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The term PAC has assumed a decidedly negative connotation in many circles since political action committees like Newt Gingrich’s GOPAC and the Christian Coalition have been hauled into court over possible Federal Election Commission (FEC)… Continued

Industry Buzz FH Lands Drug Czar Contract Fleishman-Hillard International landed a biggie this week – a $9.4 million contract to help The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy implement a comprehensive anti-drug youth… Continued

Any doctor or lawyer worth his billable hour will tell you that the medical and legal professions are inseparable from their technical jargon. Legal cases aren’t dropped, they’re nol prosed. Potential jurors aren’t questioned, they’re… Continued

Public Affairs Specialist/$47,006-$61,090 (GS-12) The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in Riverdale, MD, is recruiting for a public affairs specialist (vacancy#24-52-098, which closes on 12/18/98) at the GS-12 level. The… Continued

Carlman Booker Reis Public Relations, an 18-person PR shop in Maitland, Fla., has filed suit against Wilchem Corp. and its multi-million-dollar parent company TETRA Technologies, Inc. for more than $50,000 worth of work that Wilchem… Continued

On the Radar Screen It’s rare for a week to go by in which Microsoft [MSFT] isn’t in the headlines but the spotlight may be getting too hot for Bill Gates. First federal court, then… Continued

General Blue Horse, Milwaukee, is the new marcom agency of record for St. Francis Bank F.S.B., Milwaukee. Brandon Advertising, Myrtle Beach, S.C., to handle PR for Alligator Adventure, a nature park for reptiles and amphibians… Continued

One of the biggest work issues I face is how to quickly deal with the mountain of email I get every day. Numerous remedies have been proposed for dealing with spam – or unsolicited commercial… Continued

December 7-8 "Relationship Marketing Strategies," Strategic Research Institute, Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, 800/599-4950. December 7-9 "Domestic Securities Markets/ NASDAQ Stock Market," National Investor Relations Institute, Millennium Hotel, New York, 703/506-3570, http://www.niri.org. December 8… Continued

CNBC 2200 Fletcher Ave. Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Practice your pitch power for the producers at NBC’s financial partner, CNBC. The network gives up-to-the-minute business news and incisive analysis of global financial markets. During prime-time,… Continued