Trumpeting vs. Whispering The News About an Arrest
Date: 04 November 2000
By Peter Marks
Peter Marks
News media struggles over how much weight to give disclosure that Gov George W Bush was fined for drunken driving 24 years ago; some major newspapers play report on Page 1, while others run it small and inside; there is little dispute that Bush campaign has vexing public-relations problem; breaking of drunken-driving story is all-consuming detour at critical juncture of close race; photo (M)
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Newspaper Pulls Magazine Because of Democratic Spin
Date: 04 November 2000
By Evelyn Nieves
Evelyn Nieves
San Jose Mercury News pulls its Nov 5 Sunday magazine out of circulation because cover story, personal essay by David Early, pondered how anyone he likes or admires could be a Republican; Jim Romenesko, executive editor of newspaper, says he pulled magazine because it would appear two days before election and lacks balancing, opposing point of view; Early, staff writer for paper's magazine, says he is sure of fairness of his article, and that he interviewed dozens of Republicans, including Condoleezza Rice, adviser to Gov George W Bush (M)
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Ideas & Trends: Taking a Stand; Why Newspapers Endorse Candidates
Date: 05 November 2000
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Newspapers' endorsement of presidential candidates on their editorial pages discussed in light of efforts of their news staffs to remain detached observers of races; drawing (M)
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PRESIDENT VETOES MEASURE TO PUNISH DISCLOSING SECRETS
Date: 05 November 2000
By John M. Broder
John
Pres Clinton vetoes bill renewing authority of nation's intelligence agencies because it contained what he says are badly flawed provisions that would make it crime for government official to disclose classified information; rejects bill, despite support for it from Justice Dept and Central Intelligence Agency; measure was hotly debated within administration and vigorously opposed by news executives and civil libertarians, who said bill would stanch flow of information vital to free society; critics say bill would create equivalent of Britain's Official Secrets Act that imposes harsh penalties on those who transmit classified information and on those who receive and publish it (M)
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RESUMPTION OF PERSONAL COMPUTER SALES IS PLANNED
Date: 04 November 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kmart Corp will return to selling personal computers for first time in 20 years by introducing low-priced private-label personal computer called BlueLight True Blue, to be sold through company's BlueLight.com Web site and at 1,600 of Kmart's 2,163 stores; basic computer, with 633-megahertz Intel processor, will sell for $499 (S)
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SOLECTRON WARNS PROFITS WILL NOT MEET ESTIMATE
Date: 04 November 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Solectron Corp says profits in fiscal 2001 will not meet its estimate because of effects of recent acquisitions (S)
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PORTAL SOFTWARE IN DEAL TO ACQUIRE SOLUTION 42
Date: 04 November 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Portal Software Inc acquires Solution 42, a German rival, for about $300 million in stock (S)
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COURT SAYS SUIT WAS MADE A CLASS ACTION IN ERROR
Date: 04 November 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US Appeals Court rules that suit accusing Sears, Roebuck & Co of using illegal tactics to collect debts from bankruptcy customers should not have been given class-action status (S)
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NIKKO BUYS PORT OPERATOR
Date: 04 November 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Unit of Nikko Securities agrees to buy Powell Duffryn, which operates Tees and Hartlepool shipping port in northeastern England, for about 550 million pounds ($797 million) in cash and assumed debt; Nikko will try to sell Powell Duffryn's engineering-related business units (S)
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WIRELESS BIDDERS RAIDED
Date: 04 November 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dutch antitrust regulators raid offices of Versatel Telecom International and Telfort, two bidders in July auction of mobile-phone licenses, seeking evidence that two companies colluded in their bidding (S)
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