'60 Minutes' Delays Report Questioning Reasons for Iraq War
Date: 25 September 2004
By Kate Zernike
Kate Zernike
CBS News says it will postpone 60 Minutes segment questioning Bush administration's rationales for going to war in Iraq until after election; decision comes four days after network acknowledged it cannot prove authenticity of documents it used in segment about Bush's National Guard services; Iraq segment was originally bumped in June for more research and bumped again in September at last minute for Guard segment; CBS News reporters and producers are said to be frustrated by decision that network could not legitimately criticize Bush for relying on false documents to build case for war (M)
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Quiet, Please! Suddenly, the S.E.C. Is Listening
Date: 26 September 2004
By Gary Rivlin
Gary Rivlin
THERE was a time not so long ago when a company poised to go public would invite a reporter inside to memorialize the moments leading up to the blessed event. Photographs of founders toasting their stock market debut with plastic cups of bubbly were a staple of magazine articles. And so often did chief executives of newly minted public companies show up on CNBC on their big day that the appearances seemed a rite of passage, not unlike a victory lap. But no more. Like so much in the post-Enron world, the quiet period -- which begins when a company files paperwork to go public and ends no sooner than 25 days after its stock starts trading -- has been redefined. Where once lawyers offered a nuanced interpretation of what the Securities and Exchange Commission permitted during the quiet period, clients in recent months are hearing a far simpler message: Place a mute in your mouth and just shrug whenever a reporter comes knocking.
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When the Shooting Stopped
Date: 25 September 2004
By Pete Hamill
Pete Hamill
Pete Hamill Op-Ed article pays tribute to war photographer Eddie Adams, who died last weekend; recalls Adams' photograph of South Vietnamese police commander shooting prisoner during Tet offensive; finds press in general and photographers, in particular, were never given same freedom to cover American wars after Vietnam; comments on photography in Iraq war; suggests defining images of Iraq war were taken by amateurs at Abu Ghraib (M)
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Security in Britain Full of Holes, With Another Palace Breached
Date: 25 September 2004
By Sarah Lyall
Sarah Lyall
Reporter for The Sunday Times Scotland, disguised as construction worker, enters Queen Elizabeth's residence in Edinburgh unchallenged; Queen is not present at time; incident follows embarrassing breaches of security in House of Commons and Buckingham Palace in England and new Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh (M)
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The U.S. Race in Arabic Newspapers
Date: 26 September 2004
By Peter C. Valenti
Peter Valenti
Excerpts from several recent articles about US presidential election that have appeared in Arab newspapers; photo (M)
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In Florida, the Campaigning Just Has to Wait
Date: 25 September 2004
By Abby Goodnough
Abby Goodnough
Three back-to-back hurricanes have crippled campaign season in Florida; fund-raisers, canvassers, and advertisers have suspended operations, and candidates are making only brief appearances; absence of Florida polls since early August has been biggest handicap and has left candidates flying blind at pivotal time; candidates are having hard time getting news coverage and therefore having hard time raising money; there is also question of whether Florida voters will be able to meet Oct 4 registration deadline and whether their polling places are still standing; photo (M)
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TOMMY HILFIGER USA UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION
Date: 25 September 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tommy Hilfiger Corp is being investigated by US attorney's office regarding commissions paid to overseas purchasing unit for last 14 years (S)
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