Changing of a Bush Guard From Tiger to Teddy Bear
Date: 12 August 2003
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
New White House press secretary Scott McClellan is described by reporters as 'teddy bear' and 'sweetie,' in sharp contrast to their opinions of combative predecessor Ari Fleischer; yet his friendlier, more understated approach appears unlikely to significantly improve Bush administration's testy relationship with news media; for all their warm regards, reporters are not going easy on McClellan as they relentlessly try to get past what they see as administration's obfuscation on array of issues; photo (M)
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World Briefing | Asia: Taiwan: Suspect Chemical Taken From North Korean Freighter
Date: 12 August 2003
By James Brooke (NYT)
James NYT
Japan's Kyodo News reports Taiwan authorities have seized 40 tons of phosphoros pentasulfide, chemical that can be used to manufacture rocket fuel, from North Korean freighter (S)
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U.S. Says Shot Fired at Hotel Was Justified
Date: 13 August 2003
By Thom Shanker
Thom Shanker
American military inquiry into shelling that killed two foreign journalists at Palestine Hotel, Baghdad, in April finds troops were justified in firing at what they had reason to believe was enemy position; cameramen killed, Taras Protsyuk and Jose Couso, had been filming fighting from hotel balconies (M)
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The Giants Get Back To Business
Date: 12 August 2003
By Steve Popper
Steve Popper
New York Giants ignore distractions of tight end Jeremy Shockey's inappropriate comments to media and Ron Dixon's repeated absences and concentrate on practice; photo (M)
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How to Run a Recall Election: Begin by Juggling the Alphabet
Date: 12 August 2003
By Dean E. Murphy
Dean Murphy
Candidates hoping to succeed Gov Gray Davis of California on recall ballot will have their names listed on ballot in random alphabetical order; letters are drawn from bingo-style barrel to determine order; 195 candidates have submitted necessary paperwork, with more names still trickling in; Secretary of State Kevin Shelley says random alphabetical drawing has been performed for statewide elections since 1975, following court rulings that determined standard alphabetical listing of candidates is unconstitutional because name at top of ballot typically enjoys advantage; notes that no previous letter-drawing has attracted attention of news media as this one has; photo (M)
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Report Says Facility Beheaded Williams
Date: 13 August 2003
By Richard Sandomir
Richard Sandomir
Sports Illustrated article reports that head of late baseball legend Ted Williams was decapitated from his body by Alcor Life Extension Foundation, where he is allegedly being cryonically preserved, and that Williams's son John Henry Williams still owes foundation more than $100,000 (M)
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AMERITRADE DISCUSSING SETTLEMENT OF CHARGES
Date: 12 August 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ameritrade Holding Corp says NASD has made preliminary decision to discipline it for letting clients buy securities without having enough cash in their accounts (S)
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FIVE EXECUTIVES AT DELTA TO FORGO BONUSES
Date: 12 August 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Delta Air Lines says five top executives will forgo bonuses this year as company tries to persuade pilots to accept pay cuts to help stem losses (S)
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ENTERGY TO TRIM WORK FORCE WITH RETIREMENT OFFER
Date: 13 August 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Entergy Corp will try to cut 1,000 jobs, or more than 6 percent of its work force, by offering voluntary retirement packages to employees; majority of job cuts will come in Entergy's nuclear-power operations (S)
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