The World; Kidnappings, Beheadings And Defining What's News
Date: 01 August 2004
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
Hand-held video camera is one of most potent weapons being deployed by Iraqi insurgents; kidnappings are becoming tactic of choice in Iraq, and nearly every group that has captured foreigner has produced accompanying video; broadcasting of such videos has drawn news organizations into web of modern warfare, raising question: at what point does media organization become tool of war? photo (M)
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The Nation: Tuning Out -- The TV Watch; What We Missed in Boston
Date: 01 August 2004
By Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley
Article on television coverage of Democratic National Convention; people complain that conventions are too tailored to television, but actually they are not tailored enough; TV anchors never engaged fully in drama beneath them; even though each of three networks devoted only three hours to entire event, coverage of political conventions has never been more varied and plentiful; photo (M)
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Blogged In Boston: Politics Gets An Unruly Spin
Date: 01 August 2004
By Alex Williams
Alex Williams
Article on some of more than three dozen Web loggers who, for first time, won press credentials to Democratic National Convention; photos (M)
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The Nation; The Undecided Among Us
Date: 01 August 2004
By Marjorie Connelly
Marjorie Connelly
New York Times/CBS News Poll conducted before Democratic National Convention found that only 4 percent of voters were unable to offer preference between Pres Bush and Sen John Kerry; 19 percent said they were inclined toward candidate, but that it was too early to make final decision; graph; photo (M)
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Some Entering the U.S. Tell of a Hostile Welcome
Date: 01 August 2004
By Alan Cowell
Alan Cowell
Article on reports of rough handling of foreign journalists, legislators and other friendly Europeans as they try to enter US, including detention and deportation; Reporters Without Borders reports about 15 foreign reporters from Britain, France, Sweden and Netherlands were harassed at US airports as security measures were tightened in 2003 and 2004; US Customs and Border Protection Comr Robert Bonner defends airport security policies (M)
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That Was the Week That Wasn't
Date: 01 August 2004
By William Falk
William Falk
William Falk Op-Ed article on news stories one may have missed while watching Democratic National Convention (M)
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Political Points
Date: 01 August 2004
By John Tierney
John Tierney
John Tierney Political Points column considers journalistic bias in election campaign; notes comparison of Democratic National Convention to Milton's convocation of Pandemonium in epic poem Pardise Lost; drawings (M)
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Political Family Rules
Date: 01 August 2004
Editorial notes that Pres Bush's daughter Jenna recently stuck her tongue out at reporters and Teresa Heinz Kerry told right-wing editorial writer to 'shove it' when he asked her question; contends that Bush and Heinz Kerry failed to follow critical rule: campaign is not about them, and behavior that makes them center of story is probably ill-advised
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Penney Completes Its Sale of Eckerd
Date: 02 August 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
J C Penney Co completes sale of its Eckerd drugstore chain to CVS Corp and Jean Coutu Group for $4.53 billion; deal will make CVS, which paid $2.15 billion for 1,260 Eckerd stores and pharmacy benefits-management program, biggest United States drugstore chain by outlets (S)
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Dutch Bank Will Buy U.S. Farm Lender
Date: 01 August 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dutch Rabobank Group agrees to buy Farm Credit Services of America for $600 million; FCS makes loans in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming and will withdraw from United States Farm Credit System after transaction, paying back $800 million to Farm Credit System as exit fee (S)
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