October 13, 2003

Article on new guidelines for fair play in pursuing Academy Awards announced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; discusses impact they are likely to have on Oscar-season parties and other movie studio lobbying tactics; photos (M)

Game 4 of American League Championship Series between New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox is rained out; Yankees lead series, 2-1; photos (M)

Huge car bomb explodes outside Baghdad Hotel, well-protected building used by members of the Iraqi Governing Council and by many Americans, killing six Iraqi security guards and wounding more than 35 other people; is hidden in car that runs security checkpoint and rips through hotel's parking lot; attack is seventh fatal vehicle bombing in Iraq in past two months, deepening unease that has gripped Baghdad since Oct 9, when similar bomb killed two Iraqi police officers and six civilians; Iraqi Governing Council members have repeatedly expressed concerns about their personal safety; council member Akila al-Hashimi was shot in attack on Sept 20; occupation forces and civilian officials are also facing new opposition from Shiite Muslims loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr, prominent cleric who has declared that he has formed new Iraqi government; photos; map; list of attacks since early Aug (M)

Sen Joseph I Lieberman, only Democratic presidential candidate to have already run on national ticket, is struggling to break out of packed second tier of candidates, overshadowed by antiwar oratory of Howard Dean and public's infatuation with Gen Wesley K Clark; recent polls show Lieberman leading Pres Bush in theoretical head-to-head battle, but they mean little for candidate who has yet to win over Democratic loyalists in Iowa and New Hampshire; Lieberman has been unable to capitalize fully on his name recognition in those states, and he ranks distant fifth in fund-raising; his monotone delivery rarely excites crowds; Lieberman insists he is not worried, but he is planning to reintroduce himself by embarking on weeklong tour of early primary states; will seek to contrast his reputation for forthrightness with what he says is Bush administration's failure to keep its promises; many Democrats say his middle-ground stands, while advantageous in general election, are not helpful in winning over hard-core Democrats who are critical to winning primaries; photo (M)

Long-pending suit by two former workers at IBM's San Jose, Calif, disk drive assembly plant against company and several of its chemical suppliers claiming their cancers were linked to their exposure to toxic chemicals goes to court this week; is first of over 200 similar worker suits against IBM in various states to reach trial stage; is being watched throughout electronics industry; IBM disputes claim that it knew and covered up that workers were suffering from effects of chemical poisoning; photos of plaintiffs, Alida Hernandez and James Moore (M)