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          Bulls F DENNIS RODMAN has sued the WCW, claiming the
     contract he signed "constitutes oppression, fraud and/or
     malice."  Rodman claims that WCW "deceived him about the
     amount" of PPV revenue he would make for participating in
     the WCW's "Bash at the Beach" PPV event (Mult., 10/28). ..
     ..DOMINIQUE MOCEANU and her parents "apparently settled
     their differences" with an agreement that would give her the
     independence she sought (Mult., 10/28)....A new poll in MN
     shows that 23% of respondents said that they would vote for
     former pro wrestler JESSE "THE BODY" VENTURA in the upcoming
     election for MN governor.  Ventura still trails HUBERT
     HUMPHREY III (34%) and St. Paul Mayor NORM COLEMAN (33%) in
     the race, but his "position is strengthening" (PIONEER
     PRESS, 10/28)....MIKE TYSON's boxing advisor SHELLY FINKEL
     and Showtime Senior VP/Sports & Entertainment Programming
     JAY LARKIN "have pencilled in" January 16 as a return date
     for Tyson, the day before the NFL conference championships,
     "probably" at the MGM Grand (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 10/28). 

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