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Date: 09 May 2004
By Tom Zeller
Tom Zeller
Americans, unlike much of rest of world, are not accustomed to seeing disturbing images of Iraqi prisoners being abused by US soldiers; Al Jazeera and other Arab television networks routinely broadcast photographs and video from battle-torn towns; these scenes are more likely to appear on newscasts in Russia, Mexico and Canada than in US (M)
Date: 10 May 2004
INTERNATIONAL A3-12 Bomb Kills Chechen Leader And 13 Others at Stadium A bomb in Chechnya killed the republic's president and 13 others. More than 50 people were reported wounded, including the Russian military commander for the region. The explosion delivered a severe blow to President Vladimir V. Putin's efforts to end the deadly conflict in the region. A1 Fighting European Terrorism Europe's new antiterrorism coordinator, Gijs de Vries, left, is scheduled to meet with Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge in order to make assurances that Europe is toughening its counterterrorism practices and to ask for closer cooperation between the United States and the European Union in fighting terrorists. A6
Date: 09 May 2004
INTERNATIONAL 3-12 Pressure to Alter U.N. Iraq Plan The Bush administration is pressing the United Nations envoy to Iraq to revise his proposal for a nonpolitical government and to accept roles for prominent figures with ties to political parties. 1 Insurgents backing a rebel Shiite cleric took the offensive after several days of American attacks in southern Iraq. They tried to seize government buildings and struck at convoys. 12
Date: 09 May 2004
By William C. Taylor
William Taylor
William C Taylor article says Donald J Trump, star of The Apprentice on television, and Google's founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, have become heroes of American business; say Trump does not deserve that status, while Page and Brin do; drawing (L)
Date: 09 May 2004
By David Leonhardt
David Leonhardt
The Labor Department reported that the economy added 288,000 jobs in April, the second healthy gain in two months, after more than two years of disappointments. Nearly every industry, from landscaping to semiconductor manufacturing, contributed to the hiring surge.
Date: 09 May 2004
By Noam Scheiber
Noam Scheiber
Outsourcing companies in India are forced to raise salaries because of increased competition for labor, thanks in large part to American companies' rush to outsource work offshore; competition has become so fierce that typical Indian operations in business processing can expect to lose 15 to 20 percent of their work force each year, versus single-digit percentage losses in late 1990's; rising salaries and rapid turnover may reduce savings American companies rep when they send word abroad; offshore outsourcing could thus become self-correcting; photo (M)
Date: 09 May 2004
By Norimitsu Onishi
Norimitsu Onishi
Web site Channel 2 is bulletin board where 5.4 million Japanese every month shed decorum and express emotions otherwise repressed in polite and structured society; American Internet-culture inspired manager and founder Hiroyuki Nishimura to establish site in 1999; most Japanese Web sites are corporate and business-oriented, but Channel 2 is uniquely community-oriented; news organizations and big corporations monitor site to gauge public mood; photo (M)
Date: 09 May 2004
By Bruce Weber
Bruce Weber
Profile of Michael Connelly, who writes crime novels, and is considered emerging star of genre; Connelly began as reporter on police beat for Los Angeles Times and is student of police procedure; what may distinguish him most is his admiration for police work and interest in toll it takes on officers; has written 14 novels, including The Narrows, just published; photo (M)
Date: 10 May 2004
By Raymond Hernandez
Raymond Hernandez
Coalition of political and community leaders that helped force Nielsen Media Research to postpone changes in way it gathers data for local television programming in New York plans to hold news conferences and rallies in Chicago and Los Angeles in bid to dissuade company from changing its rating system in those cities; holds new rating system would severely undercount black and Hispanic viewers; Nielsen dismisses protests as drive orchestrated by News Corp's Fox television stations and their public relations firms (M)
Date: 09 May 2004
By Larry Rohter
Larry Rohter
Brazilian political leaders and journalists worry quietly that Pres Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's fondness for alcohol has become problem; government has faced repeated crises in recent months from ethics questions and failed programs, but da Silva has kept away from public eye and has reportedly rejected suggestions that his drinking is out of control; public gaffes and faux pas do not help image; photo (M)