CNN NewsStand - 1999-10-05

Name: CNN NewsStand - 1999-10-05
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[0:05] in history. I'm happy to announce today

[0:08] that MCI WorldCom and Sprint have made a

[0:10] definitive agreement to merge our two

[0:13] companies.

[0:14] >> Merger after merger after merger.

[0:17] Tonight, the Pac-Man theory. Will there

[0:20] be any small companies left?

[0:23] He never hesitates to speak his mind.

[0:25] >> Judge me by the work that we're trying

[0:27] to do. not a feeding frenzy of media so

[0:31] that you can get ratings and make money.

[0:33] >> His approval rating dropping faster than

[0:36] a body slam.

[0:37] >> Well, if I went on public opinion, I

[0:39] wouldn't even be here as governor, would

[0:40] I?

[0:41] >> How tolerant can the people of Minnesota

[0:43] be of Jesse

[0:47] Ali, a boxing legend?

[0:52] Ali about to enter the ring for the

[0:54] first time. Do you worry about the

[0:57] punishment that you could take?

[0:59] >> Worry? No,

[1:00] >> I don't.

[1:01] >> A broken nose.

[1:03] >> Then I just have a broken nose. I think

[1:05] my nose is cute. It would look cute to

[1:06] the right. It would look cute to the

[1:08] left. It doesn't matter.

[1:09] >> Like father, like daughter. A CNN

[1:12] Newsstand exclusive.

[1:15] CNN News Stand with anchors Steven

[1:18] Frasier and Carol Lynn in Atlanta.

[1:26] Good evening. Welcome to Newsand. Thanks

[1:28] for joining us.

[1:28] >> Our top story, the urge to merge.

[1:32] >> It's the priciest corporate buyout ever.

[1:34] What does it mean for us? Today, MCI

[1:37] WorldCom Incorporated announced a $129

[1:40] billion deal to take over the Sprint

[1:42] Corporation. The new company will be

[1:44] called WorldCom and will have more than

[1:46] $50 billion in annual revenue and will

[1:48] serve 40 million customers in 200

[1:51] countries. What's remarkable about

[1:53] today's deal is that it's onl