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Date: 25 December 2006
By Katharine Q. Seelye
Katharine Seelye
Pres George Bush, who declared in 2003 that he did not read newspapers, passed casual remark at his final news conference of year that he read newspaper item about Vice Pres Cheney possibly being called to testify in CIA leak case (S)
Date: 25 December 2006
By Henry Fountain
Henry Fountain
Photos of memorable scenes in Iraq in 2006 (special section, The Year in Pictures)
Date: 25 December 2006
Photos of memorable moments in politics in 2006 (special section, The Year in Pictures)
Date: 25 December 2006
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Telenovela, low-budget soap opera genre that has become staple television programming in Spanish-speaking countries, fails to gain traction in US; in 12 months since news reports revealed that CBS was working on as many as seven scripts for telenovelas, that ABC had invested as many as 45 existing telenovela storylines, and NBC was jumping in to adapt telenovelas already produced by Telemundo, Spanish-language network that NBC owns, not much more has been said--or done; not single telenovela project has been put into production by any of those networks; networks' intense interest in telenovela genre was sparked by need to find alternative, inexpensive programming in summer to replace round of repeats; networks discovered they would only alienate their viewers if they tried to make shows of distinctly lesser quality than their regular shows; also discovered that production schedules required to grind out so many episodes in such short time would be daunting; mini-network called MyNetworkTV, collection of television stations, mainly owned by News Corp, is featuring telenovelas nightly; executives at ABC, CBS and NBC say they still have some telenovela projects in development; photos (L)
Date: 26 December 2006
By Harvey Araton
Harvey Araton
Harvey Araton Sports of The Times column discusses US speedskater Shani Davis, who has become media-shy and protective of his privacy since 2006 Olympics, when he became first black athlete to win gold at individual Winter Olympics (M)
Date: 25 December 2006
Photos of memorable moments around world in 2006 (special section, The Year in Pictures)
Date: 25 December 2006
Photos of memorable moments across nation in 2006 (special section, The Year in Pictures)
Date: 25 December 2006
Photos depicting transitions of power around world in 2006 (special section, The Year in Pictures)
Date: 25 December 2006
Photos of memorable moments in sports in 2006 (special section, The Year in Pictures)
Date: 26 December 2006
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Russian oil producer Rosneft expects to raise crude output 12 percent in 2007, possibly to 90 million tons, as it bolsters production near Sakhalin Island and in western Siberia (S)
Date: 25 December 2006
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The group that includes Citigroup and the British bank HSBC Holdings, have won approval to prepare for local incorporation in China.