Bush Finds a Minus to Coziness With Reporters
Date: 13 September 2000
By Peter Marks
Peter Marks
George W Bush has cut back on off-the-cuff talks with reporters after finding that reporters preferred those informal moments to his staged events; photo (S)
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Bush Says Rats Reference In Ad Was Unintentional
Date: 13 September 2000
By Frank Bruni
Frank Bruni
George W Bush defends Republican television commercial that, in attacking Al Gore's plans for health care, includes fleeting, almost undetectable, image of word 'rats'; denies intending sublimal message; aides counter with complaint about Democratic ad containing altered New York Daily News page; photo (M)
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Poll Shows Gore Overcoming Voter Concerns on Likability
Date: 13 September 2000
By Richard L. Berke With Janet Elder
Richard Berke
Latest New York Times/CBS News Poll shows that Vice Pres Gore has shaken persistent sense that he is not particularly likable and is now as highly regarded as rival George W Bush on matters of character, leadership and overall personal popularity; 44 percent of those polled now have favorable opinion of Gore, to 42 percent for Bush; graph; table; poll shows neck-and-neck presidential race, with 42 percent of voters backing Gore if election were today to 39 percent for Bush, four percent for Ralph Nader and two percent for Patrick Buchanan; 47 percent of Gore supporters and 38 percent of Bush backers acknowledge reservations; 63 percent of public thinks Gore cares about problems of ordinary people; many also cite Democratic convention and choice of Joseph Lieberman as running mate (M)
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GENZYME TO PURCHASE GELTEX PHARMACEUTICALS
Date: 12 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Genzyme Corp acquires GelTex Pharmaceuticals for $1 billion in cash and stock (S)
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PROCTER & GAMBLE SELLS CHLORASEPTIC TO PRESTIGE
Date: 12 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Procter & Gamble Co sells its Chloraseptic line of sore-throat remedies to Prestige Brands International (S)
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HUFFY PREDICTS IT WILL SELL 1.5 MILLION SCOOTERS
Date: 12 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Huffy Corp expects to sell at least 1.5 million Micro scooters this year (S)
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STRIDE RITE WARNS THAT PROFITS WILL BE BELOW FORECASTS
Date: 13 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stride Rite Corp ill report profits below estimates for its most recent quarter, in part because of lower sales at department stores (S)
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KENNAMETAL TO BUY REMAINDER OF JLK DIRECT DISTRIBUTION
Date: 12 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kennametal acquires remaining shares of toolmaker JLK Direct Distribution for $37.6 million, a 31 percent increase to Kennametal's prior offer (S)
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CYBERONICS BOARD REJECTS OFFER FROM MEDTRONIC
Date: 12 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Board of Cyberonics, maker of devices that treat epilepsy, rejects $480 million buyout offer from Medtronic, pacemaker manufacturer (S)
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CENTEX SAYS 2001 EARNINGS WILL EXCEED ESTIMATES
Date: 12 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Centex Corp, one of largest homebuilders in US, says it expects 2001 earnings per share might be 25 cents to 50 cents above current analysts' estimates (S)
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