A Fatal Battle Worsens in Colombia: The War on Journalists
Date: 12 July 2001
By Juan Forero
Juan Forero
Colombia has long been one of most dangerous countries in world for journalists; New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists says six Colombian journalists have been slain this year, and last year seven journalists were killed, at least three as reprisals for their work; press freedoms are being attacked as country suffers wave of political violence; although rights groups say paramilitary groups are most responsible for journalists' deaths, rebels have also killed reporters (M)
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Essay; Where Is Judge Crater?
Date: 12 July 2001
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire Op-Ed column discusses whether case of missing federal intern Chandra Levy is worthy of serious news coverage it is getting; says it is because her total disappearance is mystery in this age of surveillance; dismisses Rep Gary Condit's initial, evasive half-truth of 'just good friends' as normal reaction of married man, presumably innocent of crime and anxious about having illicit affair; says he must now realize that her safety is more important than his reputation; says some of anger directed at him should be aimed at Washington (DC) police, who were overly differential to Condit and now, in spotlight of pitiless publicity, are overreacting in other direction (M)
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World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Tajik Journalist Freed
Date: 12 July 2001
By Patrick E. Tyler (NYT)
Patrick Tyler
Russia blocks effort by Tajikistan's government to seize dissident journalist, Dododjon Atovulloyev, in Moscow; he is charged with insulting or criticizing Pres Emomali Rahmonov, under whose rule dozens of journalists have been killed or exiled (S)
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AFFILIATED COMPUTER IS BUYING NATIONAL PROCESSING UNIT
Date: 13 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Affiliated Computer Services acquires unit of National Processing Inc for $43 million; unit processes health care claims, credit card applications and airline tickets (S)
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FLORIDA ROCK IN DEAL FOR SOME ASSETS OF U.S. AGGREGATES
Date: 13 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Florida Rock Industries, leading provider of concrete products in Southeast, acquires Southeastern operation of US Aggregates for $105 million (S)
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BRITISH REGULATORS EXTEND REVIEW OF P.& G. PURCHASE
Date: 13 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Procter & Gamble's proposed $4.95 billion acquisition of Clairol hair care unit from Bristol-Myers Squibb will get longer-than-expected review by Britain's antitrust regulator; British Office of Fair Trading will complete its review by Aug 13, three weeks later than scheduled (S)
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MALONE PLANS TO SELL 5 MILLION AT&T SHARES
Date: 13 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
John C Malone, who resigned this week from AT&T's board earlier than planned, files to sell five million shares in company, valued at $107 million (S)
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SAFECO REVISES ITS FORECAST, CITING STORM CLAIMS
Date: 12 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Safeco Corp expects second-quarter operating loss of 25 cents to 30 cents a share, worse than analysts' forecasts (S)
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ATLAS AIR IS BUYING CARGO COMPANY FROM G.E. AFFILIATE
Date: 13 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, leading carrier of freight for other airlines, acquires Polar Air Cargo for $84 million to expand into Japan (S)
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JUDGE SHARPLY CUTS JURY AWARD IN DIET-DRUG SUIT
Date: 12 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Judge Terry Canales cuts $47.3 million, or 84 percent, from $56.5 million award to Gloria Lopez, who claimed her heart had been damaged by pen-phen diet-drug combination; judgment was against American Home Products Corp (S)
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