Poll tilt in Clinton Giuliani Senate race narrows
National brief reports show two polls on a potential New York Senate matchup. Marist College Institute for Public Opinion finds Giuliani leading 49 to 40 percent, while Quinnipiac College Polling Institute shows a dead heat with Clinton at 45 percent and Giuliani at 44 percent.
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NBC to stake 32 percent in Pax TV network
NBC buys a 32 percent stake in Paxson Communications for 415 million dollars, gaining a major outlet for NBC programming and strengthening Paxson’s 72 stations and the PAX network. Paxson now reaches 76 percent of U S households as FCC rule changes open duopolies.
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Kosovo POWs seek early Army exit after Yugoslav captivity
Three American soldiers held by Serb forces near the Macedonian border endured beatings and death threats during 32 days of captivity. They were released in May and now face options for early discharge or part time service, with guards, family, and education plans shaping their future.
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Century-old Honolulu paper closing after 1999 struggles
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin will shut down next month after more than a century of publication due to declining circulation and poor finances. Liberty Newspapers will terminate the joint operating agreement with the Honolulu Advertiser, with a termination payment from Gannett. The Star-Bulletin ends its last edition on Oct 30. circulation was 67,533. The Advertiser, started as the Pacific Commercial Advertiser in 1856, and the Star-Bulletin began as the Daily Bulletin in 1882.
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Flavored bidis attract young smokers study says
ATLANTA AP. CDC finds 40 percent of 642 Boston area middle and high school students tried bidis. Sixteen percent are current bidi smokers, eight percent heavy smokers. Bidis are cheaper, flavored and unfiltered, with higher CO nicotine and tar than cigarettes.
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