To Some Owners, TV Money Comes First
Date: 30 August 2002
By Seth Schiesel
Seth Schiesel
Major League Baseball teams owned by media corporations are often at financial advantage because they will pay more to acquire high profile players, which translates into more viewers and advertisers; photos (M)
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A Newspaper Apologizes For Photos
Date: 31 August 2002
Philadelphia Daily News managing editor Ellen Foley apologizes for publishing 15 photographs of nonwhite suspects to illustrate story on fugitives wanted for murder; says photos sent message to some readers that only black men commit murder and failed to address question of why there are no fugitive white suspects (M)
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Cuomo, Calling His Own TV Ads Ineffective, Intensifies Attack on McCall
Date: 30 August 2002
By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA and RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD
Richard PÉREZ-PEÑA
Andrew M Cuomo intensifies attacks against H Carl McCall in third debate of campaign for Democratic nominaton for governor of New York; raises familiar complaints about McCall's performance as state comptroller but using stronger language than he has on campaign trail; assault comes amid signs of disarray in his campaign, 11 days before September 10 primary; he criticizes his own tactics, saying television commercials have failed to communicate his message well enough; McCall is endorsed by The Daily News, first major newspaper to weigh in on primary race; photos (M)
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State Dept. Is Holding a Seminar Next Week on Anti-U.S. Trends
Date: 30 August 2002
By John Files
John Files
State Dept will hold conference on spread of anti-American attitudes around world; Richard Boucher, spokesman, says nongovernmental specialists will be invited to exchange ideas; says meetings, on Sept 5 and Sept 6, will be closed to press, but that department has brought journalists from other countries to US in effort to educate them on American policies and traditions (S)
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GENELABS FORECASTS APPROVAL FOR LUPUS DRUG
Date: 31 August 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Genelabs Technologies Inc stock soars after Food and Drug Administration says it might approve firm's Prestara lupus medicine if study shows it prevents bone damage (S)
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RAYTHEON TO REORGANIZE SEVERAL DIVISIONS AND CUT JOBS
Date: 31 August 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Raytheon Co will split its military and air-traffic work into seven businesses, then eliminate undetermined number of jobs (M)
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GLAXO SEEKS F.D.A. APPROVAL OF DEPRESSION TREATMENT
Date: 30 August 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
GlaxoSmithKline files for Food and Drug Administration approval of its Lamictal epilepsy drug as treatment for recurring depression (S)
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COURT REVERSES AWARD AGAINST AMERICAN STANDARD
Date: 30 August 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
American Standard, maker of Trane air-conditioning systems, says it has won reversal of jury's $18 million to distributor Haynes Trane Service Agency who contended that its contracts with company were severed illegally; American Standard ended contracts in 1995, saying Haynes committed fraud in rebate program (S)
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MIDWEST EXPRESS FLIGHT ATTENDANTS PLAN WORK ACTION
Date: 31 August 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Flight attendants at Midwest Express Airlines plan to hold one-day strikes or other disruptions after their union fails to reach agreement on contract (S)
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WADDELL & REED AGREES TO BUY UNIT OF INVESTORS GROUP
Date: 30 August 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Waddell & Reed Financial acquires Mackenzie Investment Management, US investment-management unit of Canada's biggest mutual fund company Investors Group, for $74 million (S)
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