BEARINGPOINT NAMES FINANCE CHIEF
Date: 15 January 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Joseph Corbett is named chief financial officer of Bearing Point (S)
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TIME WARNER CABLE EXECUTIVES TO RETIRE
Date: 15 January 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Time Warner's cable television unit says its chief operating officer, John K Billock, and president, Tom Baxter, will retire early after internal review recommends that their jobs be combined; Baxter and chief marketing officer, Chuck Ellis, will leave on March 1 (S)
EL PASO SELLS STAKE IN ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS
Date: 15 January 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
El Paso Corp, owner of largest network of natural gas pipelines in nation, sells its remaining interest in Enterprise Products Partners to closely held Epco Inc for about $425 million (S)
XCEL SETTLES SUITS FILED OVER STOCK PLUNGE
Date: 15 January 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Xcel Energy settles shareholder lawsuits filed after company's stock plunged in 2002; shares fell after company undertook failed financial rescue of NRG Energy, wholesale power subsidiary that was taken public in 2000 (S)
On Cable TV, More News and Less Shouting
Date: 15 January 2005
Mark Feldstein letter responds to Jan 9 editorial; holds that as onetime CNN correspondent, he is delighted that network is returning to its roots by actually covering news
On Cable TV, More News and Less Shouting (2 Letters)
Date: 15 January 2005
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Deutsche Bank Cuts Earnings to Pay for Job Reductions
Date: 15 January 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Deutsche Bank takes pretax charge of 600 million euros ($787 million) for fourth quarter to pay for job reductions, including about 1,900 positions in Germany; chief executive Josef Ackermann is trying to improve bank's performance, which trails that of competitors (M)
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 16 January 2005
INTERNATIONAL 3-16 Abuse Ringleader Sentenced The Army reservist found guilty of being the ringleader of the abuse at Abu Ghraib prison was sentenced to 10 years in military prison, after telling the jury that he had repeatedly complained about orders to treat detainees harshly but that he had been told to go along -- and was praised when he did. 12 Election Campaign in Iraq The election campaign is now unfolding across Iraq under a guerrilla insurgency dead-set on disrupting it. Of the thousands who have filed to run for political office, only a handful outside the relatively safe Kurdish areas in the north have publicly identified themselves. The locations for 9,000 polling places are still unknown, lest they become targets for attacks. 1 The American military's main mission in Iraq after the elections will be to train Iraqi military and police forces to take over security, a task that could involve assigning thousands of additional Army advisers to Iraqi units. 10 Iraqi officials announced drastic security measures for the elections, including a travel ban between cities and pedestrians only allowed within blocks of polling places. 12 Inaugural Ceremony for Abbas Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in as Palestinian president, and is already embroiled in crisis. Israel has cut off official contacts with the Palestinians, and overnight, Israeli troops killed six Palestinians. 4 Demonstrations in Russia In St. Petersburg, at least 15,000 demonstrators blocked streets in the largest protest so far in a weeklong wave of protests across Russia against a new law abolishing a wide range of social benefits for the country's 32 million pensioners, veterans and invalids. Demonstrations were held in at least three other cities in the Moscow region, as well as in the capital of Tatarstan. 3 Fighting Polio in Africa Health ministers in Africa, despite a growing polio epidemic, say they can stop its spread by the end of this year by intensifying efforts to immunize tens of millions of children. They expected to repeat the success of large-scale immunization programs that nearly eliminated polio from Africa by 2003. 9 U.S. Military to End Quake Aid The American military is preparing to wind up its tsunami relief operations in South Asia, military officials said. The intention is to hand off the next phase of assistance to other American and foreign government agencies, and to international aid organizations. 14 Zhao Ziyang in Coma Zhao Ziyang, a former Communist Party chief deposed for opposing the violent crackdown on democracy protesters in 1989, has fallen into a coma after suffering multiple strokes. 16 NATIONAL 18-25 Agency Readies Campaign The Social Security Administration is preparing a major public relations campaign to market the idea that Social Security faces dire financial problems requiring immediate action and private accounts. 1 Gangs Use Witness Intimidation Witness intimidation by youth gangs that bears resemblance to the way organized crime has silenced witnesses is a growing national problem, the police, prosecutors, and judges say. 1 Bush's Inaugural Address The unifying theme on domestic policy in President Bush's Inaugural Address will be his vision of an ''ownership society'' as he tries to galvanize support for fundamental changes in Social Security and tax policy, administration officials say. 20 New Evolution Teaching The first classes to discuss an alternative to evolution in high school biology classes are set to begin in Dover, Pa., making the district a critical testing ground in a widening national debate about teaching evolution. 18 OBITUARIES 26-27 NEW YORK/REGION 29-34 Stadiums Despite Budget Gap The City faces a $2 billion gap in the coming fiscal year's budget. Nonetheless, the mayor and Gov. George E. Pataki are on the verge of approving three new sports stadiums. 29 Neediest Cases 34 Chess 34 Weather 35
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 15 January 2005
INTERNATIONAL A2-7 Israel Cuts Official Ties With Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel ordered that all government officials cut ties with the Palestinian Authority and that the Gaza Strip be sealed until Palestinian leaders move to curb terrorism, a day after militants killed six Israelis. Mr. Sharon's actions were designed to protect his plan to pull Israeli settlements out of Gaza, which he cannot do politically under fire. A1 Conviction in Iraq Abuse Case The Army reservist accused of being the ringleader of the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal was found guilty on all charges by a military jury. The jury deliberated for five hours before convicting the reservist, Specialist Charles A. Graner, on all but one count of aggravated assault, which it reduced to battery. A1 An extremist Sunni group believed to have ties to Al Qaeda took responsibility for killing an aide to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and five others. Sheik Mahmoud al-Madaini was the latest of scores of Shiite leaders to be killed in recent months, in what many Iraqis believe is a campaign by radical Sunni Islamists to foment sectarian conflict. A6 Troops Secure Mexican Prison More than 750 troops and federal police officers along with tanks and helicopters seized control of Mexico's top maximum-security prison, where drug kingpins have managed to carry out executions and conduct business in recent months. The takeover came a day after the leader of the so-called gulf cartel, Osiel Cárdenas, organized prisoners to protest the tightening of security at the prison, La Palma. A3 Trade Plea for Tsunami Victims The head of the World Trade Organization issued a plea to all member nations to lower trade barriers as a way of helping nations ravaged by the tsunami. The United States and the European Union have already said they would consider suspending some of the duties imposed on products from those hardest hit. A5 Health workers from scores of volunteer organizations and government agencies have taken actions to respond rapidly to any rumor of health problems, in the largest and most complex response ever to a natural disaster. The World Health Organization has overall responsibility in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami. A5 OBITUARIES C11 Gene Baylos A hard-working nightclub comic of the old school whose gags were legend among fellow comedians, he was 98. C11 SCIENCE/HEALTH Spacecraft Lands on Titan A European spacecraft landed on Saturn's moon Titan, marking the first landing on another planet's moon. It is the only moon in the solar system with substantial atmosphere. A1 NATIONAL A8-13;16 Outdated Navigation Maps Cited in Submarine Crash A commercial satellite photograph taken in 1999 shows an undersea mountain in the location where a nuclear submarine grounded in the South Pacific last Saturday, but older navigation charts provided to the Navy were never updated to show it, Defense Department officials say. A1 Officer Convicted of Perjury A former narcotics agent whose discredited testimony convicted 38 Texans on drug charges in 1999 and 2000 was found guilty of perjury in a state court in Lubbock for lying about his own arrest record. A12 Inauguration Raises $40 Million President Bush's top fund-raisers, who set a record in a marathon campaign, have shown they can sprint as well, collecting up to $40 million in six weeks for the presidential inaugural celebrations. A10 Bush to Increase Pell Grants President Bush told students at a Florida community college that he would propose a modest increase in Pell grants, the nation's primary scholarship program. Mr. Bush said that the 2006 fiscal year budget would increase the maximum Pell grant award by $100 each year for the next five years. A10 Spy Allegations Not Pursued The F.B.I. has failed to aggressively investigate espionage allegations against a translator at the bureau and fired the translator's co-worker in large part for bringing the accusations, the Justice Department's inspector general concluded. A8 Allegations Against Cult A murder and a suicide by the son of a leader of a 60's cult called the Children of God is reviving allegations by former members about routine physical, emotional and sexual abuse they say they experienced as children. A12 Drunk Driving Deaths Steady The government is falling short of its longstanding goal for cutting the nation's alcohol-related traffic deaths: they remain stubbornly stable at about 17,000 a year, according to transportation safety officials. A16 Avalanche Near Park City An avalanche outside a Park City, Utah, ski resort trapped as many as five people beneath as much as 30 feet of snow, the authorities said. No bodies or survivors had been found in the avalanche, which was about 500 yards wide. A11 SPORTSSATURDAY D1-8 ARTS B7-19 EDITORIAL A14-15 Editorials: The mentally ill as ''frequent fliers''; a double blow to Mideast peace; get it right this time; no home run on drug policy. Columns: David Brooks, Nicholas D. Kristof. NEW YORK/REGION B1-5 Pataki's Budget Plan To Include Medicaid Cuts Gov. George E. Pataki will propose at least $1 billion in spending cuts to Medicaid, in an effort to close budget gaps, according to people briefed on the governor's plan. A1 Agency Records Were Faked New York City officials announced they were canceling all contracts with St. Christopher's Inc., a long-established foster care agency, after investigators found falsified records for scores of children in its care. A1 Jersey City Family Is Slain Four members of a Jersey City family were found slain in their home. B1 New School Zoning Rules Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein issued new school zoning rules that narrow a parent councils' ability to approve the geographic boundaries of elementary and middle schools and aspects of school enrollment. B1 Neediest Cases B4 BUSINESS DAY C1-10 F.D.A. Panel Denies Merck A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended against the over-the-counter sale of a Merck cholesterol-lowering drug. C1 Business Digest C1 Bridge B18 Crossword B16 TV Listings B19 Weather B20
Titan's Big News: A Mysterious Shoreline
Date: 16 January 2005
By John Noble Wilford
John Wilford
European Space Agency spacecraft Huygens lands on Saturn's moon Titan and shows pictures of drainage channels running to mysterious shoreline; flat dark areas could be lakes of liquid methane or just flat surface of dark material; craft sends back data and images for one hour and ten minutes; effort is hampered by loss of one communication channel for transmitting data to Cassini mother ship, cutting number of pictures to 350 from planned 700, but mission is considered success; photo (M)