Banning Bad News in Iraq
Date: 10 August 2004
Editorial says Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi should not have temporarily closed Al Jazeera; says while more sensitivity and less stridency on Al Jazeera's part would be welcome, it has been healthy and crucially important force for change, often standing almost alone in holding actions of previously unaccountable governments up to public view and encouraging broader public debate; says Allawi is supposed to be pointing way toward more democratic Iraq
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MediaTalk; Race Remains the Focus of Journalism Groups
Date: 09 August 2004
By David Carr
David Carr
Unity: Journalists of Color, which recently held convention, Washington, DC, continues to keep its membership based solely on ethnicity; works with National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association on common issues (M)
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Reporter Held in Contempt Over C.I.A. Leak
Date: 09 August 2004
By Adam Liptak
Adam Liptak
A federal judge jailed a reporter for Time magazine for refusing to name the officials who leaked an agent's identity.
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Reporter From Time Is Held in Contempt In C.I.A. Leak Case
Date: 10 August 2004
By Adam Liptak
Adam Liptak
Federal Judge Thomas F Hogan holds Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper in contempt of court and orders him jailed for refusing to name government officials who disclosed identity of undercover CIA officer to him; magazine is also held in contempt and ordered to pay fine of $1,000 a day; judge suspends both sanctions while Time and Cooper pursue appeal; judge has firmly rejected their contention that First Amendment entitles journalists to refuse to answer grand jury's questions about confidential sources; ruling comes in investigation into whether Bush administration members illegally disclosed identity of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame after her husband, Joseph C Wilson IV, wrote Op-Ed piece saying Pres Bush used discredited intelligence about Iraq's supposed search for uranium in his 2003 State of Union address; subpoenas for Cooper and other journalists were issued by special prosecutor Patrick J Fitzgerald, who is trying to learn who told syndicated columnist Robert Novak Plame's identity, which he revealed in his column; Novak claimed he got information from 'two administrative officials'; it is not known whether Novak has received subpoena (M)
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Past Wrongs, Future Rights
Date: 10 August 2004
By Enrique Krauze
Enrique Krauze
Op-Ed article by Enrique Krauze says even though Mexican court has dismissed genocide indictment against former Pres Luis Echeverria, case has strengthened autonomy of Mexico's judicial branch and freedom of its press, which did not exist in Echeverria's day; says Mexico cannot simply bury old PRI party that ruled for so long, but through democracy and transparency, it can continue to dismantle corporate structures, webs of corruption and paternalistic mentality
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TERRA INDUSTRIES ACQUIRES MISSISSIPPI CHEMICAL
Date: 10 August 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Terra Industries, producer of liquid-nitrogen fertilizer, acquires Mississippi Chemical for $107 million in stock to expand US and get stake in ammonia plant in Trinidad; transaction's value will be $268 million, including cash and assumed debt (S)
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U.S. RESTAURANT PROPERTIES PURCHASES COMPETITOR
Date: 10 August 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US Restaurant Properties, which leases properties to restaurants including Burger King and Pizza Hut, agrees to buy CNL Restaurant Properties for $1.3 billion to create largest company providing financial and real estate services to country's restaurant industry (S)
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MIM TO ACQUIRE CHRONIMED FOR $80 MILLION
Date: 10 August 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
MIM, which manages prescription benefits for health-care plans, acquires special-pharmacy operator Chronimed for about $80 million in stock; Chronimed's shareholders will own 37 percent of company, which will be named BioScrip; MIM shareholders will own 63 percent; Chronimed's chief executive Henry Blissenbach will be chief executive of BioScrip; MIM's chief executive Richard H Friedman will be chairman (S)
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SCOTTS PLANS TO EXPAND REACH OF SMITH & HAWKEN
Date: 10 August 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Scotts Co acquires Smith & Hawken from DDJ Capital Management for $58 million to gain stores that sell expensive garden tools (S)
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World Business Briefing | Americas: Canada: Steelmaker Acquired
Date: 10 August 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Heico Companies acquires insolvent Canadian steelmaker Ivaco Inc for 375 million Canadian dollars ($285 million) (S)
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