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Date: 03 December 2001
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Fox News Channel offers unabashed and vehement support of US war against terrorism, and its audience is growing as result; network, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, has reputation of being politically conservative, but even critics are surprised by its demeanor since Sept 11; Fox says its reports are not tinged with ideology but simply reflect new realities facing nation (M)
Date: 03 December 2001
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
CBS News anchorman Dan Rather begins reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan (M)
Date: 03 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
International Labor Organization says that working conditions in Cambodia's clothing industry meet its standards; US may increase apparel imports from Cambodia by up to 14 percent annually, pursuant to 1999 trade pact; minimum wage in Cambodia's garment industry is $45 a month (S)
Date: 03 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sales of digital cameras rise 83 percent in four weeks ended Oct 27; sales of film continue declining (S)
Date: 02 December 2001
INTERNATIONAL A3-28 Ten Dead, 150 Injured In Jerusalem Bombings Two Palestinian bombers blew themselves up at each end of a crowded block of a pedestrian mall in Jerusalem, killing at least 10 and wounding about 150 more. A1 A New Princess for Japan With the delivery of a healthy baby girl, Crown Princess Masako ended a long drought in births in the Japanese imperial family. But since only males are allowed to accede to the Chrysanthemum Throne, the debate over the future of the world's oldest imperial line is only just beginning. A3
Date: 03 December 2001
INTERNATIONAL A3-10 15 Die in a Third Blast By Palestinian Bombers The third suicide bomber in just over 12 hours struck on a city bus in Haifa, killing himself and 15 others and prompting Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian leader, to declare a state of emergency in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as Israeli ministers spoke openly of removing him from power. The Israeli government tightened its already formidable blockade of Palestinian cities and villages. Palestinian officials said they had arrested dozens of militants. A1 President Bush demanded that Mr. Arafat break up Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the groups that, Mr. Bush said, train and breed the kinds of suicide bombers who killed at least 25 people in attacks over the weekend. A1
Date: 02 December 2001
By Benjamin Weiser
Benjamin Weiser
Man in the News profile of James Brien Comey, nominated by Pres Bush to be next United States Attorney for Manhattan; photo (M)
Date: 03 December 2001
By Peter S. Green
Peter Green
Radio Free Europe will resume broadcasting in Afghanistan for first time in nearly decade, if Congress approves; Radio Free Europe already has 20 staff reporters in and around Afghanistan, reporting for its many services; in January, it hopes to open full-time bureau in Kabul (M)
Date: 03 December 2001
Two forecasters are predicting declines in advertising spending, though they say signs of a recovery are becoming visible.
Date: 03 December 2001
Two forecasters are predicting declines in advertising spending, though they say signs of a recovery are becoming visible.