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28th of March 2004 News
Uutiset sellaisena kuin ne ilmestyivät New York Timesin etusivulle 28. maaliskuuta 2004
News Reports For Ultra-Short Attentions
Date: 28 March 2004
By Warren St. John
Warren St
AT 5:30 p.m. last Monday, Shepard Smith, the 40-year-old host of Fox News Channel's ''Fox Report,'' was hunched over his computer in the company's bustling Midtown headquarters, poring over the script for his evening broadcast, and searching for verbs. Mr. Smith, let it be known, does not like verbs. Whenever he finds one, he crinkles his brow in disgust like a man who has discovered a dribble of food on his tie. He taps furiously at his keyboard, moves the cursor to the offending word and deletes it, or else adds ''ing,'' turning the verb into a participle and his script into the strange shorthand that passes for English these days on cable news: ''Amazon.com celebrating a birthday! The Internet company 10 years old.''
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 29 March 2004
INTERNATIONAL A3-15 U.S. Shuts Iraq Paper, Prompting Protest Rallies American soldiers shut down a popular Baghdad newspaper and padlocked the doors after occupation authorities accused it of printing lies that incited violence. Thousands of outraged Iraqis protested the closing as an act of American hypocrisy. A1 Disarray in Arab League Arab governments presented a picture of disarray after the Arab League summit meeting was abruptly eliminated just before it was to have opened. A1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 28 March 2004
INTERNATIONAL 3-22 Sharon Said to Face Indictment Israel's state prosecutor will recommend that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon be indicted on charges of taking bribes from a real estate developer, Israeli television reported. Mr. Sharon's office declined comment. 1
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In Tyco Trial, an Apparent Gesture Has Many Meanings
Date: 29 March 2004
By David Carr and Adam Liptak
David Carr
Juror who seemed to give approving signal to defense in trial of former Tyco International executives L Dennis Kozlowski and Mark H Swartz has become centerpiece of debate over whether she should have been identified in news media; she may become issue in trial as well, as defense says it will seek mistrial because compromise of her anonymity could subject her to undue pressure; she was identified by name by two news organizations, breaking longstanding tradition of not naming sitting jurors; legal scholars say bid for mistrial may have merit, although disclosure was legal; photo (M)
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The Privileges of Opinion, the Obligations of Fact
Date: 28 March 2004
By Daniel Okrent
Daniel Okrent
Daniel Okrent, in Public Editor column, notes that under new rule, if New York Times Op-Ed columnist makes error, correction will be placed at end of subsequent column (M)
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Operation Iraqi Infoganda
Date: 28 March 2004
By Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Frank Rich article on danger in current broadcasting category of 'fake anchors delivering fake news' even on programs purporting to be real news shows; holds that phenomenon is good for Pres George W Bush, who shuts out real news media as much as possible, while his administration distributes steady supply of 'fictionalized news stories; asserts that barrage of bogus information from White House about reasons for invading Iraq reveals aspect of 'faux news' policy that is most dangerous threat to American public; photo (L)
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A Trusted Bush Aide to Return, but Not to Washington
Date: 28 March 2004
By Elisabeth Bumiller and Richard W. Stevenson
Elisabeth Bumiller
Pres Bush's trusted adviser Karen P Hughes returns to help with Bush's re-election campaign; Hughes left White House 21 months ago and went home to Texas with her family; Hughes is valued for her media savvy and knack for evaluating effectiveness of campaign messages, but some Bush aides fear clash of wills with Pres Bush's chief political adviser, Karl Rove; photo (M)
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Bumps Along the Rails
Date: 28 March 2004
By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
Richard PÉREZ-PEÑA
Politics, rivalries, grudges, accidents and dumb decisions that have contributed to making of New York's subway system recounted; most of squabbles have been about money, which is why wide swaths of city still have no service, and demolition of elevated lines means that city has less transit rail service than before World War II; disputes delayed construction for more than decade, allowing Boston to beat out New York; younger IND, or independent, line emerged from populist mayor John F Hylan's wish to bankrupt private IRT and BMT, abetted by publisher William Randolph Hearst; Second Avenue line, approved by voters in 1951, exists only in portions of tunnels; photos (M)
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G.I.'s Padlock Baghdad Paper Accused of Lies
Date: 29 March 2004
By Jeffrey Gettleman
Jeffrey Gettleman
American soldiers shut down popular Baghdad newspaper and tighten chains across its doors after occupation authorities accuse it of printing lies that incite violence; thousands of outraged Iraqis protest closing of paper, radical Shiite weekly called Al Hawza; see it as act of American hypocrisy; closing of newspaper illustrates quandary Americans face in trying to strike balance between their two main goals--encouraging democracy while maintaining stability; many Iraqis say closing down newspaper will only inflame anti-occupation feelings; among Iraqi journalists, Al Hawza is known for printing wild rumors, especially anti-American ones; paper is considered mouthpiece for Moktada al-Sadr, fiery young Shiite cleric and one of most outspoken critics of Americans; letter ordering paper closed, signed by American administrator L Paul Bremer III, cites what American authorities call false reports in Al Hawza, including Feb dispatch claiming that explosion that killed 50 Iraqi police recruits was caused not by car bomb, as occupation officials say, but by American missile; photo (M)
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House Is Raided In Madrid Inquiry
Date: 28 March 2004
Spanish police raid house outside Madrid in connection with March 11 terrorist bombings; Spanish news media reports demolition materials, including explosive Goma 2, were found in house, but government will not confirm report (S)
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