Judge Delays Microsoft Trial 2 Weeks
Date: 21 August 1998
By Joel Brinkley
Joel Brinkley
Federal judge pushes back starting date of Microsoft Corp's antitrust trial by two weeks, to Sept 23, while company and Justice Department lawyers bicker over where and how pretrial questioning of Microsoft chairman William H Gates will take place; Lee Levine, lawyer representing several news organizations, including The New York Times, requests expedited review of Appeals Court order that deposition of Gates be taken behind closed doors (M)
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HIGH MARKS GIVEN TO THE PRESIDENT BUT NOT THE MAN
Date: 22 August 1998
By Adam Nagourney With Michael R. Kagay
Adam With
Latest New York Times/CBS News Poll shows that Pres Clinton continues to draw high ratings from American public for his job performance, but his acknowledgement of relationship with White House intern has produced darkening view of Clinton's moral character and his overall personal image; survey shows that Hillary Rodham Clinton is now viewed more approvingly by American public than her husband; Clinton's overall job approval rating is at 65 percent; charts show public's views of Pres Clinton, Mrs Clinton, Kenneth W Starr and Monica S Lewinsky; tables detail poll findings (L)
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Observer; Isn't It Rich? Aren't They a Pair?
Date: 21 August 1998
By Russell Baker
Russell Baker
Russell Baker Op-Ed column holds endless media attention to trivia of Pres Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky and Clinton's 'contrition' speech attacking Kenneth Starr are pure burlesque (M)
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AUTODESK SAYS IT WILL ACQUIRE DISCREET LOGIC
Date: 21 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Autodesk Inc will buy Discreet Logic Inc for about $520 million in stock (S)
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DIANON SEEKS TO ACQUIRE UROCOR FOR $80 MILLION
Date: 21 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dianon Systems Inc offers to buy Urocor Inc for about $80 million (S)
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TRINET AND PRUDENTIAL BUY 12 PROPERTIES IN CALIFORNIA
Date: 21 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Trinet Corporate Realty Trust Inc and Prudential Insurance Co of America team up to buy 12 office and research and development properties in Milpitas, Calif, for $136.5 million; seller is not identified (S)
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TELLABS DELAYS VOTE ON DEAL TO PURCHASE CIENA
Date: 22 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tellabs Inc puts off shareholder vote on company's pending purchase of Ciena Corp, after Ciena says it might not win important contract from AT&T Corp (S)
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G.M. DECIDES IT WILL NOT JOIN BIDDING FOR KIA MOTORS
Date: 22 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
General Motors Corp says that it has decided not to bid for South Korea's insolvent Kia Motors Corp; but Ford Motor Co and three Korean companies remain in race (S)
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TWINLAB AGREES TO BUY MAKER OF IRONMAN NUTRITION BAR
Date: 21 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Twinlab Corp agrees to buy PR Nutrition Inc for $39.1 million in stock (S)
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STAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SHARPLY CUTS OFFER FOR PT-1
Date: 22 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Star Telecommunications Inc reduces its offer to buy PT-1 Communications Inc by more than half, to $242.2 million in cash and stock, after securities regulators reject Star's proposed accounting for transaction (S)
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