Foreign Affairs; Glasnost In the Gulf
Date: 27 February 2001
By Thomas L. Friedman
Thomas Friedman
Thomas Friedman Op-Ed column on upcoming Arab summit meeting in Jordan to discuss Arab-Israeli conflict; observes that not one of leaders has been chosen in totally free and fair election, although there are democratic stirrings in places like Qatar; Al-Jazeera satellite television station set up there by Sheil Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani airs free, lively debates, timely news and even interviews with Israeli leaders, causing great gnashing of teeth by Arab leaders (M)
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DISNEY INTERNET GROUP TO CUT 135 MORE JOBS
Date: 27 February 2001
By Matt Richtel
Matt Richtel
Walt Disney Internet Group is eliminating 135 jobs, mostly at its ABC.com and ABCnews.com units; Disney's ABC News unit says it will trim $15 million to $20 million in costs and that some savings will be realized by ending some correspondents' contracts (S)
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Court to Hear After-School Evangelism Case
Date: 28 February 2001
By Kate Zernike
Kate Zernike
Supreme Court is set to hear case centered on whether Milford, NY, public school discriminated against Good News Club, church-run youth group, by refusing to let it hold after-school meetings; school holds that club, which evangelizes children ages 5 to 12, is aimed at establishing religion, and therefore violates not only school policy but also United States Constitution; club holds that school violated its First Amendment right to free speech; Good News Club, run by group of born-again believers called Child Evangelical Fellowship, whose sole stated purpose is to evangelize children and establish them as members of Christian churches, operates 4,622 clubs in this country and others in 142 nations; fellowship says it meets in more than 5000 schools nationwide, and it routinely offers legal help to clubs refused access (M)
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Russia Turns Drug Arrest Into Spy Case
Date: 28 February 2001
By Michael Wines
Michael Wines
Russia's Federal Security Service, domestic successor to KGB, unexpectedly says that American graduate student John Edward Tobbin, arrested nearly month ago on seemingly minor drug charges, was probably working for United States military intelligence; allegations stir tempest in Russian press and apparently surprise US officials, who say they were close to settling drug charges and securing Tobbin's exit from Russia; photo (M)
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Judges Voice Doubt On Order Last Year To Split Microsoft
Date: 28 February 2001
By Stephen Labaton
Stephen Labaton
Government suffers second difficult day of questioning in its Microsoft antitrust case as Federal appeals court casts doubt on whether Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's order last year to break the company in two will survive appeals process; appellate panel poses tough questions about justification for breakup, noting in particular that only companies ever broken up in 111-year history of Sherman Antitrust Act had been formed through mergers and acquistions; judges also score Jackson for granting interviews with news media before case was completed; photo (M)
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Chiang Mai Journal; A Courageous Editor's Lonely Quest
Date: 27 February 2001
By Seth Mydans
Seth Mydans
Chiang Mai Journal on crusading Thai journalist Amnat Jongyotying, who has faced down murder attempts and threats for refusing to halt relentless attacks on local political clique; photo; map (M)
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BOND BUYER AND AMERICAN BANKER TO BE SOLD
Date: 28 February 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Thomson Corp, publisher of The Bond Buyer and American Banker, says it is selling those newspapers and other publications to focus on delivery financial information electronically (S)
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REVLON REPORTS LOSS IS BIGGER THAN EXPECTED
Date: 27 February 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Revlon Inc says loss from operations narrowed to $29.6 million in fourth quarter; sales fell 23 percent, to $321.1 million (S)
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KAO AND ARCHER-DANIELS TO COLLABORATE ON COOKING OIL
Date: 28 February 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Japan's Kao Corp will form joint venture with Archer Daniels Midland Co to make and sell ingredients for Kao's popular cooking oil in Decatur, Ill (S)
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PANAMSAT FORMS INTERNET JOINT VENTURE FOR MEXICO
Date: 27 February 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
PanAmSat Corp forms joint venture with affiliate of Mexican cellular telephone company Grupo Pegaso SA to provide Internet and satellite services in Mexico (S)
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