Opting for Hometown Angle At a Slow-News Convention
Date: 06 August 2000
By Peter Marks
Peter Marks
Republican national convention officials in Philadelphia try to satisfy needs of local electronic news media to a degree unmatched by previous party gatherings; using battalion of bookers, Republicans put 200 Bush surrogates at disposal of radio stations, Web sites and especially local television outlets; they provide free satellite time to stations that did not book their own, and concentrate heavily on contacting outlets in markets in crucial states like Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Michigan; photo of Elizabeth Dole (M)
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Friends Find News Media Ignoring a Funny, Charming Guy Named Al
Date: 06 August 2000
By Melinda Henneberger
Melinda Henneberger
Friends of Vice Pres Al Gore, such as actor Tommy Lee Jones, his Harvard classmate, express irritation at what they see as hostile press coverage of Gore, contending media ignores reality that Gore is a funny, warm, thoughtful and decent person--not the 'stiff' person frequently portrayed in press (M)
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IVAX TO PURCHASE WAKEFIELD PHARMACEUTICALS
Date: 05 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ivax Corp agrees to buy Wakefield Pharmaceuticals Inc for undisclosed sum (S)
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AGILENT AGREES TO BUY DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Date: 05 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Agilent Technologies agrees to buy Digital Technology Inc for undisclosed sum (S)
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HOMECOM COMMUNICATIONS SELLING INSURERATE UNIT
Date: 05 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Internet-software maker HomeCom Communications will sell its InsureRate unit to investor group (S)
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TEXTRON'S AUTOMOTIVE UNIT TAKES EUROPEAN PARTNER
Date: 05 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Automotive unit of Textron Inc and Valeo SA agree to jointly make dashboards and related parts (S)
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ALCOA BUYS BACO CONSUMER PRODUCTS OF LONDON
Date: 05 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Alcoa Inc, world's biggest maker of aluminum products, buys London-based Baco Consumer Products Ltd; price is not disclosed (S)
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PFIZER HALTS TESTS OF DRUG FOR 2 TYPES OF CANCER
Date: 05 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pfizer Inc halts two advanced tests of drug to ameliorate prostate and lung cancers after anticipated benefits fail to materialize (S)
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DANA, MAKER OF TRUCK AXLES, IS AWARDED BIG CONTRACT
Date: 05 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dana Corp wins contract from General Motors for as much as $150 million annually in axle production (S)
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Brown Penalty: No Ivy Title
Date: 05 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ivy League rules Brown's football team is ineligible to win league championship because it illegally gave financial aid to players (S)
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