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LexisNexis Launches Campaign 2004 Coverage
One-Stop Research for U.S. Election Coverage
DAYTON, OH, January 26, 2004 - LexisNexis™ subscribers and others will now be able to stay on top of the fast changing landscape of the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign with comprehensive and authoritative information from LexisNexis U.S., a global leader in legal, news and business information services. LexisNexis announced today that it has bundled relevant information from some of its more than 32,000 news, business and legal sources into an easy-to-use, one-stop resource for U.S. election coverage.
Current LexisNexis flat-rate subscribers to news content can access the new Campaign 2004 file on the lexis.com® and the nexis.com® services at no additional charge. This file contains information from top news sources, including ABC News, CNN, Gallup Poll News Service, National Journal, National Public Radio, NBC News, The Hotline, The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, and The Washington Times. Coverage begins with stories from October 1, 2003, and will be updated daily.
A search form has been included on the nexis.com service so subscribers can easily search for relevant news articles, including the option to select specific topics using LexisNexis SmartIndexing Technology™ . Subscribers can search by topics, such as healthcare policy, immigration, and foreign policy, and select from a list of candidate names to uncover stories where candidates’ positions are revealed. In addition, subscribers can set up news alerts in Personal News on the nexis.com service or ECLIPSE™ on the lexis.com service.
"With our deep archives, reputable news sources, and easy-to-use research tools, LexisNexis is in the perfect position to provide users with credible, up-to-date, and targeted information about Campaign 2004. We have successfully compiled similar offerings over the years including files related to the war in Iraq, transportation and security, and the attack on America," said Elizabeth Rector, senior vice president for LexisNexis. "Campaign 2004 will allow our customers and potential customers to quickly search and track relevant campaign-related stories from the Iowa caucus, New Hampshire primary, and all the way through the post-general election coverage."
The file can be found on:
- The LexisNexis service at www.nexis.com by selecting "Campaign 2004" in the Search Forms area of the home page, and
- The LexisNexis service at www.lexis.com by selecting the News and Business tab and then clicking on "Campaign 2004."
By visiting www.lexisnexis.com/campaign2004, non-subscribers can view some of the campaign coverage, including candidate information, campaign news and candidates’ positions on major issues. Visitors can also directly link to related items available from the LexisNexis™ Bookstore.
For More Information
If you are a LexisNexis subscriber and have a question about the Campaign 2004 file, or want tips on how to set up news alerts in your Personal News on the nexis.com service or ECLIPSE on the lexis.com service, call 1-(800) 543-6862.
For general information and to learn how to subscribe, call 1-(800) 227-4908, opt #3.
About LexisNexis
LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com) is a global leader in comprehensive and authoritative legal, news and business information and tailored applications. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc [NYSE: ENL; NYSE: RUK] (www.reedelsevier.com), the company does business in 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide. In addition to its flagship Web-based research service, LexisNexis, the company includes some of the world’s most respected legal publishers such as Martindale-Hubbell, Matthew Bender, Butterworths, Les Editions du Juris-Classeur, Abeledo-Perrot and Orac.
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