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- It's 'schmooze or lose' time at the MTV Inaugural Ball. (MTV Network Inc.'s first inaugural ball may exemplify generational change ushered in by election of President Bill Clinton)
- WASHINGTON -- MTV's very Ball may well be remembered as a defining moment in politics, symbolizing the generational change in leadership brought by President Bill Clinton. Or it may be remembered for inflicting Roger Clinton's vocal talent upon a n WASHINGTON -- MTV's very...
- Research articles 1993-01-25
- Clinton's Problems Are Cable's Gain.(President Bill Clinton; Congress distracted from telecommunications legislation by presidential scandal and investigation)
- WASHINGTON -- With world stock markets churning, the economy of nuclear-tipped Russia imploding and President Clinton's grip on power loosening, no one in Congress is tapping a foot about cable rates these days. According to House Speaker Newt Gi WASHINGTON -- With...
- Research articles 1998-09-14
- Telecom: will prez push the button? (Pres. Bill Clinton; telecommunications regulation)(Cover Story)
- WASHINGTON - The road to the telecommunications revolution looks nothing like the information superhighway. It's a hot, sticky, 11-block walk down Pennsylvania Avenue from Capitol Hill to the front steps of the Clinton White House - the path Cong WASHINGTON - The...
- Research articles 1995-08-21
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- Clinton: V-chip is not enough: Hundt and Hollings also push plans to limit TV violence for sake of children.(Bill Clinton, Senator Ernest Hollings, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt)
- Hundt and Hollings also push plans to limit TV violence for sake of children When broadcast and cable executives meet at the White House later this month, President Clinton will ask them to consider eliminating violent TV programing when children Hundt and...
- Research articles 1996-02-12
- Why Gore Isn't a Sure Thing
- Thirty-five more weeks to go. That's 35 exasperating weeks of two white boys headed for the 'hood wearing old Malcolm X T shirts reading: by any means necessary. We're told that the new warp-speed news culture will give us nonstop politics from now until November. This is fatuous. Politics...
- Research articles 2000-03-20
- The President's news conference - President Bill Clinton - Interview
- June 15, 1993Economic ProgramThe President. Thanks for the introduction, Wolf |Wolf Blitzer, Cable News Network~. |Laughter~Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I'd like to make a couple of opening remarks. First, let me say that this morning I had a good talk with Judge Ginsburg, complimenting her on her very moving...
- Research articles 1993-06-21
- Campaign reform would help cable: earning McCain's support
- When Senate Commerce Committee Chairman and campaign finance reform guru John McCain, R-Ariz., learned of former President Bill Clinton's 11th hour pardon of Marc Rich, a tax evader and ex-husband of a major fundraiser, McCain called the move "the most graphic example of why we need campaign finance reform. Maybe...
- Research articles 2001-02-05
- Clinton will sign it. (telecommunications bill)
- Congress gives overwhelming thumbs up to telecom bill WASHINGTON - President Clinton last week promised to sign landmark legislation that overhauls a 62-year-old telecommunications law and opens broad new horizons to the cable industry. Moment Congress gives overwhelming thumbs...
- Research articles 1996-02-05
- Cox Communications Brings Democratic National Convention Speeches to Customers via Entertainment on Demand
- SAN DIEGO -- Now you don't have to miss history in the making. Beginning July 27 and continuing through Aug. 13, Cox Communications will offer the main speeches of the Democratic National Convention free of charge to its digital cable customers through Entertainment on Demand (Channel 998), including those by...
- Research articles 2004-07-27
- Cable Firms Least Favored by Customers, Survey Shows; Residents Favor Utilities as Single Provider of "Wired" Services
- NORTH SALEM, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 2, 1996--As President Clinton prepares to sign the telecommunications bill into law, a new survey shows that a substantial margin of consumers would prefer receiving their communications and energy services from their electric utility--not the telephone or cable company.
- Research articles 1996-02-02
- Telcom bill: a deal, but not done. (major telecommunications reform bill)(includes a related article)
- Parties agree on key items; Dole says concerns remain about digital TV 'giveaway' It now seems more a question of when than what. As of last Friday (Dec. 29), key lawmakers and the Clinton administration had reached consensus on most major provisions of telecommunications...
- Research articles 1996-01-01
- This week in Black history
- [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] October 29, 1997-- William E. Kennard was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the first Black chairman of the Federal Communications Commission FCC on this day. The FCC regulates the nation's radio, wire, satellite and cable communications. Kennard, who began working at the FCC in 1993...
- Research articles 2007-11-05
- William Kennard confirmed as first black chairman of Federal Communications Commission
- William E. Kennard was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate to head the Federal Communications Commission FCC, which makes him the first Black to hold the post. He was nominated for the position earlier this year by President Bill Clinton (JET, August 25). Kennard who began working at...
- Research articles 1997-11-17
- 'Daily' doings.(LIFE - ARTS ETC.)(TUNING IN TO TV)
- Byline: Christian Toto, THE WASHINGTON TIMES 'Daily' doings Former President Bill Clinton continues his book tour tonight when he pays a visit to "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on cable's Comedy Central. The author of "My Life" recently...
- Research articles 2004-08-09
- REGULATORY UNDERTOW.(digital must-carry regulation)
- The FCC has saved the cable industry from drowning in digital must-carry regulations ... at least, for now. But count on broadcasters to keep churning up the waters. The FCC's "digital must-carry" decision was adopted on January 18, 2001. Bill Clinton was president and...
- Research articles 2001-08-01
- People & Players.(News)
- New York Maxim magazine and Artisan Home Entertainment celebrate the 10th anniversary of the film "Reservoir Dogs." (From l.) Dan Parente, events manager, Maxim; Michael Madsen, actor and one of the "Reservoir Dogs" cast members. Milwaukee Former President Bill Clinton joins Time Warner Cable...
- Research articles 2002-09-23
- Telecom players worry about presidential veto.
- New York -- Players in the telecom overhaul moving through Congress -- even advocates -- cautioned that the Clinton administration could still overcome the momentum behind the bill and derail the effort. Many supporters of the push to unharness cable, long-distance...
- Research articles 1995-08-28
- Telecom reform advances. (telecommunications reform legislation)
- After decades of trying to rewrite the 1934 communications law, Congress is closer than ever to telecommunications reform. With bipartisan support in both houses, a final bill is expected on the President's desk by fall. Whether President Clinton signs off on reform depends on how much...
- Research articles 1995-08-17
- Mrs. Hockersmith goes to Washington. (interior designer Kaki Hockersmith) (Forum: Interview) (Interview)
- Late last summer, C-SPAN, the cable news and information network, called the offices of Interior Design looking for someone to comment on Kaki Hockersmith and the work she was doing for Bill and Hillary Clinton at the White House. We were, to be honest, stumped. Not only...
- Research articles 1994-03-01
- Who Should Protect Consumers?
- Remember "states' rights?" Back when the federal government was a strong regulator of consumer products and services, including banks, airlines, brokerages, cable TV and drugs, pro-business factions screamed bloody murder. According to them, federal regulation usurped states' rights to enforce their own laws, which, they argued, would...
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