Eric M. Breindel, 42, a New York Post Columnist
Date: 10 March 1998
By Charlie Leduff
Charlie Leduff
Eric M Breindel, former editorial page editor for The New York Post and conservative moderator of weekly public affairs program on Fox News Channel, dies at age 42; photo (M)
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Disclosure of a Conversation
Date: 11 March 1998
Editorial contends that in vindictive political move, Rep John Boehner has filed suit against Rep Jim McDermott accusing him of leaking to reporters contents of cellular phone conversation illegally taped by John and Alice Martin; notes that Martins picked up on their police scanner conference call that took place between Boehner, Speaker Newt Gingrich and other Republican leaders on Dec 21, 1996, day Gingrich agreed to House reprimand for submitting false information to House Ethics Committee, which was investigating his fund-raising strategies (M)
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Journal; Comedy After Monica
Date: 11 March 1998
By Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Frank Rich Op-Ed column on difficult time comedy writers are having trying to satirize White House sex scandals; says that if sex in Oval Office is now stuff of nightly news, what joke can possibly top it; quotes comedy writers Larry Gelbart, Trey Parker and Matt Stone (M)
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Clinton Is Entree At City Hall Roast
Date: 10 March 1998
By James Barron
James Barron
The Inner Circle, an organization of current and former City Hall reporters in New York, holds its annual show; President Clinton and New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani are lampooned (S)
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Magazine to Police Media Hires a Watchdog for Itself
Date: 11 March 1998
By Robin Pogrebin
Robin Pogrebin
Steven Brill, creator of new magazine Content, enters into two-year contract with Bill Kovach, curator of Nieman Foundation for journalism at Harvard, under which Kovach will monitor magazine as outside ombudsman; Brill established Content to serve as aggressive mass market watchdog of media industry (M)
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TRANSWORLD ENDS ACQUISITION TALKS WITH HEALTHCALL
Date: 11 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Transworld Healthcare Inc ends talks on possible acquisition of Healthcall Group PLC valued at about $96.5 million (US) (S)
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SYNETIC TO EXPAND LINE WITH PURCHASE OF POINT PLASTICS
Date: 10 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Synetic Inc says it agreed to buy Point Plastics Inc for $86 million in cash and stock (S)
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DAVOX TO BUY ANSWERSOFT FOR $85.4 MILLION IN STOCK
Date: 11 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Davox Corp agrees to acquire Answersoft Inc for about $85.4 million in stock (S)
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SYKES AGREES TO PAY $50 MILLION FOR PRUDENTIAL UNIT
Date: 11 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sykes Healthplan Services Inc agrees to buy Prudential Insurance Co of America's Prudential Service Bureau unit for $50 million in cash (S)
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INVESTMENT FIRM TO ACQUIRE STAKE IN EYE CARE CENTERS
Date: 10 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Eye Care Centers of America Inc says Thomas H Lee Co, investment company, and its affiliates will acquire 90 percent of company for $300 million; current majority owner, Desai Capital Management Inc, will hold remaining 10 percent (S)
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