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3rd of November 2002 News
Nyheter som framträdde på New York Times framsida den 3 november 2002
This Time, Networks Hope To Get the Elections Right
Date: 04 November 2002
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Broadcast and cable news networks, facing intense scrutiny after mistakenly calling 2000 presidential election, seek to avoid similar mishap in their coverage of coming national elections; plan to expose their behind-the-scenes operations to audience in order to shore up their credibility; refurbishment of network's jointly run election-tallying system -- Voter News Service -- is behind schedule and may not be ready by Election Day (M)
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London Police Arrest 9 Suspected of Plot to Kidnap Pop Star
Date: 04 November 2002
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
London police arrest nine people in supposed plot to kidnap Victoria Adams, former Spice Girls singer and wife of soccer star David Beckham; photo; raids are carried out on information from News of the World reporters who are said to have infiltrated group; kidnappers allegedly planned to demand $7.8-million and hoped to capture couple's two young children as well (M)
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Paparazzi Cash In on a Magazine Dogfight
Date: 04 November 2002
By David Carr
David Carr
Battle is under way among celebrity magazines--People, Us Weekly and the new In Touch Weekly--and paparazzi are big beneficiaries; magazines will pay up to $200,000 for photo of, say, Sarah Jessica Parker exiting hospital with new baby, a shot that would have run in supermarket tabloids only five years ago; pictures produce both newsstand sales and bragging rights; photos (M)
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Czech Senate A Safe Haven For Principal In Media War
Date: 04 November 2002
By Peter S. Green
Peter Green
Czech media baron Vladimir Zelezny wins one of 27 vacant Senate seats, gaining immunity from lawsuits and possible criminal charges related to his abrupt rupture with American billionaire Ronald S Lauder; Zelezny's Nova television has huge audience that gives him power to shape political agenda; Lauder, who invested in company, charges Zelezny with siphoning off money for other ventures (M)
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Plan to Crack Down on Dissent Stirs Debate in Hong Kong
Date: 03 November 2002
By Keith Bradsher
Keith Bradsher
Fierce debate erupts in Hong Kong over government proposal to lengthen jail terms and increase fines for people who make 'seditious' statements, even over Internet, and to allow some police searches and seizures without a warrant; Regin Ip, secretary for security, tells students that democracy in Germany in 1930's led to rise of Hitler and Holocaust and says later that many democratically elected government in Asia fail to protect human rights; critics contend that expressing support or even sympathy for Taiwan could be interpreted as incitement to violence under proposal; provisions of legislation alarm news organizations; photo (M)
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MCG Capital's Chief Resigns as Chairman
Date: 04 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bryan J Mitchell, founder and chief executive of MCG Capital Corp, resigns as chairman after disclosing that he does not have degree from Syracuse University, as he claimed; he will continue as chief executive; Wallace B Millner becomes chairman (S)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 03 November 2002
INTERNATIONAL 3-15 U.S. Pilots Prepare for War Over Iraq No-Flight Zone U.S. Navy pilots in the Persian Gulf -- officially there to patrol the no-flight zone in southern Iraq -- are also conducting mock strikes against airfields, towers and other military sites, honing their combat skills and acquainting themselves with targets they may soon be called on to bomb as the Bush administration prepares for a possible military campaign to topple Saddam Hussein. 1 North Korea Is Open to Talks North Korea said in a series of statements that it wants to negotiate with the United States over the North's newly disclosed nuclear weapons program and is open to meeting the Bush administration's demand that it shut down its previously secret uranium-enrichment program. North Korea also said it was open to discussion of international inspections of the uranium facilities. 1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 04 November 2002
INTERNATIONAL A2-10 Turkey's Incumbents Voted Out of Office Voters in Turkey chose, by a sound margin, a new party led by a former Islamicist who quickly sought to calm fears by emphasizing his support for a moderate, secular Turkey that is committed to joining Europe and continuing strong relations with the United States. A1 Israel's Political Shift The former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to become Israel's next foreign minister, provided that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon calls for new elections soon. A1
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DataBank; Stocks Thrive on Downbeat Economic News
Date: 03 November 2002
By Jonathan Fuerbringer
Jonathan Fuerbringer
Summary of week's market trading; graphs; tables (S)
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Political Issue For the Ages
Date: 04 November 2002
By R. W. Apple Jr
R. Apple
New analysis of decision by Democrats to select elderly candidates in desperate effort to hold on to US Senate seats in New Jersey and Minnesota; Republican rivals are trying to portray 78-year-old former Sen Frank Lautenberg and 74-year-old Walter Mondale as out of date, even though senior citizen nominees have not hurt party thus far and will have plenty of other old timers for company if they win; more than half of sitting US senators are 60 or older; 14 are 70 or older; photo (M)
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