Monday, September 11, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 7
Nation/World
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The Associated Press
VIENNA, Austria — The Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries, facing mounting international pressure to pump more oil to cut surging fuel prices, agreed yesterday to boost the group's official output of crude oil by 800,000 barrels a day.
Analysts cautioned that the increase would not do much to roll back prices because OPEC members are already producing at least 700,000 barrels above their current quotas.
Members of OPEC reached the decision after four hours of informal talks in Vienna.
The new quota will take effect Sunday, Oct.1, and OPEC members agreed to meet again Sunday, Nov.
12 to reassess market conditions and adjust output
Algerian oil minister Chakib Khelil and Qatar oil minister Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah first confirmed the increase, which adds 3 percent to OPEC's current official production of 25.4 million barrels a day.
Ministers began a formal meeting later to ratify the increase but postponed it until today without making a formal announcement of the new quota.
In Washington, the U.S. government gave Saudi Arabia credit for the OPEC production increase but said it was too early to know what effect it would have on the shortage in world oil inventories.
High fuel costs have sparked concern and even outrage in several nations. French truckers and taxi drivers last week blocked roads to protest gasoline prices, while their counterparts in Belgium and Germany and farmers in Britain have mounted similar, if smaller, efforts to disrupt traffic. Americans living in areas where there is heavy snowfall worry that low fuel inventories will lead to soaring prices to heat their homes this winter.
On a diplomatic level, European finance ministers have expressed concern that surging prices could crimp world economic growth, while finance ministers from 21 Pacific Rim countries warned in Brunei that rising oil prices could damage their economies.
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NBC dominates Emmy awards
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — In a landslide, NBC's idealistic series about a White House staff in turmoil, "The West Wing," won a record-setting nine Emmy awards last night.
It was a rubout in the political drama's competition with HBO's "The Sopranos." James Gandolfini, the mob boss, avoided a shutout after 18 nominations for his show by winning best actor for "The Sopranos."
The haul for "The West Wing" broke the previous record of eight Emmys for a series in a single season, set by "ER" and "Hill Street Blues."
NBC won bragging rights with 23 Emmys. HBO had 20 awards, ABC had 15. Fox had 11 and CBS had 7.
Michael J. Fox was a sentimental winner of the best actor award for a comedy. He retired from his comedy, "Spin City," after last season because of Parkinson's disease.
"Will & Grace" won best comedy
show, a big boost for NBC's sitcom as it moves to Thursday nights this fall. It also won two awards for its supporting actors, Sean Hayes and Meane Mullally.
Patricia Heaton, who plays the long-suffering wife of comedian Ray Romano on the CBS comedy "Everybody Loves Raymond." won best actress in a comedy.
Veteran actor Jack Lemon drew a standing ovation when he won best actor in a miniseries or movie for "Oprah Winfrey Presents: Tuesdays With Morrie." His co-star, Hank Azaria, also won an Emmy, and the show was honored as best TV movie.
Sela Ward was an upset winner in the best actress category in a drama for ABC's "Once and Again." She beat out two competing actresses from "The Sopranos," Edie Falco and Lorraine Bracco.
Richard Schiff, who plays the grim aide Toby Ziegler on "The West Wing," and Allison Janney, who portrays the tough press secretary, won
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For the third year in a row, David Letterman's "Late Show" won the award for best variety series. It came during a year Letterman had to take a break for an emergency quintuple bvpass operation in January.
HBO's series about a Baltimore inner-city neighborhood, "The Corner," won three Emmys, including outstanding miniseries.
Eddie Izzard won for both his performance and writing in his HBO special. "Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill."
Many actors, including John Lithgow and David Swchimmer, wore gold ribbons in a show of support for the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, who are involved in a strike against the advertising industry.
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