Thursday, March 27, 2003

Antiwar Groups Jam Midtown [1]. Anti-war groups called for a day of widespread civil disobedience today, including blocking busy intersections and staging a "die-in." By The Associated Press. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Anti-War-Protests.html?ex=1049432400&en=56422ffc38d70c7a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 3:06:04 PM     Rumsfeld Urges Congress to Approve $74.7 Billion War Package [1]. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld urged quick congressional approval of President Bush's request for $74.7 billion to cover the emerging costs of war. By The Associated Press. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/politics/AP-War-Budget.html?ex=1049432400&en=b37938ea2c70d413&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 3:06:04 PM     Bush and Blair Voice Their Resolve to Remove Hussein [1]. With a new intensity of anger and determination, President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain pledged again today that Saddam Hussein's regime will be destroyed. By David Stout. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/international/worldspecial/27CND-PREXY.html?ex=1049432400&en=1249ec230752dadd&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 3:06:03 PM     British destroy Iraqi column [1]. British tanks engage an Iraqi column near Basra destroying 14 tanks in a major battle, say UK commanders. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2891059.stm 3:06:03 PM     British 'destroy Iraqi column' [1]. British tanks engage an Iraqi column near Basra destroying 14 tanks in a major battle, say UK commanders. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2891059.stm 2:06:15 PM     Millionaire accused had 'chronic cough' [1]. A man accused of cheating on Who Wants to be A Millionaire? by coughing had "cough variant asthma", says medic. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/2891957.stm 2:06:14 PM     Police get radiation detectors [1]. Police officers are being issued with radiation detection monitors in case of exposure following a terrorist attack on the UK. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/2892953.stm 2:06:14 PM     Marines 'Contested Every Inch, Every Mile' [1]. Officers fear resistance from bands of irregular Iraqi fighters and army units will only stiffen as allied forces get closer to Baghdad. By John Kifner. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/international/worldspecial/27CND-MARINE.html?ex=1049432400&en=150f4d29a4f30db6&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:05:23 PM     Coalition 'breaking Saddam's grip' [1]. President Bush says the US-led forces will press on for "however long it takes" to topple the Iraqi leader. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2892933.stm 1:05:23 PM     Blair condemns troop 'executions' [1]. Tony Blair accuses Iraq of "executing" two British soldiers, as he concludes talks with US President George Bush. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/2889071.stm 1:05:23 PM     US paratroopers open northern front [1]. Kurds greet hundreds of US paratroopers who were parachuted into northern Iraq at start of new front in the war. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2892801.stm 1:05:23 PM     Museveni backs political change [1]. Uganda's president calls on members of the ruling "Movement" to end a ban on multi-party activities. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2888037.stm 1:05:23 PM     Coalition 'breaking Saddam's grip' [1]. President Bush says the US-led forces are making "steady progress" towards toppling the Iraqi leader and "liberating" his people. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2892933.stm 12:05:26 PM     Blair condemns troop 'executions' [1]. Tony Blair accuses Iraq of "executing" two British soldiers, as he concludes talks with US President George W Bush. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/2889071.stm 12:05:26 PM     US paratroopers open northern front [1]. Kurds greet US paratroopers at start of new northern front. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2891239.stm 12:05:25 PM     Airport virus checks urged [1]. Countries with large numbers of cases of a virulent pneumonia should screen passengers at airports for the illness, say experts. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/2892837.stm 12:05:25 PM     Fortuyn suspect admits murder [1]. The man accused of murdering Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn tells the first day of his trial that he committed the crime. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/2888859.stm 12:05:25 PM     Blunkett pushes asylum havens [1]. Asylum seekers would be deported to UN controlled centres outside Europe under UK proposals to the EU. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/2892301.stm 12:05:25 PM     Hong Kong Quarantines 1,000 and Closes Schools Over Virus [1]. Hong Kong's Health Department announced this evening that 51 more patients had been hospitalized with pneumonia and other symptoms of the severe acute respiratory syndrome. By Keith Bradsher. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/health/27CND-HONG.html?ex=1049432400&en=aa91bb74d344e5df&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 12:05:25 PM     Iraq troops engage US forces [1]. Battles rage across southern Iraq as US and UK soldiers encounter fierce resistance from Iraqi forces. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2890523.stm 12:05:25 PM     In pictures: Iraq war - day eight [1]. US-led forces continue to meet fierce resistance from Iraqi troops and militia, as the war enters its second week. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_depth/photo_gallery/2891733.stm 12:05:25 PM     Waiting for the Iraqi exodus [1]. Aid workers in eastern Jordan await a stream of Iraqi refugees expected to start arriving when fighting reaches the cities. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2890961.stm 12:05:25 PM     Eight arrested in terror raids [1]. Police arrest eight men under anti-terrorism laws in raids in Derby. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/2892241.stm 12:05:24 PM     Museveni backs political change [1]. President Museveni calls on members of the ruling "Movement" to end a ban on multi-party activities. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2888037.stm 12:05:24 PM     War News From MTV and People Magazine [1]. Recognizing that not everyone gets their news from daily newspapers, the Pentagon offered some of its "embed" slots to reporters from magazines like People and Rolling Stone. By David Carr. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/international/worldspecial/27MTV.html?ex=1049432400&en=f03c1a5383772b19&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 12:05:24 PM     Anxiety Builds in First Week of Fighting [1]. Signs of anxiety about the progress of the war were evident in pockets around Columbus, Ohio, and its mall-filled suburbs. By Monica Davey. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/international/worldspecial/27VOIC.html?ex=1049432400&en=2fd253c36a125c99&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 12:05:24 PM     U.S. Hunts for Bio-Agents and Gas at an Iraq Depot [1]. American military officials have found no traces of chemical or biological agents at a sprawling Iraqi ammunition storage facility south of Baghdad. By Judith Miller. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/international/worldspecial/27INSP.html?ex=1049432400&en=1a2cfb38663e80c0&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 12:05:24 PM     Washington Trying to Curb U.N. Role in a Postwar Iraq [1]. Once again Britain, Washington's staunchest ally in the drive toward Baghdad, is trying to play the role of mediator. By Steven R. Weisman with Felicity Barringer. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/international/worldspecial/27DIPL.html?ex=1049432400&en=eb889651d0992b16&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 12:05:24 PM     With Smaller Operation Than First Planned, U.S. Opens Northern Front [1]. The U.S. military opened its long-awaited northern front on Wednesday, but the operation was significantly smaller than what the Pentagon originally planned. By Eric Schmitt with C. J. Chivers. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/international/worldspecial/27NORT.html?ex=1049432400&en=b5fcab392099784b&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 12:05:24 PM     Situation in Basra Remains 'Difficult and Confused' [1]. Allied troops surround Basra but conditions inside remain desperate for civilians, many of whom have been without water and electricity for much of the past week. By John M. Broder. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/international/worldspecial/27CND-QATAR.html?ex=1049432400&en=60863ef9fcdde6e1&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 12:05:23 PM     Stocks Slide on Fears of Protracted War [1]. Growing fears of a protracted war in Iraq weighed on Wall Street again Thursday, prompting investors to cash in more profits. By The Associated Press. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Wall-Street.html?ex=1049432400&en=685b5212b4442ed7&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 12:05:23 PM     Daily Update: an online roundup [1]. First attempts at aid relief said to be disastrous [1] http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0327/dailyUpdate.html 12:05:23 PM     Bush and Blair: different postwar visions [1]. The US and British leaders meet for talks on Iraq at Camp David Thursday. [1] http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0327/p01s03-woiq.html 12:05:23 PM     Lessons on how to oust Hussein [1]. Kurds who fought in the 1991 uprising say involving them and encouraging civilian revolts are key. [1] http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0327/p08s01-woiq.html 12:05:23 PM     Iraqis opt for delay as defense [1]. American troops face hurdles as Hussein's troops move south of Baghdad. [1] http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0327/p01s02-woiq.html 12:05:23 PM     Slideshow: One week of war [1]. A look back at memorable images. [1] http://www.csmonitor.com/slideshows/weekatwar/slide1.html 12:05:23 PM     A 1982 Israeli war has modern echoes for US in Iraq [1]. The parallels between the US-led invasion of Iraq and Israel's invasion of Lebanon 21 years ago are striking -- and ominous. [1] http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0327/p13s01-woiq.html 12:05:23 PM     Watering Iraqi Eden [1]. International groups are weighing options to restore the Mesopotamian wetlands once the war is over. [1] http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0327/p14s01-sten.html 12:05:22 PM     Iraq troops engage US forces [1]. Battles rage across southern Iraq as US and UK soldiers encounter fiercer Iraqi resistance than expected. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2890523.stm 12:05:22 PM     British 'destroy Iraqi column' [1]. British tanks engage an Iraqi column near Basra destroying 14 enemy tanks in a major battle, say UK commanders. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2891059.stm 12:05:22 PM     Millionaire accused had 'chronic cough' [1]. A man accused of foul play by coughing on Who Wants to be A Millionaire? had "cough variant asthma", says medic. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/2891957.stm 12:05:22 PM     Extra £1.25bn for war on Iraq [1]. Chancellor Gordon Brown announces extra funds to help the Ministry of Defence pay for the war against Iraq. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/2891835.stm 12:05:22 PM     Chemical weapons 'proof' found [1]. UK troops have found evidence proving Iraq is ready to use chemical weapons, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon says. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2892077.stm 12:05:22 PM     In pictures: Iraq war - one week on [1]. US-led forces continue to meet fierce resistance from Iraqi troops and militia, as the war enters its second week. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_depth/photo_gallery/2891733.stm 12:05:22 PM     Scientists identify killer virus [1]. Experts say they have now confirmed the identity of a virus which may have killed more than 50 people worldwide. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/2891467.stm 12:05:21 PM     British tanks 'wipe out Iraqi column' [1]. UK Challenger 2 tanks engage an Iraqi column near Basra destroying 14 enemy tanks in a major battle, British commanders say. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2891059.stm 7:12:34 AM     PoWs are civilians, says MoD [1]. Two prisoners of war shown on TV are civilian sub-contractors hired through a Saudi company, says the Ministry of Defence. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2890901.stm 7:12:34 AM     Oil shortage rocks markets [1]. Oil prices march higher and share indexes get off to a weak start to the day as the war dominates markets. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/2890793.stm 7:12:34 AM     Family tribute to teenage soldier [1]. The father of a 19-year-old soldier killed during a "friendly fire" incident in Iraq says he is proud of his son. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/2888177.stm 7:12:33 AM     Aid ship delay after mines found [1]. British ship Sir Galahad, carrying food, water and blankets to Iraq, has been delayed from reaching port by the discovery of two mines. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/2890731.stm 7:12:33 AM     Police DNA powers 'to be extended' [1]. Police could take fingerprints and DNA from anyone they arrest, even if they are not charged, under new plans. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/2890047.stm 7:12:33 AM     Iraq troops engage US forces [1]. Elite Iraqi forces fight to hold a crucial town, slowing US soldiers pushing north towards Baghdad. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2890523.stm 6:12:30 AM     Iraqis 'forced to fight' [1]. Iraqi forces in Basra are being made to leave the city and fight by pro-Saddam militia, say British military commanders. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2891059.stm 6:12:29 AM     Convoy hijacked in aid 'disaster' [1]. Long-awaited aid deliveries destined for Iraq have run into trouble on the ground, BBC News Online's Ryan Dilley reports. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2891069.stm 6:12:29 AM     UK commander attacks TV footage [1]. The leader of UK forces in the Gulf clashes with a TV station over its "deplorable" decision to show footage of dead British soldiers. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2890901.stm 5:12:19 AM     Coalition hits Iraqi column [1]. Coalition jets and artillery pound an Iraqi column which made a dash out of the besieged southern city of Basra. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2890405.stm 5:12:19 AM     Five die in gas-filled car [1]. Four children and a man believed to be their father are found dead in a gas-filled car at a north Wales beauty spot. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/2890999.stm 5:12:18 AM     Liberian leader accuses US [1]. President Taylor says the United States is indirectly supporting Lurd rebels after an attack near the capital. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/2891087.stm 5:12:18 AM     First, Do No Harm (Wirelessly) [1]. IF you think the gowns are bad, consider another indignity you might encounter during a hospital stay: your doctor uses a cellphone, but you and your visitors are prohibited from doing the same. By Marcia Biederman. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/technology/circuits/27hosp.html?ex=1049346000&en=86e1eebfcb141c36&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 4:11:44 AM     Hong Kong Ward Battles New Virus [1]. Patients suffering from a mysterious pneumonia that has infected about 1,300 people are battling the illness in a specially created isolation ward. By Thomas Cramptoninternational Herald Tribune. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/health/27HONG.html?ex=1049346000&en=87bcec21b0e1e8d9&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 4:11:44 AM     Deal Offers Novartis a Foothold in Viral Drugs [1]. Novartis, with its decision to pay $255 million for a majority stake in a modest biotechnology company, is gaining a foothold in the fast-growing market for drugs to treat viral diseases like hepatitis and AIDS. By Alison Langley and Andrew Pollack. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27BIOT.html?ex=1049346000&en=9b7ed0c52c450455&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 4:11:43 AM     Experts Support Move to Curb Some Smallpox Vaccinations [1]. Medical experts said the government acted correctly on Tuesday when it temporarily suspended smallpox vaccinations for people with heart disease. By Denise Grady. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/international/worldspecial/27SMAL.html?ex=1049432400&en=f37b02b71502f61a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 4:11:43 AM     Democrat Pulls Her Support for Senate Malpractice Bill [1]. The lone Senate Democrat who publicly supports caps on jury awards in medical malpractice suits is withdrawing her name from the legislation. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/politics/27MEDI.html?ex=1049432400&en=17250ac4c75f39bd&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 4:11:43 AM     New York State Adopts Strict Ban on Workplace Smoking [1]. New York became the third state to pass a law that would ban smoking in nearly every restaurant, bar and workplace. By Winnie Hu. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/nyregion/27SMOK.html?ex=1049432400&en=15de1a951e2fa1e0&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 4:11:43 AM     Drug Shows Promise in at Least 4 Cancers [1]. A fourth kind of cancer has proved to be treatable by a drug that also causes remarkable remissions in many patients with a rare form of leukemia. By Nicholas Wade. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/health/27CANC.html?ex=1049432400&en=5133bdd2abce40b7&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 4:11:42 AM     China Raises Tally of Cases and Deaths in Mystery Illness [1]. Chinese health officials on Wednesday dramatically increased their estimates of the number of cases and deaths caused by a new mystery pneumonia. By Elisabeth Rosenthal with Lawrence K. Altman. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/health/27INFE.html?ex=1049346000&en=f709fcf6e73f11f2&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 4:11:42 AM     Aid ship delayed after mines found [1]. British ship Sir Galahad, carrying food, water and blankets to Iraq, is delayed from reaching port by the discovery of two mines in the waterways. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/2890731.stm 4:11:42 AM     Lennon's childhood home opens [1]. The house in Liverpool where John Lennon spent his early years is opened to the public by his widow Yoko Ono. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/2890129.stm 4:11:42 AM     Aid ship delayed by mine [1]. British ship Sir Galahad, carrying food, water and blankets to Iraq, is delayed from reaching port by the discovery of a mine. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/2890731.stm 3:11:38 AM     'POWs and dead' film condemned [1]. The British military and Prime Minister Tony Blair deplore an Iraqi broadcast allegedly showing UK prisoners and bodies. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2890667.stm 2:11:27 AM     Blair and Bush hold Iraq summit [1]. Tony Blair is in the US for talks with President Bush on the progress of the war and plans for a post-Saddam Iraq. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/2889071.stm 1:10:46 AM     Elite US division flies to Gulf [1]. The army will soon fly its high-tech 4th division to the Gulf area, after it was refused permission to cross into Iraq via Turkey. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2890331.stm 1:10:46 AM     Police leads over Hannah's death [1]. Officers have several new lines of inquiry after a Crimewatch reconstruction of student Hannah Foster's last movements. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/2890615.stm 1:10:45 AM     Fortuyn murder trial to open [1]. The man accused of murdering Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is due to appear in court amid intense public interest. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/2888859.stm 1:10:45 AM     Technology Briefing: Deals [1]. I.B.M. TO BUILD NVIDIA'S LATEST GRAPHICS CHIP; OXFORD GLYCOSCIENCES TALKS WITH POTENTIAL BIDDERS;. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/26/technology/26TBRF2.html?ex=1049346000&en=b34ad858de99efa1&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:45 AM     Technology Briefing: Telecommunications [1]. WORLDCOM POSTS NET PROFIT FOR JANUARY;. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/26/technology/26TBRF1.html?ex=1049346000&en=65f5a38c9d4357a4&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:44 AM     Technology Briefing: Software [1]. NETWORK ASSOCIATES DELAYS FILING ANNUAL REPORT;. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/20/technology/20TBRF1.html?ex=1048827600&en=57801c9d425179bd&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:44 AM     World Business Briefing: Americas [1]. BRAZIL: A Deficit Declines; BRAZIL: Jet Order Reduced;. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/22/business/worldbusiness/22FOBR3.html?ex=1048914000&en=e1f41fbc6926aba8&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:44 AM     Attacks on Chemical Ships in Southeast Asia Seem to Be Piracy, Not Terror [1]. Small boats packed with men carrying assault rifles have attacked three chemical tankers in the Strait of Malacca in the last month. By Keith Bradsher. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/international/asia/27SHIP.html?ex=1049346000&en=8c4de755ce6d9015&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:43 AM     Philippines Denies It Is Boycotting UBS [1]. The Philippine finance secretary, Jose Camacho, denied that his government had banned UBS Warburg from participating in government bond underwriting. By The New York Times. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/worldbusiness/27PHIL.html?ex=1049346000&en=1f91f4eee176d0a2&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:43 AM     Hopes Fading for Bolivia Pipeline Project [1]. A project that was once heralded as Latin America's largest infrastructure development is now close to collapse. By Juan Forero. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/worldbusiness/27BOLI.html?ex=1049346000&en=ef09ac8dc5d283ca&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:43 AM     Europe Moves to Require Quarterly Financial Reports [1]. The European Commission proposed Wednesday that companies trading on the union's stock exchanges be required to publish quarterly financial reports. By Paul Meller. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/worldbusiness/27EURO.html?ex=1049346000&en=b51719d729a2c6f7&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:42 AM     Delays Are Rare at U.S. Borders [1]. Surprisingly, heightened security at borders have made crossings smoother and more efficient than before the war. By Colin Campbell with Elisabeth Malkin. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/worldbusiness/27BORD.html?ex=1049346000&en=bc1d820fc7a96340&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:42 AM     Accounts and Executive Changes [1]. Accounts • The United States division of Novartis Animal Health, Greensboro, N.C., part of the Swiss drug company Novartis, to Colle & McVoy, Minneapolis, as agency of record on its account. The assignment, with billings estimated at $25 million, had been handled by various agencies on a project basis since the closing of the Novartis Animal Health agency of 11 years, Earle Palmer Brown, New York. Colle & McVoy is majority owned by the MDC Communications Corporation. • Beck's North America, Stamford, Conn., to Alturas Communications, Denver, as the first multicultural agency of record for the seller of the Beck's beer line. Billings were not disclosed. Beck's is part of Interbrew. Alturas is part of the Meridian Advertising unit of Applied Graphics Technologies. People • Nancy Hill was named executive vice president and managing director to oversee a new account at BBDO Worldwide, New York, part of the Omnicom Group. Ms. Hill will supervise the account of a new service of America Online, part of AOL Time Warner, called AOL for Broadband. Ms. Hill had been executive vice president and managing director at the New York office of Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, which is part of the Interpublic Group. Miscellany • Vickers & Benson Arnold, Toronto, part of the Arnold Worldwide Partners division of Havas, was renamed Arnold Worldwide Canada. By The New York Times. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27ADDE.html?ex=1049346000&en=c05f53137be6ae49&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:42 AM     MTV to Begin 24-Hour Service in Part of China [1]. MTV has reached an agreement for 24-hour distribution in China, making it the first United States cable network to provide round-the-clock programming in the country. By The New York Times. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/media/27MTV.html?ex=1049346000&en=5dfbddc381153351&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:41 AM     Ms. Magazine Names Editor [1]. Elaine Lafferty, a correspondent for The Irish Times, has been named the editor in chief of Ms. magazine. By The New York Times. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/arts/27MS.html?ex=1049346000&en=44aca580e5d59c4e&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:41 AM     A TV Fair Overtaken by Events [1]. Images from Iraq flooded the airwaves this week, and damped the market for images that opened at Cannes Monday. By John Tagliabue. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/media/27TELE.html?ex=1049346000&en=b9942d83214c4822&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:40 AM     Advertising Has So Far Remained Surprisingly Constant [1]. The news media have mostly refrained from continuous war coverage, which has allowed near-normal amounts of ads to appear. By Stuart Elliot. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/media/27ADCO.html?ex=1049346000&en=c79b490d13d0fb89&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:40 AM     Is War a Generator of Expenses or an Economic Stimulus? [1]. Why don't we hear more about how the Bush administration's request for $75 billion to aid the Iraq war might help the U.S. economy? By Virginia Postrel. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27SCEN.html?ex=1049346000&en=635487b8e94ebd19&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:39 AM     Tracking the Injuries When S.U.V.'s Collide [1]. Initial results are in from the first tests to determine how vehicles stand up in collisions with sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks. By Danny Hakim. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27AUTO.html?ex=1049346000&en=0f26d6be858c3095&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:39 AM     Some Question Timing of Sears Credit Card Unit Sale [1]. Sears, Roebuck could be selling its giant credit card business at the bottom of the market. But its portfolio may not be bottoming out as quickly as those of its competitors. By Riva D. Atlas. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27PLAC.html?ex=1049346000&en=13bf07b4973ae1e8&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:39 AM     Phone Directory Publisher to Cut 190 Jobs [1]. The R.H. Donnelley Corporation said that it would cut about 190 jobs as it closed a plant in Tennessee and combined some operations in Kansas and New York. By Bloomberg News. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27PRIN.html?ex=1049346000&en=78f7882b2045c303&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:39 AM     Marketing Post at Gap [1]. SAN FRANCISCO, March 26 (Bloomberg News) Gap Inc., the clothing store chain, named Jack Calhoun head of marketing for the Banana Republic chain, filling a position left vacant when Amy Schoening quit in January. By Bloomberg News. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27GAP.html?ex=1049346000&en=e687106b7d03de8d&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:38 AM     Visa Transactions Up 8% [1]. SAN FRANCISCO, March 26 (Bloomberg News) Visa International Inc. said today that its United States unit processed $989 billion in transactions in 2002, or 8.1 percent more than a year earlier, as more customers used debit cards. By Bloomberg News. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27VISA.html?ex=1049346000&en=5fbcdfe4ab2b5d04&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:38 AM     Deal Offers Novartis a Foothold in Viral Drugs [1]. Novartis, with its decision to pay $255 million for a majority stake in a modest biotechnology company, is gaining a foothold in the fast-growing market for drugs to treat viral diseases like hepatitis and AIDS. By Alison Langley and Andrew Pollack. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27BIOT.html?ex=1049346000&en=9b7ed0c52c450455&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:38 AM     Crude Oil Rises on Indications of Longer Cutoff of Iraqi Exports [1]. The price of crude oil rallied Wednesday as Iraqi military resistance slowed a United States advance toward Baghdad. By Bloomberg News. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/worldbusiness/27OIL.html?ex=1049346000&en=99df8e403500d34f&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:38 AM     Shares Drop on Concerns War Will Be Protracted [1]. Stocks fell Wednesday amid growing skepticism that the war in Iraq, a drag on spending by consumers and businesses, would end anytime soon. By Bloomberg News. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27STOX.html?ex=1049346000&en=88533043a4386e0a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:37 AM     S.E.C. Asks That Exchanges Review Their Governance [1]. The stock and options exchanges were called upon to compare their corporate-governance practices with new standards for companies whose shares they list. By Patrick Mcgeehan. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27NYSE.html?ex=1049346000&en=dbd648397e5233cb&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:37 AM     Ratings of Tobacco Bonds Face Possible Downgrading [1]. Fitch Ratings said Wednesday that it might downgrade the credit ratings for about $18 billion of tobacco bonds in the near future. By Jonathan Fuerbringer. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27FITC.html?ex=1049346000&en=c47b85644afa9cb6&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:37 AM     Machinists' Union Sues United Over Layoffs [1]. The machinists' union is accusing United Airlines of using the war in Iraq as an excuse for cutting its operations. By Micheline Maynard. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27UNIT.html?ex=1049346000&en=64f207e1ce797f5b&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:37 AM     Hands Out for Shares of War Budget [1]. President Bush's request for money to pay for the war in Iraq became a magnet for various causes on Capitol Hill, with groups competing for money for a host of indirectly related issues. By David Firestone and Philip Shenon. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/politics/27COST.html?ex=1049346000&en=4a21850b6858b349&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:37 AM     Army Depots in Iraqi Desert Have Names of Oil Giants [1]. The 101st Airborne Division has named one central Iraq outpost Forward Operating Base Shell and another Forward Operating Base Exxon. By Neela Banerjee. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27CAMP.html?ex=1049346000&en=fd0886a36169568a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:37 AM     Chief Executive Resigns at Goldman's Market Specialist Unit [1]. By Bloomberg News. By Bloomberg News. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27WALL.html?ex=1049346000&en=233b8d8f3d0acbc6&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:37 AM     Panel Finds Manipulation by Energy Companies [1]. During the 2000-2001 energy crisis in California, electricity and natural gas prices were driven higher because of widespread manipulation by over 30 energy companies. By Richard A. Oppel Jr.. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/politics/27FERC.html?ex=1049346000&en=6be9d33a0bb63250&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:36 AM     Key Executive at HealthSouth Admits to Fraud [1]. The C.F.O. of HealthSouth admitted that he had conspired with other executives to manipulate reported earnings to keep up the company's stock price. By Kurt Eichenwald. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27CARE.html?ex=1049346000&en=f6f21e3b504ca764&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:36 AM     Judge Questions Legal Fees in New York Tobacco Case [1]. Doubt is being cast on the tobacco settlement even as states make plans to use the billions of dollars that they have been pledged. By Jonathan D. Glater. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27TOBA.html?ex=1049346000&en=d17276fd29e070f2&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:36 AM     Republican Plan to Aid Airlines Is Below Request [1]. G.O.P. leaders voiced support for providing as much as $3 billion in aid to the nation's airlines, far less than what the industry says it needs. By Edmund L. Andrews. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27RELI.html?ex=1049346000&en=9255ddd7783895d6&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:36 AM     Sears Reinvents Itself, but What Exactly Is It? [1]. The decision of Sears to part with the credit business, which begun during the Depression, represents a marked shift in strategy. By Constance L. Hays. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27SEAR.html?ex=1049346000&en=8109b3a7454fe880&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:36 AM     W.T.O. Rules Against U.S. on Steel Tariff [1]. If the United States loses on appeal, European and other nations could impose trade sanctions of comparable value against the United States. By Elizabeth Becker. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/business/27STEE.html?ex=1049346000&en=99bdabea0f0b53d4&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:36 AM     Trial Under Way in Case of Vegetarians' Sick Child [1]. A State Supreme Court trial is unfolding in a Queens courtroom in the case of a couple charged with endangering their child's life through a strict vegan diet. By Corey Kilgannon. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/26/nyregion/26BABY.html?ex=1049346000&en=7671f306b0c1fe38&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:36 AM     Medicare Recipients Face 12.4% Rise in Premiums [1]. Medicare beneficiaries face a large increase in premiums next year, and doctors' fees will probably be cut because Medicare spending surged unexpectedly last year. By Robert Pear. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/26/national/26HEAL.html?ex=1049346000&en=7826a6fc0409c9a5&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:36 AM     Agency Suspends Smallpox Vaccines for People With Heart Disease [1]. Federal health officials issued the order after seven health workers with a history of cardiac disease developed severe health problems after being vaccinated. By Lawrence K. Altman. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/26/national/26SMAL.html?ex=1049346000&en=ad8a3c8127fb4c5a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:35 AM     34 Deaths in China Attributed to Mystery Illness [1]. China said today that 34 people had died and about 800 had been infected by a mysterious respiratory illness. Singapore also closed schools to try and control its own outbreak. By Reuters. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-health-pneumonia.html?ex=1049346000&en=d3a62852c56f48e0&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:35 AM     Bush Says War May Be Long, but Hussein Is Doomed [1]. Interrupted several times by loud cheering and applause, the president acknowledged that there was no way to know how long the war would last. By David Stout. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/26/international/worldspecial/26CND-CAPI.html?ex=1049346000&en=cfcf6bd684466575&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:35 AM     Harmless or Not, You Can't Be Sure [1]. Allied forces have taken more than 4,000 prisoners of war, an American general at Central Command said on Wednesday. By Michael Wilson. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/international/worldspecial/27PRIS.html?ex=1049346000&en=9b213cbc1d5b5136&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:34 AM     Iraqi Soldiers Say It Was Fight or Die [1]. Iraqi prisoners taken after the battle said their officers had been firing at them, pushing them into battle. By Dexter Filkins. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/international/worldspecial/27AMBU.html?ex=1049346000&en=deb84f5eaf382d84&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:34 AM     A City Is Encircled in a 36-Hour Battle [1]. United States Army troops encircled the city of Najaf on Wednesday after seizing three bridges across the Euphrates River. By Steven Lee Myers. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/international/worldspecial/27INFA.html?ex=1049346000&en=f490250b66fb567d&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:34 AM     Baghdad Blasts Are Said to Kill 17 Civilians Cause Remains Unclear [1]. Iraqi officials said an American missile was responsible for the blasts, while American military officials said they did not know the cause. By John F. Burns. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/international/worldspecial/27BAGH.html?ex=1049346000&en=5b5261b3b1e79157&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:34 AM     Allies Adapt to Setbacks [1]. While the campaign has not produced the swift victory for which the Bush administration clearly hoped, the American military is moving to adapt. By Michael R. Gordon. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/international/worldspecial/27STRA.html?ex=1049346000&en=c2ecae262149f33c&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:34 AM     1,000 Troops Swoop Down on Kurdish Region [1]. Their intention is to secure an airfield where the deployment by air transport of tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles is expected soon. By Patrick E. Tyler. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/27/international/worldspecial/27MILI.html?ex=1049346000&en=c46711964c9ebd29&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND 1:10:33 AM     US paratroops open north Iraq front [1]. US troops drop into northern Iraq, as the coalition admits air strikes on Baghdad may have led to civilian deaths. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2890523.stm 1:10:33 AM     Annan seeks UN role in Iraq [1]. The UN secretary-general urges the divided Security Council to unite and tackle Iraq's humanitarian crisis. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/2890451.stm 1:10:33 AM     Blair arrives for US summit [1]. Tony Blair is in the US for talks with President Bush on the progress of the war and plans for a post-Saddam Iraq. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/2889071.stm 1:10:33 AM     'POWs and dead' shown on TV [1]. Pictures said to show two dead British soldiers, two POWs and a drone are broadcast on al-Jazeera TV. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2889255.stm 1:10:32 AM     Bush rallies troops [1]. The US president tells troops in Florida that the war is going well, as the US announces plans to deploy more troops in the Gulf. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/2890083.stm 1:10:32 AM     Protests after week of war [1]. More anti-war rallies are planned as the military action against Saddam Hussein in Iraq runs into a second week. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/2890643.stm 1:10:32 AM     In pictures: UK forces in Iraq [1]. As the war in Iraq continues, BBC News Online looks at the latest pictures of British involvement in the campaign. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_depth/photo_gallery/2889853.stm 1:10:32 AM     Tensions surface as aid arrives [1]. There is resentment amid the gratitude as soldiers help deliver food and water to Iraqis in al-Zubayr. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/2890415.stm 1:10:31 AM     Sex scandal shakes US Air Force [1]. The US Air force removes the heads of its elite academy amid allegations that women cadets who reported rapes were ignored. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/2890539.stm 1:10:31 AM     Police DNA powers 'to be extended' [1]. Police could take fingerprints and DNA from anyone they arrest, if if they are not charged, under new plans. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/2890047.stm 1:10:31 AM

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