Is It Art? Maybe Not, but It Is Contraband, Officials Say
Date: 24 April 2003
By Christopher Marquis
Christopher Marquis
United States Customs officials, who have been on alert for stolen art and antiquities from Iraq, unveil seized items with fanfare; suspects include Fox News technician Benjamin Johnson, Boston Herald reporter Jules Crittenden, other journalists and a member of American military who apparently tried to send home some ornamental weapons; cache consists largely of paintings of Saddam Hussein and his family, which draw skepticism from reporters, who question their value as art; photo (M)
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F.B.I. Admits Secret Seizure of Documents From Associated Press and Opens an Inquiry
Date: 24 April 2003
By Eric Lichtblau
Eric Lichtblau
Federal Bureau of Investigation opens internal ethics investigation to determine whether agents abused their authority by secretly seizing documents on international terrorism from Associated Press; acknowledges that agents confiscated FedEx parcel sent between AP reporters that contained unclassified FBI document; episode has provoked outrage from some members of Congress and news media advocates (M)
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In Letter, Powell Defends Shelling of Journalists' Hotel
Date: 25 April 2003
By Emma Daly With Jim Rutenberg
Emma With
Secretary of State Colin L Powell writes letter to Spanish Foreign Min Ana Palacio defending shelling of main hotel for journalists in Baghdad that killed two cameramen, including one from Spain, on Apr 8; holds that use of force was justified and amount of force was proportionate to threat against US forces; also on Apr 8, American forces killed journalist with Al Jazeera when they shelled network's Baghdad offices; some journalist groups say incidents give appearance that American forces had targeted journalists; military officials said at time that attacks came in response to Iraqi gunfire at those locations; Powell's letter refers to 'hostile fire' coming from Palestine Hotel; journalists at hotel say they did not hear gunshots coming from hotel; Powell's letter prompts angry reactions from relatives and colleagues of dead Spanish cameraman, and does little to appease other news organizations that had journalists at Palestine Hotel day of incident (M)
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Powell Letter: 'Force Was Justified'
Date: 25 April 2003
Text of letter from Secretary of State Colin L Powell to Spanish Foreign Min Ana Palacio regarding shelling of hotel for journalists in Baghdad that killed two cameraman, including one from Spain (S)
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Sports of The Times; U.S. Must Work to Avoid Lenient Image Toward Drugs
Date: 25 April 2003
By George Vecsey
George Vecsey
George Vecsey Sports of The Times column discusses allegations by former United States Olympic Committee drug control director Wade Exum, who released drug tests from late 1980s to media that prove USOC allowed athletes who tested positive for banned drugs to compete anyway; photo (M)
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Programmer Says U.S. Cut Funding After Comments
Date: 24 April 2003
By Jennifer 8. Lee
Jennifer
Respected Canadian computer programmer Theo de Raadt says United States government severed research financing for computer security poject he was working on after he made remarks in Canadian press critical of American military; funding was provided by Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, research arm of US military that is closely tied to founding of the Internet (M)
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Best Draft Action Often Off-Camera
Date: 25 April 2003
By Richard Sandomir
Richard Sandomir
Richard Sandomir TV Sports column discusses pageantry of televised NFL draft, which can provide for some funny, exciting and shocking moments involving media and teams (M)
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Nike, Fighting Trade Suit, Asks Justices for Free-Speech Protection
Date: 24 April 2003
By Linda Greenhouse
Linda Greenhouse
Supreme Court justices give sympathetic hearing to Nike's argument that its defense of its overseas labor practices is kind of speech that First Amendment protects to fullest extent, not just 'commercial speech,' as California Supreme Court has ruled, entitled to only minimal First Amendment protection; company seeks dismissal of suit brought by Marc Kasky under California's unfair-trade-practices law charging that Nike misrepresented its record in letters, press releases and Op-Ed articles that amounted to false advertising; Laurence H Tribe, Nike's lawyer, argues that this is not advertising but rather Nike's side of intense debate on pros and cons of globalization; Bush administration enters case on Nike's side; photo of antiglobalization demonstrators outside court building (M)
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Technology Briefing | Software: Pinnacle Shares Drop On News Of Forecast
Date: 24 April 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Pinnacle Systems Inc drop $2.14, or 18 percent, to $9.76 after company says fourth-quarter profit will miss its forecast; graph (S)4
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