On Television, Torture Takes a Holiday
Date: 23 January 2005
By Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Frank Rich column on near absence of network news coverage of Abu Ghraib prison scandal trial of Specialist Charles A Graner Jr; questions whether Americans want to know truth about US role in incidents of torture; photos (M)
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Numbed by the Numbers, When They Just Don't Add Up
Date: 23 January 2005
By Daniel Okrent
Daniel Okrent
Daniel Okrent, in Public Editor column, comments on Jacques Steinberg and Tom Torok Jan 10 article revealing how newspaper subscriptions paid for by advertisers are delivered to readers who have not asked for them; concludes that article was fair and accurate, but could have been more candid about New York Times's own practices; Okrent also discusses how numbers are misapplied and ill-explained in many Times articles (M)
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Horribilis
Date: 23 January 2005
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire On Language column on Latin phrase 'annus horribilis,' used by Queen Elizabeth II to describe bad year for Royal Family and used more recently by other world figures; also notes Colin Powell's use of 'Rolodex ranger' to deride media source (M)
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NANOMETRICS AND AUGUST TO MERGE IN STOCK DEAL
Date: 22 January 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nanometrics agrees to merger with August Technology Corp through stock swap; new company will be called August Nanometrics (S)
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WESTPOINT STEVENS SUBMITS PLAN FOR LEAVING BANKRUPTCY
Date: 22 January 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
WestPoint Stevens, bankrupt maker of Martha Stewart and Disney Home sheets and towels, files plan to exit bankruptcy and says it would sell its assets if creditors oppose plan (S)
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TXU TO PAY $150 MILLION TO SETTLE SHAREHOLDER SUITS
Date: 22 January 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
TXU Corp agrees to pay $150 million and replace two directors to settle shareholder lawsuits filed after company's shares plunged and dividends were cut sharply more than two years ago (S)
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EXXON MOBIL SELLS PIPELINE SYSTEM TO BUCKEYE PARTNERS
Date: 22 January 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Buckeye Partners, petroleum transporter, agrees to buy fuel pipelines and terminals from Exxon Mobil Corp for $180 million; pipelines deliver fuel from Valero Energy Corp refinery in Paulsboro, NJ, to destinations in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania (S)
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TOMMY HILFIGER CLOSING JEANS UNIT AND CUTTING 200 JOBS
Date: 22 January 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tommy Hilfiger Corp is closing its young men's jeans division and cutting 200 jobs across its wholesale business amid slumping sales (S)
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World Business Briefing | Europe: Germany: Bertelsmann Names Executive
Date: 22 January 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bertelsmann appoints Thomas Rabe chief financial officer, effective Jan 1, 2006; Rabe, chief financial officer at Bertelsmann's RTL Group broadcasting unit, will suceed Siegfried Luther, who will retire at end of year (S)
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World Business Briefing | Europe: Germany: Steel Maker Raises Forecast
Date: 22 January 2005
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
ThyssenKrupp, German steel maker, says pretax profit in year through Sept will probably exceed 2004 record of 1.6 billion euros ($2.1 billion); graph (S)
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