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Date: 16 January 2002
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Larry King, anchor of most popular program on CNN, is close to completing deal to remain with network for four more years; keeping King is considered vital to CNN as it faces its toughest competition in its history (M)
Date: 16 January 2002
By Patricia Marx
Patricia Marx
Patricia Marx humorous Op-Ed article on deciding which news stories to follow (M)
Date: 17 January 2002
By Sabrina Tavernise (NYT)
Sabrina NYT
Journalists from TV-6, Russia's independent television station declared bankrupt and ordered dissolved by court, say they will set up their own company and sever ties with station's owner, Boris Berezovsky; he is outspoken opponent of Pres Vladimir V Putin and thought to be reason behind moves to close station (S)
Date: 17 January 2002
By Joyce Purnick
Joyce Purnick
Joyce Purnick welcomes return of frivolous and silly issues to general news, suggesting we may have returned to what passed for normal before Sept 11 (M)
Date: 17 January 2002
By Don Kirk
Don Kirk
Pres Kim Dae Jung of South Korea battles effects of series of scandals that have reduced his already sagging popularity and jeopardized his ability to govern; several government agencies open investigations of venture firms accused of bribing officials and members of news media; Kim has apologized to nation for scandals; he has accepted resignation of his prosecutor general Shin Seung Nam, suspected of deterrring probe of brother charged with accepting bribes; he vows to dedicate his remaining 13 months in office to uprooting corruption (M)
Date: 17 January 2002
By Henri E. Cauvin (NYT)
Henri Cauvin
Zimbabwe Parliament puts off vote on law that would make it all but impossible for foreign journalists to work in country; it is one of series of bills governing party is pushing through Parliament in what critics say is effort to weaken opoosition before elections in Mar; Pres Robert Mugabe, running for re-election, is coming under pressure from fellow African leaders to ensure that vote is open and fair (S)
Date: 16 January 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Exxon Mobil Corp's liquefied natural gas venture in Qatar has begun building third production line that will nearly double production by 2004; Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co, partnership between Exxon Mobil and Qatar's government, will spend $700 million to increase output to 11.3 million tons of liquefied natural gas per year from 6.6 million now; new line's production will be shipped to India (S)
Date: 17 January 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
SmartForce, educational software maker, acquires Centra Software for $260 million in stock (S)
Date: 17 January 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Allstate Corp says fourth-quarter profit will be cut by $108 million for costs related to overhaul and settlement it had made with plaintiffs in Georgia lawsuit (S)
Date: 16 January 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ziff Davis Media expects to have restructuring costs of as much as $275 million in fourth quarter; also renegotiates its bank agreements to avoid default; costs are related to discontinuing some businesses, consolidating plants and cutting jobs (S)