At Their National Convention, Democrats Shined Spotlight on Local Races
Date: 20 August 2000
By Peter Marks
Peter Marks
Dozens of Democratic candidates from around country file into headquarters of party-run Democratic News Service during four days of Democratic National Convention to submit to interviews with television and radio stations back home; Republicans used their four days of media exposure to focus singly on Gov George W Bush, but Democrats chose to fragment their television moment; Dr Kathleen Hall Jamieson, dean of Annenberg School for Communication at University of Pennsylvania, says Gore campaign wants to keep local officials and candidates happy by giving them exposure they crave, perhaps even creating reverse coattail effect in process; photos (M)
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The Way We Live Now: 8-20-00; The Fires This Time
Date: 20 August 2000
By Billy Collins
Billy Collins
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Online Coverage Fell Short of the Hype
Date: 19 August 2000
By Leslie Wayne
Leslie Wayne
Internet sites set up to cover presidential conventions fail to live up to expectations; technological problems cause many to crash or to abandon promised features; some sites find expenses so high and visitors so low at Republican convention that they drastically scale back operations at Democratic convention; even traffic to Web sites with brand names and long track records is disappointly low; photo (M)
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Judge Admits Disclosure of Clinton Inquiry
Date: 19 August 2000
By David Johnston
David Johnston
Judge Richard D Cudahy of federal appeals court in Chicago says he was the source of a report that a new grand jury has been impaneled by Robert Ray, independent counsel investigating Pres Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky; says he inadvertently mentioned the new grand jury to a reporter from Associated Press (M)
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The World; The Funny, but Fictional, Mullah
Date: 20 August 2000
By Susan Sachs
Susan Sachs
Continuing bitter confrontation between Iran's hard-line clerics and liberal writers discussed in light of latest arrest; photo of Ibrahim Nabavi, caricaturist and creator of fictional Mullah Nasreddin who has been sent to prison without trial (M)
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COHOES BANCORP HOLDERS REJECT HUDSON RIVER OFFER
Date: 19 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shareholders of Cohoes Bancorp reject plan to merge with Hudson River Bancorp (S)
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FINOVA GROUP FALLS AFTER CREDIT RATING IS CUT
Date: 19 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stocks and bonds of Finova Group fall along with its credit ratings (S)
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BREWER REJECTS TAKEOVER
Date: 19 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
British brewer Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries rejects takeover offer by Botts & Co (S)
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PROFITS FALL FOR TOY CHAIN
Date: 20 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Toys 'R' US Inc of Paramus, NJ, reports 75 percent drop in fiscal second-quarter profit, to $3 million; expects online unit to break even in fourth quarter 2001 and turn profit in 2002; logo (S)
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Toyota Raises 5 Models' Prices
Date: 19 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Toyota Motor Corp raises prices of five 2001-year models in its line (M)
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