Politicians' Rally Protests Marital Fidelity Questions
Date: 22 January 2000
By Thomas J. Lueck
Thomas Lueck
Ten Democratic politicians rally at City Hall in Manhattan to demand that news media stopping asking Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani and Hillary Rodham Clinton whether they have been unfaithful to their spouses; Rep Carolyn Maloney proposes that Giuliani and Clinton contact her whenever they think a reporter has asked an inappropriate question about their personal lives (M)
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Otis Regrets
Date: 23 January 2000
By Rick Lyman
Rick Lyman
Profile of Otis Chandler, 72-year-old former publisher of Los Angeles Times, who became hero to many newspaper journalists around country by chastising his successors and charging that its bottom-line, Wall Street-oriented management had compromised reputation and editorial integrity of his family's paper; photos (L)
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Mom, Dad: Where Were You in the 60's?
Date: 23 January 2000
By Alan Bisbort
Alan Bisbort
Alan Bisbort reviews exhibition of select items from University of Connecticut's Alternative Press Collection from 1960's on view at Thomas J Dodd Research Center; photos (M)
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Myth Of The Maverick
Date: 23 January 2000
By Thomas Mallon
Thomas Mallon
Op-Ed article by Thomas Mallon says candidates and media alike believe that winning title of 'maverick' contributes to success in presidential campaign; says 'maverick' seal has been attached almost automatically to each party's main 'challenger,' even though neither John McCain nor Bill Bradley are unorthodox in any fundamental way; says true mavericks in this race are Gary Bauer, Steve Forbes and Alan Keyes (M)
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STARWOOD TO SELL SAN FRANCISCO HOTEL TO BLACKSTONE
Date: 22 January 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, operator or Sheraton and Westin Hotels, says partnership it controls will sell Westin St Francis hotel, San Francisco, for $243 million to BRE/St Francis LLC; BRE is unit of Blackstone Group (S)
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ORACLE TO SELL PART OF LIBERATE TECHNOLOGIES STAKE
Date: 22 January 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Oracle Corp to sell almost 10 percent of its stake in Liberate Technologies as part of larger stock offering; Liberate files for sale of 8.5 million shares by company and existing shareholders; Liberate shares rise $19.50, to $106 (S)
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A. O. SMITH DECIDES TO SELL PIPE AND TANK BUSINESSES
Date: 22 January 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
A O Smith Corp to sell its storage and fluid handling technologies unit to exit fiberglass-pipe and storage-tank businesses and focus on other markets (S)
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CITING INCREASED COSTS, HERCULES ISSUES PROFIT WARNING
Date: 22 January 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hercules Inc, chemical maker, says its fourth-quarter earnings could be as much as 25 percent less than expected because of higher costs and lower selling prices (S)
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MICHAEL FOODS STOCK FALLS AS POSSIBLE SALE IS RULED OUT
Date: 22 January 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Michael Foods Inc fall 15 percent, to $21.8125 a share, after company says study of alternatives to increase share value did not provide any suitable options (S)
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HOLZMANN ACCORD WITH UNION
Date: 22 January 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of German builder Philipp Holzmann rise 18 percent after company, which almost went out of business last year, says it completed agreement with construction union IG Bau, country's biggest construction union, on wage pact for its domestic work force (S)
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