Miscellany
Date: 21 October 2003
By Nat Ives
Nat Ives
Association of National Advertisers extends terms of chairman James D Speros and vice chairman James R Stengel for additional year each, to two years; will serve through October 2004; POP Radio, provider of advertiser-supported radio content to stores, acquires and absorbs SmartSource Radio network from News America Marketing, part of News Corp; Bensimon Byrne D'Arcy is being renamed Bensimon Byrne and will operate as autonomous unit of parent Publicis Groupe (S)
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Let Someone Else Do the Talking
Date: 22 October 2003
By Alton Frye
Alton Frye
Alton Frye Op-Ed article on leak of name of CIA officer as example of situation in which devious leaker with political motivations is shielded by journalist's ethical restraint, and derives de facto constitutional shelter under reporter's First Amendment privilege; suggests 'counterleaking,' by which reporters could name themselves confidential sources and share names with other journalists (M)
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U.S. Contends Qaeda Leader Executed Pearl
Date: 22 October 2003
By David Johnston
David Johnston
US officials say that Khalid Shaik Mohammed, then Al Qaeda's top operational commander, personally executed American reporter Daniel Pearl, who was abducted in Pakistan in January 2002; Mohammed is now in US custody but officials do not say if Mohammed has confessed to murder; British-born Islamic extremist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh is appealing death sentence for role in kidnapping and three other extremists were also found guilty (M)
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Ashcroft Briefed Regularly On Inquiry Into C.I.A. Leak
Date: 22 October 2003
By Eric Lichtblau
Eric Lichtblau
Justice Department officer Christopher Wray tells Congress that Atty Gen John Ashcroft gets regular detailed briefings on probe of disclosure of CIA officer's name to media, including identities of FBI interviewees; photo; disclosure suggests he is taking more hands-on role than acknowledged; Sen Charles Schumer sees potential conflict of interest with regard to White House (S)
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Full Disclosure on Leaks
Date: 22 October 2003
By Robert Booth
Robert Booth
Robert Booth Op-Ed article on various kinds of leaks in government, most serious of which is unauthorized disclosure of national security information such as name of CIA agent, as happened with wife of Joseph C Wilson (S)
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Hope Glimmering as War Retreats From Congo
Date: 21 October 2003
By Marc Lacey
Marc Lacey
Congo is at fragile point of healing after calamitous war that nearly destroyed country; Congolese flag is now flying nationwide, and tentative steps have begun to merge rival armies into one; Pres Joseph Kabila, who succeeded father Laurent Kabila after his assassination in 2001, now has four vice presidents, two of whom once tried to oust him by force; peace deal requires them to meet at last once every two weeks; stories of political intrigue and backbiting fill local press, but none of bickering has led to gun battles; real test of peace will be posed by elections two to three years away, first multiparty elections in country since 1960; beyond capital of Kinshasa, many Congolese are still running for their lives; despite supposed cessation of hostilities, massacres continue in remote reaches of eastern Congo; United Nations peacekeepers, now numbering more than 10,000, always appear one step behind latest killings; but most of former belligerents have made rather seamless transition from war to something at least resembling peace; struggling Congolese people remain wary of latest crop of politicians; photo; map; chart describing main parties to peace accord signed in Apr (M)
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POZEN'S MIGRAINE TREATMENT FAILS TO GAIN APPROVAL
Date: 21 October 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pozen Inc, which is seeking federal approval for its first drug, says Food and Drug Administration has rejected company's migraine treatment because it does not treat some symptoms (S)
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3M'S QUARTERLY EARNINGS INCREASE 22 PERCENT
Date: 21 October 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
3M Co says third-quarter earnings rose 22 percent, to $663 million from $545 million year ago; sales rose 11 percent, to $4.62 billion (S)
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GOLDMAN SACHS TO BUY COGENTRIX FOR $115 MILLION
Date: 21 October 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Goldman Sachs Group to pay $115 million for electricity producer Cogentrix Energy Inc (S)
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ICAHN EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR HALLWOOD REALTY PARTNERS
Date: 21 October 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Financier Carl Icahn's High River extends by one month offer of $104.5 million for two-thirds of Hallwood Realty Partners, which owns 114 commercial and office buildings (S)
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