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Newstream.com Digest: Star Treatment for Car Customers, IBM Announces High Tech Donation, Gift Guide II and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists

NEW YORK--Nov. 7, 2003--

  Have you seen the features in our second GIFT GUIDE Smart Feature package? You'll find feature stories about the newest and most exciting gifts -- all for free and unrestricted use by journalists. Click the "GIFT GUIDE II" button on any Newstream channel page or home page, or go directly to http://www.newstream.com/us/cgi-bin/display_package.cgi?174.  

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New Trend in Car Service: Giving Customers the Star Treatment

A fully equipped gym, an exclusive restaurant and a barber shop -- they're amenities you'd expect to find at a private club. Soon, however, they may be things you can also find at your local ... car dealership?

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More Than Half of Americans (55%) Say Car Loans and Lease Payments are a Big Enough Burden to Prevent Them From Making Major Purchases, According to the Cambridge Consumer Credit Index

More than half (55%) of all Americans making monthly payments on car leases or loans say these loans are burdensome enough to prevent them making major purchases, such as for homes, appliances or furniture, according to the Cambridge Consumer Credit Index. Of all Americans surveyed, 46% have outstanding car loans or leases and 54% make no car payments.

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Bayer Plans Stock Market Flotation for Chemicals Activities and Strategic Refocus of Health Care Business

Following its successful reorganization, the Bayer Group intends to maintain its focus on its core businesses and in the future concentrate on health care, nutrition and innovative materials. For this reason, Bayer Chemicals (excluding H.C. Starck and Wolff Walsrode) is to be combined with certain parts of the polymers business in a new company with the provisional name "NewCo." The aim is for this company to be listed on the stock market under a new name by early 2005 at the latest.

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Gov. Easley, IBM Announce High-Tech Donation

Gov. Mike Easley today joined More at Four pre-kindergarten students at Southeast Elementary in Kinston to celebrate a generous donation from IBM Corporation. IBM is donating 93 Young Explorer computers to More at Four classrooms across the state.

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Governor Pawlenty Commends Polaris for Bringing New Facility, 300 Jobs to Wyoming, Minnesota

Governor Tim Pawlenty on Thursday commended the decision by Polaris Industries Inc. to build a new product development facility in Wyoming, Minn., saying it illustrates the company's longstanding commitment to providing high-quality jobs in the state. Photo available now.

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Palace Resorts Debuts in the Caribbean Grand Bay Palace

Palace Resorts announces today the grand opening of the new five-star all-inclusive, Grand Bay Palace -- formerly Renaissance Grand Beach Resort -- in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, conveniently located nine miles from Cyril E. King Airport.

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What's the Best of What's New?

Each year thousands of new technology products come onto the market -- but this year only 100 were destined to be deemed the best. Radio News Feature.

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Union Planters Names New President of Subsidiary

Union Planters Corporation today announced the promotion of Gil Aleman, 37, from executive vice president to president of its wholly owned subsidiary, Strategic Outsourcing Inc., (SOI) which provides professional employer organization services (PEO) for small businesses.

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The Purr-Fect Holiday Gift?

A pet under the tree this holiday season may not be the perfect Christmas gift. Radio News Feature.

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Partying Like It's Their Birthday

2003's top pop stars are celebrated in TEEN PEOPLE Magazine. Radio News Feature.

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Pain in the Foot

Holiday shopping can be a pain in the neck, but for those of us with bunions, long lines and lots of walking could be a pain in the foot. Radio News Feature.

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GM Lanzara Al Mercado Camionetas Y Suvs Con Tecnologia Hibrida

Utilizaran la misma tecnologia que usan hoy los autobuses de las principales ciudades de los EE.UU. Noticias Especiales para Radio

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