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...marketing campaigns alone aren't always enough to woo black consumers. "Blacks want to see the company involved and contributing," says public relations consultant Myra Bauman. "The concept of a good corporate citizen is important to us." That can mean hiring more black employees, making contributions to black causes, placing ads in the black media, using black suppliers or even naming blacks to the company's board of directors...
...they will open formal diplomatic relations this week. Though South Korea remains a close U.S. ally, Seoul is also an increasingly important trading partner for Beijing. The rapprochement is likely to put more pressure on communist North Korea to reach peaceful agreements with Seoul. South Korean President Roh Tae Woo is expected to visit Beijing in October...
...protect their evangelical support, the Republicans must stoke the anger of people like Smith. To woo evangelicals, the Democrats must convince them that Clinton and Gore are not only moderate but better able than their rivals to deal with the real problems of the middle class. The stakes in this religious tug-of-war are high: the Southern Baptist Convention alone boasts 15 million members. Four years ago, the white evangelical vote was nearly 20% of the electorate...
...Fitzgerald boomlet, the pronouncement's timing was curious and set off a round of political speculation. Some thought the abortion comment was an attempt to change the subject from the infidelity flap. Others believed that G.O.P. campaign officials were attempting to have it both ways by having Mrs. Bush woo independent and Republican women who find the party's pro-life platform unrealistic...
...York Post, one of the city's daily tabloids, knows how to get readers from among the 5000 delegates and 15,000 reporters here for the week. Beneath the headline, "Party Time!" in four-inch high letters yesterday is the sub-head for the real story: "Topless dancers woo the delegates." Pictures are included...