NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 21 February 2005
El 20 de febrer de 2005 era un diumenge sota el signe estrella de ♓. Era el 50 dia de l'any. El president dels Estats Units era George W. Bush.
Si vas néixer aquest dia, tens 21 anys. El teu darrer aniversari va ser el divendres, 20 de febrer de 2026, fa 107 dies. El teu proper aniversari és el dissabte, 20 de febrer de 2027, d'aquí a 257 dies. Heu viscut durant 7.777 dies, o unes 186.650 hores, o uns 11.199.008 minuts, o uns 671.940.480 segons.
Date: 21 February 2005
By MARK GLASSMAN
Mark GLASSMAN
Don Imus, host of radio program Imus in the Morning, which MSNBC also televises, makes on-air complaints about on-air personnel after his show moves from small studio in Astoria, Queens, to state-of-the-art suite at company headquarters in Secaucus, NJ; photo (M)
Date: 20 February 2005
By HASSAN M. FATTAH
There have been two major rules in Lebanon since end of 1990 civil war: do not publicly question Syria's presence in country, and do not try to work together to fight it; rules no longer seem operative after assassination of former Prime Min Rafik Hariri; his supporters have accused Syria and Lebanese government of orchestrating bombing that killed Hariri; politicians in country's nascent opposition movement have called for Syria's military to withdraw from Lebanon; photo (M)
Date: 21 February 2005
By TYLER KEPNER
Tyler KEPNER
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez arrives at spring training and talks to media about comments from other players that he is not true Yankee; photos (M)
Date: 20 February 2005
By DAN MITCHELL
Dan MITCHELL
Some large manufacturers are learning to live with discount retailers like Wal-Mart and the demands they make on prices, marketing and even product design and production methods; Toro and Levi Strauss are manufacturing specially made low-cost goods for discounters while continuing to sell higher-priced products through specialty stores; another strategy for manufacturers is to gain greater leverage with discounters by getting bigger, as Procter & Gamble is doing by acquiring Gillette; photo (M)
Date: 20 February 2005
By Tyler Brûlé
Tyler Brûlé
Tyler Brule article says most women television news anchors and reporters lack sense of style in how they dress and do their hair and makeup; drawing (M)
Date: 21 February 2005
By SUSAN SACHS
Susan SACHS
Turkish government plan to sell newspaper and television stations seized to settle debts sets off fierce battle over who owns country's media; mighty political and financial fortunes are in balance, because owning big newspapers and popular television channels brings politicial influence; in Turkey,1 that political weight is magnified because so much of media is concentrated in hands of few family-controlled companies (M))
Date: 20 February 2005
By WINNIE HU
Winnie HU
News analysis of tension between New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council; with election looming, it is clear that passing laws is not only about policy, but also about acknowledging and crediting lawmakers; Bloomberg accuses Council of overstepping its authority and interfering with operations of city agencies, while Council Speaker Gifford Miller, likely Democratic contender for mayor, and others charge that they have been forced to set their own legislative agenda; result has been impasse on some laws and court battle on others; photos (M)
Date: 20 February 2005
By FRANK RICH
Frank RICH
Frank Rich column on disturbing patterns in Bush administration handling of relations with press; cites recent scandal in which Jeff Gannon, whose real identity is James D Guckert and who is employed by Republican media organization, was given White House press credentials and used to push Bush agenda through carefully scripted questions at press conferences and creation of fake news stories; photo (M)
Date: 21 February 2005
By MARK GLASSMAN
Mark GLASSMAN
Don Imus, host of radio program Imus in the Morning, which MSNBC also televises, makes on-air complaints about on-air personnel after his show moves from small studio in Astoria, Queens, to state-of-the-art suite at company headquarters in Secaucus, NJ; photo (M)
Date: 21 February 2005
By TYLER KEPNER
Tyler KEPNER
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez arrives at spring training and talks to media about comments from other players that he is not true Yankee; photos (M)
Date: 20 February 2005
By HASSAN M. FATTAH
There have been two major rules in Lebanon since end of 1990 civil war: do not publicly question Syria's presence in country, and do not try to work together to fight it; rules no longer seem operative after assassination of former Prime Min Rafik Hariri; his supporters have accused Syria and Lebanese government of orchestrating bombing that killed Hariri; politicians in country's nascent opposition movement have called for Syria's military to withdraw from Lebanon; photo (M)
Date: 20 February 2005
By DAN MITCHELL
Dan MITCHELL
Some large manufacturers are learning to live with discount retailers like Wal-Mart and the demands they make on prices, marketing and even product design and production methods; Toro and Levi Strauss are manufacturing specially made low-cost goods for discounters while continuing to sell higher-priced products through specialty stores; another strategy for manufacturers is to gain greater leverage with discounters by getting bigger, as Procter & Gamble is doing by acquiring Gillette; photo (M)
Date: 20 February 2005
By Tyler Brûlé
Tyler Brûlé
Tyler Brule article says most women television news anchors and reporters lack sense of style in how they dress and do their hair and makeup; drawing (M)
Date: 21 February 2005
By SUSAN SACHS
Susan SACHS
Turkish government plan to sell newspaper and television stations seized to settle debts sets off fierce battle over who owns country's media; mighty political and financial fortunes are in balance, because owning big newspapers and popular television channels brings politicial influence; in Turkey,1 that political weight is magnified because so much of media is concentrated in hands of few family-controlled companies (M))
Date: 20 February 2005
By WINNIE HU
Winnie HU
News analysis of tension between New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council; with election looming, it is clear that passing laws is not only about policy, but also about acknowledging and crediting lawmakers; Bloomberg accuses Council of overstepping its authority and interfering with operations of city agencies, while Council Speaker Gifford Miller, likely Democratic contender for mayor, and others charge that they have been forced to set their own legislative agenda; result has been impasse on some laws and court battle on others; photos (M)
Date: 20 February 2005
By FRANK RICH
Frank RICH
Frank Rich column on disturbing patterns in Bush administration handling of relations with press; cites recent scandal in which Jeff Gannon, whose real identity is James D Guckert and who is employed by Republican media organization, was given White House press credentials and used to push Bush agenda through carefully scripted questions at press conferences and creation of fake news stories; photo (M)
Date: 21 February 2005
By MARK GLASSMAN
Mark GLASSMAN
Don Imus, host of radio program Imus in the Morning, which MSNBC also televises, makes on-air complaints about on-air personnel after his show moves from small studio in Astoria, Queens, to state-of-the-art suite at company headquarters in Secaucus, NJ; photo (M)
Date: 20 February 2005
By HASSAN M. FATTAH
There have been two major rules in Lebanon since end of 1990 civil war: do not publicly question Syria's presence in country, and do not try to work together to fight it; rules no longer seem operative after assassination of former Prime Min Rafik Hariri; his supporters have accused Syria and Lebanese government of orchestrating bombing that killed Hariri; politicians in country's nascent opposition movement have called for Syria's military to withdraw from Lebanon; photo (M)
Date: 21 February 2005
By TYLER KEPNER
Tyler KEPNER
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez arrives at spring training and talks to media about comments from other players that he is not true Yankee; photos (M)
Date: 20 February 2005
By DAN MITCHELL
Dan MITCHELL
Some large manufacturers are learning to live with discount retailers like Wal-Mart and the demands they make on prices, marketing and even product design and production methods; Toro and Levi Strauss are manufacturing specially made low-cost goods for discounters while continuing to sell higher-priced products through specialty stores; another strategy for manufacturers is to gain greater leverage with discounters by getting bigger, as Procter & Gamble is doing by acquiring Gillette; photo (M)
Date: 21 February 2005
By SUSAN SACHS
Susan SACHS
Turkish government plan to sell newspaper and television stations seized to settle debts sets off fierce battle over who owns country's media; mighty political and financial fortunes are in balance, because owning big newspapers and popular television channels brings politicial influence; in Turkey,1 that political weight is magnified because so much of media is concentrated in hands of few family-controlled companies (M))
Date: 20 February 2005
By WINNIE HU
Winnie HU
News analysis of tension between New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council; with election looming, it is clear that passing laws is not only about policy, but also about acknowledging and crediting lawmakers; Bloomberg accuses Council of overstepping its authority and interfering with operations of city agencies, while Council Speaker Gifford Miller, likely Democratic contender for mayor, and others charge that they have been forced to set their own legislative agenda; result has been impasse on some laws and court battle on others; photos (M)
Date: 20 February 2005
By Tyler Brûlé
Tyler Brûlé
Tyler Brule article says most women television news anchors and reporters lack sense of style in how they dress and do their hair and makeup; drawing (M)
Date: 20 February 2005
By FRANK RICH
Frank RICH
Frank Rich column on disturbing patterns in Bush administration handling of relations with press; cites recent scandal in which Jeff Gannon, whose real identity is James D Guckert and who is employed by Republican media organization, was given White House press credentials and used to push Bush agenda through carefully scripted questions at press conferences and creation of fake news stories; photo (M)
Date: 21 February 2005
By MARK GLASSMAN
Mark GLASSMAN
Don Imus, host of radio program Imus in the Morning, which MSNBC also televises, makes on-air complaints about on-air personnel after his show moves from small studio in Astoria, Queens, to state-of-the-art suite at company headquarters in Secaucus, NJ; photo (M)
Date: 21 February 2005
By TYLER KEPNER
Tyler KEPNER
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez arrives at spring training and talks to media about comments from other players that he is not true Yankee; photos (M)
Date: 20 February 2005
By HASSAN M. FATTAH
There have been two major rules in Lebanon since end of 1990 civil war: do not publicly question Syria's presence in country, and do not try to work together to fight it; rules no longer seem operative after assassination of former Prime Min Rafik Hariri; his supporters have accused Syria and Lebanese government of orchestrating bombing that killed Hariri; politicians in country's nascent opposition movement have called for Syria's military to withdraw from Lebanon; photo (M)
Date: 20 February 2005
By DAN MITCHELL
Dan MITCHELL
Some large manufacturers are learning to live with discount retailers like Wal-Mart and the demands they make on prices, marketing and even product design and production methods; Toro and Levi Strauss are manufacturing specially made low-cost goods for discounters while continuing to sell higher-priced products through specialty stores; another strategy for manufacturers is to gain greater leverage with discounters by getting bigger, as Procter & Gamble is doing by acquiring Gillette; photo (M)
Date: 20 February 2005
By Tyler Brûlé
Tyler Brûlé
Tyler Brule article says most women television news anchors and reporters lack sense of style in how they dress and do their hair and makeup; drawing (M)
Date: 21 February 2005
By SUSAN SACHS
Susan SACHS
Turkish government plan to sell newspaper and television stations seized to settle debts sets off fierce battle over who owns country's media; mighty political and financial fortunes are in balance, because owning big newspapers and popular television channels brings politicial influence; in Turkey,1 that political weight is magnified because so much of media is concentrated in hands of few family-controlled companies (M))
Date: 20 February 2005
By WINNIE HU
Winnie HU
News analysis of tension between New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council; with election looming, it is clear that passing laws is not only about policy, but also about acknowledging and crediting lawmakers; Bloomberg accuses Council of overstepping its authority and interfering with operations of city agencies, while Council Speaker Gifford Miller, likely Democratic contender for mayor, and others charge that they have been forced to set their own legislative agenda; result has been impasse on some laws and court battle on others; photos (M)
Date: 20 February 2005
By FRANK RICH
Frank RICH
Frank Rich column on disturbing patterns in Bush administration handling of relations with press; cites recent scandal in which Jeff Gannon, whose real identity is James D Guckert and who is employed by Republican media organization, was given White House press credentials and used to push Bush agenda through carefully scripted questions at press conferences and creation of fake news stories; photo (M)