CNET NEWS.COM DISPATCH: Wednesday, September 2, 1998

TODAY'S TOP STORIES

- Ballmer sells Seybold
- Nasdaq recovers, Dow drops
- Congress has CDA II

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TOP STORIES

Ballmer: Publishers can do Windows

Speaking to the masses at Seybold, Microsoft's new prez touted Redmond's recent gains in the Apple-dominated publishing market.
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25987%2C00.html

Back in black?

Amazon and RealNetworks lead Internet stocks in trading, despite the sluggish response yesterday to a historic market decline. Meanwhile, analysts question whether there is any upside momentum left.
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25981%2C00.html

D.C. follies: CDA II in the wings

Civil liberties advocates will brace themselves as Congress convenes next week to debate the CDA II and other Net content controls.
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25996%2C00.html

TODAY'S FEATURED STORIES

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http://www.news.com/Radio/Index/0%2C55%2C%2C00.html

Another new face for HotWired
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25982%2C00.html

Talk cheaper at Intel
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25991%2C00.html

SportsLine launches TV show
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25993%2C00.html

New iMac sales still hot
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25958%2C00.html

Microsoft, Oracle debut Web tools
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25971%2C00.html

Mac on the attack
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25970%2C00.html

Welcome to Larry Ellison Inc.
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25979%2C00.html

Intel clones coming despite tough market
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25960%2C00.html

DigiCash loses U.S. toehold
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25989%2C00.html

IBM to manage C&W's IT support
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25978%2C00.html

READERS' CHOICE: YESTERDAY'S TOP STORIES

Steve Jobs outlines OS plans
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25936%2C00.html

Spam bill raises free-speech flags
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25935%2C00.html

Andersen faces Y2K suit
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25866%2C00.html

Sun sheds chip light
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25900%2C00.html

Redmond getting hotter
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25858%2C00.html

The Street's day after
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25898%2C00.html

Microsoft beefs up NT security
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25868%2C00.html

IBM ships copper chips
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25939%2C00.html

Net firms mix sex, stock quotes
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25892%2C00.html

Fast Net access homeward bound
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25922%2C00.html

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