Word: exits
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Before razing the building over the old subway exit, the Perini Construction Company the firm which handled the MBTA reconstruction, saved the structure's distinctive copper roof for eventual repair Perini duplicated the original building over the subway station and topped it off with the refurbished roof in accordance with its contract with the MBIA...
Greenfield also said the media's early reporting of exit poll results on election night might prevent some West Coast voters from casting ballots. The media should exercise more "self restraint" to address the problem, she said, adding that she opposed governmental regulation of exit polling...
...investors, though, were happy with the change. Some Wall Streeters feared that rumors based on exit polls could stampede the market during trading and create wild price swings. Others worried lest speculators who follow the vote use their knowledge of the balloting to reap profits. Said William Le-Fevre, market strategist for Purcell, Graham & Co.: "The market should not open because there is too much room for abuse." Exchange officials discounted such concerns. "We deal with rumors day in and day out here," said a spokesman, "and I don't think there will be any more or any less...
...News President Roone Arledge offered the second example of EPR. He announced that the Tuesday edition of "World News Tonight" would not broadcast the results of its exit polls. The network would wait until after the Eastern polls had closed. Imagine: all this for John Q. Public. CBS and NBC failed to match Arledge's self-restraint. Their evening newscasts reported voter trends and all they portend...
...Michael S. Dukakis introduced Kerry by noting that he did particularly well among younger voters. Television exit polls showed that Kerry received about 64 percent of the under-30 vote...