Glimpses of a Leader, Through Chosen Eyes Only
Date: 13 July 2003
By Elisabeth Bumiller
Elisabeth Bumiller
Article profiles Eric Draper, chief White House photographer; all recent presidents have had official photographers and all have distributed photographs putting president and administration in best light, but photographers, picture editors and even administration officials agree that no other administration has limited access as much as Bush White House; picture editors complain that photographs, while excellent, are administration's version of events, not journalism; photos (M)
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Easing the Admissions Frenzy
Date: 13 July 2003
Editorial commends US News & World Report for its decision to eliminate yield rate from annual college rankings; says number, which indicated percentage of those offered admission who actually enrolled and which helped determined colleges' overall scores, had considerable psychological impact on applicants; also praises schools that have eased restrictions on early admission
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Reporter's Notebook; In and Out of Africa, Bush Is His Usual Brisk Self
Date: 13 July 2003
By Richard W. Stevenson
Richard Stevenson
Reporter's Notebook takes stock of Pres Bush's five-nation swing through Africa, noting that his tendency toward brisk, businesslike efficiency makes quick work of meetings with various leaders and sightseeing tours; says concerns about security limit his ability to move around; says Bush finds himself following in footsteps of predecessor Bill Clinton, who traveled twice to Africa during his term of office; says trip is plotted to last detail to make sure Bush is shown in most flattering way possible; says Bush occasionally takes questions from reporters after meeting with leaders, following prescribed formula--two from Americans and two from host country's press corps--but almost never holds formal news conferences; photo (M)
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His Headlines Pack Punch. Indonesia Hits Back.
Date: 12 July 2003
By Jane Perlez
Jane Perlez
Saturday Profile of Supratman, editor of one of Indonesia's raciest tabloid newspapers, who has been taken to court by Pres Megawati Sukarnoputri on defamation charges; interview; photo (M)
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Wariness and Sadness in Town Changed by a Mine Rescue
Date: 12 July 2003
By James Dao
James Dao
Somerset, Pa, will mark first anniversary of rescue of nine miners from deep underground in mood much changed from last year's celebrations; residents are weary of publicity, somewhat jaded by celebrity and suspicious of reporters they believe stoked rumors and conflicts; photos; June suicide of Robert T Long, leading figure in rescue, followed allegations that he profited unjustly from publicity (M)
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Stowaway on Bush Press Plane Is Arrested in Uganda
Date: 12 July 2003
Ugandan authorities arrest unidentified man who stowed away on press plane accompanying Pres Bush from South Africa to Entebbe; photo; man then rode bus with journalists and entered hotel where Bush was speaking (S)
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COMPUWARE SAYS PROFIT FELL SHORT OF FORECASTS
Date: 12 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Compuware Corp reports earnings of 1 cent per share on sales of $300 million to $305 million in its fiscal first quarter ended June 30; net income was 6 cents per share on sales of $346.6 million year earlier (S)
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AMERICA ONLINE DROPS SOME LINKS TO AMAZON.COM
Date: 12 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
America Online begins selling videos and compact discs directly from its website; removes some links to Amazon.com's online store (S)
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CIGNA SAYS PROFIT IN QUARTER WAS LESS THAN FORECAST
Date: 12 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cigna Corp says second-quarter earnings were $1 to $1.15 per share, less than it had forecast (S)
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CARMAX SAYS SALES MAY DOUBLE IN FOUR YEARS
Date: 12 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Used-car retailer Carmax Inc says it will 'roughly double' sales to $8 billion by its 2007 fiscal year; also plans to open as many as 44 new stores over four years (S)
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