NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 02 May 2005
Replaying Sunday, May 1, 2005
The May 1, 2005 was a Sunday under the star sign of ♉. It was the 120 day of the year. President of the United States was George W. Bush.
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1st of May 2005 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on May 1, 2005
Behind the Exodus of Executive Women: Boredom
Date: 01 May 2005
By CLAUDIA H. DEUTSCH
Claudia DEUTSCH
A Promise Unfulfilled: Iraq's Oil Output Is Lagging
Date: 02 May 2005
By ERIK ECKHOLM
Erik ECKHOLM
News analysis: Iraq's vast reservoirs of oil have long tantalized world's energy industry, as well as economists and political leaders worried about impact of high oil prices; fear is that political faults will continue to keep country's petroleum promise unrealized; new Iraqi government's glaring failure to agree on oil minister, as well as unabated insurgency, cited; graph (M)
CHAIRMAN EXERTS PRESSURE ON PBS, ALLEGING BIASES
Date: 02 May 2005
This article is by Stephen Labaton, Lorne Manly and Elizabeth Jensen.; Stephen Labaton reported from Washington for this article, Lorne Manly from New York and Elizabeth Jensen from Columbus, Ohio
Republican chairman of Corp for Public Broadcasting Kenneth Y Tomlinson's aggressive effort to get public television to correct what he and other conservatives consider liberal bias prompts some public broadcasting leaders to object that his actions pose threat to editorial independence; contract for corporation's chief executive Kathleen A Cox has not been renewed, and Tomlinson wants to replace her with Asst Secretary of State Patricia Harrison, former chairwoman of Republican National Committee; without knowledge of his board, Tomlinson contracted last year with outside consultant to keep track of guests' political leanings on program Now With Bill Moyers; he also encouraged corporation and public broadcasting officials to broadcast The Journal Editorial Report, whose host Paul Gigot is editor of conservative editorial page of Wall Street Journal; Tomlinson has repeatedly criticized public television programs as too liberal overall, but he denies trying to remove or tamper internally with existing shows; PBS president and chief executive Pat Mitchell is now challenging him publicly, disputing accusations of bias and criticizing some of his actions; she plans to step down when her contract expires next year; photo (M)
Occidental Gains Rights to Oman Oil Field
Date: 02 May 2005
Occidental Petroleum Corp says it will replace Royal Dutch/Shell Group in developing Mukhaizna oil field in Oman at cost of over $2 billion; Occidental and partner Liwa Energy of Abu Dhabi have committed to raising output from deposit to 150,000 barrels a day from current 10,000 within few years (S)
Behind the Exodus of Executive Women: Boredom
Date: 01 May 2005
By CLAUDIA H. DEUTSCH
Claudia DEUTSCH
A Promise Unfulfilled: Iraq's Oil Output Is Lagging
Date: 02 May 2005
By ERIK ECKHOLM
Erik ECKHOLM
News analysis: Iraq's vast reservoirs of oil have long tantalized world's energy industry, as well as economists and political leaders worried about impact of high oil prices; fear is that political faults will continue to keep country's petroleum promise unrealized; new Iraqi government's glaring failure to agree on oil minister, as well as unabated insurgency, cited; graph (M)
CHAIRMAN EXERTS PRESSURE ON PBS, ALLEGING BIASES
Date: 02 May 2005
This article is by Stephen Labaton, Lorne Manly and Elizabeth Jensen.; Stephen Labaton reported from Washington for this article, Lorne Manly from New York and Elizabeth Jensen from Columbus, Ohio
Republican chairman of Corp for Public Broadcasting Kenneth Y Tomlinson's aggressive effort to get public television to correct what he and other conservatives consider liberal bias prompts some public broadcasting leaders to object that his actions pose threat to editorial independence; contract for corporation's chief executive Kathleen A Cox has not been renewed, and Tomlinson wants to replace her with Asst Secretary of State Patricia Harrison, former chairwoman of Republican National Committee; without knowledge of his board, Tomlinson contracted last year with outside consultant to keep track of guests' political leanings on program Now With Bill Moyers; he also encouraged corporation and public broadcasting officials to broadcast The Journal Editorial Report, whose host Paul Gigot is editor of conservative editorial page of Wall Street Journal; Tomlinson has repeatedly criticized public television programs as too liberal overall, but he denies trying to remove or tamper internally with existing shows; PBS president and chief executive Pat Mitchell is now challenging him publicly, disputing accusations of bias and criticizing some of his actions; she plans to step down when her contract expires next year; photo (M)
Occidental Gains Rights to Oman Oil Field
Date: 02 May 2005
Occidental Petroleum Corp says it will replace Royal Dutch/Shell Group in developing Mukhaizna oil field in Oman at cost of over $2 billion; Occidental and partner Liwa Energy of Abu Dhabi have committed to raising output from deposit to 150,000 barrels a day from current 10,000 within few years (S)
Behind the Exodus of Executive Women: Boredom
Date: 01 May 2005
By CLAUDIA H. DEUTSCH
Claudia DEUTSCH
A Promise Unfulfilled: Iraq's Oil Output Is Lagging
Date: 02 May 2005
By ERIK ECKHOLM
Erik ECKHOLM
News analysis: Iraq's vast reservoirs of oil have long tantalized world's energy industry, as well as economists and political leaders worried about impact of high oil prices; fear is that political faults will continue to keep country's petroleum promise unrealized; new Iraqi government's glaring failure to agree on oil minister, as well as unabated insurgency, cited; graph (M)
CHAIRMAN EXERTS PRESSURE ON PBS, ALLEGING BIASES
Date: 02 May 2005
This article is by Stephen Labaton, Lorne Manly and Elizabeth Jensen.; Stephen Labaton reported from Washington for this article, Lorne Manly from New York and Elizabeth Jensen from Columbus, Ohio
Republican chairman of Corp for Public Broadcasting Kenneth Y Tomlinson's aggressive effort to get public television to correct what he and other conservatives consider liberal bias prompts some public broadcasting leaders to object that his actions pose threat to editorial independence; contract for corporation's chief executive Kathleen A Cox has not been renewed, and Tomlinson wants to replace her with Asst Secretary of State Patricia Harrison, former chairwoman of Republican National Committee; without knowledge of his board, Tomlinson contracted last year with outside consultant to keep track of guests' political leanings on program Now With Bill Moyers; he also encouraged corporation and public broadcasting officials to broadcast The Journal Editorial Report, whose host Paul Gigot is editor of conservative editorial page of Wall Street Journal; Tomlinson has repeatedly criticized public television programs as too liberal overall, but he denies trying to remove or tamper internally with existing shows; PBS president and chief executive Pat Mitchell is now challenging him publicly, disputing accusations of bias and criticizing some of his actions; she plans to step down when her contract expires next year; photo (M)
Occidental Gains Rights to Oman Oil Field
Date: 02 May 2005
Occidental Petroleum Corp says it will replace Royal Dutch/Shell Group in developing Mukhaizna oil field in Oman at cost of over $2 billion; Occidental and partner Liwa Energy of Abu Dhabi have committed to raising output from deposit to 150,000 barrels a day from current 10,000 within few years (S)
Behind the Exodus of Executive Women: Boredom
Date: 01 May 2005
By CLAUDIA H. DEUTSCH
Claudia DEUTSCH
A Promise Unfulfilled: Iraq's Oil Output Is Lagging
Date: 02 May 2005
By ERIK ECKHOLM
Erik ECKHOLM
News analysis: Iraq's vast reservoirs of oil have long tantalized world's energy industry, as well as economists and political leaders worried about impact of high oil prices; fear is that political faults will continue to keep country's petroleum promise unrealized; new Iraqi government's glaring failure to agree on oil minister, as well as unabated insurgency, cited; graph (M)
CHAIRMAN EXERTS PRESSURE ON PBS, ALLEGING BIASES
Date: 02 May 2005
This article is by Stephen Labaton, Lorne Manly and Elizabeth Jensen.; Stephen Labaton reported from Washington for this article, Lorne Manly from New York and Elizabeth Jensen from Columbus, Ohio
Republican chairman of Corp for Public Broadcasting Kenneth Y Tomlinson's aggressive effort to get public television to correct what he and other conservatives consider liberal bias prompts some public broadcasting leaders to object that his actions pose threat to editorial independence; contract for corporation's chief executive Kathleen A Cox has not been renewed, and Tomlinson wants to replace her with Asst Secretary of State Patricia Harrison, former chairwoman of Republican National Committee; without knowledge of his board, Tomlinson contracted last year with outside consultant to keep track of guests' political leanings on program Now With Bill Moyers; he also encouraged corporation and public broadcasting officials to broadcast The Journal Editorial Report, whose host Paul Gigot is editor of conservative editorial page of Wall Street Journal; Tomlinson has repeatedly criticized public television programs as too liberal overall, but he denies trying to remove or tamper internally with existing shows; PBS president and chief executive Pat Mitchell is now challenging him publicly, disputing accusations of bias and criticizing some of his actions; she plans to step down when her contract expires next year; photo (M)
Occidental Gains Rights to Oman Oil Field
Date: 02 May 2005
Occidental Petroleum Corp says it will replace Royal Dutch/Shell Group in developing Mukhaizna oil field in Oman at cost of over $2 billion; Occidental and partner Liwa Energy of Abu Dhabi have committed to raising output from deposit to 150,000 barrels a day from current 10,000 within few years (S)
A Promise Unfulfilled: Iraq's Oil Output Is Lagging
Date: 02 May 2005
By ERIK ECKHOLM
Erik ECKHOLM
News analysis: Iraq's vast reservoirs of oil have long tantalized world's energy industry, as well as economists and political leaders worried about impact of high oil prices; fear is that political faults will continue to keep country's petroleum promise unrealized; new Iraqi government's glaring failure to agree on oil minister, as well as unabated insurgency, cited; graph (M)
CHAIRMAN EXERTS PRESSURE ON PBS, ALLEGING BIASES
Date: 02 May 2005
This article is by Stephen Labaton, Lorne Manly and Elizabeth Jensen.; Stephen Labaton reported from Washington for this article, Lorne Manly from New York and Elizabeth Jensen from Columbus, Ohio
Republican chairman of Corp for Public Broadcasting Kenneth Y Tomlinson's aggressive effort to get public television to correct what he and other conservatives consider liberal bias prompts some public broadcasting leaders to object that his actions pose threat to editorial independence; contract for corporation's chief executive Kathleen A Cox has not been renewed, and Tomlinson wants to replace her with Asst Secretary of State Patricia Harrison, former chairwoman of Republican National Committee; without knowledge of his board, Tomlinson contracted last year with outside consultant to keep track of guests' political leanings on program Now With Bill Moyers; he also encouraged corporation and public broadcasting officials to broadcast The Journal Editorial Report, whose host Paul Gigot is editor of conservative editorial page of Wall Street Journal; Tomlinson has repeatedly criticized public television programs as too liberal overall, but he denies trying to remove or tamper internally with existing shows; PBS president and chief executive Pat Mitchell is now challenging him publicly, disputing accusations of bias and criticizing some of his actions; she plans to step down when her contract expires next year; photo (M)
Occidental Gains Rights to Oman Oil Field
Date: 02 May 2005
Occidental Petroleum Corp says it will replace Royal Dutch/Shell Group in developing Mukhaizna oil field in Oman at cost of over $2 billion; Occidental and partner Liwa Energy of Abu Dhabi have committed to raising output from deposit to 150,000 barrels a day from current 10,000 within few years (S)