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...critics personal cd players that are glued shut. Sealed inside the Walkmans, to prevent any unauthorized copying, are upcoming releases by Tori Amos, Pearl Jam AND audioslave (The remnants of Rage Against The Machine and Soundgarden). "It's a low-tech response to a high-tech problem," says Epic spokeswoman Lisa Markowitz. "A walkman costs $50, and we could be saving hundreds of thousands of dollars by preventing this music from getting out." Critics are asked to return the cd player, and the first critics who were sent the PEARL JAM album--shockingly--all did so. after that, the players...
...investigations, Trinidad's tiny island neighbor Dominica has filed suit against the Citibank unit, alleging that it secretly and aggressively overcharged the government of Dominica on a bond issue to finance the island's first international airport. "We believe the allegations are without merit," says Lula Rodriguez, a Citibank spokeswoman. Seereeram hopes Dominica's lawsuit will bring renewed scrutiny to a case closer to home: a 1993 deal to refinance a natural-gas exploration project, in which he claims Citibank overcharged Trinidad's government. Citibank has denied any impropriety in that transaction...
...dismissing the offers made by other banks. "Were you really overcharged if this is the only lender in town?" Citibank also stands by the deal. "In 1999, when issues were raised in the local press, we reviewed those transactions again and confirmed that they were reasonable and appropriate," says spokeswoman Rodriguez...
...autumn officially began, and found that filling the summer-blueberry void is easier than I expected. Fall, after all, is a season of vibrant colors, and that turns out to be just what you want in a fruit or vegetable. As a rule of thumb, says Althea Zanecosky, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, the more colorful the produce the better it is for you. "A fruit or vegetable with a lot of pigment is actually very rich in antioxidants," says Zanecosky, pointing to the deep greens, dark yellows and vibrant oranges that fill the fruit and vegetable section...
...said: "Our main task is to petition our friends in Europe and the world so that Croatia is not sanctioned." For the tribunal, however, the matter is simple. "Croatian authorities have a responsibility to arrest Bobetko without delay and transfer him to the Hague," says spokesman Jim Landale. Prosecution spokeswoman Florence Hartmann says "there is nothing to negotiate," as "no government can challenge or reject or reverse an indictment that's been confirmed." Something deeper worries Richard Dicker, director of Human Rights Watch's international justice program. "Some in Zagreb," he fears, "draw comfort from the Bush Administration's objections...