1.   They act as a counter balance to the national and global news conveyed by the major publishing empires.

2.   ...the big Mondadori publishing empire.

3.   At the core remains the wealthy candidate, the man who has successfully led the publishing empire he inherited.

4.   At one time, its publishing empire included several newspapers and Look magazine.

5.   Abiola was a mercurial tycoon who had made his fortune with a huge ITT communications contract and a publishing empire.

6.   C-Net Inc. went public in July, set on becoming the first publishing empire with no paper products except stock certificates.

7.   Forbes, who has returned to the family publishing empire, would say little about his future plans.

8.   He is the heir to the Forbes publishing empire, and is prepared to spend his own millions on his campaign.

9.   He will sink back into the woodwork of the publishing empire he inherited from his father without leaving a political trace.

10.   He vowed to press his platform nonetheless, even if it is by writing editorials when he returns to Forbes magazine, the centerpiece of his publishing empire.