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17th of October 2004 News
Nyheder, som de udkom på forsiden af New York Times på 17. oktober 2004
Will We Need a New 'All the President's Men'?
Date: 17 October 2004
By Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Frank Rich article on attempt by Attorney General John Ashcroft to seize phone records of Judith Miller and Philip Shenon of The Times, claiming national security needs, to similar acts and arguments by Nixon administration, before exposure of its criminal acts after Watergate break-in; notes that even William Safire, alumnus of Nixon White House, expresses alarm at government's attempts to harass, discredit and prosecute free press; cites examples of Bush administration's successful intimidatio n of news outlets like Viacom and Time Warner; looks at insidious collaboration with White House of Fox News and Sinclair Broadcast Group, which have aired false reports, supporting Bush and attacking John Kerry, as real news; photos (L)
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There's No Politics in the Foxhole
Date: 18 October 2004
By Greg Kelly
Greg Kelly
Op-Ed article by Greg Kelly, former Marine jet pilot, says contrary to claims of Pres Bush and Sen John Kerry, morale of American service members in Iraq is not determined by politicians, pundits or press; says their spirits stem from more mundane concerns about everyday life in warfare, and their officers are more concerned about troop welfare than political debate; scores House Armed Services Committee for asking recently returned soldiers to weigh in on politically charged debates about Iraq; says citing troop morale to advance political campaign is unwelcome politicization of institution that strives to remain apolitical; drawing (M)
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From the Right
Date: 17 October 2004
By Bob Kohn
Bob Kohn
Author Bob Kohn, in Public Editor column, contends that New York Times is systematically biased against Pres Bush; holds that Daniel Okrent, paper's public editor, has already demonstrated how Times by advocating its liberal social agenda, systematically slants news against Pres Bush (M)
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Pierre Salinger, Kennedy Aide, Dies at 79
Date: 17 October 2004
By Thomas J. Lueck
Thomas Lueck
Pierre Salinger, spokesman for Kennedy White House who later became a European correspondent for ABC News, dies at age 79; photo (M)
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Political Bias at The Times? Two Counterarguments.
Date: 17 October 2004
By Daniel Okrent
Daniel Okrent
Columbia University Prof Todd Gitlin, in Public Editor column, contends that New York Times's decorous approach to news has often helped Pres Bush by equating his gross deceptions with Sen John Kerry's minor lapses, by omitting or burying news of administration activities and their consequences, and by missing deep pattern of Bush's prejudices and malfeasances (M)
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An Eye on China's Not So Rich and Famous
Date: 17 October 2004
By Judith H. Dobrzynski
Judith Dobrzynski
Judith Dobrzynski travel essay on people-watching in China; discusses wonderful close-up look at ordinary Chinese gleaned from English-language China Daily's Page Four; drawing (M)
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Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary to Kennedy, Dies at 79
Date: 18 October 2004
By Todd S. Purdum
Todd Purdum
Pierre Salinger, debonair investigative reporter who became famous as John F Kennedy's White House press secretary and went on to work as prize-winning television correspondent for ABC News, dies at age 79; photo (M)
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Boss of Belarus Seems to Win Referendum, as Expected
Date: 18 October 2004
By Steven Lee Myers
Steven Myers
Belarussians approve constitutional referendum that would allow Pres Aleksandr G Lukashenko to seek unlimited terms in office; result was considered foregone conclusion after truncated campaign marred by official harassment of opponents, accusations of ballot stuffing and relentless, one-sided promotion on state media; opposition leaders and voters describe referendum as another step in country's slide to dictatorship under Lukashenko; photo (M)
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Ideas & Trends; New Novels, Big Awards, No Readers
Date: 17 October 2004
By Edward Wyatt
Edward Wyatt
Literary world was perplexed when fiction judges of National Book Award named Christine Schutt's first novel Florida, which has sold estimated 150 copies, one of five finalists; three other finalists have sold between 700 and 900 copies apiece; only Kate Walbert's Our Kind: A Novel in Stories, has sold as many as 2,500 copies; other fiction finalists are Sarah Shun-lien Bynum for Madeleine Is Sleeping, Joan Silber for Ideas of Heaven: A Ring of Stories, and Lily Tuck for The News From Paraguay; drawing (M)
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Chevron and Conoco Among Libya Bidders
Date: 18 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Libyan oil official Tarek Hassan-Beck says ChevronTexaco and ConocoPhillips are among over 120 companies bidding to explore and produce oil and natural gas in Libya; says other American applicants include Apache Corp and Marathon Oil (S)
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