All the News That's Fit to Print? Or Just Our News?
Date: 01 February 2004
By Daniel Okrent
Daniel Okrent
Daniel Okrent, in Public Editor column, contends that three important stories that recently appeared in other newspapers have been either diminished or disregarded by New York Times; notes that Toledo Blade in Oct 2003 published series of articles revealing that members of platoon of US soldiers slaughtered untold number of Vietnamese civilians in 1967; says Times finally ran story on Dec 28; maintains that scores of readers have complained about Times failure to put former Treasury Sec Paul O'Neill's bombshells about early days of Bush administration on front page; asserts that Times ignored important Jan 7 Washington Post report on Iraq's weapons programs even though its own reporting on subject has been criticized (M)
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Warburg Pincus Buys Irish Packager
Date: 02 February 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Warburg Pincus buys control of Clondalkin Group, Irish packaging company, for 630 million euros ($786 million) from group led by Candover Investments (S)
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Files Suggest Double-Billing By Parmalat
Date: 02 February 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Parmalat, bankrupt Italian food company, reportedly double-billed distributors and supermarkets in Italy for its dairy products and used invoices to gain $5 billion in bank loans; reportedly got about $348.9 million in financing from Citigroup, backed by supermarket billings; Parmalat accoutant Claudio Pessina has told investigators that Citibank employees knew about double-biling system as early as 1995; Citigroup claims it was fraud victim and sold securities backed by billings it believed were legitimate (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 02 February 2004
INTERNATIONAL A3-11 Commission to Explore Intelligence Operations President Bush will establish a bipartisan commission to examine American intelligence operations, officials said. Besides investigating the possible misjudgments on Iraq's unconventional weapons it will be asked to look into failures to penetrate secretive regimes and stateless groups that could target the United States. A1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 01 February 2004
INTERNATIONAL 3-11 Gaps in Intelligence on Iraq Many of Secretary of State Colin L. Powell's gravest findings about the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's regime have been upended by David A. Kay, who until Jan. 23 was the United States's chief inspector. Washington has been seized by the question of why the intelligence gap happened. 1 12 Die in Bomb Attacks in Iraq Twelve people, including three American soldiers, were killed in bomb attacks in northern Iraq. The two attacks came on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Id al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, and some officials fear more holiday violence. 8
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The Week in the News: Jan. 25-31
Date: 01 February 2004
DURING Israels continuing battles with its Arab neighbors, the Jewish state has sought to live by two self-imposed rules that often conflict.
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Arabic Is in the News. How About at Stuyvesant?
Date: 01 February 2004
By Tara Bahrampour
Tara Bahrampour
Students at Stuyvesant High School in Lower Manhattan have raised about half of $20,000 needed for materials and curriculum development for Arabic language classes; 90 percent of students who signed petition for classes are not of Arab descent; photo (M)
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And Now a Word From Op-Ed
Date: 01 February 2004
By David Shipley
David Shipley
Op-Ed article by David Shipley, editor of Op-Ed page, discusses history of page and guidelines for submitting articles; notes that inaugural Op-Ed page appeared on Sept 21, 1970, and Harrison E Salisbury was first editor; maintains that page was created to provide forum for writers with 'no institutional connection with The Times'; says page of clashing opinions was aim from beginning (M)
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And Now a Word From Op-Ed
Date: 01 February 2004
By DAVID SHIPLEY
David SHIPLEY
David Shipley, the Op-Ed editor, explains how the page works, saying, "'All the views that are fit to print?' Not a chance, alas." (Feb. 1, 2004)
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