Tired of News That Rocks the Boat? Visit Japan
Date: 06 February 2000
By Howard W. French
Howard French
Japan's weekly magazines combine sexually explicit content with news coverage of many current events that nation's huge daily press avoids; media critics complain Japan combines lack of aggressive, independent-spirited daily newspapers with lack of commercially successful weekly newsmagazines; photo (M)
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Publisher Steps Down After 18-Year Tenure
Date: 06 February 2000
By Elsa Brenner
Elsa Brenner
Merna Popper, who has resigned as editor and publisher of Women's News, monthly news magazine in Westchester County, NY, comments on her decision to sell publication to investors; photo (M)
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Magazines Make McCain Man of the Hour; Bush Aides Watch the Clock
Date: 07 February 2000
By Peter Marks
Peter Marks
Publicity avalanche set off by his New Hampshire victory in 2000 presidential primary has swept Sen John McCain onto covers of national newsweeklies Newsweek, Time and US News & World Report--rare journalistic hat trick that capped week of unusual attention; photos (M)
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Judge to Rule on Newspapers' Request to Open Hearings
Date: 07 February 2000
By Paul Zielbauer
Paul Zielbauer
Maureen Dennis, presiding judge in murder case against Michael Skakel, is to meet with lawyers for five newspapers that have asked her to open proceedings to public and news media; newspapers argue that court does not need to shield Skakel, an adult, from public exposure, as they would a juvenile defendant; Skakel is being charged as juvenile in 1975 murder of Martha Moxley (M)
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Mrs. Clinton's Launch
Date: 07 February 2000
Editorial says First Lady Hillary Rodham gave polished speech and made smooth beginning in announcing her candidacy for US Senate seat from New York; says real test will be whether she can extend professionalism into other aspects of campaign by fully elaborating her issues and becoming more available to press and public (M)
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NatWest Says It Wants to Stay Independent
Date: 07 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
National Westminster Bank, Britain's third-biggest bank, says it is determined to remain independent, even as its biggest shareholders prepare to side with one of two hostile bids by Scottish rivals, Bank of Scotland and Royal Bank of Scotland Group (S)
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Moving Out of Bonds
Date: 06 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Financial Research Corp reports bond mutual funds experienced net redemptions of $12.8 billion, Dec; net inflows into stock and bond funds totaled $6.3 billion in month (M)
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Grozny News: All Quiet on the Chechen Front
Date: 06 February 2000
Retired Admr Robert G James letter on Feb 4 article
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 06 February 2000
INTERNATIONAL 3-16 Police and Protesters Clash in Vienna Clashes in Vienna between police and demonstrators left more than 50 people injured after a coalition government including members of the anti-immigration Freedom Party was sworn in. 12
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Date: 07 February 2000
INTERNATIONAL A3-11 Russia Agrees to a Plan To Curb Plutonium Threat Russia has promised to stop making plutonium out of fuel from its civilian power reactors as part of a $100 million joint research and aid package from the United States, administration and Russian officials said. A1
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