Putin Vetoes Curb on News of Terrorism
Date: 26 November 2002
By Steven Lee Myers
Steven Myers
Pres Vladimir V Putin vetoes legislation that would have sharply restricted Russian news media coverage of security operations against terrorist acts like Chechen guerrillas' 57-hour siege of Moscow theater in October; legislation was widely criticized at home and abroad as overly broad attack on press freedom; critics warned that it would be used not only to restrict coverage of operations against terrorists, but also to censor reporting of war in Chechnya (M)
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Same Walk, Nicer Shoes; Parading of Executives in Custody Fuels New Debate
Date: 26 November 2002
By Benjamin Weiser
Benjamin Weiser
Current spate of corporate scandals fuels intense debate in legal circles about 'perp walk for the privileged,' in which alleged lawbreakers are paraded before cameras in handcuffs; recent examples include WorldCom's Bernard Ebbers and Adelphia's John J Rigas; Manhattan US Atty James Comey contends arrests are not staged for media, but that number of high-profile financial crime cases draws wide attention and coverage; review of 1999 court ruling, which held parading defendant before cameras was intended to humiliate him, with no legitimate objective or justification; photos (M)
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Positive Ratings For the G.O.P., If Not Its Policy
Date: 26 November 2002
By Adam Nagourney and Janet Elder
Adam Nagourney
New York Times/CBS News Poll finds three weeks after Republicans recaptured control of Congress, Americans hold favorable views of party and Pres Bush but are less enthusiastic about some policies being promoted by Republicans; nearly half of respondents expressed unfavorable opinion of Democrats, highest percentage with such views since 1996; says Democrats failed to offer plan for future or reason to vote against Republicans in latest election, suggesting outcome was as much testament to what Democrats did wrong as to what Republicans did right; poll finds former Vice Pres Al Gore, best-known Democrat who might run for president in 2004, is viewed unfavorably by ratio of almost two to one; nearly two-thirds of all respondents, including over 50 percent of Democrats, say Gore should step aside and allow someone else to run against Bush; poll strongly suggests Bush's popularity and heavy schedule of campaign appearances contributed to strong showing by Republicans on Election Day; charts (M)
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BOLDFACE NAMES
Date: 26 November 2002
By James Barron With Terry Pristin
James With
Boldface Names column; Calfornia Rep Loretta Sanchez and Rep-elect Linda Sanchez, first sisters ever elected to serve in House simultaneously, come to New York to visit social service organizations and shop; Schools Chancellor Joel I Klein takes message of school reform to St James Episcopal Church on Upper East Side; Rob Thomas has songwriting credit on Carlos Santana's new recording; former columnist Nicholas von Hoffman finds second calling as playwright; photo (M)
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A CONVERSATION WITH/Robert Wolke; Sumptuous Servings Of Food and Chemistry
Date: 26 November 2002
By Claudia Dreifus
Claudia Dreifus
Retired Professor Robert L Wolke combines passion for cooking with academic chemistry background in biweekly syndicated column; interview explores his inspiration, background and wry sense of curiosity; answers several scientific culinary questions; photo (M)
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PATRON HOLDINGS TO BUY TRUSTWAVE TO ADD CLIENTS
Date: 26 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Patron Holdings Inc, information-security company, agrees to buy TrustWave Corp for $54.7 million in stock and cash (S)
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KELLOGG TO RAISE PRICE OF SNACKS BY AS MUCH AS 4%
Date: 26 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kellogg Co will raise prices of its Keebler cookies, crackers and snacks by 3 percent to 4 percent to cover higher employee and commodity expenses (S)
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PARENT OF PEARLE VISION TO RESTATE 5 YEARS' EARNINGS
Date: 27 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cole National Corp, parent of Pearle Vision optical stores, will revise its accounting for revenue from customer warranties on eyeglasses and restate corporate earnings of last five years; Cole's shares fall (S)
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GE MEDICAL TO BUY MILLBROOK, A SOFTWARE MAKER
Date: 26 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
General Electric Co, maker of medical-imaging equipment, agrees to buy Millbrook Corp, maker of record-keeping software, to expand its medical-information-management business into doctor's office; terms not disclosed (S)
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JUDGE RULES NCS HEALTHCARE CAN BE SOLD TO GENESIS
Date: 26 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
NCS Healthcare Inc says it has won judge's approval to be sold to Genesis Health Ventures Inc for $340 million, despite higher unsolicited offer from Omnicare Inc (S)
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