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The publisher of the San Jose Mercury News resigned this week after its corporate owners announced increased profit targets. After a background report, a panel discusses the resignation and media companies' increased emphasis on the bottom line.

President Bush said during his campaign that he views the U.S. relationship with China as competitive, not as the "strategic partnership" envisioned by the Clinton administration. After a background report, three analysts discuss a plan to sell strategic weapons to…