Web Grows as Political News Source, but TV Dominates
Date: 06 January 2003
Pew poll finds 13 percent of respondents nationwide say they have gone online for election news, up from just six percent in 1998 midterm election; two-thirds say television is primary source of election information; 33 percent read newspapers for most of election news, down from 39 percent in 2000 (S)
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The Best Deal Never Made
Date: 05 January 2003
By Murray Chass
Murray Chass
Murray Chass Inside Baseball column discusses fortuitous turn of events that led George Steinbrenner to buy New York Yankees, making him only major league team owner from 1973 that still owns franchise; New York Yankees is one of few teams that lists all partner owner names in media guide; photo (M)
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Debate on Bank of Japan Chief
Date: 06 January 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Taku Yamasaki, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, says next governor of Bank of Japan will need to set goal to raise consumer prices; says government may pick someone more pliant than Masaru Hayami, whose five-year term ends in March (S)
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Cast No Stones
Date: 05 January 2003
Richard Peterson letter contends that Baseball Hall of Fame is too exclusionary, in that it often ignores deserving candidates like announcers, writers and judges (S)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 05 January 2003
INTERNATIONAL 3-8 Aide to Chávez Calls Rally Violence Regrettable Venezuela's foreign minister said the government regretted the violence that erupted Friday during a march against President Hugo Chávez, and acknowledged that the monthlong strike aimed at forcing Mr. Chávez out of office had taken a serious toll on the nation's economy. But the minister, Roy Chaderton, also insisted that Mr. Chávez would not give in to opposition calls for early elections. 3 Proposal From South Korea South Korea's National Security Council is working on a compromise proposal to ease the standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons program. The plan is part of a wider effort by South Korea to play mediator between the United States and North Korea. 12
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 06 January 2003
INTERNATIONAL A3-8 U.S. Preparing Plan For Iraq After Hussein President Bush's national security team is assembling final plans for administering and democratizing Iraq after the expected ouster of Saddam Hussein. They will call for a heavy American military presence in the country, military trials of the senior Iraqi leaders, and a quick takeover of the country's oil fields to pay for reconstruction. A1 U.N. weapons inspectors confined thousands of people at a sprawling government research complex, including the Iraqi ambassador to the U.N., for almost six hours. Spokesmen said that the entire site was frozen to try to make an overall assessment of how the research facilities might be allied, and that they were unaware of the ambassador's presence. A10
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what it MEANS / jargon, acronyms and other cryptic terms in the news : Viruses of 2002
Date: 06 January 2003
, International Herald Tribune
Winevar was insulting, Chernobyl produced evil offspring and FriendGreetings came with a license to kill. The three are names of computer viruses that made the rounds in 2002, another banner year for digital troublemakers. Though there was no single big-n
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Networks Say Former Editor Tried to Sell Clone 'Exclusive'
Date: 05 January 2003
By David Carr
David Carr
Michael A Guillen, former science editor at ABC News who said he would independently test claims of Clonaid that it had produced first human clone, unsuccessfully approached several broadcasters months before to offer exclusive coverage; Guillen's independence from Raelians, religious sect that owns Clonaid, has come into question since it became known that he was seeking to sell documentary on the cloning for more than $100,000; his most ambitious proposal, for reality-based program on cloning effort, was made to Fox Entertainment but rejected because of 'ethical questions'; in separate development, Clonaid chief exec Dr Brigitte Boisselier announces birth of second cloned baby but, as with earlier claim, provides no evidence; photo (M)
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Can Democrats Change Channels?
Date: 05 January 2003
Can Democrats Change Channels? To the Editor:.
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1928:UK Cool on Peace Proposal : IN OUR PAGES:100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO
Date: 06 January 2003
, International Herald Tribune
LONDON: The second thoughts of the British Press on the American proposals to "outlaw" war run the whole gamut of expression. The official attitude is contained in a statement circulated by the news agencies: "Generally speaking diplomatic
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