FORBES.COM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER WEEK OF OCTOBER 29, 2001 
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  *AT&T Broadband: A Hard Sell 
  *The Cost Of Oil 
  *Swiss Re To WTC: We'll Pay For One 
  *A New Deal On Cipro 
  *Direct Mail: Paying A Price To Reach The People 
  *Wall Street Didn't Buy The Bad Reports 
  *Best Of The Web: Foreign News Coverage 

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AT&T BROADBAND: A HARD SELL 
Given its margins, upgrading issues and customer service, the 
division isn't as valuable as some think. 
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WEEK IN REVIEW 
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MONDAY 
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INSURERS MAKE A CLAIM ON TAXPAYERS 
Insurers stepped up to pay claims from the Sept. 11 attacks. But 
next time they want help from taxpayers. 
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THE COST OF OIL 
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WILL PHARMACIA SUFFER FROM ARTHRITIS STUDY? 
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TUESDAY  
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SWISS RE TO WTC: WE'LL PAY FOR ONE 
Swiss Re goes to court to dispute what it owes the lessors and 
owners of the World Trade Center. 
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THE NEW BRISTOL-MYERS 
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IAB LOOKS OUT FOR NO. 1
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WEDNESDAY  
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A NEW DEAL ON CIPRO 
The government gets Bayer to drop its price for Cipro. But Bayer 
gets to keep its patent. 
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FIXED WIRELESS IS BEYOND FIXING 
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EXAMINING XP
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THURSDAY  
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THE HOUSE GETS STIMULATED 
Everyone wants a stimulus of some kind, but lawmakers remain 
sharply divided on the details. 
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DIRECT MAIL: PAYING A PRICE TO REACH THE PEOPLE 
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PRIMEDIA PRIMED FOR BETTER TIMES
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FRIDAY  
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WALL STREET DIDN'T BUY THE BAD REPORTS 
What motivated traders yesterday? Not the climbling jobless rate. 
Perhaps it was simple long-term planning. 
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PAY CUTS HIT RANK AND FILE 
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THE WAR OVER IM
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