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...many companies are in the hot seat? More than half the 4,500 firms doing business with Iraq as part of the U.N.-administered oil-for-food program. Volcker's 623-page report, which alleges that Russian, French and Chinese companies made the lion's share of illegal payments, fingers some firms with well-known brands in the U.S., including Texaco, Siemens, DaimlerChrysler and a Belgian-based construction division of Volvo. With few exceptions, the accused have denied wrongdoing...
...really turned up." Lewis, whose day job was Oxford medievalist, did eventually get around to other work, including seven children's books about a place called Narnia. Ninety-five million Narnia books have been sold since then, and as Disney begins test screenings for its December release of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, based on the series' first volume, the septet is back near the top of the children's best-seller lists...
...exchange the enthusiasm of one era's religious trendsetters for that of the next: that's a trapeze trick that would be the envy of many a living author. Lewis' fans hope the new Lion film will not only amuse kids but also attract more adults to his oeuvre, further extending a remarkable trajectory...
...verdict is so anxiety provoking for journalists because the accuracy of PrimeTime's reporting is not at issue. Although Food Lion has publicly contended that the segment was deceptive--certain footage was staged and misleadingly edited, it says--it was unable to file a libel suit before the statute of limitations expired. Instead, the company is challenging the ways in which PrimeTime obtained its information. The jury has already awarded the chain $1,402 in damages as partial payment for training costs and wages doled out to PrimeTime's faux workers. The punitive-damage award could be in the millions...
...Just the fact that Food Lion won the first round is bad enough," says Jane Kirtley, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. "Even if they ultimately come out with only 1[cent] in damages, the jury will be sending the message that even when a news organization is telling a story about public health and safety, and truth is not at issue, it's still possible for a conglomerate to win a jury verdict...