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March 24, 2004

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Headlines from March 24, 2004

Newly Released Documents Shed Light on the Tactics Used by Microsoft

By John Markoff

New details about tactics Microsoft Corp used to secure dominant role in software markets for nearly two decades are emerging in consumer class-action trial in Minnesota; among documents introduced is letter from June 1990 in wich Microsoft chairman Bill Gates told then Intel chief executive Andrew S Grove that any support given to software company Go Corp would be considered aggressive move against Microsoft; other evidence presented by plaintiffs' lawyers gives account of how Microsoft violated signed secrecy agreement with Go and showed that Microsoft possessed technical documents from Go that should not have had access to; Microsoft spokeswoman says many of newly disclosed documents are not relevant to trial, which focuses on Microsoft pricing actions (M)

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Stiff Sentence Is Possibility For a Name Not So Known

By Simon Romero

Former Dynegy Inc exeutive Jamie Olis is to be sentenced March 25 for his role in accounting scandal; could receive 24 to 30 years in prison, which would be far long than sentences in other recent white-collar criminal cases; Olis and two former Dynegy associates were found guilty last year of devising secret project to disguise $300 million loan as cash flow; chart; photos (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 24, 2004, covering March 24, 2004.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Feels Like Home by Norah Jones

    Feels Like Home

    Norah Jones

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits by Various Artists

    Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits

    Various Artists

    Last week
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for In This Skin by Jessica Simpson

    In This Skin

    Jessica Simpson

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    30
  4. 4
    Album cover for Fallen by Evanescence

    Fallen

    Evanescence

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    54
  5. 5
    Album cover for When The Sun Goes Down by Kenny Chesney

    When The Sun Goes Down

    Kenny Chesney

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6

Historical Context for March 24, 2004

In 2004, the world population was approximately 6,503,377,772 people[†]