Court Overturns Law Restricting Russian Media
Date: 31 October 2003
Russia's Constitutional Court overturns crucial section of sweeping law that had severely restricted news coverage of election campaigns, and had even prompted some news organizations to avoid election coverage altogether for fear of being accused of bias and electioneering; many of those who initially supported law, including Pres Vladimir V Putin, have acknowledged that it went too far (S)
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Metro Matters; A Mayor Basking In J.Glow
Date: 30 October 2003
By Joyce Purnick
Joyce Purnick
Joyce Purnick Metro Matters column discusses New York City Mayor Michael R Bloomberg's appointment of actor Jennifer Lopez to new Latin Media and Entertainment Commission and her appearance at City Hall event, one of many examples of politics and entertainment fusing together (M)
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Israel's Chief of Staff Denounces Policies Against Palestinians
Date: 30 October 2003
By Greg Myre
Greg Myre
Israel's top-ranking soldier, Lt Gen Moshe Yaalon, is quoted as saying that current hard-line policies against Palestinians are working against Israel's 'strategic interests' and had contributed to downfall of previous Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas; comments are reportedly made to journalists at background briefing, and later reported by several leading Israeli newspapers; Abbas, before resigning, expressed frustration that Sharon never took concrete steps to convince Palestinians that Middle East peace plan would bring about real improvements in their lives; Sharon says Palestinian violence must stop before political negotiation can begin; his tough military stance since coming to power in Mar 2001 had been supported by Yaalon in previous public statements (M)
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James's Debut Leaves Critics Gushing
Date: 31 October 2003
By Chris Broussard
Chris Broussard
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard LeBron James impresses team, NBA, critics, fans and media in debut against Sacramento Kings by scoring 25 points, handing out 9 assists, grabbing 6 rebounds and making 4 steals; photos (M)
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Pension Funds Weighing Putnam's Role
Date: 30 October 2003
By Mary Williams Walsh
Mary Walsh
Massachusetts State Treas Timothy Cahill will recommend that state pension board fire Putnam Investments as manager of $1.7 billion of $29 billion state has set aside for its public employees' retirement benefits; Cahill calls special board meeting two days after Securities and Exchange Commissioan and secretary of commonwealth of Massachusetts filed lawsuits against Putnam and two former fund managers, charging securities fraud; survey conducted by USA Today, CNN and Gallup shows one-fifth of individuals say they will pull their money out if they learn that their mutual fund is being investigated for improper trading; additional 51 percent say they would probably do so (M)
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CORINTHIAN FORECASTS 52% REVENUE INCREASE
Date: 30 October 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Corinthian Colleges estimates that fisc
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DRUG WHOLESALER TO BUY PACKAGING COMPANY
Date: 30 October 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Drug wholesaler Cardinal Health acquires InterCare Group of Britain for $530 million to gain its sterile-packaging business and expand abroad (S)
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AETNA LOWERS ITS PROFIT OUTLOOK FOR 2004
Date: 31 October 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Aetna says profit will rise 15 percent next year, less than expected, after net income more than doubled in third quarter and company added customers for first time in three years (S)
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