Prince Charles Denies a Rumor, but Won't Say What It's About
Date: 08 November 2003
By Sarah Lyall
Sarah Lyall
Prince Charles public denies widely circulated story about his sex life without saying what rumor is; allegation, not aired publicly because of strict libel laws, revolves around late Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell, who supposedly stole tape Diana had recorded in which former servant George Smith reportedly claimed he was raped by another male aide and also witnessed compromising sexual encounter involving royal family member; story is repeated in Burrell's new book and, reportedly, in newspaper article by Smith that court has ordered The Mail not to publish (M)
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F.B.I. Said to Query Celebrity Lawyers About Wiretaps
Date: 07 November 2003
By Laura M. Holson and Lowell Bergman
Laura
Several prominent Hollywood lawyers, including Bert Fields, have been questioned in recent months by FBI in connection with grand jury probe into suspected illegal wiretapping by private investigator Anthony Pellicano; Fields and his law firm Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman & Machtinger hire criminal defense lawyer John W Keker of Keker & Van Nest to represent them in investigation; probe began after FBI agents, in unrelated case, seized computer files from Pellicano's Sunset Boulevard office while seeking information about death threat made against Los Angeles Times reporter Anita M Busch; Busch in June 2002 found dead fish and rose on her car with note attached that said 'Stop'; Alexander Proctor, who was charged with placing items on Busch's car, says it was Pellicano who instructed him to do so; Busch was working on article about accusations that Mafia tried to extort money from actor Steven Seagal (M)
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COMPANY NEWS BEAR STEARNS IS BUYING CAMELBAK PRODUCTS
Date: 07 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bear Stearns acquires recreational equipment maker CamelBak Products for $210 million from Bowes family, which bought it for $4 million in 1995; CamelBak's chairman John G Bowes says he will leave when Bear Stearns completes purchase; CamelBak's chief executive Glenn Gross will reamin (S)
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CALIFORNIA SEEKS WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS' RECORDS
Date: 07 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Generic drug maker Watson Pharmaceuticals receives subpoena from California's attorney general seeking records on its pricing for medicines; is among 26 drug makers that received requests for information from Congressional committee looking into prices and billing of Medicaid; is also one of 13 generic drug makers being used by Massachusetts attorney general, who contends that they inflated drug prices for state's Medicaid program (S)
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BERKSHIRE THIRD-QUARTER PROFIT JUMPS 58%
Date: 08 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Berkshire Hathaway says third-quarter profit rose 58 percent; net income rose to $1.8 billion, up from $1.14 billion year earlier; profit excluding investment gains rose 38 percent, to $1.35 billion (S)
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ROBERT GUCCIONE STEPS DOWN AS CHIEF OF PENTHOUSE
Date: 07 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Penthouse International Inc chairman-chief executive Robert Guccione resigns; executive vice president Charles Samel, who also steps down, says departures are not related to Securities and Exchange Commission's probe into company's accounting practices (S)
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GLAXO IS SETTING UP BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH DIVISION
Date: 07 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
GlaxoSmithKline plans to establish research division that would concentrate on developing biotechnology medicines; will begin operations by end of year at facilities outside Philadelphia and in Britain and will employ about 350 people (S)
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ICAD WINS APPROVAL FOR NEW BREAST CANCER SCREENING
Date: 07 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Icad, maker of computer-assisted medical tests, wins Food and Drug Administration approval to sell product that might offer cheaper way to screen for breast cancer; product is intended for health centers and clinics that perform fewer than 20 mammography screenings each day; shipments will probably start in fourth quarter (S)
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U.S. SEEKS INFORMATION ABOUT CLEAR CHANNEL ADS
Date: 07 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Clear Channel Communications receives subpoena from Justice Department seeking information about gambling ads that ran on its stations; says it has been asked to provide information about ads run on behalf of 'offshore and/or online gambling businesses' (S)
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SPIEGEL SEEKS COURT PERMISSION TO OPEN NEW STORES
Date: 07 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Spiegel asks Federal Bankruptcy Judge Cornelius Blackshear for permission to open 7 new Eddie Bauer stores in six states and Canada and as many as 10 additional stores; hearing on request is scheduled for Nov 18 (S)
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