F.C.C. to Review Decision on Sale of 4 Stations
By STEPHEN LABATON
The Federal Communications Commission is reconsidering a
decision that allowed an Oklahoma politician convicted of
perjury to sell a group of radio stations.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/26/business...6radios.html?th

Even for Sickest of Airlines, Financial Skies Can Be
Friendly
By MICHELINE MAYNARD
Instead of disappearing, the sickest airlines are being
kept alive with help from lenders, the government, patient
judges, aircraft companies and even rivals.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/26/business/26air.html?th

Ideology and AIDS
The Republicans are trying to choke needle-exchange by
subjugating science, logic and compassion to a political
agenda.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/26/opinion/26sat1.html?th

A Victory for Press Freedom
The reporters facing jail time for protecting their
confidential sources have won a just reprieve from a
federal judge in New York.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/26/opinion/26sat2.html?th

EDITORIAL OBSERVER
The Cell Tower Blight: Text-Message Calder, ASAP
By ELEANOR RANDOLPH
The people responsible for the spread of cell phone towers
aren't too worried about how they look.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/26/opinion/26sat3.html?th

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Senator Questions FDA Panelists' Ties to Industry
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Doctors respond that differing perspectives, not conflicts, split the votes on painkillers.

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
Times Staff Writer

February 26 2005

WASHINGTON; An advisory panel's recommendation that the Food and Drug Administration allow two painkillers to stay on the market despite cardiac risks was marred by its members' ties to drug makers, a senior lawmaker said Friday.

The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/na...eadlines-nation

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PG&E Bouncing Back From Fiscal Brownout
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The largest California utility's emphasis on its core business helps its climb out of Chapter 11.

By James F. Peltz
Times Staff Writer

February 26 2005

Chastened by a three-year trek through bankruptcy that was sparked by California's energy crisis, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is again embracing the premise that slow and steady wins the race.

The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-pge2...0,1412865.story

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Port Insecurity
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February 26 2005

The Department of Homeland Security is supposed to protect the nation's ports against terrorist attacks. So far, it has excelled instead at securing pork.

The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editor...0,7747360.story

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