28th of March 2003 News
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LIBERTY MEDIA MAY INVEST $500 MILLION IN NEWS CORP.
Date: 28 March 2003
Liberty Media, controlled by John C Malone, may invest $500 million in News Corp, helping finance bid for Hughes Electronics; Liberty may buy $500 million of preferred American depository receipts of News Corp over next six months at $21.50; if Liberty does not exercise that right, News Corp, controlled by Rupert Murdoch, can require it to buy depository receipts should News Corp buy stake in Hughes within two years; News Corp may buy controlling stake in Hughes, owner of DirecTV satellite-television service (S)
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USA Today Top Executive Named to Run News Service
Date: 29 March 2003
By JENNIFER BAYOT
Jennifer BAYOT
Thomas Curley, president and publisher of USA Today, will become president and chief executive of Associated Press; news service's governing board says appointment supports mission of Associated Press to broaden its reach to other media and to services like placement of advertising; Curley will succeed Louis D Boccardi (S)
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Commentators See Dangers In Distorted News Coverage
Date: 28 March 2003
By SUSAN SACHS
Susan SACHS
Arab commentators, eight days into assault on Iraq, begin for first time to criticize war reporting of Arab news media, saying its vainglorious tone does disservice to public; since war began, nearly all Arab media have concentrated heavily on recounting Iraqi civilian casualties and American and British losses, while often labeling Iraqis victims of 'American war crimes' or 'murder' by coalition troops (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 29 March 2003
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 28 March 2003
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A New War Brings New Role For Women
Date: 28 March 2003
By JODI WILGOREN
Jodi WILGOREN
Images of Specialist Shoshana Johnson, only woman among seven American prisoners of war, as well as pictures of Pfcs Jessica Lynch and Lori Piestewa, who are missing in action, are among most searing and surprising in opening days of war in Iraq; they reflect not only wide expansion in combat-related roles women fill, but also potential dangers they--and men--face in era of war without clear battle lines; overall, more than 200,000 women serve in United States armed forces, 15 percent of enlisted ranks and officer corps; they make up 6 percent of Marines and 19 percent of Air Force; Britain's armed forces include 15,000 women, 8 percent of force; Johnson is not first woman to become POW--two were prisoners in first gulf war, and 80 military nurses spent three years in captivity in World War II; photos; chronology showing century of women in military (M)
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Metro Briefing | New York: Snow Aid
Date: 28 March 2003
By Nichole M. Christian (NYT) (Compiled by Anthony Ramirez)
Pres George W Bush approves Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to reimburse New York City and 17 counties in New York State for up to 75 percent of cost of digging out from snowstorm of Feb 17-18 (S)
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New Video Releases
Date: 28 March 2003
Brief reviews of films now released on video: Auto Focus, Femme Fatale, Maid in Manhattan and Sex and Lucia (S)
Full Article
And Now, the Good News
Date: 28 March 2003
By Michael O'Hanlon
Michael O'Hanlon
Michael O'Hanlon Op-Ed article says euphoria over quick start to invasion of Iraq has now been taken over by gloom, but asserts that war is not going badly; says main elements of US strategy are sound, and enemy is still basically weak; says war will cost a price in lives, and Bush administration should have done better job to prepare country for that sober fact, but it will be won, and won decisively (M)
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White House Proposes New Rules for Overtime
Date: 28 March 2003
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
Steven GREENHOUSE
Bush administration proposes regulations that would increase number of low-wage workers who qualify for overtime pay but make it more difficult for highly-paid workers to qualify; Labor Department estimates that plan would add 1.3 million workers to group that automatically qualifies by raising threshhold from $8,060 in yearly earnings to $22,100; would also revise criteria for determining whether white-collar workers qualify based on their level of responsibility and automatically disqualify those earning more than $65,000 a year (M)
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LIBERTY MEDIA MAY INVEST $500 MILLION IN NEWS CORP.
Date: 28 March 2003
Liberty Media, controlled by John C Malone, may invest $500 million in News Corp, helping finance bid for Hughes Electronics; Liberty may buy $500 million of preferred American depository receipts of News Corp over next six months at $21.50; if Liberty does not exercise that right, News Corp, controlled by Rupert Murdoch, can require it to buy depository receipts should News Corp buy stake in Hughes within two years; News Corp may buy controlling stake in Hughes, owner of DirecTV satellite-television service (S)
Full Article
USA Today Top Executive Named to Run News Service
Date: 29 March 2003
By JENNIFER BAYOT
Jennifer BAYOT
Thomas Curley, president and publisher of USA Today, will become president and chief executive of Associated Press; news service's governing board says appointment supports mission of Associated Press to broaden its reach to other media and to services like placement of advertising; Curley will succeed Louis D Boccardi (S)
Full Article
Commentators See Dangers In Distorted News Coverage
Date: 28 March 2003
By SUSAN SACHS
Susan SACHS
Arab commentators, eight days into assault on Iraq, begin for first time to criticize war reporting of Arab news media, saying its vainglorious tone does disservice to public; since war began, nearly all Arab media have concentrated heavily on recounting Iraqi civilian casualties and American and British losses, while often labeling Iraqis victims of 'American war crimes' or 'murder' by coalition troops (M)
Full Article
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 29 March 2003
Full Article
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 28 March 2003
Full Article
A New War Brings New Role For Women
Date: 28 March 2003
By JODI WILGOREN
Jodi WILGOREN
Images of Specialist Shoshana Johnson, only woman among seven American prisoners of war, as well as pictures of Pfcs Jessica Lynch and Lori Piestewa, who are missing in action, are among most searing and surprising in opening days of war in Iraq; they reflect not only wide expansion in combat-related roles women fill, but also potential dangers they--and men--face in era of war without clear battle lines; overall, more than 200,000 women serve in United States armed forces, 15 percent of enlisted ranks and officer corps; they make up 6 percent of Marines and 19 percent of Air Force; Britain's armed forces include 15,000 women, 8 percent of force; Johnson is not first woman to become POW--two were prisoners in first gulf war, and 80 military nurses spent three years in captivity in World War II; photos; chronology showing century of women in military (M)
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Metro Briefing | New York: Snow Aid
Date: 28 March 2003
By Nichole M. Christian (NYT) (Compiled by Anthony Ramirez)
Pres George W Bush approves Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to reimburse New York City and 17 counties in New York State for up to 75 percent of cost of digging out from snowstorm of Feb 17-18 (S)
Full Article
New Video Releases
Date: 28 March 2003
Brief reviews of films now released on video: Auto Focus, Femme Fatale, Maid in Manhattan and Sex and Lucia (S)
Full Article
And Now, the Good News
Date: 28 March 2003
By Michael O'Hanlon
Michael O'Hanlon
Michael O'Hanlon Op-Ed article says euphoria over quick start to invasion of Iraq has now been taken over by gloom, but asserts that war is not going badly; says main elements of US strategy are sound, and enemy is still basically weak; says war will cost a price in lives, and Bush administration should have done better job to prepare country for that sober fact, but it will be won, and won decisively (M)
Full Article
White House Proposes New Rules for Overtime
Date: 28 March 2003
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
Steven GREENHOUSE
Bush administration proposes regulations that would increase number of low-wage workers who qualify for overtime pay but make it more difficult for highly-paid workers to qualify; Labor Department estimates that plan would add 1.3 million workers to group that automatically qualifies by raising threshhold from $8,060 in yearly earnings to $22,100; would also revise criteria for determining whether white-collar workers qualify based on their level of responsibility and automatically disqualify those earning more than $65,000 a year (M)
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LIBERTY MEDIA MAY INVEST $500 MILLION IN NEWS CORP.
Date: 28 March 2003
Liberty Media, controlled by John C Malone, may invest $500 million in News Corp, helping finance bid for Hughes Electronics; Liberty may buy $500 million of preferred American depository receipts of News Corp over next six months at $21.50; if Liberty does not exercise that right, News Corp, controlled by Rupert Murdoch, can require it to buy depository receipts should News Corp buy stake in Hughes within two years; News Corp may buy controlling stake in Hughes, owner of DirecTV satellite-television service (S)
Full Article
USA Today Top Executive Named to Run News Service
Date: 29 March 2003
By JENNIFER BAYOT
Jennifer BAYOT
Thomas Curley, president and publisher of USA Today, will become president and chief executive of Associated Press; news service's governing board says appointment supports mission of Associated Press to broaden its reach to other media and to services like placement of advertising; Curley will succeed Louis D Boccardi (S)
Full Article
Commentators See Dangers In Distorted News Coverage
Date: 28 March 2003
By SUSAN SACHS
Susan SACHS
Arab commentators, eight days into assault on Iraq, begin for first time to criticize war reporting of Arab news media, saying its vainglorious tone does disservice to public; since war began, nearly all Arab media have concentrated heavily on recounting Iraqi civilian casualties and American and British losses, while often labeling Iraqis victims of 'American war crimes' or 'murder' by coalition troops (M)
Full Article
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 29 March 2003
Full Article
A New War Brings New Role For Women
Date: 28 March 2003
By JODI WILGOREN
Jodi WILGOREN
Images of Specialist Shoshana Johnson, only woman among seven American prisoners of war, as well as pictures of Pfcs Jessica Lynch and Lori Piestewa, who are missing in action, are among most searing and surprising in opening days of war in Iraq; they reflect not only wide expansion in combat-related roles women fill, but also potential dangers they--and men--face in era of war without clear battle lines; overall, more than 200,000 women serve in United States armed forces, 15 percent of enlisted ranks and officer corps; they make up 6 percent of Marines and 19 percent of Air Force; Britain's armed forces include 15,000 women, 8 percent of force; Johnson is not first woman to become POW--two were prisoners in first gulf war, and 80 military nurses spent three years in captivity in World War II; photos; chronology showing century of women in military (M)
Full Article
Metro Briefing | New York: Snow Aid
Date: 28 March 2003
By Nichole M. Christian (NYT) (Compiled by Anthony Ramirez)
Pres George W Bush approves Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to reimburse New York City and 17 counties in New York State for up to 75 percent of cost of digging out from snowstorm of Feb 17-18 (S)
Full Article
New Video Releases
Date: 28 March 2003
Brief reviews of films now released on video: Auto Focus, Femme Fatale, Maid in Manhattan and Sex and Lucia (S)
Full Article
White House Proposes New Rules for Overtime
Date: 28 March 2003
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
Steven GREENHOUSE
Bush administration proposes regulations that would increase number of low-wage workers who qualify for overtime pay but make it more difficult for highly-paid workers to qualify; Labor Department estimates that plan would add 1.3 million workers to group that automatically qualifies by raising threshhold from $8,060 in yearly earnings to $22,100; would also revise criteria for determining whether white-collar workers qualify based on their level of responsibility and automatically disqualify those earning more than $65,000 a year (M)
Full Article
LIBERTY MEDIA MAY INVEST $500 MILLION IN NEWS CORP.
Date: 28 March 2003
Liberty Media, controlled by John C Malone, may invest $500 million in News Corp, helping finance bid for Hughes Electronics; Liberty may buy $500 million of preferred American depository receipts of News Corp over next six months at $21.50; if Liberty does not exercise that right, News Corp, controlled by Rupert Murdoch, can require it to buy depository receipts should News Corp buy stake in Hughes within two years; News Corp may buy controlling stake in Hughes, owner of DirecTV satellite-television service (S)
Full Article
USA Today Top Executive Named to Run News Service
Date: 29 March 2003
By JENNIFER BAYOT
Jennifer BAYOT
Thomas Curley, president and publisher of USA Today, will become president and chief executive of Associated Press; news service's governing board says appointment supports mission of Associated Press to broaden its reach to other media and to services like placement of advertising; Curley will succeed Louis D Boccardi (S)
Full Article
Commentators See Dangers In Distorted News Coverage
Date: 28 March 2003
By SUSAN SACHS
Susan SACHS
Arab commentators, eight days into assault on Iraq, begin for first time to criticize war reporting of Arab news media, saying its vainglorious tone does disservice to public; since war began, nearly all Arab media have concentrated heavily on recounting Iraqi civilian casualties and American and British losses, while often labeling Iraqis victims of 'American war crimes' or 'murder' by coalition troops (M)
Full Article
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 29 March 2003
Full Article
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 28 March 2003
Full Article
A New War Brings New Role For Women
Date: 28 March 2003
By JODI WILGOREN
Jodi WILGOREN
Images of Specialist Shoshana Johnson, only woman among seven American prisoners of war, as well as pictures of Pfcs Jessica Lynch and Lori Piestewa, who are missing in action, are among most searing and surprising in opening days of war in Iraq; they reflect not only wide expansion in combat-related roles women fill, but also potential dangers they--and men--face in era of war without clear battle lines; overall, more than 200,000 women serve in United States armed forces, 15 percent of enlisted ranks and officer corps; they make up 6 percent of Marines and 19 percent of Air Force; Britain's armed forces include 15,000 women, 8 percent of force; Johnson is not first woman to become POW--two were prisoners in first gulf war, and 80 military nurses spent three years in captivity in World War II; photos; chronology showing century of women in military (M)
Full Article
Metro Briefing | New York: Snow Aid
Date: 28 March 2003
By Nichole M. Christian (NYT) (Compiled by Anthony Ramirez)
Pres George W Bush approves Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to reimburse New York City and 17 counties in New York State for up to 75 percent of cost of digging out from snowstorm of Feb 17-18 (S)
Full Article
New Video Releases
Date: 28 March 2003
Brief reviews of films now released on video: Auto Focus, Femme Fatale, Maid in Manhattan and Sex and Lucia (S)
Full Article
And Now, the Good News
Date: 28 March 2003
By Michael O'Hanlon
Michael O'Hanlon
Michael O'Hanlon Op-Ed article says euphoria over quick start to invasion of Iraq has now been taken over by gloom, but asserts that war is not going badly; says main elements of US strategy are sound, and enemy is still basically weak; says war will cost a price in lives, and Bush administration should have done better job to prepare country for that sober fact, but it will be won, and won decisively (M)
Full Article
White House Proposes New Rules for Overtime
Date: 28 March 2003
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
Steven GREENHOUSE
Bush administration proposes regulations that would increase number of low-wage workers who qualify for overtime pay but make it more difficult for highly-paid workers to qualify; Labor Department estimates that plan would add 1.3 million workers to group that automatically qualifies by raising threshhold from $8,060 in yearly earnings to $22,100; would also revise criteria for determining whether white-collar workers qualify based on their level of responsibility and automatically disqualify those earning more than $65,000 a year (M)
Full Article
LIBERTY MEDIA MAY INVEST $500 MILLION IN NEWS CORP.
Date: 28 March 2003
Liberty Media, controlled by John C Malone, may invest $500 million in News Corp, helping finance bid for Hughes Electronics; Liberty may buy $500 million of preferred American depository receipts of News Corp over next six months at $21.50; if Liberty does not exercise that right, News Corp, controlled by Rupert Murdoch, can require it to buy depository receipts should News Corp buy stake in Hughes within two years; News Corp may buy controlling stake in Hughes, owner of DirecTV satellite-television service (S)
Full Article
USA Today Top Executive Named to Run News Service
Date: 29 March 2003
By JENNIFER BAYOT
Jennifer BAYOT
Thomas Curley, president and publisher of USA Today, will become president and chief executive of Associated Press; news service's governing board says appointment supports mission of Associated Press to broaden its reach to other media and to services like placement of advertising; Curley will succeed Louis D Boccardi (S)
Full Article
Commentators See Dangers In Distorted News Coverage
Date: 28 March 2003
By SUSAN SACHS
Susan SACHS
Arab commentators, eight days into assault on Iraq, begin for first time to criticize war reporting of Arab news media, saying its vainglorious tone does disservice to public; since war began, nearly all Arab media have concentrated heavily on recounting Iraqi civilian casualties and American and British losses, while often labeling Iraqis victims of 'American war crimes' or 'murder' by coalition troops (M)
Full Article
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 29 March 2003
Full Article
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 28 March 2003
Full Article
A New War Brings New Role For Women
Date: 28 March 2003
By JODI WILGOREN
Jodi WILGOREN
Images of Specialist Shoshana Johnson, only woman among seven American prisoners of war, as well as pictures of Pfcs Jessica Lynch and Lori Piestewa, who are missing in action, are among most searing and surprising in opening days of war in Iraq; they reflect not only wide expansion in combat-related roles women fill, but also potential dangers they--and men--face in era of war without clear battle lines; overall, more than 200,000 women serve in United States armed forces, 15 percent of enlisted ranks and officer corps; they make up 6 percent of Marines and 19 percent of Air Force; Britain's armed forces include 15,000 women, 8 percent of force; Johnson is not first woman to become POW--two were prisoners in first gulf war, and 80 military nurses spent three years in captivity in World War II; photos; chronology showing century of women in military (M)
Full Article
Metro Briefing | New York: Snow Aid
Date: 28 March 2003
By Nichole M. Christian (NYT) (Compiled by Anthony Ramirez)
Pres George W Bush approves Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to reimburse New York City and 17 counties in New York State for up to 75 percent of cost of digging out from snowstorm of Feb 17-18 (S)
Full Article
New Video Releases
Date: 28 March 2003
Brief reviews of films now released on video: Auto Focus, Femme Fatale, Maid in Manhattan and Sex and Lucia (S)
Full Article
And Now, the Good News
Date: 28 March 2003
By Michael O'Hanlon
Michael O'Hanlon
Michael O'Hanlon Op-Ed article says euphoria over quick start to invasion of Iraq has now been taken over by gloom, but asserts that war is not going badly; says main elements of US strategy are sound, and enemy is still basically weak; says war will cost a price in lives, and Bush administration should have done better job to prepare country for that sober fact, but it will be won, and won decisively (M)
Full Article
White House Proposes New Rules for Overtime
Date: 28 March 2003
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
Steven GREENHOUSE
Bush administration proposes regulations that would increase number of low-wage workers who qualify for overtime pay but make it more difficult for highly-paid workers to qualify; Labor Department estimates that plan would add 1.3 million workers to group that automatically qualifies by raising threshhold from $8,060 in yearly earnings to $22,100; would also revise criteria for determining whether white-collar workers qualify based on their level of responsibility and automatically disqualify those earning more than $65,000 a year (M)
Full Article