Lack of News Doesn't Deter Coverage
Date: 16 October 2002
By Katharine Q. Seelye and Jim Rutenberg
Katharine Seelye
All but one of Washington area's local television stations break into their regular daytime programming to broadcast yet another sniper news conference by Chief Charles A Moose of Montgomery County police, even though he has nothing new to report; news anchors, local and national, descend on encampment in Rockville where multiagency task force is based; some analysts question nature of news at time when public appetite seems insatiable; photo (M)
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World Briefing | Europe: Vatican: More Tensions With Russia
Date: 15 October 2002
By Jason Horowitz (NYT)
Jason NYT
Joaquin Navarro-Valls, spokesperson for Vatican, denounces Russian news media for what he sees as misleading story undercutting Catholic Church in Russia (S)
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World Briefing | Europe: Ukraine: Judge Orders Inquiry Of President
Date: 16 October 2002
By Michael Wines (NYT)
Michael NYT
Judge Yuri Vasylenko orders prosecutors to open criminal investigation into Ukrainian Pres Leonid D Kuchma's alleged illegal arms sales to Iraq and ties to murder of opposition journalist (S)
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Our Towns; From Bottom Of Bird Cages, An Issue Rises
Date: 16 October 2002
By Matthew Purdy
Matthew Purdy
Matthew Purdy Our Towns column comments on musings by New Jersey Republican Senate candidate Douglas Forrester, written 10 years ago for The West Windsor-Plainsboro Chronicle; writings expose libertarian leanings, which Democratic candidate Frank Lautenberg's campaign is using as fodder for several commercials (M)
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SPX BUYS VANCE INTERNATIONAL FOR $67 MILLION
Date: 16 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
SPX Corp, whose security unit provides security services, acquires security provider Vance International Inc for $67 million (S)
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CONTRACTOR FOR ENERGY INDUSTRY CUTS PROFIT FORECAST
Date: 15 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shaw Group, construction company for energy industry, cuts its profit forecast for this fiscal year as power-plant owners cancel and delay projects (S)
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HEAD OF DRUG RESEARCH COMPANY ASKS TO BUY IT
Date: 15 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Quintiles Transnational Corp chairman Dennis Gillings offers to buy company, provider of drug research and marketing, for about $1.3 billion; Gillings has formed Pharma Services to acquire Quintiles (S)
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WORLDCOM GETS APPROVAL FOR $1.1 BILLION LOAN
Date: 16 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
WorldCom Inc wins Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez's approval of $1.1 billion loan to help finance its reorganization and reassure vendors and customers (S)
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POLO RALPH LAUREN TO REACQUIRE JAPANESE LICENSES
Date: 16 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp will pay about $70 million to reacquire some Japanese licenses and gain greater control over distribution and production of its apparel; will buy 50 percent of its Japanese master license from Seibu Department Stores, which has sold Polo items since 1978; is also acquiring 18 percent stake in new company that will make and sell some of its clothing in Japan (S)
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CONTAINER MAKER CUTS FORECASTS FOR QUARTER AND YEAR
Date: 15 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Silgan Holdings, maker of containers for food and cosmetics, cuts its forecast for third-quarter and full-year profit (S)
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