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Date: 15 February 2002
By Donald G. McNeil Jr
Donald McNeil
Article discusses judging controversy in pairs skating competition and role that may have been played by French judge Marie Reine Le Gougne; example of commentary from French newspapers, which say situation has been blown out of proportion, but not conceding that French judge may be disgraced (M)
Date: 16 February 2002
By Serge Schmemann
Serge Schmemann
Russian reaction to IOC's decision to give gold medal to Canadian pairs team discussed; Olympic team says it will respect decision, but Russian media says move is unprecedented and was influenced by Western pressure by North American press and fans; Deputy Prime Minister Valentina Matviyenko denounces decision; photo (M)
Date: 15 February 2002
By Douglas Jehl
Douglas Jehl
Ahmed Omar Sheikh, chief suspect in kidnapping of American journalist Daniel Pearl, says in Pakistani court that reporter is dead and that he had carried out abduction three weeks ago 'under my own free will'; photo; authorities and Wall Street Journal say they believe Pearl is still alive; wife issues new plea; Pres Pervez Musharraf says in Washington extremists may have sought to destabilize his government, but also suggests Pearl got 'overintrusive in whatever he was doing' (M)
Date: 15 February 2002
By Clifford Krauss
Clifford Krauss
Article discusses how judging controversy is being received in Canada, home of Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, silver medalists in pairs competition; some examples of comments in Canadian media and by irate fans (M)
Date: 15 February 2002
By Michael Wines
Michael Wines
Article discusses how judging controversy is being received in Russia, home of pairs gold medalists Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze; suggestion that politics or collusion played role in judging is angrily dismissed by press and populace (M)
Date: 16 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Globalstar files for bankruptcy protection after spending more than $4 billion to build satellite-telephone network that failed to attract enough customers (S)
Date: 16 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
WorldCom internal audit finds that a dozen sales representatives improperly claimed commissions for sales made by other employees; three are fired or forced to quit, and others may be as well (S)
Date: 16 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Liberty Media Corp, which has agreed to buy six German cable television companies from Deutsche Telekom, refuses to offer concessions to German regulators who might block sale (S)
Date: 15 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cummins Inc and Brunswick Corp are forming venture to supply diesel engines and parts for commercial and recreational boats; companies say they will each own half of venture, Cummins MerCruiser Diesel Marine; Scott Patrohay is named president of new venture (S)
Date: 15 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Berkshire Hathaway, in regulatory filing, says it no longer holds shares of Citigroup, ending investment of almost 15 years in Citigroup and its predecessors; stake of 7.4 million shares is valued at more than $350 million if sold at Citigroup's average price in fourth quarter (S)
Date: 16 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Appellate court upholds $10.9 million judgment against Hercules in case related to 1996 acquisition of Hercules's former composite-products business by Hercules Corp; decision wipes out company's $6 million fourth quarter net income; loss for $2001 is $58 million (S)
Date: 15 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pall Corp, maker of filtration and purification systems, acquires rival filtration and separations business of Vivendi Environment of France for $360 million; Pall says it will reduce its quarterly dividend to 9 cents from 17 cents (S)
Date: 16 February 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Halliburton Co rise 11 percent after Judge Judith Fitzgerald halts more than 200,000 asbestos claims against its Dresser Industries subsidiary and signals that Halliburton's liabilities may be limited (S)