19th of November 2004 News
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Journal Columnist and Editor Is Set to Join Bloomberg News
Date: 20 November 2004
By JACQUES STEINBERG
Jacques STEINBERG
Albert R Hunt, columnist and former Washington bureau chief of Wall Street Journal, who has spent nearly four decades working at paper, will join Bloomberg News's Washington bureau as managing editor for government reporting (S)
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A Firebrand on Drug Safety; Dr. David J. Graham
Date: 20 November 2004
By GARDINER HARRIS
Gardiner HARRIS
Man in News column on Dr David J Graham of Food and Drug Administration; Graham recently told Senate panel that his agency is incapable of protecting America against dangerous drugs; he charged that those inside agency who had reviewed safety of Vioxx, painkiller withdrawn from market in Sept, 'did a terrible job'; photo (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 20 November 2004
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Date: 19 November 2004
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Online Award To Times Writer
Date: 19 November 2004
New York Times on Web wins award from Online News Association for commentary by Nicholas D Kristof, Op-Ed columnist for New York Times; association cites Kristof's columns last year in Times about Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and his multimedia presentations on NYTimes.com from Arctic as well as China, Cambodia and Iran; Dan Gillmor, who writes his 'e-Journal' for SiliconValley.com, is given commentary award for Web sites with fewer than 500,000 monthly visitors; awards for general excellence go to BBCNews.com and VenturaCountyStar.com in California; other winners noted (M)
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Release of Future Election Day Poll Results Is to Be Delayed
Date: 19 November 2004
By JACQUES STEINBERG
Jacques STEINBERG
News organizations overseeing polling system that served as an early handicapper of presidential race on Election Day decide to delay release of future races' results by at least three hours; decision is intended to remedy one of main breakdowns associated with new $10 million system: that preliminary results showing Sen John Kerry with apparently sizable lead over Pres Bush began appearing on Internet sites in early afternoon, not long after they had been released, on strictest confidence, to newspaper editors and television producers at 1 pm Eastern time; decision to delay future release of data until at least 4 pm and perhaps as late as 6 pm is made by representatives of six news organizations that monitor system: three main television networks, CNN, Fox News and Associated Press (M)
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APOLLO TO BUY HEATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONCERN
Date: 20 November 2004
Apollo Management to acquire Goodman Global Holdings, family-run company, for about $1.43 billion (S)
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GAP POSTS SMALL EARNINGS GAIN IN THIRD QUARTER
Date: 19 November 2004
Gap Inc says third-quarter earnings rose less than 1 percent as sales at stores open at least year had its first quarterly decline since Paul Pressler took over as chief executive 25 years ago; net income rose to $265 million from $263 million year earlier; overall sales in quarter ended Oct 30 rose 1.3 percent, to $3.98 billion (S)
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KEYSPAN TO SELL REMAINING STAKE IN HOUSTON EXPLORATION
Date: 20 November 2004
KeySpan Corp to sell remaining stake in Houston Exploration Company for about $369 million in public offering (S)
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OHIO IS SUING FANNIE MAE FOR SECURITIES FRAUD
Date: 20 November 2004
Fannie Mae is sued for securities fraud by Ohio Atty Gen Jim Petro, who accuses company of manipulating its earnings to inflate artificially the price of its common stock; suit is filed on behalf of Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, State Teachers Retirement System and Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation; Franklin Raines, chief executive of Fannie Mae, and its chief financial officer and its controller are named as defendants in suit (M)
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Journal Columnist and Editor Is Set to Join Bloomberg News
Date: 20 November 2004
By JACQUES STEINBERG
Jacques STEINBERG
Albert R Hunt, columnist and former Washington bureau chief of Wall Street Journal, who has spent nearly four decades working at paper, will join Bloomberg News's Washington bureau as managing editor for government reporting (S)
Full Article
A Firebrand on Drug Safety; Dr. David J. Graham
Date: 20 November 2004
By GARDINER HARRIS
Gardiner HARRIS
Man in News column on Dr David J Graham of Food and Drug Administration; Graham recently told Senate panel that his agency is incapable of protecting America against dangerous drugs; he charged that those inside agency who had reviewed safety of Vioxx, painkiller withdrawn from market in Sept, 'did a terrible job'; photo (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 20 November 2004
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 19 November 2004
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Online Award To Times Writer
Date: 19 November 2004
New York Times on Web wins award from Online News Association for commentary by Nicholas D Kristof, Op-Ed columnist for New York Times; association cites Kristof's columns last year in Times about Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and his multimedia presentations on NYTimes.com from Arctic as well as China, Cambodia and Iran; Dan Gillmor, who writes his 'e-Journal' for SiliconValley.com, is given commentary award for Web sites with fewer than 500,000 monthly visitors; awards for general excellence go to BBCNews.com and VenturaCountyStar.com in California; other winners noted (M)
Full Article
Release of Future Election Day Poll Results Is to Be Delayed
Date: 19 November 2004
By JACQUES STEINBERG
Jacques STEINBERG
News organizations overseeing polling system that served as an early handicapper of presidential race on Election Day decide to delay release of future races' results by at least three hours; decision is intended to remedy one of main breakdowns associated with new $10 million system: that preliminary results showing Sen John Kerry with apparently sizable lead over Pres Bush began appearing on Internet sites in early afternoon, not long after they had been released, on strictest confidence, to newspaper editors and television producers at 1 pm Eastern time; decision to delay future release of data until at least 4 pm and perhaps as late as 6 pm is made by representatives of six news organizations that monitor system: three main television networks, CNN, Fox News and Associated Press (M)
Full Article
APOLLO TO BUY HEATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONCERN
Date: 20 November 2004
Apollo Management to acquire Goodman Global Holdings, family-run company, for about $1.43 billion (S)
Full Article
GAP POSTS SMALL EARNINGS GAIN IN THIRD QUARTER
Date: 19 November 2004
Gap Inc says third-quarter earnings rose less than 1 percent as sales at stores open at least year had its first quarterly decline since Paul Pressler took over as chief executive 25 years ago; net income rose to $265 million from $263 million year earlier; overall sales in quarter ended Oct 30 rose 1.3 percent, to $3.98 billion (S)
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KEYSPAN TO SELL REMAINING STAKE IN HOUSTON EXPLORATION
Date: 20 November 2004
KeySpan Corp to sell remaining stake in Houston Exploration Company for about $369 million in public offering (S)
Full Article
OHIO IS SUING FANNIE MAE FOR SECURITIES FRAUD
Date: 20 November 2004
Fannie Mae is sued for securities fraud by Ohio Atty Gen Jim Petro, who accuses company of manipulating its earnings to inflate artificially the price of its common stock; suit is filed on behalf of Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, State Teachers Retirement System and Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation; Franklin Raines, chief executive of Fannie Mae, and its chief financial officer and its controller are named as defendants in suit (M)
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Journal Columnist and Editor Is Set to Join Bloomberg News
Date: 20 November 2004
By JACQUES STEINBERG
Jacques STEINBERG
Albert R Hunt, columnist and former Washington bureau chief of Wall Street Journal, who has spent nearly four decades working at paper, will join Bloomberg News's Washington bureau as managing editor for government reporting (S)
Full Article
A Firebrand on Drug Safety; Dr. David J. Graham
Date: 20 November 2004
By GARDINER HARRIS
Gardiner HARRIS
Man in News column on Dr David J Graham of Food and Drug Administration; Graham recently told Senate panel that his agency is incapable of protecting America against dangerous drugs; he charged that those inside agency who had reviewed safety of Vioxx, painkiller withdrawn from market in Sept, 'did a terrible job'; photo (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 20 November 2004
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 19 November 2004
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Online Award To Times Writer
Date: 19 November 2004
New York Times on Web wins award from Online News Association for commentary by Nicholas D Kristof, Op-Ed columnist for New York Times; association cites Kristof's columns last year in Times about Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and his multimedia presentations on NYTimes.com from Arctic as well as China, Cambodia and Iran; Dan Gillmor, who writes his 'e-Journal' for SiliconValley.com, is given commentary award for Web sites with fewer than 500,000 monthly visitors; awards for general excellence go to BBCNews.com and VenturaCountyStar.com in California; other winners noted (M)
Full Article
Release of Future Election Day Poll Results Is to Be Delayed
Date: 19 November 2004
By JACQUES STEINBERG
Jacques STEINBERG
News organizations overseeing polling system that served as an early handicapper of presidential race on Election Day decide to delay release of future races' results by at least three hours; decision is intended to remedy one of main breakdowns associated with new $10 million system: that preliminary results showing Sen John Kerry with apparently sizable lead over Pres Bush began appearing on Internet sites in early afternoon, not long after they had been released, on strictest confidence, to newspaper editors and television producers at 1 pm Eastern time; decision to delay future release of data until at least 4 pm and perhaps as late as 6 pm is made by representatives of six news organizations that monitor system: three main television networks, CNN, Fox News and Associated Press (M)
Full Article
APOLLO TO BUY HEATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONCERN
Date: 20 November 2004
Apollo Management to acquire Goodman Global Holdings, family-run company, for about $1.43 billion (S)
Full Article
GAP POSTS SMALL EARNINGS GAIN IN THIRD QUARTER
Date: 19 November 2004
Gap Inc says third-quarter earnings rose less than 1 percent as sales at stores open at least year had its first quarterly decline since Paul Pressler took over as chief executive 25 years ago; net income rose to $265 million from $263 million year earlier; overall sales in quarter ended Oct 30 rose 1.3 percent, to $3.98 billion (S)
Full Article
KEYSPAN TO SELL REMAINING STAKE IN HOUSTON EXPLORATION
Date: 20 November 2004
KeySpan Corp to sell remaining stake in Houston Exploration Company for about $369 million in public offering (S)
Full Article
OHIO IS SUING FANNIE MAE FOR SECURITIES FRAUD
Date: 20 November 2004
Fannie Mae is sued for securities fraud by Ohio Atty Gen Jim Petro, who accuses company of manipulating its earnings to inflate artificially the price of its common stock; suit is filed on behalf of Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, State Teachers Retirement System and Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation; Franklin Raines, chief executive of Fannie Mae, and its chief financial officer and its controller are named as defendants in suit (M)
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Journal Columnist and Editor Is Set to Join Bloomberg News
Date: 20 November 2004
By JACQUES STEINBERG
Jacques STEINBERG
Albert R Hunt, columnist and former Washington bureau chief of Wall Street Journal, who has spent nearly four decades working at paper, will join Bloomberg News's Washington bureau as managing editor for government reporting (S)
Full Article
A Firebrand on Drug Safety; Dr. David J. Graham
Date: 20 November 2004
By GARDINER HARRIS
Gardiner HARRIS
Man in News column on Dr David J Graham of Food and Drug Administration; Graham recently told Senate panel that his agency is incapable of protecting America against dangerous drugs; he charged that those inside agency who had reviewed safety of Vioxx, painkiller withdrawn from market in Sept, 'did a terrible job'; photo (M)
Full Article
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 20 November 2004
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 19 November 2004
Full Article
Online Award To Times Writer
Date: 19 November 2004
New York Times on Web wins award from Online News Association for commentary by Nicholas D Kristof, Op-Ed columnist for New York Times; association cites Kristof's columns last year in Times about Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and his multimedia presentations on NYTimes.com from Arctic as well as China, Cambodia and Iran; Dan Gillmor, who writes his 'e-Journal' for SiliconValley.com, is given commentary award for Web sites with fewer than 500,000 monthly visitors; awards for general excellence go to BBCNews.com and VenturaCountyStar.com in California; other winners noted (M)
Full Article
Release of Future Election Day Poll Results Is to Be Delayed
Date: 19 November 2004
By JACQUES STEINBERG
Jacques STEINBERG
News organizations overseeing polling system that served as an early handicapper of presidential race on Election Day decide to delay release of future races' results by at least three hours; decision is intended to remedy one of main breakdowns associated with new $10 million system: that preliminary results showing Sen John Kerry with apparently sizable lead over Pres Bush began appearing on Internet sites in early afternoon, not long after they had been released, on strictest confidence, to newspaper editors and television producers at 1 pm Eastern time; decision to delay future release of data until at least 4 pm and perhaps as late as 6 pm is made by representatives of six news organizations that monitor system: three main television networks, CNN, Fox News and Associated Press (M)
Full Article
APOLLO TO BUY HEATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONCERN
Date: 20 November 2004
Apollo Management to acquire Goodman Global Holdings, family-run company, for about $1.43 billion (S)
Full Article
GAP POSTS SMALL EARNINGS GAIN IN THIRD QUARTER
Date: 19 November 2004
Gap Inc says third-quarter earnings rose less than 1 percent as sales at stores open at least year had its first quarterly decline since Paul Pressler took over as chief executive 25 years ago; net income rose to $265 million from $263 million year earlier; overall sales in quarter ended Oct 30 rose 1.3 percent, to $3.98 billion (S)
Full Article
KEYSPAN TO SELL REMAINING STAKE IN HOUSTON EXPLORATION
Date: 20 November 2004
KeySpan Corp to sell remaining stake in Houston Exploration Company for about $369 million in public offering (S)
Full Article
OHIO IS SUING FANNIE MAE FOR SECURITIES FRAUD
Date: 20 November 2004
Fannie Mae is sued for securities fraud by Ohio Atty Gen Jim Petro, who accuses company of manipulating its earnings to inflate artificially the price of its common stock; suit is filed on behalf of Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, State Teachers Retirement System and Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation; Franklin Raines, chief executive of Fannie Mae, and its chief financial officer and its controller are named as defendants in suit (M)
Full Article
Journal Columnist and Editor Is Set to Join Bloomberg News
Date: 20 November 2004
By JACQUES STEINBERG
Jacques STEINBERG
Albert R Hunt, columnist and former Washington bureau chief of Wall Street Journal, who has spent nearly four decades working at paper, will join Bloomberg News's Washington bureau as managing editor for government reporting (S)
Full Article
A Firebrand on Drug Safety; Dr. David J. Graham
Date: 20 November 2004
By GARDINER HARRIS
Gardiner HARRIS
Man in News column on Dr David J Graham of Food and Drug Administration; Graham recently told Senate panel that his agency is incapable of protecting America against dangerous drugs; he charged that those inside agency who had reviewed safety of Vioxx, painkiller withdrawn from market in Sept, 'did a terrible job'; photo (M)
Full Article
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 20 November 2004
Full Article
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 19 November 2004
Full Article
Online Award To Times Writer
Date: 19 November 2004
New York Times on Web wins award from Online News Association for commentary by Nicholas D Kristof, Op-Ed columnist for New York Times; association cites Kristof's columns last year in Times about Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and his multimedia presentations on NYTimes.com from Arctic as well as China, Cambodia and Iran; Dan Gillmor, who writes his 'e-Journal' for SiliconValley.com, is given commentary award for Web sites with fewer than 500,000 monthly visitors; awards for general excellence go to BBCNews.com and VenturaCountyStar.com in California; other winners noted (M)
Full Article
Release of Future Election Day Poll Results Is to Be Delayed
Date: 19 November 2004
By JACQUES STEINBERG
Jacques STEINBERG
News organizations overseeing polling system that served as an early handicapper of presidential race on Election Day decide to delay release of future races' results by at least three hours; decision is intended to remedy one of main breakdowns associated with new $10 million system: that preliminary results showing Sen John Kerry with apparently sizable lead over Pres Bush began appearing on Internet sites in early afternoon, not long after they had been released, on strictest confidence, to newspaper editors and television producers at 1 pm Eastern time; decision to delay future release of data until at least 4 pm and perhaps as late as 6 pm is made by representatives of six news organizations that monitor system: three main television networks, CNN, Fox News and Associated Press (M)
Full Article
APOLLO TO BUY HEATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONCERN
Date: 20 November 2004
Apollo Management to acquire Goodman Global Holdings, family-run company, for about $1.43 billion (S)
Full Article
GAP POSTS SMALL EARNINGS GAIN IN THIRD QUARTER
Date: 19 November 2004
Gap Inc says third-quarter earnings rose less than 1 percent as sales at stores open at least year had its first quarterly decline since Paul Pressler took over as chief executive 25 years ago; net income rose to $265 million from $263 million year earlier; overall sales in quarter ended Oct 30 rose 1.3 percent, to $3.98 billion (S)
Full Article
KEYSPAN TO SELL REMAINING STAKE IN HOUSTON EXPLORATION
Date: 20 November 2004
KeySpan Corp to sell remaining stake in Houston Exploration Company for about $369 million in public offering (S)
Full Article
OHIO IS SUING FANNIE MAE FOR SECURITIES FRAUD
Date: 20 November 2004
Fannie Mae is sued for securities fraud by Ohio Atty Gen Jim Petro, who accuses company of manipulating its earnings to inflate artificially the price of its common stock; suit is filed on behalf of Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, State Teachers Retirement System and Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation; Franklin Raines, chief executive of Fannie Mae, and its chief financial officer and its controller are named as defendants in suit (M)
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