- Newsmaker: Lower Gas Prices Reduce Thanksgiving Air Travel - Terrorism and international instability have markedly reduced Thanksgiving air travel. But with gas prices down 35 to 50 cents from a year ago, there's sure to be congestion on the nation's highways. Mantill Williams, of the American Automobile Association, has a preview of life on the road this holiday travel season.
- Reporter's Notebook: Bush Administration Meets with Hollywood Executives - After presidential aide Karl Rove met with the heads of TV networks and film studios to enlist their help in the war against terrorism, many in the arts expressed growing concern about government intrusion into their creative activities. Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, helped broker the deal.
Central Asia-Caucasus Institute