POWER OF ATTORNEY


     I  hereby  appoint S. Amber Gordon, Caridad C. Miller  or
Marc  P.  Levy  to  act as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact
with  authority to execute on my behalf any Form 3, 4 or 5  or
any  amendment thereto required to be filed by the undersigned
in  his or her capacity as a "reporting person" (as defined in
Part  1(a)  of  the  instructions to Form 3)  of  Comtex  News
Network, Inc. under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange  Act
of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, with the appropriate regulatory authorities and to
do  all things incident and necessary to that end, until  such
time as I notify Ms. Gordon, Ms. Miller or Mr. Levy in writing
that  their  authority to act on my behalf in this manner  has
been withdrawn.

     I have signed this power of attorney on   April 2, 2003.


                         By:     /S/ STEPHEN W. ELLIS



                           STATE OF VIRGINIA

                          COUNTY OF FAIRFAX
In VIRGINIA, on the 2TH day of APRIL, 2003, before me, a
Notary Public in and for the above state and county,
personally appeared STEPHEN W. ELLIS, known to me or proved to
be the person named in and who executed the foregoing
instrument, and being first duly sworn, such person
acknowledged that he or she executed said instrument for the
purposes therein contained as his or her free and voluntary
act and deed.
                               /S/ CATHERINE ROLLINS
                               NOTARY PUBLIC
                               My Commission Expires: 9/30/03

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