CNN, Amid Criticism in Israel, Adopts Terror Report Policy
Date: 21 June 2002
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Executives at Cable News Network dismisses reports that CNN might be removed from air in Israel, saying it retains strong relationship with that country's satellite and cable distributors; CNN adopts formal policy to avoid use of videotaped statements by Palestinian suicide bombers; CNN news executive Eason Jordan flies to Israel for consultations with Israeli officials about covering conflict; several reports in Israeli news media on June 19 indicated that satellite company called YES, as well as consortium of cable companies, were considering dropping CNN; photo (M)
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12 to Be Awarded Medal of Freedom
Date: 21 June 2002
Pres Bush announces that he will award Presidential Medal of Freedom, nation's highest civilian award, to twelve prominent people; among recipients is A M Rosenthal, retired executive editor and columnist for New York Times, who now writes column for Daily News in New York; recipients listed; Rosenthal photo (S)
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Enter The Globocourt
Date: 20 June 2002
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire Op-Ed column warns UN war crimes tribunal bid to force former Washington Post reporter Jonathan Randal to testify against Bosnian Serb official he interviewed nine years ago will add to dangers faced by war correspondents; sees tyrants in trouble likely to kill reporters who are potential witnesses against them; cites example of self-righteous European judges reacting angrily to any affront to extranational authority as sign of what can be expected from new international criminal court (M)
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World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Prosecution Wraps Up Pearl Case
Date: 21 June 2002
By Seth Mydans (NYT)
Seth NYT
Pakistani prosecutors complete case against four men accused in kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl (S)
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Tokyo Journal; No Nosy Questions if You Please. We're Japanese.
Date: 21 June 2002
By James Brooke
James Brooke
Tokyo Journal on carefully scripted press conference held by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko as they prepare for visit to Europe; photo (M)
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DYNEGY'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER QUITS
Date: 20 June 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Rob Doty resigns as chief financial officer of Dynegy Inc (S)
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NATIONSRENT FILES PLAN TO REORGANIZE AND CUT DEBT
Date: 20 June 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
NationsRent Inc, construction equipment rental company that sought bankruptcy protection in December, files recovery plan that would eliminate more than half company's debt (S)
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ICN PHARMACEUTICALS NAMES CHIEF TO REPLACE FOUNDER
Date: 21 June 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
ICN Pharmaceuticals names Robert W O'Leary chairman and chief executive, replacing Milan Panic, and says it will review plan to spin off two businesses (S)
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AES TO SELL $1 BILLION IN ASSETS TO CUT DEBT
Date: 20 June 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Paul Hanrahan, new chief executive of AES Corp, says company will sell another $1 billion in assets or equity by 2003 to cut debt (S)
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BRISTOL-MYERS LOWERS PROFIT FORECAST FOR 2ND QUARTER
Date: 21 June 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bristol-Myers Squibb says second-quarter profit might fall more than analysts expect on costs to reduce bloated customer inventories first disclosed in April (S)
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