White House Letter; Trying to Bypass the Good-News Filter
Date: 20 October 2003
By Elisabeth Bumiller
Elisabeth Bumiller
Pres Bush bypasses White House press corps, granting interview to reporter for Hearst-Argyle Television to push cheery message about American occupation in Iraq; his claim that Americans are not getting truth, and that news travels through 'filter,' generates newspaper articles, report on ABC's Nightline and much comment; although White House reporters are angry about lack of access to Bush, his tactic is not new, only unique in that he so openly acknowledges what he is up to; photo (White House Letter) (M)
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Leading the Way for the 50-Plus Crowd
Date: 19 October 2003
By Marcelle S. Fischler
Marcelle Fischler
Long Island Journal column; 50 Plus Senior News publisher Frank Trotta, who has just turned 50, participates in his first 50 Plus Senior News golf tournament and is set to convene his fourth Island-wide 50-Plus Life Styles Expo at Suffolk County Community College's Brentwood campus; Anthony DeStefano, chief executive of Priests for Life, Catholic group opposed to abortion, comments on his new book, A Travel Guide to Heaven; photo (M)
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BUSH'S POPULARITY WITH OLDER VOTERS IS SEEN AS SLIPPING
Date: 19 October 2003
By Robin Toner
Robin Toner
Political strategists and analysts say Pres Bush's support among older voters has dropped substantially in recent months, eroding recent Republian gains and highlighting importance of this critical electoral bloc in 2004; New York Times/CBS News poll finds that Bush has 41 percent approval rating among 65-and-older voters, his lowest among any age group, and similar trends have been revealed by other polls; economy, stock market and situation are considered major factors for slippage, along with more usual concerns for older Americans like Medicare and cost of prescription drugs; many Republicans consider it top priority to deliver Medicare drug benefit before 2004 election; graph (M)
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FILM: Authors of Their Own Demise; The Real Star of Stephen Glass's Movie
Date: 19 October 2003
By David Carr
David Carr
David Carr article on responses to Billy Ray movie Shattered Glass by people involved in event on which film is based; subject of film is Stephen Glass, who fabricated stories he wrote for New Republic magazine; photos (L)
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Improved Playoff Ratings Continue in World Series
Date: 20 October 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Television ratings for playoffs continue to soar, as Game 1 of World Series between New York Yankees and Florida Marlins are 24 percent higher than last year's opening game (S)
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Messages in a Game
Date: 19 October 2003
Maxwell Davidson IV letter says Bob Herbert's Oct 17 column does not mention that games like Ghettopoly are fault of two-faced media (S)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 19 October 2003
INTERNATIONAL 3-22 Study Predicted Problems For a Postwar Iraq A State Department study predicted many of the problems that have plagued the American-led occupation of Iraq. Several officials said that many of the findings were ignored by the Pentagon until recently, although they are now being relied on heavily as the struggle to impose stability continues. 1 President Bush arrived in Manila, and drew comparisons between the transition he is seeking in Iraq and the one that the Philippines has made. 1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 20 October 2003
INTERNATIONAL A3-7 New Agency to Dispense Iraq Reconstruction Funds A new agency run by the World Bank and the United Nations will determine how to spend some reconstruction money in Iraq. Other countries were unwilling to make donations because they saw the United States as an occupying power controlling Iraq's reconstruction and self-rule. A1 Attacks against United States forces in Iraq killed two more American soldiers and wounded several. The level of threat on several fronts has reached such a point that the Governing Council held a special meeting to discuss the situation. A7
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