Enter The Globocourt
Date: 20 June 2002
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire Op-Ed column warns UN war crimes tribunal bid to force former Washington Post reporter Jonathan Randal to testify against Bosnian Serb official he interviewed nine years ago will add to dangers faced by war correspondents; sees tyrants in trouble likely to kill reporters who are potential witnesses against them; cites example of self-righteous European judges reacting angrily to any affront to extranational authority as sign of what can be expected from new international criminal court (M)
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BOLDFACE NAMES
Date: 19 June 2002
By James Barron
James Barron
John W Dean says he has narrowed down to four the list of people who might have been Deep Throat to Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in their reporting on Watergate; those four are Stephen Bull, Raymond K Price Jr, Patrick J Buchanan and Ron Ziegler; photo (M)
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DYNEGY'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER QUITS
Date: 20 June 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Rob Doty resigns as chief financial officer of Dynegy Inc (S)
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KIRBY, A RIVER HAULER, CUTS PROFIT FORECASTS
Date: 19 June 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kirby Corp reduces its second-quarter and full-year profit forecasts (S)
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GILLETTE ORDERED TO PAY $10 MILLION TO SYNDIA
Date: 19 June 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Jury orders Gillette Co to pay $10 million to Syndia Corp for infringing patents covering method for coating razor blades with diamond-like carbon to make them stronger; Syndia says it may ask court to block Gillette from selling its Mach3, Mach3 Turbo and Venus razor blades because of patent-infringement finding unless Gillette signs licensing agreement (S)
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NATIONSRENT FILES PLAN TO REORGANIZE AND CUT DEBT
Date: 20 June 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
NationsRent Inc, construction equipment rental company that sought bankruptcy protection in December, files recovery plan that would eliminate more than half company's debt (S)
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CHARLES SCHWAB NAMES EXECUTIVE TO RUN RETAIL DIVISION
Date: 20 June 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Charles Schwab Corp, discount broker, names John Phillip Coghlan, formerly head of its institutional business, to run its retail division (S)
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AES TO SELL $1 BILLION IN ASSETS TO CUT DEBT
Date: 20 June 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Paul Hanrahan, new chief executive of AES Corp, says company will sell another $1 billion in assets or equity by 2003 to cut debt (S)
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JUDGE REJECTS CHALLENGE TO PHILIP MORRIS'S NAME CHANGE
Date: 19 June 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federal judge rules that Philip Morris Companies can change its corporate name to Altria Group, rejecting challenge by venture capital firm named Altira Group; name change is intended to distinguish parent company from its tobacco units (S)
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MASCO BUYS 5 MAKERS OF WINDOW AND PLUMBING PARTS
Date: 20 June 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Masco Corp buys five window and plumbing parts makers in California and Britain for about $220 million (S)
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