Joel Klein

Even for fickle Washington, the swift turnabout in the assessment of Joel I. Klein as the nation's chief trustbuster may set a record--just like the mushrooming number of mergers confronting him. Denounced last summer by Sen. Ernest F. Hollings (D-S.C.) as "an antitrust fellow here who rolls over and plays dead" for failing to challenge Bell Atlantic's $21-billion acquisition of Nynex Corp., the 5-foot, 6-inch.

News Corp. is changing the reporting structure of its management and standards committee, which the media giant created in response to the ethics scandal at its British newspaper unit. The committee's purpose is to cooperate with the ongoing probe into News Corp.'s British newspapers as well as to serve as something akin to an internal affairs division. Last month, it issued a lengthy report that gave a clean bill of health toNews Corp.'s the Times and the Sunday Times. Joel Klein, a News Corp.

New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg named a top publishing executive Tuesday to head the nation's largest school system, after announcing that the city's longtime chancellor was stepping down. Bloomberg said Hearst Magazines Chairwoman Cathie Black would replace Joel Klein, who has overseen the city's 1.1 million-student school system since 2002. Klein said he was leaving to become an executive vice president at News Corp. The mayor said Klein had been looking to leave for a while but stayed until a replacement had been found.

Lawrence "Lon" Jacobs, the general counsel of media giant News Corp. and a confidant of Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch, is leaving the company after 15 years. Jacobs, 56, played a key role in several major media deals over the years, including News Corp.'s acquisitions of the Wall Street Journal and the social-networking site MySpace. Besides his duties as general counsel, he was also one of seven executives who served in Murdoch's Office of the Chairman, which acts as an advisory board of sorts for the company's leadership.

Joel I. Klein, the antitrust enforcer who made the decision to take on Microsoft Corp. and its billionaire Chairman Bill Gates in a landmark antitrust battle, announced Tuesday that he will resign by month's end. The departure of the 53-year-old Klein was seen as potentially beneficial to the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant, which saw its shares climb $2, to close at $65, on Tuesday. The increase capped a broad rally of technology stocks that have largely stumbled since last spring, when U.

Lawrence "Lon" Jacobs, the general counsel of media giant News Corp. and a confidant of Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch, is leaving the company after 15 years. Jacobs, 56, played a key role in several major media deals over the years, including News Corp.'s acquisitions of the Wall Street Journal and the social-networking site MySpace. Besides his duties as general counsel, he was also one of seven executives who served in Murdoch's Office of the Chairman, which acts as an advisory board of sorts for the company's leadership.

Germany-based media conglomerate Bertelsmann said it has hired Joel Klein, the former Justice Department attorney who led the government's antitrust case against Microsoft Corp., to run its U.S. corporate services unit. As chief executive of the Bertelsmann unit responsible for tax, audit and legal affairs, Klein is expected to advise the firm as it pursues a potential merger with EMI Group and attempts to transform Napster, the free file-swapping service, into a subscription-based venture.

New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Monday named Joel Klein--the former Justice Department prosecutor who led the legal battle to break up Microsoft Corp.--as chancellor of the nation's largest public school system. Klein, who ran the Justice Department's antitrust division for nearly four years but has limited education credentials, will begin overseeing the city's troubled public schools and its 1.1 million students within several weeks.

Justice Department antitrust chief Joel Klein on Wednesday defended the government's case against Microsoft in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee and received bipartisan support, with some GOP criticism of the suit. "Everyone would benefit from a toning-down of the rhetoric and a greater faith in the court system to come to the right resolution," said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry J. Hyde (R-Ill.). Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.), Rep. J.C. Watts Jr. (R-Okla.

Cathie Black, the high-profile magazine executive hand-picked by New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to run the nation's largest school system, resigned Thursday after three tumultuous months on the job. The departure — Bloomberg said it was by mutual agreement — marked one of the more embarrassing episodes of the billionaire's three terms in office. Bloomberg, heralded by himself and others as a manager's manager who had brought business discipline to government, installed Black with virtually no consultation or any sense of political support.

Cathie Black, the high-profile magazine executive hand-picked by New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to run the nation's largest school system, resigned Thursday after three tumultuous months on the job. The departure — Bloomberg said it was by mutual agreement — marked one of the more embarrassing episodes of the billionaire's three terms in office. Bloomberg, heralded by himself and others as a manager's manager who had brought business discipline to government, installed Black with virtually no consultation or any sense of political support.

New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg named a top publishing executive Tuesday to head the nation's largest school system, after announcing that the city's longtime chancellor was stepping down. Bloomberg said Hearst Magazines Chairwoman Cathie Black would replace Joel Klein, who has overseen the city's 1.1 million-student school system since 2002. Klein said he was leaving to become an executive vice president at News Corp. The mayor said Klein had been looking to leave for a while but stayed until a replacement had been found.

New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Monday named Joel Klein--the former Justice Department prosecutor who led the legal battle to break up Microsoft Corp.--as chancellor of the nation's largest public school system. Klein, who ran the Justice Department's antitrust division for nearly four years but has limited education credentials, will begin overseeing the city's troubled public schools and its 1.1 million students within several weeks.

Germany-based media conglomerate Bertelsmann said it has hired Joel Klein, the former Justice Department attorney who led the government's antitrust case against Microsoft Corp., to run its U.S. corporate services unit. As chief executive of the Bertelsmann unit responsible for tax, audit and legal affairs, Klein is expected to advise the firm as it pursues a potential merger with EMI Group and attempts to transform Napster, the free file-swapping service, into a subscription-based venture.

Joel I. Klein, the antitrust enforcer who made the decision to take on Microsoft Corp. and its billionaire Chairman Bill Gates in a landmark antitrust battle, announced Tuesday that he will resign by month's end. The departure of the 53-year-old Klein was seen as potentially beneficial to the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant, which saw its shares climb $2, to close at $65, on Tuesday. The increase capped a broad rally of technology stocks that have largely stumbled since last spring, when U.

Justice Department antitrust chief Joel Klein on Wednesday defended the government's case against Microsoft in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee and received bipartisan support, with some GOP criticism of the suit. "Everyone would benefit from a toning-down of the rhetoric and a greater faith in the court system to come to the right resolution," said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry J. Hyde (R-Ill.). Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.), Rep. J.C. Watts Jr. (R-Okla.

It's not often that the U.S. government can paint itself as the underdog in a David-and-Goliath-style battle. But Joel Klein, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's antitrust division, is clearly enjoying his uphill battle to prove that Microsoft violated a 1995 consent decree by bundling its Internet Explorer software with Windows 95. "I love this," an animated Klein said Friday at a meeting of the business group Town Hall Los Angeles.

News Corp. is changing the reporting structure of its management and standards committee, which the media giant created in response to the ethics scandal at its British newspaper unit. The committee's purpose is to cooperate with the ongoing probe into News Corp.'s British newspapers as well as to serve as something akin to an internal affairs division. Last month, it issued a lengthy report that gave a clean bill of health toNews Corp.'s the Times and the Sunday Times. Joel Klein, a News Corp.

Even for fickle Washington, the swift turnabout in the assessment of Joel I. Klein as the nation's chief trustbuster may set a record--just like the mushrooming number of mergers confronting him. Denounced last summer by Sen. Ernest F. Hollings (D-S.C.) as "an antitrust fellow here who rolls over and plays dead" for failing to challenge Bell Atlantic's $21-billion acquisition of Nynex Corp., the 5-foot, 6-inch.

It's not often that the U.S. government can paint itself as the underdog in a David-and-Goliath-style battle. But Joel Klein, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's antitrust division, is clearly enjoying his uphill battle to prove that Microsoft violated a 1995 consent decree by bundling its Internet Explorer software with Windows 95. "I love this," an animated Klein said Friday at a meeting of the business group Town Hall Los Angeles.