Recalling Sept. 11, Quietly
Date: 01 September 2003
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
Second anniversary of Sept 11 terrorist attacks will be commemorated on television networks and in newspapers and magazines, but with more limited and understated offerings than they put forth last year; reasons they cite are primarily emotional--sense that many people would prefer not to spend much time in reflection this year; there are also commercial considerations; last year, few advertisers were willing to have their brands associated with issues of weekly newsmagazines devoted exclusively to first anniversary, even though those issues were among biggest sellers of year for Time and Newsweek; relatively few of books related to Sept 11 that were published last year were deemed commercially successful; photos (M)
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The Arms Dispute That Has Hurt Blair's Credibility Has Wounded the BBC, Too
Date: 01 September 2003
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
May 29 statement on BBC radio broadcast by defense correspondent Andrew Gilligan that British government probably knew its claim that Saddam Hussein had biological and chemical weapons deployable within 45 minutes was false before it inserted it into its dossier of intelligence on Iraqi arms has produced polarizing battle between BBC and Prime Min Tony Blair's government; battle is being played out in current high profile probe into apparent suicide of Dr David Kelly, Defense Ministry weapons expert who was source of report; most attention has been focused on decline in public trust in Blair, but BBC's ratings have slid as its practices and internal judgments have been exposed; BBC chairman Gavyn Davies complains of attack on BBC impartiality and integrity; government may have reacted with added vigor because Gilligan later wrote column for tabloid with anti-Blair bent contending Alastair Campbell, Blair's powerful director of communications, forced 45-minute claim into document over security services' objections; Campbell responded by using vast media apparatus at his command to denounce BBC; photo (M)
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World Briefing | Europe: Spain: Deaths Rose In Heat Wave
Date: 02 September 2003
By Dale Fuchs (NYT)
Dale NYT
El Pais, daily Spanish newspaper associated with opposition Socialist Party, reports that 1,092 more deaths than usual occurred throughout Spain during August heat wave; government findings have not yet been published (S)
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Manufacturer Confidence Rises in Germany
Date: 01 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The business confidence of German manufacturers rose in August at the fastest pace in four months as prospects for a recovery improved, the Ifo Economic Institute said yesterday.
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League Suspends Seahawks Tackle
Date: 02 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
NFL suspends Seattle Seahawks tackle Chris Terry for four games for violating substance abuse policy (S)
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A New Leader for Powerful German Union
Date: 01 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
IG Metall, German metals and engineering union, votes to make its deputy chairman Jurgen Peters its new leader (S)
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British Home Builder Acquires a Rival
Date: 02 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
British home builder Taylor Woodrow agrees to buy Wilson Connolly Holdings for 480 million pounds ($758 million) in cash and stock to become country's second-biggest provider of new houses; Taylor plans to cut 300 jobs after takeover, saving 25 million pounds each year (S)
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Asian Stocks Rally After U.S. Reports a Rise in Spending
Date: 02 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Asian stocks rally, sending benchmark indexes in Japan and South Korea to 14-month highs (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 01 September 2003
INTERNATIONAL A2-7 Funeral for Slain Cleric Travels South in Iraq The funeral cortege for slain Shiite cleric the Muhammad Bakr al-Hakim crawled south from Baghdad, with Iraq's Shiite Muslims determined to assert their importance even as one of their most significant voices was silenced. On the first day of the three-day funeral, tens of thousands of mourners marched through the streets. A1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 02 September 2003
INTERNATIONAL A3-11 Iraq Council Picks Cabinet To Run Key State Affairs The Iraqi Governing Council named a 25-member cabinet to begin taking over day-to-day control of the government in an important first step in the effort to transfer authority to the Iraqis from the Americans. Yet even as the process began, council members complained that the Americans were failing to protect them. A1 A new series of major raids in northern Iraq against supporters of Saddam Hussein's government is the first wide-scale use of a revamped American strategy in which troops carry out more precise attacks instead of broad sweeps, commanders say. A11
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