On Tortuous Route, Sexual Assault Accusation Against Clinton Resurfaces
Date: 24 February 1999
By Felicity Barringer and David Firestone
Felicity Barringer
Juanita Broaddrick, in interviews with New York Times and other news organizations, speaks openly about her charge, first made public last March, that Pres Clinton sexually assaulted her in her hotel room in 1978, when he was Arkansas Attorney General; she denied rumors, which first surfaced during 1992 Presidential campaign, in affadavit in Paula Jones suit against Clinton and then reversed self last spring, during questioning by independent counsel Kenneth W Starr's staff; unprovable accusation became part of background noise of impeachment process; shadowy path charge traveled illustrates mechanics of national news organizations after year of White House sexual scandal (M)
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A Death in, and of, the Family
Date: 23 February 1999
By Michiko Kakutani
Michiko Kakutani
Michiko Kakutani reviews Marly Swick's new novel Evening News; photo (M)
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THE MARKETS: Market Place; Murdoch is said to be pushing for a merger of British Sky Broadcasting and Canal Plus.
Date: 24 February 1999
By Edmund L. Andrews
Edmund Andrews
Canal Plus SA of France acknowledges that it has held 'conversations' with Rupert Murdoch's media group, but industry analysts are overwhelmingly skeptical that two companies will merge their pay-television operations; stocks of both Canal Plus and British Sky Broadcasting jump on word that Murdoch is pushing for merger; Murdoch's News Corp owns 40 percent of B Sky B (Market Place column) (M)
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Moscow Journal; A Tough, Ambitious Mayor Works on His Image
Date: 23 February 1999
By Michael R. Gordon
Michael Gordon
Moscow Mayor Yuri M Luzhkov celebrates Russian holiday of Maslenitsa with members of news media as part of campaign to overhaul his imperious image in foreign press and portray himself as amiable and folksy statesman; politicians are now maneuvering to succeed Pres Boris Yeltsin; photo (M)
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REPUBLIC BANKING'S SHARES RISE ON NEWS OF SALE
Date: 24 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Republic Banking Corp of Florida rise almost 8 percent in reaction to announcement that it agreed to be bought by Union Planters Corp for $412 million in cash (S)
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AMERITECH IS BUYING NETWORK DESIGNER
Date: 23 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ameritech Corp acquires computer-network unit of Anixter International Inc for $200 million in cash (S)
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BEYOND.COM AGREES TO BUY SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTOR
Date: 23 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Beyond.com Corp acquires Buydirect.com for about $143.4 million in stock (S)
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BRIO TECHNOLOGY IN $311 MILLION DEAL FOR SQRIBE
Date: 24 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Brio Technology Inc acquires Sqribe Technologies for about $311 million in stock (S)
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APPLIED GRAPHICS CONSIDERS A BID FOR WACE GROUP
Date: 24 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Applied Graphics Technologies Inc is considering making a bid for British Wace Group PLC; Schawk Inc agreed on Jan 28 to buy Wace for $155 million in cash and stock (S)
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LSI LOGIC PLANS TO PURCHASE CHIP DESIGNER
Date: 23 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
LSI Logic Corp acquires network chip designer SEEQ Technology Inc for about $100 million in stock (S)
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