Suspense Ends in North Korea: The 'Dear Leader' Is Re-elected
Date: 04 September 2003
By James Brooke
James Brooke
Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea re-elects Kim Jong Il to his most important post, chairman of National Defense Comm, by vote of 687 to 0; state news agency reports that North Koreans are overjoyed at news (M)
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BOLDFACE NAMES
Date: 04 September 2003
By Joyce Wadler
Joyce Wadler
Joyce Wadler column reports on celebration of Peter Jennings 20th anniversary as sole anchor of World News Tonight (M)
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The Case for TV
Date: 03 September 2003
By Henry Schleiff
Henry Schleiff
Op-Ed article by Henry Schleiff, chairman and chief executive of Court TV, says that television cameras should be routinely permitted in courtroom and that judges should have to explain reason for banning them, although they should have ultimate discretion over what is in public interest; says cameras should never be allowed in jury room because jury deliberations are private
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World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Testimony On Weapons Expert's Suicide
Date: 03 September 2003
By Warren Hoge (NYT)
Warren NYT
Keith Hawton, Center for Suicide Research at Oxford University director, testifies that David Kelly likely took his own life in wake of publicity surrounding BBC report, in which he was named source, that charged government with falsifying Iraqi arms intelligence (S)
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U.S. BANCORP TO ADD TO SUPERMARKET BRANCHES
Date: 03 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US Bancorp will open 163 branches in Safeway Inc and Vons stores in next two years to increase its presence in California and Arizona; new outlets will increase US Bancorp's in-store branch network by one third, to 446 (S)
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COURT CLEARS SALE TO BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
Date: 04 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tennessee appeals court rules that Clayton Homes can proceed with its sale to Berkshire Hathaway, dismissing accusations of fraud made by investor Denver Area Meat Cutters and Employers Pension Plan; fund asserted that Clayton Homes might have altered ballots to approve takeover, and that transaction helped only Clayton family, which owns 28 percent of company; ruling stops trial that had been scheduled to start within weeks (S)
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RUBBERMAID PARENT EXPANDS DUTIES FOR 3 OFFICERS
Date: 03 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Newell Rubbermaid Inc appoints James J Roberts president and chief operating officer of Rubbermaid/Irwin group, promotes Kark Kahofer to president of group's European and Asian businesses, and names Robert S Parker president and chief operating officer of Sharpie/Calphalon group (S)
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CHRYSLER RAISES REBATES TO COMBAT SALES DECLINE
Date: 03 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Chrysler unit of DamilerChrysler AG is adding incentives to most 2004 models to increase sales and reverse 4.7 percent sales decline so far this year (S)
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U.S. RAILROAD SUES TO CONTROL MEXICAN LINE
Date: 03 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kansas City Southern, rail operator that is trying to buy control of Mexico's biggest railroad, seeks court order to block Mexican line's parent Grupo TMM from canceling $412 million sale agreed to in April (S)
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TENET SELLS FOUR ARKANSAS HOSPITALS TO TRIAD
Date: 03 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tenet Healthcare Corp sells four hospitals in Arkansas to Triad Hospitals Inc for $134 million to reduce debts; assumes $8 million of Tenet's debt (S)
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