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Date: 24 February 2005
Federal Trade Commission assistant director Betsy Broder, while not commenting on whether agency is investigating security breach at ChoicePoint, suggests that migration of large amount of personal information onto Internet has made identity theft easier; says consumers should take advantage of annual free credit reports available under Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (M)
Date: 24 February 2005
By JOHN FILES
John FILES
Government Accountability Office study finds that military has spent more than $200 million to recruit and train personnel to replace troops discharged in last decade for being openly gay (M)
Date: 24 February 2005
By Adam Baer
Adam Baer
Octave Systems Multipod thumb drive is USB flash drive that integrates many media features in small, affordable product; photo (S)
Date: 24 February 2005
By CONSTANCE L. HAYS
Constance HAYS
Federal jury finds that Wal-Mart Stores discriminated against disabled Long Island man Patrick Brady who briefly held job at company's Centereach, NY, store and orders company to pay him $7.5 million in damages; Brady, who has cerebral palsy, applied for job in Wal-Mart pharmacy department in summer of 2002 and was hired; he quit not long after he was reassigned to other responsibilities, including collecting garbage and shopping carts from parking lot (M)
Date: 24 February 2005
By Ian Austen
Ian Austen
Fuji Photo Film will offer tiny photo printer, about 4 inches by 5 inches; photo (S)
Date: 24 February 2005
Porsche AG will introduce sports car called Cayman (S)
Date: 24 February 2005
By CLIFTON BROWN
Clifton BROWN
Golfers prepare for first round of Match Play Championship (M)
Date: 24 February 2005
By SHARON LaFRANIERE; Kate Aurthur contributed reporting from New York for this article
Sharon LaFRANIERE
MTV opens its first local music channel in Sandton, South Africa, bringing one of world's best-known consumer brands to one of few remaining untouched markets; opening belatedly offers viewers in sub-Saharan Africa chance to watch local artists showcased in music-video format; also gives African musicians chance at global exposure; photos; chart (M)
Date: 24 February 2005
Graph shows JetBlue Airways' market share for flights from New York to Los Angeles in light of announcement that airline will start service between New York and Bob Hope Airport in Burbank
Date: 24 February 2005
By TODD ZAUN
Todd ZAUN
Steep decline in Japan's trade surplus in January, combined with rising oil prices, raises concerns that economic slump that began in 2004 could continue into 2005; merchandise trade surplus dropped 60 percent from January year ago, to 200.76 billion yen ($1.92 billion); export growth slowed unexpectedly, rising just 3.2 percent from year earlier; imports rose 11.6 percent; Japan's exports to China, including Hong Kong, rose 12 percent, to 829 billion yen ($7.9 billion) in January, after 9 percent growth in December; Japan had deficit with China of 122 billion yen ($1.16 billion), 91 percent increase over January 2003; surplus with US shrank 4.4 percent, to 470 billion yen ($4.5 billion), while its surplus with European Union dropped 34 percent, to 145 billion yen (M)