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Date: 19 April 2004
By Bill Werde
Bill Werde
Getty Images' deal for exclusive marketing rights with National Hockey League is called into question when Getty wire service fails to offer photo of Todd Bertuzzi punching Steve Moore at Vancouver Canucks-Colorado Avalanche game in March; photo (M)
Date: 19 April 2004
By Elisabeth Bumiller
Elisabeth Bumiller
Aides say Pres Bush agreed to hold rare evening news conference to regain control of national political conversation and to explain to Americans his reasons for remaing in Iraq; event reveals much about amount of presidential time and planning that goes into such an effort (White House Letter); photo (M)
Date: 19 April 2004
By Lawrence Van Gelder
Lawrence Gelder
Arts Briefing column; initial findings of study by Marquette University's College of Communications show that most articles in 10 newspapers with largest circulation in US, categorized as straight news reports, were either neutral or positive about Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ; finds that New York Times ran most articles, 63, about film between January 1 and March 20 and Los Angeles Times next highest, at 58 (M)
Date: 20 April 2004
By Lawrence Van Gelder
Lawrence Gelder
Arts Briefing column; French police, for first time, reportedly will exhibit their files on Pablo Picasso at police museum in Paris; fragmented copy of Beyond the Rocks, long-lost silent film starring Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Valentino and directed by Sam Wood, is found in Amsterdam's film museum; NBC announces that Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw will retire on December 1; Brian Williams will replace Brokaw; photos (M)
Date: 20 April 2004
By James Bennet
James Bennet
Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli nuclear technician convicted of treason and imprisoned for 18 years for revealing Israel's nuclear capacity, is to be released under tight travel restrictions on Apr 21; says he has no more secrets to reveal; tells security officials in recent interview that Israel's nuclear reactors should be destroyed; Israeli officials express fears that Vanunu will draw embarrassing attention to Israel's nuclear program; he has been quoted in Israeli press as saying there is no need for Jewish state; expresses disappointment that Israel has not come under greater international pressure to do away with its nuclear program; photo (M)
Date: 19 April 2004
By David E. Sanger
David Sanger
President Bush's national security adviser Condoleezza Rice says administration is worried that terrorist groups could find approaching presidential election 'too good to pass up' and that Washington is already considering measures to deter attack seeking to influence election's outcome, interview, Fox News Sunday; senior administration officials say privately that some 'chatter' picked up by National Security Agency and foreign intelligence services in past six months has included references to presidential election; say that partly explains Secret Service's quick move this year to increase protection for Sen John Kerry; FBI officials say they are actively searching for evidence of any plots related to election year (M)
Date: 20 April 2004
By Lee Jenkins
Lee Jenkins
Barry Bonds, home-run-hitting hero of San Francisco Giants, may be most controversial and most unaccepted player in baseball; his frosty demeanor, his past feuds with teammates and coaches and his connection to baseball's steroids scandal make him more mysterious and, as result, more compelling; he was first person to withdraw from players union's group-licensing program, giving himself control over his image; is buffered by 'team' of two publicists, managing director and creative director; is disdainful of distractions associated with stardom, frequently refusing contact with fans or the press; refuses to discuss matter of steriods and indictment of his trainer Greg Anderson and his nutritionist Victor Conte Jr on charges of illegally supplying performance-enhancing drugs; is expected to eclipse Babe Ruth's career total of 714 home runs, then go after Hank Aaron's major league record of 755 career home runs; is not that different from some of his historical equivalents, many of whom were just as ornery, maintaining lofty self-opinion and motivating themselves by real or perceived slights; photos (M)
Date: 20 April 2004
By David Gonzalez
David Gonzalez
Article on Haitian agronomist and radio journalist Jean Leopold Dominique, who was slain in 2000; Dominique is subject of Jonathan Demme's new documentary The Agronomist; photo (M)
Date: 20 April 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sonoco Corp, maker of boxes and cans for food packaging, and Ahlstrom Oyj of Finland agree to combine their paperboard-core units in Europe; new company will be called Sonocore-Alcore (S)
Date: 20 April 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Coca-Cola Co will sell version of its flagship cola with half calories and carbohydrates to increase demand among health-conscious consumers who do not like diet colas (S)