A Feeling That Clinton Has Said Enough
Date: 10 February 1998
By Janet Elder
Janet Elder
Several recent polls show that Americans think Pres Clinton has said enough for now about accusations involving Monica Lewinsky; show that Americans want Kenneth W Starr to drop whole matter; many people feel that Starr is conducting partisan investigation using questionable means; NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll puts Clinton's job approval rating at 79 percent (S)
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Journal; The Body Count
Date: 11 February 1998
By Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Frank Rich Op-Ed column holds salacious false reports about Pres Clinton's relationship with Monica S Lewinsky both undermine public trust in press's accuracy and feed perception that whole scandal is less about alleged obstruction of justice than prurient sexual witch hunt; holds Clinton gains public sympathy because Americans see such witch hunts as personally dangerous (M)
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HIBERNIA TO ADD PEOPLES HOLDING FOR $73 MILLION
Date: 11 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hibernia Corp agrees to acquire Peoples Holding Corop for about $73 million in stock (S)
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FIRSTFEDERAL FINANCIAL ADDING FIRST SHENANGO BANCORP
Date: 10 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
FirstFederal Financial Services Corp agrees to buy First Shenango Bancorp of New Castle, Pa, for $104 million in stock (S)
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NOMURA PULLS OUT OF BRITISH UTILITY TALKS
Date: 11 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nomura International PLC withdraws from takeover talks with Energy Group PLC, balking at cost of topping offer from Pacificorp of 6.43 billion pounds ($10.68 billion) in cash and assumed debt (S)
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SAFETY-KLEEN SPURNS LATEST BID FROM LAIDLAW AS RISKY
Date: 10 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Safety-Kleen Corp rejects revised $30-a-share stock-and-cash bid by Laidlaw Environmental Services Inc because an all-cash offer of $27 a share from Philip Services Corp is less risky; Safety-Kleen, which has agreed to $1.9 billion acquisition by Philip Sevices and American partners Apollo Advisors and Blackstone Group, delays Feb 11 shareholder vote on that proposal to Feb 25 (S)
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Fregosi Is Promoted
Date: 11 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
San Francisco Giants name Jim Fregosi assistant to General Manager Brian Sabean (S)
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Ex-Princeton Back Signs With the Colts
Date: 11 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Indianapolis Colts sign running back Keith Elias to one-year contract (S)
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Metro Business; Loehmann's to Close Stores
Date: 10 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Loehmann's Inc says that it expects to report fourth-quarter loss of about 40 cents a share and that it will close 10 stores to cut costs (S)
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Metro Business; Duane Reade Shares Surge on First Day
Date: 11 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Duane Reade Inc, largest drugstore chain in New York, rise 31 percent in their first day amid speculation that drugstore company will swing back after years of losses or be acquired by bigger pharmacy chain (S)
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