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26th of July 2004 News
Nieuws zoals het verscheen op de voorpagina van de New York Times op 26 juli 2004
Network Anchors Hold Fast to Their Dwindling 15 Minutes
Date: 26 July 2004
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Roles of television anchors Peter Jennings, ABC News, Tom Brokaw, NBC News, and Dan Rather, CBS News, seem oddly diminished in time when there is little breaking news at political conventions; all appear resigned that they are no longer giants as they fight for prominence in media world crowded with newcomers, political world where conventions are scripted and corporate culture that is unwilling to give them more than one hour each night for coverage; graph shows television ratings of conventions from 1960-2000; photos (M)
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PARTY'S SCHEDULE
Date: 27 July 2004
Schedule of speakers and news coverage at Democratic National Convention; includes list of Democratic party Web sites; drawings (M)
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Whose Convention Is It? Reporters Outnumber Delegates 6 to 1
Date: 27 July 2004
By David Carr
David Carr
Article on media focus at Democratic and Republican presidential conventions; notes that political reporters, totaling 15,000, outnumber delegates by 6 to 1 at Democratic convention in Boston; some comment on pomp and frustrations of political conventions; photo (M)
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Year of the Blog? Web Diarists Are Now Official Members of Convention Press Corps
Date: 26 July 2004
By Jennifer 8. Lee
Jennifer
About three dozen bloggers are given press credentials for Democratic convention; most bloggers have built following by ferreting out interesting but obscure information or by providing comments on events, but are not sure how they will cover convention; comments from bloggers; some observers are uneasy how convention is expanding definition of journalism, as they have no pretense of objectivity, but others are intrigued at bloggers' impact on political process; photo (M)
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Heinz Kerry Comment Gains Long-Dreaded Attention
Date: 27 July 2004
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Sen John Kerry's wife Teresa Heinz Kerry gains prominence on opening day of Democratic convention when she tells Colin McNickle, editorial page editor of conservative Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, to 'shove it' because she says he misquoted her; Heinz Kerry has shown flair for saying what she thinks, whenever she thinks it in way that is foreign to political operatives; prevailing philosophy is 'let Teresa be Teresa' and many are delighted that she is successful and popular so far on stump; photo (M)
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Iran Acquittal In Death Case Is Challenged
Date: 26 July 2004
By Nazila Fathi
Nazila Fathi
Lawyer representing family of slain Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi vows to continue struggle to bring her killer to justice, one day after court in Tehran clears Iranian intelligence agent Muhammad Reza Aghdam Ahmadi of responsibility in her death; she died of brain hemorrage in July 2003 while in detention for having taken photographs outside prison in Tehran (M)
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The Outcome May Be Wired, But Nothing Like the Venue
Date: 26 July 2004
By Ken Belson
Ken Belson
Democratic convention in Boston will showcase latest telecommunications technology, from cellphones to fiber-optic networks, to serve delegates, executives, reporters and lobbyists; Verizon has laid 4,000 miles of cable in and around Fleet Center, where Democrats will meet, installed 1,000 high-speed data lines and set up five miniswitching stations to route calls; has prepared 10,000 phone lines and even created new exchange--366--just for convention; will also supply Republican convention in New York in August; photo (M)
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BANKRUPTCY COURT APPROVES FLEMING REORGANIZATION
Date: 27 July 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Fleming Companies, grocery distributor that sought bankruptcy protection last year, wins court approval to reorganize as convenience-store supplier (S)
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EXECUTIVE RESIGNS IN INVESTIGATION OF CARDINAL HEALTH
Date: 27 July 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Drug distributor Cardinal Health Inc says Richard Miller has resigned as chief financial officer after Securities and Exchange Commission intensifies probe into its accounting; will delay releasing full financial results for fiscal 2004 and fourth quarter until late August or early September so that Michael Losh, who was hired to replace Miller, can review them (S)
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INVESTCORP SELLS WINDOW UNIT TO CAXTON-ISEMAN
Date: 27 July 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Investcorp Bank EC, Bahrain-based buyout firm, sells MW Manufacturers Inc, maker of windows and patio doors, to New York-based Caxton-Iseman Capital Inc for $320 million (S)
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