A New Era for Palestinians
Date: 11 January 2005
By PRISCILLA CHAN and BRIDGET ANDERSON
Priscilla CHAN
In this lesson, students examine the challenges facing Mahmoud Abbas, the newly elected president of the Palestinian Authority. They then write letters to Mr. Abbas, asking him questions and suggesting advice.
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US Airways Executive Said to Be Leaving
Date: 12 January 2005
B Ben Baldanza, top-ranking marketing executive at US Airways, is set to leave troubled carrier to join Spirit Airlines; departure will be first by senior executive at airline since it filed for bankruptcy protection on Sept 12 (S)
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For Bracing Wines, an Earthy Dish
Date: 12 January 2005
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
Florence FABRICANT
Florence Fabricant article suggests making roasted beet farrotto as dish to complement aglianico wines of southern Italy; recipe (S)
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Metro Briefing | New York: Garden City: Nassau Fines Gas Stations
Date: 12 January 2005
By Patrick O'Gilfoil Healy (NYT); Compiled by Anthony Ramirez
Patrick Healy
Nassau County, NY, Office of Consumer Affairs investigators find four gas stations that illegally obtained cheaper gasoline from New Jersey to evade New York State excise taxes; gas contains additive MTBE, which is banned in New York; two stations have been shut down and two are given violation notices (S)
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Going to Spain for Lunch
Date: 12 January 2005
By Florence Fabricant
Florence Fabricant
Spanish sandwiches, salads and soups to be sold at Sala One-Nine, 35 West 19th Street, branch of Sala on the Bowery; owner Michael Jannetta says he wants to offer kinds of quick lunches he remembers from living in Spain; photo (S)
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World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Weak December For Retailers
Date: 12 January 2005
British Retail Consortium says British retailers had their worst December in more than decade last month (S)
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An undisclosed paid endorsement ignites a debate in the public relations industry.
Date: 12 January 2005
By Stuart Elliott
Stuart Elliott
Disclosure that Graham Williams, company owned by conservative commentator and columnist Armstrong Williams, was paid $240,000 by Education Department to promote No Child Left Behind Act is shining spotlight on public relations and public affairs agency Ketchum, owned by Omnicom Group, that is far more comfortable letting its clients bask in such attention; Ketchum paid Graham Williams to have Armstrong Williams promote law on his syndicated television program and to other African-Americans in news media; Education Department account is estimated to represent revenue in low seven figures for Ketchum; disclosure of payments intensifies debate over prevalence of political opinion masked as editorial comment in paid public communications of Bush administration; Public Relations Society of America president-chief executive Judith T Phair comdemns decision ty Williams; eight Democratic members holding leadership posts in House of Representatives write David M Walker, comptroller general in Government Accountability Office, requesting that office examine what they describe in their letter as 'the use of covert propaganda by department and agencies under Bush administration; photo (M)
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Arts, Briefly; All Out for Tsunami Aid
Date: 12 January 2005
By LOLA OGUNNAIKE; Compiled by Lawrence Van Gelder
Lola OGUNNAIKE
Arts, Briefly column; NBC schedules celebrity-studded hourlong telethon to aid victims of Asian tsunami that will air not only on NBC but also on NBC Universal's cable channels; photo (S)
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COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE: REGIONAL MARKET -- Brooklyn; An Anchor Bookstore for a College and Its Neighborhood
Date: 12 January 2005
By SUZANNE HAMLIN
Suzanne HAMLIN
New PrattStore, 15,000-square-foot warehouse of books, publications and tools for every cateogory of arts on Pratt Institute's campus in Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn, will serve not only college but neighborhood; Donald Condrey, who will manage store, comments; photo (M)
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The Moms Are Switched, the Families Enlightened
Date: 12 January 2005
By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN
Virginia HEFFERNAN
Virginia Heffernan Critic's Notebook column on ABC reality show Wife Swap and Fox's Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy; photos (M)
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