Fox Portrays a War of Good and Evil, and Many Applaud
Date: 03 December 2001
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Fox News Channel offers unabashed and vehement support of US war against terrorism, and its audience is growing as result; network, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, has reputation of being politically conservative, but even critics are surprised by its demeanor since Sept 11; Fox says its reports are not tinged with ideology but simply reflect new realities facing nation (M)
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Rather Reports Another War, This Time in a Windbreaker
Date: 03 December 2001
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
CBS News anchorman Dan Rather begins reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan (M)
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VALERO ENERGY AGREES TO SELL REFINERY
Date: 04 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Valero Energy agrees to sell San Francisco area refinery in order to gain Federal Trade Commission approval of its $5.4 billion takeover of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corp (S)
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COLLINS & AIKMAN CUTS PRICE FOR TEXTRON DEAL
Date: 04 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Collins & Aikman Corp reduces price of its acquisition of car-trim business of Textron Inc from $1.34 billion to $1.28 billion, citing 'changed economic circumstances' (S)
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NESTLÉ TO BUY IONICS' BOTTLED WATER BUSINESS
Date: 04 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nestle will buy Aqua Cool Pure Bottled Water operation of Ionics Inc for $220 million (S)
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DANA PUTS COST OF REALIGNMENT AT $445 MILLION
Date: 04 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dana Corp expects about $445 million in after-tax costs from eliminating 11,250 jobs and closing or combination of more than 30 plants and offices (S)
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HOUSTON EXPLORATION AGREES TO BUY CONOCO PROPERTIES
Date: 04 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Houston Exploration will buy South Texas properties from Conoco Inc for $69 million to add onshore gas reserves (S)
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FRIENDLY ICE CREAM SAYS DEBT PLAN IS STALLED
Date: 04 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Friendly Ice Cream Corp reports delay in plan to obtain new loans and buy back bonds (S)
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Liberty Media Increases Stake In European Cable TV Operator
Date: 04 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Liberty Media Corp increases its interest in UnitedGlobalCom Inc, Europe's second-largest cable TV operator, to about 76 percent of shares outstanding (S)
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Technology Briefing | Internet: Elec Sells Airline Business Unit
Date: 04 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Elec Communications Corp sells its Airline Ventures subsidiary to management for $500,000; Airline Ventures operates Internet site that enables airline crew members to buy travel-related products (S)
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