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Date: 10 November 2003
By Erin E. Arvedlund
Erin Arvedlund
Russian television network NTV reportedly discusses selling its satellite business to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp; sale would come as part of broad restructuring by network's state-owned parent, Gazprom (M)
Date: 10 November 2003
INTERNATIONAL A3-11 Saudi Death Toll Grows; Attack Linked to Al Qaeda The casualty toll in the attack against a Saudi residential compound grew to 17 dead and 122 wounded. The deputy secretary of state, Richard Armitage, visiting for talks with Crown Prince Abdullah and others, said he was certain Al Qaeda was behind the bombing. A1 American intelligence had been warned that an attack by Al Qaeda was imminent, but the warnings did not come with sufficient details to prevent the blast. A8
Date: 10 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Study finds Johnson & Johnson heart drugs Retavase and ReoPro together did not cut complications in heart attack patients any better than ReoPro alone; drugs work in different ways to fight clots (S)
Date: 10 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Victor Li to buy 31 percent stake in Air Canada for 650 million Canadian dollars ($486 million), investment that will help carrier emerge from bankruptcy; creditors will get 56 percent stake (S)
Date: 09 November 2003
INTERNATIONAL 3-16 Explosion Rocks Riyadh; At Least Four Dead The Saudi capital, Riyadh, was rocked by an explosion in what the country's Interior Ministry described as a terrorist attack against a residential compound. Preliminary figures indicated that 4 people were killed and at least 40 wounded, Al Arabiya satellite television reported, quoting the Saudi health minister and other officials. Residents of the compound put the numbers far higher. 1
Date: 09 November 2003
By Laura Randall
Laura Randall
University of California random check of applicants finds all were able to produce documentation backing up their claims about extracurricular activities, awards and personal statements; school is first to use formal verification process; plans to spot-check future freshmen classes; drawing (special section, Education Life) (S)
Date: 10 November 2003
By Joseph Berger
Joseph Berger
New York City's four Chinese-language daily newspapers may soon be joined by another, Oriental Daily News; hardworking reporters are expected to write 2,000 words each day and take usable photos; World Journal is circulation leader, claiming many high-earning and educated readers; Sing Tao Daily is open to dash of sensationalism and sells well in city's Chinese communities; Ming Pao Daily News regards itself as intellectual broadsheet; China Press says its roots are in Taiwan and denies rivals' accusations that its editorial policy and finances are controlled by Beijing; photos, chart (L)
Date: 09 November 2003
By Max Frankel
Max Frankel
Max Frankel Op-Ed article on distinguishing between television fact and fiction, in light of television drama impersonating Ronald Reagan and his views; says that no claim of art or higher truth can justify such forgery (M)
Date: 09 November 2003
By Geoffrey Nunberg
Geoffrey Nunberg
Geoffrey Nunberg comment on 'bias,' onetime synonym for partiality or partisanship that has become favorite theme of conservatives attacking supposedly liberal media
Date: 10 November 2003
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
Washington Post continues careful search for replacement for Reliable Source gossip columnist Lloyd Grove, who left for New York Daily News over three months ago; column remains on hiatus; is expected to go to insider because of paper's high bar for what constitutes publishable gossip (M)