At 72, a Dogged Rather Is Not Yet Ready to Yield
Date: 30 November 2003
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
Dan Rather, 72, continues to work tirelessly to stave off inevitable push to retire as CBS Evening News anchor; he, in last 12 months, among visits to nearly dozen CBS-owned stations and affiliates, has shuttled repeatedly to Mideast on assignment and filed numerous reports for his second job, on 60 Minutes II; he comments, interview; photos (M)
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The World: A Thousand Words; Good as a Gun: When Cameras Define a War
Date: 30 November 2003
By John Kifner
John Kifner
Comment on strong emotional impact of photos from war in Iraq and conflicts of past, with speculation about whether Pres Bush's stealth Thanksgiving Day visit with troops can replace image in public mind of his premature boast of 'mission accomplished' on aircraft carrier last May; photos (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 01 December 2003
INTERNATIONAL A3-13 Intense Shootout in Iraq: 46 Guerrillas Killed American soldiers killed 46 guerrillas in fiery shootouts in central Iraq, the largest battle in the country since coalition forces toppled Saddam Hussein's regime. At least 18 of the attackers were wounded and eight captured, the military said. No Americans were killed, but five soldiers and one civilian were wounded. A1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 30 November 2003
INTERNATIONAL 3-26 Latest Attacks in Iraq Claim 9 Foreigners Seven Spanish intelligence officers and two Japanese diplomats were killed in separate ambushes in Iraq, military officers said. The ambushes are the latest in a series of bloody attacks against America's allies that seemed intended to drive a wedge between them. 1 The Bush administration is spending hundreds of millions to repair the pipes and pumps above ground that carry Iraq's oil, but have not addressed problems with the underground oil reservoirs, which experts say could limit oil production. 1
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A Holiday In a Haze, Until News Breaks Out
Date: 01 December 2003
By Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley
Ever since President John F. Kennedy's assassination, Americans have learned not to count too much on tranquil television viewing during the Thanksgiving season, yet Macy's parades and college football games still have a narcotic effect. By Thursday morning even 24-hour cable news had taken a deep breath and swung over to features about soup kitchen volunteers and the latest research on L-tryptophan. Then, just as the annual dog show on NBC was approaching its best-in-show denouement, President Bush unexpectedly turned up in Baghdad brandishing a roast turkey and scrambled all television expectations for the weekend.
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Liberal Radio Group Says Station Deal Is Near
Date: 01 December 2003
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Democratic investment group planning to start a liberal radio network to counterbalance conservative radio hosts like rush Limbaugh says it is close to buying radio stations in five major cities; group plans to present daily schedule filled with liberal personalities as hosts of range of programs; much of money for company came from Sheldon and Anita Drobny, wealthy Chicago Democrats who later sold their stake to Evan Cohen, New York investor (M)
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Technology & Media; To Grab Young Readers, Newspapers Print Free, Jazzy Editions
Date: 01 December 2003
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
Newspapers are scrambling to attract more readers ages 18 to 34, offering free daily or weekly papers or trendy redesign of existing paper; researchers say young readers are criticial to reverse circulation losses of recent years and assure newspapers have customers in future; graphs of newspaper readership; photo (M)
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Ford Tightens the Belt Another Notch or Two
Date: 01 December 2003
By Cheryl Jensen
Cheryl Jensen
What executives at Ford Motor Company would probably like most this holiday season is a slow news week.
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Date: 01 December 2003
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2004: The Year of the Breakup
Date: 01 December 2003
By Matt Richtel and Darrin Bell
Matt Richtel
Wed been together seven years. Ever since grad school. But the romance couldnt last forever. It was time for a new cellphone.
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