Disney board splits chairman and CEO posts amid revolt
Disney directors vote to separate roles making George Mitchell chairman while reaffirming Eisner's leadership. Shareholders had withheld 43 percent of votes for Eisner's re election and the board rejected Comcast's merger overture. Protest by Gold and Roy Disney continues. Mitchell faces questions over independence while stock trades down slightly.
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Bush targets 16 battleground states for 2004 race
Democratic and GOP strategists map Bush push into 16 2000 battlegrounds plus West Virginia and Arizona. They note map shifts after reapportionment favoring Bush with 278 electoral votes compared to Kerry’s 168 from Gore era states. Kerry eyes Michigan Washington Maine and more to reach 270 potentially.
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