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Date: 25 July 2003
By Clifton Brown
Clifton Brown
Ben Curtis, who won British Open and first tournament of his young career, is trying to survive publicity rush that is following, as news media wants to know more about improbable winner of major title; photos (M)
Date: 24 July 2003
By Nazila Fathi
Nazila Fathi
Canada announces it is pulling its ambassador out of Iran after Canadian freelance photographer Zahra Kazemi, who died in Iranian custody after blow to head, is buried in her birthplace in southern Iran; Canadian government had demanded that her remains be sent to Canada for autopsy and burial; Kazemi was arrested on June 23 as she took pictures of protests outside prison in Tehran, where many dissidents are jailed; Iranian government first said she suffered stroke, then later admitted she died from brain hemorrhage caused by blow to her head; Canadian Foreign Min Bill Graham warns of other sanctions being considered against Iranl photo (M)
Date: 25 July 2003
By Nazila Fathi (NYT)
Nazila NYT
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman accuses Canadian police of killing Iranian Kayvan Tabesh, just one day after Canada recalls its Ambassador to Iran over circumstances surrounding death and burial of Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi; Kazemi died while in Iranian police custody; Iran reports Tabesh was attacked by police, but Associated Press reports he attacked Canadian police with machete (S)
Date: 24 July 2003
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
Prime Min Tony Blair denies that he approved making public name of weapons inspector David Kelly in running battle between his government and BBC; Kelly died last week, an apparent suicide; his name was disclosed to British newspapers earlier this month by Defense Ministry, where he had worked, as likely source for BBC report saying one of Blair's top aides had 'sexed up' intelligence dossier to overcome public doubts about military action in Iraq; Kelly had confided to officials that he had met with BBC reporter but disagreed with reporter's version of their talk; Kelly underwent humiliating round of questioning in televised hearings before House of Commons on July 15, and two days later he was reported missing; formal judicial inquiry is to begin next week (M)
Date: 24 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pilots for Delta Air Lines, who are being asked to take pay cuts, say they will resume labor talks only if airline agrees to extend their current contract and abandon proposal to match cost cuts made by competitors (S)
Date: 24 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federal bankruptcy Judge Mary F Walrath approves Emeritus Corp's acquisition of Alterra Healthcare, nursing home operator, for $76 million (S)
Date: 24 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
CG Nutritionals unit of Abbott Laboratories pleads guilty to obstructing probe into charges of defrauding government health-insurance programs, federal court; accord calls for Abbott to pay $200 million in criminal penalties and $400 milion in civil fines; CG Nutrionals will be permanently excluded from participating in Medicare and Medicaid health-insurance programs; Abbott says accord does not affect its business dealings with government (S)
Date: 25 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Charter Communications, cable television operator controlled by Paul Allen, a founder of Microsoft, says that two former execs and two other former employees were indicted on fraud charges by federal grand jury; former execs are Kent Kalkwarf and David Barford; former employees are James Smith and David McCall (S)
Date: 25 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Blackstone Group, Texas Pacific Group and Credit Suisse First Boston join Cerberus Capital Management to consider bid for Clayton Homes, mobile home maker that Warren E Buffett wants to buy for $1.7 billion (S)
Date: 24 July 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approves $110 million payment by Kroger Co, supermarket chain, to Dynegy Inc to terminate two power-supply contracts agreed to during California's energy crisis in early 2001 and restructure two others; Dynegy, under accord, will supply Kroger stores in California with 50 megawatts of power through 2006 (S)