Poll Finds New Opponent Fails to Lift Mrs. Clinton
Date: 13 June 2000
By Adam Nagourney With Marjorie Connelly
Adam With
New York Times/CBS News Poll finds despite change of opponent, steady diet of television advertising and vigorous schedule of trips around New York State, Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign for US Senate appears largely stuck in place; finds Clinton locked in close race with Republican Repr Rick Lazio, opponent so unknown that most New Yorkers are unable to offer any opinion of him; finds his replacement for Mayor Rudolph Giuliani as Republican candidate has scrambled dynamics of race; Clinton is swamping Lazio in New York City as notable number of Giuliani supporters have switched, reverting to historical party voting habits; conversely, Lazio who is more conventional statewide Republican candidate than Giuliani, seems to be blunting Clinton's usually competitive position in upstate New York, which usually favors Republicans by large numbers; findings of poll detailed; charts (M)
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Giuliani's Rating Is High After Quitting Campaign
Date: 13 June 2000
By Adam Nagourney
Adam Nagourney
Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani's high-profile if slightly messy exit from race for Senate may not have helped his standing with Republican leaders, but he is doing just fine with voters; latest New York Times/CBS News Poll finds that Giuliani is now viewed favorably by nearly half of New York State voters (M)
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Exiled Relative Issues Challenge to Syria's Heir to Power
Date: 13 June 2000
By Susan Sachs
Susan Sachs
Syria prepares for state funeral for late Pres Hafez amid reports that exiled brother, Rifat al-Assad, has proclaimed himself rightful heir to power and will challenge appointment of Assad's son, Bashar al-Assad; Rifaat al-Assad has lived in Europe since unsuccessful attempt to oust brother in 1983; has maintained platform for activities through satellite television, Arab News Network, operated by one of sons; photo (M)
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DOLLAR FINANCIAL AGREES TO BUY DIRECT GENERAL
Date: 13 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dollar Financial Group Inc acquires Direct General Corp for about $120 million in cash and assumed debt (S)
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QIAGEN TO ACQUIRE OPERON FOR $110 MILLION IN STOCK
Date: 13 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Qiagen NV acquires Operon Technologies Inc for about $110 million in stock (S)
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TIME WARNER TELECOM CANCELS PURCHASE OF GST
Date: 13 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Time Warner Telecom Inc cancels its planned $450 million purchase of GST Telecommunications Inc, which is in bankruptcy proceedings; GST says it will ask federal court in Delaware to let it sell most of its assets at auction (S)
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PERKINELMER BUYING NEN LIFE SCIENCES FOR $400 MILLION
Date: 13 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
PerkinElmer Inc acquires Nen Life Sciences from investment group led by Genstar Capital LLC for $400 million in cash (S)
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Kim Perrot To Be Honored
Date: 13 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Women's National Basketball Association will honor Kim Perrot by naming its annual citizenship award after late Houston Comets point guard (S)
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April Tool Orders Fell
Date: 12 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Orders for machine tools decreased an estimated 22 percent in April, an industry survey showed today. April orders from United States companies for domestic and foreign-produced machine tools fell to $450 million from a revised $577 million in March, the Association for Manufacturing Technology said. Tool orders were higher in the first four months of this year than the same period last year. Orders rose 9 percent through April, to $1.87 billion.
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Magazines Expect 12% Rise in Ad Revenue
Date: 12 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Magazine publishers expect advertising revenue to increase by 12 or 13 percent this year despite the decline of many online companies and softness in some other categories, the trade journal Advertising Age said in its current issue. According to the report, many magazine executives and media buyers say that a strong economy is pushing advertising spending higher than the increase of 8 percent to 9 percent they had expected. Automobile companies have spent the most on advertising so far in 2000, $512 million, followed by technology, telecommunications and communications networking systems businesses, the magazine said.
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