Officialdom and the Press: Too Clubby in Japan?
Date: 19 May 2004
By Norimitsu Onishi
Norimitsu Onishi
Cozy relationship between Japanese government and big media outlets discussed; latest illustration is light reporting of Prime Min Junichiro Koizumi's admission that he has not made mandatory pension payments for seven years; photos; big newspapers and television networks had accepted at face value his denial when two other politicians were forced to resign for not making payments (M)
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Sarin? What Sarin?
Date: 19 May 2004
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire Op-Ed column castigates officials and media for giving little attention to possible use of sarin in roadside bomb in Iraq (S)
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Greene Supports Lifetime Bans
Date: 18 May 2004
By Liz Robbins
Liz Robbins
Sprinter Maurice Greene says at Olympic news media summit that he will support lifetime ban for those who use performance-enhancing drugs; photo (M)
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BOLDFACE NAMES
Date: 18 May 2004
By Campbell Robertson
Campbell Robertson
Campbell Robertson column on Steve Sands, news photographer whose aggressiveness has prompted Matt Baron, fellow paparazzo, to circulate petition that would have Sands banned from shooting photos from A-list areas at events; 15 photographers sign it, but others have qualms about banning member of press (M)
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TIFFANY OPENING STORES DEVOTED TO PEARLS
Date: 19 May 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tiffany & Co plans to open stores that will sell only pearls and pearl jewelry; will opoen two stores, which will be called Iridesse, this year, and four in 2005 (S)
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MAGNA INTERNATIONAL BUYS DAIMLERCHRYSLER UNIT
Date: 18 May 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Canadian auto-parts maker Magna International to buy DaimlerChrysler's New Venture Gear unit for about $435 million (S)
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INTERMAGNETICS GENERAL TO PURCHASE MRI DEVICES
Date: 18 May 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Intermagnetics General, which makes parts used in magnetic resonance imaging systems, will buy MRI Devices for $100 million in cash and stock (S)
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TXU PARTNERING WITH CAP GEMINI AND FIRST BOSTON
Date: 19 May 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Texas power supplier TXU Corp will form billing venture with Cap Gemini and energy-trading partnership with Credit Suisse First Boston to cut costs and help compete for electricity sales (S)
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XTO ENERGY TO EXPAND WITH $1.1 BILLION PURCHASE
Date: 18 May 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
XTO Energy to purchase natural-gas and oil properties in New Mexico, Texas and five other states from ChevronTexaco for $1.1 billion in its largest acquisition ever (S)
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REMODELING AND TRACTOR SALES LIFT HOME DEPOT
Date: 19 May 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Home Depot says earnings rose 21 percent in first quarter ended May 2; net income increased to $1.1 billion from $907 million year earlier; revenue rose 16 percent, to $17.6 billion (S)
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