World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Officials Ban Newsweek
Date: 27 November 2004
By Salman Masood (NYT)
Salman NYT
Pakistani officials ban distribution of Nov 22 issue of Newsweek magazine, which features article on life and slaying of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who was outspoken critic of Islamic fundamentalism; article showed verses from Koran written on woman's bare back (S)
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Quiet Time
Date: 27 November 2004
By Khalid Al-Dakhil
Khalid Al-Dakhil
King Saud University Asst Prof Khalid al-Dakhil Op-Ed article opposes new law in Saudi Arabia that prohibits public employees from talking to news media with intention of criticizing government's policies or programs; drawing (M)
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Blood Is Thicker Than Gravy
Date: 28 November 2004
By Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column notes that her sister and brothers are conservative Republicans who support Pres Bush (M)
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Murray Schumach, Neighborhood Storyteller, Dies at 91
Date: 28 November 2004
By Francis X. Clines
Francis Clines
Murray Schumach, New York Times reporter for 48 years, dies at age 91; photo (M)
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The Once and Future Soviet Press
Date: 28 November 2004
Editorial notes that Committee to Protect Journalists analysis of press freedoms in former Soviet Union has determined that only Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania cultivated independent media; maintains that Pres Vladimir Putin's Russia has failed to solve murders of 11 important journalists; says Paul Klebnikov, American editor of Forbes Russia, was gunned down outside his Moscow office in July; holds that Pres Bush should keep pressuring Putin to find Klebnikov's killers
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SCOTTS PLANS REORGANIZATION AND NAME CHANGE
Date: 27 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Scotts Co plans to change its name to Scotts Miracle-Gro Co to promote brand image (S)
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PHILIPS TO RESUME SELLING PERSONAL COMPUTERS
Date: 27 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Royal Philips Electronics says it will sell personal computers in eight countries in Europe; has been out of PC market for 10 years (S)
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CINGULAR TO SELL SOME ASSETS TO ALLTEL
Date: 27 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cingular Wireless says it will sell some airwave rights and customers in several states to Alltel Corp for $170 million; says sales will meet 'substantial portion' of government conditions for approval of its $41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless (S)
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AIR CANADA TO SHUT THREE CREW BASES
Date: 27 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Air Canada parent Ace Aviation Holdings plans to close three crew bases servicing Air Canada's Jazz brand aircraft, move that will require 431 empoyees to work out of bigger airports; Air Canada Jazz will recall about 140 laid-off pilots and hire 125 additional flight attendants as it adds regional jets (S)
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ICAHN ACQUIRES 8% STAKE IN HOLLYWOOD ENTERTAINMENT
Date: 27 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Financier Carl C Icahn acquires 8.4 percent stake in Hollywood Entertainment Corp, video-rental chain that is target of takeover bids by Blockbuster and Movie Gallery; buyout firm Leonard Green & Partners and chief executive Mark J Wattles are also trying to take company private; Icahn says he might seek to participate in bid for company (S)
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MITSUBISHI MOTORS' U.S. MARKETING CHIEF RESIGNS
Date: 27 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mitsubishi Motors Corp says Ian Beavis, its American marketing chief, has resigned (S)
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