: 29 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Colombia's central bank board will try to limit inflation to 5 percent to 6 percent in 2004, seeking to keep it in single digits for sixth consecutive year (S)
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Strike Threatened at Chilean Copper Mine
Date: 29 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Workers at Chilean copper producer Codelco's mine in Andina threaten strike after their demand for 5 percent salary increase is rejected; Codelco, owned by Chilean government, is largest copper producer in the world, with Andina mine accounting for 16 percent of its output (S)
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Bush in Iraq: A November Surprise
Date: 29 November 2003
Letter from Beverly Schenck says she would not be skeptical of Pres Bush's motives for visiting troops in Iraq if he had left news media behind (S)
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