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Date: 30 April 1998
By Michel Marriott
Michel Marriott
Media Metric reports that MSNBC drew 4.8 percent of Internet users in Mar, highest of any World Wide Web general news cite; MSNBC has won top rating in 14 out of last 21 months (S)
Date: 01 May 1998
Excerpts from Pres Clinton's news conf, at which he discusses United States economy, NATO enlargement, sanctions against Iraq, Kenneth W Starr's investigation and Monica Lewinsky, smoking and tobbaco issue, IMF funding, and Gen Barry McCaffrey, drug czar, and controversy over needle exchange program (L)
Date: 30 April 1998
Editorial opposes plan by Office of High Representative, international civilian authority running Bosnia, to establish temporary media commission that would be able to fine or shut down radio and television stations that do not comply with its standards (M)
Date: 30 April 1998
By Laurie Goodstein With Marjorie Connelly
Laurie With
Nationwide poll of 13-to 17-year-olds conducted by New York Times and CBS News finds that teen-agers today are worldly, shaped by exposure to culture that has dropped many of its inhibitions; poll also finds that in some ways they are as wholesome and devoid of cynicism as older generations; they trust their government, admire their parents and believe it is possible to start out poor and become rich; 94 percent say they believe in God; strong majorities say they never drink alcohol and never smoke cigarettes or marijuana; on sexual matters, too, they display notable conservatism; graph; photo (M)
Date: 01 May 1998
Editorial on Pres Clinton's first solo news conference since December; observes that Clinton gave his 'usual fluid performance,' but holds it is obvious that he has paid a high price for his silence on allegations about Monica Lewinsky
Date: 01 May 1998
By John M. Broder
John
Pres Clinton, at first full-scale news conference this year, shows contempt for Kenneth W Starr, but acknowledges that questions about Clinton's behavior will persist throughout his term in office; remarks that Starr's inquiry could persist 'forever--10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 years'--and consumes limitless public money; refuses to offer any new information about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky; photo (M)
Date: 01 May 1998
By Adam Nagourney
Adam Nagourney
Geraldine A Ferraro, who is running for Democratic nomination to oppose Sen Alfonse M D'Amato, makes her 1997 tax returns available for public inspection, but imposes extraordinary restrictions on what has become routine event for most politicians; reporters are provided two sets of returns to examine for precisely three hours before aide who monitors inspection retrieves documents; any reporter who wants to examine documents beyond three-hour limit would have had to pay her accountant's standard fee of $429 an hour (M)
Date: 01 May 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Lycos Inc says it acquired Wisewire Corp for $39.75 million in stock (S)
Date: 01 May 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Security Capital Atlantic Inc says it bought 9 apartment complexes in North and South Carolina for $161.5 million from Charter Properties Inc, increasing its holdings by about 9 percent (S)
Date: 01 May 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Walt Disney Co says it bought remaining two-thirds stake in Starwave Corp that it does not already own; terms not disclosed (S)