BBC Director Resigns as Fallout Over Iraq Report Builds
Date: 30 January 2004
By Sarah Lyall
Sarah Lyall
British Broadcasting Corp director general Greg Dyke resigns in wake of report castigating BBC's journalistic practices in connection with questions about government's handling of intelligence about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq; hundreds of BBC employees walk off their jobs in spontaneous protest; resignation follows by one day departure of Gavyn Davies, BBC board chairman; critical report issued by Lord Hutton was political triumph for Prime Min Tony Blair, but backlash is developing over what some see as Hutton's blanket bias in favor of government; photos (M)
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White House Cites Iraq's History of Seeking Arms as a Reason for War
Date: 30 January 2004
By Richard W. Stevenson
Richard Stevenson
National security adviser Condoleezza Rice appears on three network morning news programs to justify Bush adminstration's decision to go to war against Iraq; says that even if Saddam Hussein had not amassed stockpiles of biological, chemical or nuclear weapons, he could not be left in power because of his history of trying to acquire them; continues to rebuff calls from many Democrats and from former chief weapons inspector David A Kay for independent inquiry into how Central Intelligence Agency and other intelligence organizations apparently misjudged extent of Hussein's weapons program; signals that Pres Bush would support more narrowly focused review of American intelligence capabilities in war on terrorism it it were conducted under White House control (M)
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Reporter at Center of Dispute Over Iraq Resigns From BBC
Date: 31 January 2004
By Sarah Lyall
Sarah Lyall
Andrew Gilligan, reporter at center of dispute between British Broadcasting Corp and British government over whether government had exaggerated case for war against Iraq, resigns from BBC; follows BBC chmn Gavyn Davies and dir gen Greg Dyke, who left their posts after scathing official report that accused Gilligan of sloppy reporting and his employers of host of journalistic and management failures (M)
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ATA REACHES AGREEMENT WITH CREDITORS
Date: 31 January 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Creditors of ATA Holdings Corp, parent of ATA Airlines, agree to let company delay debt payments for next two years to avoid bankruptcy filing (S)
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FEDEX SHAREHOLDERS TO VOTE ON BOARD TERMS
Date: 31 January 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
FedEx Corp to hold shareholder vote on electing all of its 13 directors annually, after investor pressure to increase accountability (S)
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GENZYME WINS APPROVAL TO SELL A DRUG IN JAPAN
Date: 30 January 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Genzyme Corp wins Japanese approval for its drug Fabrazyme, which treats rare enzyme deficiency called Fabry disease; will sell drug as soon as Japanese government sets price (S)
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GLAXOSMITHKLINE LOSES BID TO BLOCK A GENERIC DRUG
Date: 30 January 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
GlaxoSmithKline loses legal bid to block Impax Laboratories from selling generic version of its antidepressant Wellbutrin SR; US Appeals Court upholds lower court ruling that Impax does not infringe Glaxo patents for drug; Impax has agreement with Andrx Corp, first company to file regulatory approval of generic version of Wellbutrin, that allows it to go to market with drug (S)
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UNION PACIFIC NAMES CHIEF FOR RAILROAD UNIT
Date: 31 January 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Union Pacific Corp appoints chief financial officer James Young to head its railroad unit and names Robert Knight to succeed him in finance post; Young to succeed Ivor Evans, who becomes vice chairman; Young and Evans are also named to new office of chairman along with chief executive Richard Davidson (S)
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EPIQ TO ACQUIRE POORMAN-DOUGLAS FOR $115 MILLION
Date: 31 January 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Software maker Epiq Systems Inc acquires Poorman-Douglas Corp for $115 million in cash to add services for law firms (S)
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WELLA TO CUT 600 JOBS AT COSMETICS OPERATION
Date: 31 January 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wella plans to cut about 600 jobs at its cosmetics unit as part of agreement that gives its parent Procter & Gamble Co right to license Wella products (S)
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