Rivera Quits CNBC Show To Cover War For Fox News
Date: 02 November 2001
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Geraldo Rivera, longtime television host, will leave top-rated show on cable channel CNBC to join Fox News Channel as correspondent in war against terrorism; move will cause shift at CNBC away from talk shows in prime-time and toward more of business-related programming it carries during day; will give Fox News, which seeks to keep up with rivals CNN and MSNBC in international coverage, foreign correspondent with high name recognition (M)
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Retired Officers Raise Awareness on Television and Hackles at the Pentagon
Date: 03 November 2001
By Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley
Retired US Army generals are explaining and critiquing US strategy in Afghanistan on daily television news programs, providing technical information to public but irking active duty officers such as official spokesman Adm John Stufflebeem; photo of retired Gen Wesley K Clark (M)
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Editors' Note; Today's Sections
Date: 02 November 2001
News of Sept 11 attacks and aftermath continues to appear in Section B; other sections noted
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Bin Laden Letter Calls Upon Pakistanis to Defend Islam
Date: 02 November 2001
By Susan Sachs
Susan Sachs
Western and Arab news organizations receive copies of letter handwritten in Arabic, carrying Osama bin Laden's signature, urging Pakistan's Muslims to defend Islam against what it calls Christian crusade; letter is given relatively little coverage by Arab and Western news programs (M)
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Old-Car 'Bible' Is on the Block
Date: 02 November 2001
By Charles McEwen
Charles McEwen
Hemmings Motor News, bible of old-car hobbyists, is up for sale; photo of owner Terry Ehrich with 1910 Buick from Hemmings collection (S)
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TV Station Raid in Georgia Leads to Protests and Cabinet's Ouster
Date: 02 November 2001
By Michael Wines
Michael Wines
Georgia, already racked by tensions with Russia and guerrilla war, descends further into political crisis today after police raid on popular television station sets off mass protests and dismissal of most of cabinet by Pres Eduard Shevardnadze (S)
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Familiar Anthrax Strain Is Seen in Woman's Death
Date: 02 November 2001
By Jennifer Steinhauer
Jennifer Steinhauer
Health officials investigating death of Kathy T Nguyen, hospital worker in Manhattan, say that strain of anthrax bacteria that killed her is indistinguishable from that mailed to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and media companies in Florida and New York; authorities say this information only confirms that anthrax was from same source but sheds no further light on what that might be; recap of where anthrax has been found and how many are infected; photo (M)
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More Gloomy Economic News as Consumer Spending Slumps
Date: 02 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
National Assn of Purchasing Management reports manufacturing in October 2001 turned in its worst performance since 1990-1991 recession, with consumer spending showing biggest drop in almost 15 years; factory index fell to 39.8, from 47 in September; Commerce Dept reports consumer spending fell 1.8 percent in September, in aftermath of terrorist attacks; Labor Dept reports number of people filing initial claims for jobless benefits fell by 10,000 in most recent week, to 499,000; reports construction spending declined 0.4 in September, fifth consecutive monthly drop; graphs (M)
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ALUMINUM COMPANY TO CLOSE PLANTS IN CALIFORNIA
Date: 03 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Alcoa Inc, biggest aluminum maker, says it will close plants in California and France that make aircraft parts, eliminating about 450 jobs, because of slowing demand from aerospace companies (S)
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WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE TO START NEW COMPANY
Date: 03 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd, insurer run by former Geico chief exec, John Byrne, is raising $1 billion to start new insurer based in Bermuda amid industrywide price increases (S)
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VENATOR, ONCE WOOLWORTH, IS NOW FOOT LOCKER
Date: 02 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Venator Group is changing name to Foot Locker (S)
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