THE CAMPAIGNS FOR THE HOUSE
Date: 24 September 1996
By Steven A. Holmes
Steven Holmes
Coalition of business groups, led by US Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Manufacturers, begins running radio and television advertisements in support of over 20 House Republicans; after House voted 225 to 179 to delay release of special counsel's report on whether Speaker Newt Gingrich violated tax laws, Democratic candidates began showering news organizations with faxes condemning Republicans who voted to protect Gingrich; recent survey by Rocky Mountain Media Watch, Denver-based media monitoring organization, finds that local TV news programs are devoting vast majority of their political coverage to Presidential race and little time to Congressional campaigns (M)
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North Carolina Media Try to Lead Politics to Issues
Date: 24 September 1996
By James Bennet
James Bennet
Several of North Carolina's major newspapers and television and radio stations have agreed on what real concerns are for residents this year, and working together, they are trying to force candidates to address them; among newspapers, coordination is so tight that they have begun publishing virtually identical articles by same reporters each Sunday; reports describe Presidential and statewide candidates' stands on issues that residents consider important; Rick Thames, public editor of Charlotte Observer, comments; photo (M)
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EXIDE SHARES UP SHARPLY ON AIR FORCE CONTRACT NEWS
Date: 24 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Exide Electronics Group Inc shares soar after firm wins Air Force contract that could be worth up to $625 million; firm makes devices that protect electronic equipment from electrical power loss (S)
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NORWEST TO BUY BACK AS MANY AS 4.5 MILLION SHARES
Date: 25 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Norwest Corp to buy back up to 4.5 million of its shares (S)
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HBO & COMPANY TO ACQUIRE GMIS IN STOCK SWAP
Date: 25 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
HBO & Co to acquire GMIS Inc for about $212 million in stock (S)
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AON AGREES TO MAKE 2 ACQUISITIONS
Date: 25 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Aon Corp to buy HFS Inc's ERA Home Warranty unit; will also buy Wesselhoeft Ahlers & Schues OHG (S)
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MOOG TO ACQUIRE UNIT FROM MOTION CONTROL
Date: 24 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Moog Inc to buy Moog Controls Inc from International Motion Control for $48.6 million in cash (S)
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STERLING SOFTWARE SAYS BOARD APPROVES SPINOFF
Date: 24 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sterling Software Inc board approves spinoff of Sterling Commerce unit (S)
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Ex-S.E.C. Chief's New Firm
Date: 24 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Richard C Breeden, former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, to form own firm, Richard C Breeden & Co (S)
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Isetan Suit Against Barney's Gets Approval
Date: 25 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federal Bankruptcy Judge James L Garrity rules Isetan Co can sue Barney's Inc co-chairman Robert and Gene Pressman in New York court for $170 million in loans they personally guaranteed (S)
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