Fox News Head Sent a Policy Note to Bush
Date: 19 November 2002
By Bill Carter and Jim Rutenberg
Bill Carter
Fox News Channel chairman Roger Ailes confirms report in Bob Woodward's book Bush at War that he sent Pres Bush note after Sept 11 attacks advising him of need to convince public he was responding strongly or face loss of public support, interview; denies message was meant as political advice; says he was acting as individual outraged by attacks; he has repeatedly denied that his channel favors Republicans' conservative policies; photo (M)
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A Letter From the Boss Contradicts Fox's Creed
Date: 19 November 2002
By Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley
Revelation that Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, former Republican strategist, secretly gave Pres Bush advice after Sept 11 attacks is seen as less shocking than liberating; he has insisted he is unbiased journalist despite Fox's undisguised conservative ideological agenda; has cast Fox as centrist voice of reason by tirelessly insisting all other television news organizations have liberal bias (M)
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Nameless Juries Are on the Rise In Crime Cases
Date: 18 November 2002
By Adam Liptak
Adam Liptak
Practice of using anonymous juries, begun 25 years ago in notorious drug case in New York City, spreads in state and federal courts, sometimes in cases that are quite routine; no longer is rationale simply that jurors must be shielded from threats of retaliation; prosecutors, courts and some legal experts argue that anonymity protects jurors from being badgered by reporters after verdicts and makes them feel more comfortable about serving; critics, including defense lawyers and civil libertarians, say practice erodes presumption of innocence before trial begins, and lawyers for news organizations contend inability to interview jurors after trials makes juries less accountable; photo (M)
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Italian Court Bars Acquittal Of Ex-Premier
Date: 18 November 2002
By Frank Bruni
Frank Bruni
Italian appeals court overturns acquittal of former Prime Min Giulio Andreotti in connection with 1979 murder and sentences him to 24 years in prison; court determines that Andreotti instigated killing of journalist about to publish damaging information about him that might have ruined his political career; Andreotti has denied charge and says he will appeal; photo (S)
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Political Memo; Bloomberg Warms Up To Idea Of 2nd Term
Date: 19 November 2002
By Jennifer Steinhauer
Jennifer Steinhauer
Political Memo discusses possibility that New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg will run for second term after he makes casual comments at press conferences suggesting he would; in first year in office, Bloomberg has made many unpopular decisions and adopted pragmatic rather than overly political style of governing; some examples cited (M)
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NATIONAL CENTURY FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY
Date: 19 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
National Century Financial Enterprises files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection (S)
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WAL-MART CAUTIOUS ON NOVEMBER SALES FORECAST
Date: 19 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wal-Mart Stores expects November sales at stores open at least year to rise at low end of its forecast, 2 percent to 4 percent (S)
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DRUG FOR HEART PATIENTS FOUND EFFECTIVE FOR A YEAR
Date: 19 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Study finds that Plavix, drug jointly marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Sanofi-Synthelabo, protects heart patients for as long as year after common artery-clearing procedure called angioplasty (S)
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XCEL ENERGY REPORTS A $2 BILLION LOSS FOR THIRD QUARTER
Date: 19 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Xcel Energy has third-quarter loss of $2.07 billion as it writes down value of assets at its power-generation unit (S)
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Lions Lose Hakim
Date: 19 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Detroit Lions receiver Az-Zahir Hakim will miss rest of season because of broken hip (S)
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