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                                                                   Exhibit 10.12

                            AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
                         REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 (the "Amendment") to that certain Registration Rights
Agreement dated May 26, 1999 (the "Agreement") by and among Opinion Research
Corporation (the "Company"), Allied Capital Corporation ("Allied Capital") and
Allied Investment Corporation ("Allied Investment", and together with Allied
Capital, "Allied") is made as of this 1st day of September, 2000 by and among
the Company and Allied. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

                                   RECITALS:

     WHEREAS, the Company and Allied are parties to the Agreement;

     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10.4 of the Agreement, the Company and Allied
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desire to amend certain provisions thereof in connection with the Company's sale
of its equity securities; and

     WHEREAS, Allied is the holder of at least two-thirds of the Registrable
Securities.

                                   AGREEMENT:

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1.   Section 1.5 of the Agreement shall hereby be amended and restated in its
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entirety as follows:

          "The Company shall not include in any Demand Registration any
     securities which are not Registrable Securities without the prior written
     consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Registrable Securities
     included in such registration. If a Demand Registration is an underwritten
     offering and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that
     in their opinion the number of Registrable Securities and, if permitted
     hereunder, other securities requested to be included in such offering,
     exceeds the number of Registrable Securities and other securities, if any,
     which can be sold therein without adversely affecting the marketability of
     the offering, the number of shares that may be included in the underwriting
     shall be allocated to the holders of Registrable Securities on a pro rata
     basis based on the number of Registrable Securities held by all such
     holders. Any Registrable Securities excluded or withdrawn from such
     underwriting shall be withdrawn from the registration."
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2.   Section 2.2 of the Agreement shall hereby be amended and restated in
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its entirety as follows:

          "If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten primary registration
     on behalf of the Company, and the managing underwriters advise the Company
     in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be
     included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such
     offering without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, the
     Company shall include in such registration: (i) first, the securities the
     Company proposes to sell; (ii) second, the Registrable Securities and Other
     Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration, pro
     rata among the holders of such Registrable Securities and Other Registrable
     Securities based on the total number of Registrable Securities and Other
     Registrable Securities held by such holders; and (iii) third, to any
     stockholder of the Company (other than a holder of Registrable Securities
     or Other Registrable Securities) on a pro rata basis."

3.   Section 2.3 of the Agreement shall hereby be amended and restated in its
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entirety as follows:

               "(a)  If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten secondary
     registration on behalf of holders of the Other Registrable Securities, and
     the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their
     opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such
     registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without
     adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, the Company shall
     include in such registration: (i) first, to the holders of the Other
     Registrable Securities; (ii) second, to the holders of Registrable
     Securities requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among
     the holders of such Registrable Securities based on the total number of
     Registrable Securities held by such holders; and (iii) third, to any
     stockholder of the Company (other than a holder of Registrable Securities
     or Other Registrable Securities) on a pro rata basis.

               (b)   If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten secondary
     registration on behalf of holders of the Company's securities other than
     holders of Other Registrable Securities, and the managing underwriters
     advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of
     securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number
     which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the
     marketability of the offering, the Company shall include in such
     registration: (i) first, the Registrable Securities and Other Registrable
     Securities requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among
     the holders of such securities based on the total number of Registrable
     Securities or Other Registrable Securities held by such holders; and (ii)
     second, the other securities requested to be included in such
     registration."
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4.   Section 9 of the Agreement shall be amended to include the following
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definition:

          "Other Registrable Securities" means the Common Stock issued or
     issuable to LLR Equity Partners, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership
     ("LLR Equity Partners"), and LLR Equity Partners Parallel, L.P., a
     Pennsylvania limited partnership ("LLR Parallel") and with respect to which
     LLR Equity Partners and LLR Parallel has been granted registration rights.

5.   All references to the Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Agreement
as amended hereby.

6.   Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Amendment, the Agreement
shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

7.   This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute
one and the same document. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile
signatures.

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                          Signatures on following page
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

                                     OPINION RESEARCH CORPORATION

                                     By:  /s/ Kevin P. Croke
                                          _____________________________
                                      Name:   Kevin P. Croke
                                      Title:  Executive Vice President

                                     ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION

                                     By:  /s/ Michael Gaffney
                                          ______________________________
                                      Name:   Michael Gaffney
                                      Title:  Principal

                                     ALLIED INVESTMENT CORPORATION

                                     By:  /s/ Michael Gaffney
                                          ______________________________
                                      Name:   Michael Gaffney
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.13

                                AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                    TO THE
                             INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 (the "Amendment") to that certain Investment Agreement
dated May 26, 1999 (the "Agreement") by and among Opinion Research Corporation
(the "Company"), Allied Capital Corporation ("Allied Capital") and Allied
Investment Corporation ("Allied Investment", and together with Allied Capital,
"Allied") is made as of this 1st day of September, 2000 by and among the Company
and Allied.  All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

                                   RECITALS:

     WHEREAS, the Company and Allied are parties to the Agreement;

     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.8 of the Agreement, the Company and Allied
desire to amend certain provisions thereof in connection with the Company's sale
of its equity securities; and

     WHEREAS, Allied is the holder of at least a majority in interest of the
Debentures.

                                  AGREEMENT:

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, Allied and its successors and assigns with respect to the
Debentures or the Warrant and the Company hereby agree as follows:

1.   Section 6.4(a)(iii) of the Agreement shall hereby be amended and restated
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in its entirety as follows:

          "(iii) the Company may make a single acquisition of another entity at
     a total consideration of $5,000,000 or less in any rolling twelve (12)
     month  period or two or more acquisitions of other entities at an aggregate
     consideration of $7,500,000 or less in any rolling twelve (12) month
     period; and"

2.   All references to the Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Agreement
as amended hereby.

3.   Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Amendment, the Agreement
shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

4.   This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute
one and the same document. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile
signatures.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment No. 1 to the
Investment Agreement as of the date first written above.

                           OPINION RESEARCH CORPORATION

                           By:  /s/ Kevin P. Croke
                                _______________________________
                            Name:   Kevin P. Croke
                            Title:  Executive Vice President

                           ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION

                           By:  /s/ Michael Gaffney
                                _______________________________
                            Name:   Michael Gaffney
                            Title:  Principal

                           ALLIED INVESTMENT CORPORATION

                           By:  /s/ Michael Gaffney
                                _______________________________
                            Name:   Michael Gaffney
                            Title:  Principal

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