Week of September 1, 2003

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Abbas abruptly resigns after only four

months in office.

President.

Leaders of France and Germany criticize the Bush

administration’s new proposal for a greater international role in

occupied Iraq, saying the U.S. must speed up the transfer of

power to an Iraqi government and give the U.N. more authority.

Later - The Bush administration decides to submit a resolution giving the U.N. a

more prominent role in the security operations in Iraq and in the nation’s political

transition and economic reconstruction.

The Department of Homeland security warns that Al Qaeda might launch attacks

in the U.S. using tactics not employed here in the past, such as planting car

bombs or hijacking airlines in Mexico or Canada so they can be flown into

American targets.

A car bomb explodes outside the headquarters of Iraq’s U.S. trained police, one

officer is reportedly killed and 25 others are injured.

At Disneyland - One man dies and 10 others are injured when train cars filled

with passengers break lose from a locomotive in a dark tunnel at Big thunder

Mountain.

million book deal. “I Am a Soldier, Too: The

Jessica Lynch Story” will be written by a New York

Times reporter.

Music news -

Gerard “D.O. Canon” Fields, a rapper tied to

Vivendi Unversal’s beleaguered Murder Inc.

record label, dies after a late-night shooting in

Queens, NY.

Week of September 1, 2003

Entertainment news -

Actor Johnny Depp is quoted by a German magazine as saying that “America is

dumb, is something like a dumb puppy that has big teeth, - that can bite and hurt

you, aggressive.” Later, Depp apologized, saying it was out of context and that it

was not anti-American sentiment.

Universal Music Group says it will slash the

wholesale price of its CD’s by 25% in a bid to revive

an ailing market and discourage piracy. Universal is

the world’s biggest record label.

Passing - Gisele MacKenzie (76) best-known for

her appearances on “Hit Parade.”

Television news -

Comedy Central sells the rights for re-run

syndication of “South Park,” its most popular

program. The show would have to be clean-up for regular television though. It’s

one of the first times a cable channel has sold a series to broadcast television.

“South Park” is in its seventh year on Comedy Central.

British imports. Cast of characters

include Tubb the frog, Sploshy the

starfish, Reg the robot, and Finbar the

shark.

Top TV -

Everybody Loves Raymond - 11.99

CSI - 11.70

CSI: Miami - 11.48

Exhibition pro-football - 11.17

Law & Order (Wed) - 11.16

King of Queens - 11.13

Without a Trace - 10.61

Big Brother (Wed) - 10.20

60 Minutes II - 10.20

For Love or Money 2 - 10.02

Week of September 1, 2003

Law & Order Criminal Intent - 9.71

Law & Order (Sun.) - 9.34

CSI (8pm) - 9.29

Law & Order SVU - 9.07

Fear Factor - 9.04

Still Standing - 9.03

Big Brother 4 - 8.73

D.C. - 8.65

60 Minutes - 8.64

Preseason Showcase - 8.57

George Lopez (8pm) - 8.40

Entrapment - CBS - 8.08

Tuesday Night TV -

Late Show

NBC - Frasier, Frasier, Frasier, Good

Morning, Miami, Law & Order: Special

Victims Unit, Tonight

ABC - 8 Simple Rules For Dating My

Daughter, Life with Bonnie, According to Jim,

Less Than perfect, NUPD Blue, Nightline

Fox - Performing As…, The O.C..,

WB - Gilmore Girls, Smallville

UPN - One on One, One on One, Buffy the

Vampire slayer

PBS - Nova, secrets of the Dead, P.O.V.

CNBC - Kudlow & Cramer

E! -True Hollywood Story - Jenna Jameson adult film star.

Top movies this week in 2003 -

Jeepers Creepers

Freaky Friday

S.W.A.T.

Pirates of the Caribbean

Open range

Seabiscuit

Freddy vs. Jason

The Medallion

Uptown Girls

My Boss’s Daughter

Week of September 1, 2003