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Date: 23 October 2003
By Marjorie Connelly
Marjorie Connelly
CBS News Poll reveals that fans watching World Series are evenly divided in their desires to see either New York Yankees or Florida Marlins win (M)
Date: 23 October 2003
By Sophia Kishkovsky
Sophia Kishkovsky
Six men who owned or ran news media in Togliatti, Russia, have been killed since 1995, prompting Moscow newspaper to call it 'City of Dead Journalists'; victims include two editors in chief of Togliatti Review, newspaper known for muckraking about deadly post-Soviet intersection of politics, business and organized crime; Committee to Protect Journalists reports that total of 13 journalists across Russia have been killed since 2000; Mayor Nikolai Utkin of Togliatti worries that killings mar his city's reputation, but says he cannot provide bodyguards for every journalist; photos (M)
Date: 23 October 2003
By Rafael Hermoso
Rafael Hermoso
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig reminds media that San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds and New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi are only being investigated in connection with use of steroids and are not charged with crimes (S)
Date: 23 October 2003
By Thomas George
Thomas George
Washington Redskins are 3-4, and some within organization and in media blame coach Steve Spurrier for lack of communication (M)
Date: 24 October 2003
By Douglas Jehl and David Firestone
Douglas Jehl
Senior Republicans in Congress join Democrats in openly complaining about Defense Sec Donald H Rumsfeld, whose steps and missteps in past month are drawing increasing Republican ire; accuse him of high-handedness and lack of respect; cite his failure to question propriety of comments made by Gen William G Boykin that many see as defamatory to Islam, as well as his glossy public assessments about war on terrorism at time when his gloomy private views are being leaked to press; White House officials make clear they are increasingly frustrated and impatient with Rumsfeld, particularly after he publicly criticizes Pres Bush's closest foreign policy adviser, Condoleezza Rice; senior Republican Congressional official says he feels Rumsfeld is doing harm to White House; photo (M)
Date: 23 October 2003
By George Vecsey
George Vecsey
George Vecsey Sports of The Times column discusses New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, who is under constant media spotlight as his postseason success ebbs and flows; photo (M)
Date: 23 October 2003
By Jacques Steinberg
Jacques Steinberg
Prof Mark von Hagen, hired by New York Times to assess Walter Duranty's coverage of Soviet Union in 1930's, holds Pulitzer Prize Times correspondent won should be rescinded because of 'lack of balance' in covering Stalin's government; Ukrainian-Americans have pushed Pulitzer Prize Board to revoke 1932 prize because he failed to report on famine that killed millions of Ukrainians in 1932 and 1933; von Hagen calls 1931 writing for which Duranty won prize 'dull and largely uncritical recitation of Soviet sources;' Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr, in letter sent with von Hagen's report to Pulitzer Board in July, noted Times has often acknowledged that Duranty's slovenly work should have been caught at time by his editors and prize judges; questioned wisdom of rescinding prizes; Times executive editor Bill Keller backs stand, interview (M)
Date: 24 October 2003
By Richard W. Stevenson
Richard Stevenson
FBI agents begin interviewing Bush administration officials about disclosure of undercover CIA agent's identity to columnist Robert D Novak; inquiry has been taken to White House, CIA, State Dept and Pentagon over last two weeks; phone logs, e-mail messages, diaries and other documents have been examined, and dozens of administration officials have been questioned (M)
Date: 23 October 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Loral Space and Communications wins approval from federal bankruptcy court to provide three satellites for Hughes Electronics Corp's DirecTV and one satellite for PanAmSat Corp; one satellite will be delivered to DirecTV under existing contract; other three satellites are new orders valued at more than $320 million (S)
Date: 23 October 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
MetLife and UnumProvident Corp win $72 million reduction in $85.7 million verdict awarded in April to Arizona cardiologist Dr Joanne Ceimo who said insurance companies unfairly denied her disability claims; Federal Judge Frederick J Martone reduces punitive damages to $7 million from $79 million while denying insurance companies motions to reverse verdict; UnumProvident will appeal (S)