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Archive for October, 2005
Monday, October 31, 2005 Our financial future is up to us By Len Butcher
Ever heard of Delphi? It just happens to be the world’s second-largest automotive supplier. How about Delta Airlines? Don’t have to tell you who that is. I mention these names because they both have something in common that affects not only thousands of workers, but signals a trend in American business.
They both filed for Chapter [...]
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Monday, October 31, 2005 Libby: I forgot? By Steve Sebelius So overcome were we on Friday with U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s Screw Dina Titus Letter we neglected to celebrate the news of that day: I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, was indicted on charges of lying to FBI agents and the grand jury, as well as perjury in the [...]
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Monday, October 31, 2005 Vicious cycle By Steve Sebelius Can anyone explain this?
Social conservatives are arguing a new vaccine against the sexually transmitted human papilloma virus — which causes cervical cancer in about 10,000 women per year, killing 3,700 — should not be mandatory, because it sends the message that it’s OK to have sex.
We know that, by preventing the mandatory inoculations, more [...]
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Monday, October 31, 2005 Bill Walters time machine By Steve Sebelius So it seems the Las Vegas City Council is poised to hand yet another sweetheart deal to golf course developer Bill Walters, who has ironically said he’s been very “lucky” in his dealings with government over the years.
This particular deal stinks more than usual, since Walters wants to convert his Royal Links Golf Course [...]
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Monday, October 31, 2005 Bad news for progressives By Steve Sebelius Friday’s Review-Journal brought bad news for progressives: Both anti-tax measures that may be circulated for the 2006 ballot look likely to pass.
One, the Property Tax Restraint Initiative that would institute Proposition 13-style limits on property taxes in Nevada, was favored by 62 percent, opposed by 21 percent, with 17 percent undecided. This measure is [...]
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Monday, October 31, 2005 Music Retailers Struggling To Make Money By Dave Berns Musicland, the owner of Sam Goody, embracing downloads and ring tones, reports NPR.
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Monday, October 31, 2005 Barrick Gold Makes $9.2 Billion Offer For Canadian Mining Company By Dave Berns Offer would be a cash and stock deal.
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Monday, October 31, 2005 Gates Foundation Pledges $258 Million To Prevent and Treat Malaria By Dave Berns Malaria kills an estimated 1.2 million people annually, most of them African children, reports The Washington Post.
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Monday, October 31, 2005 AOL Founder Case Resigns from Time Warner Board By Dave Berns Plans to spend more time working with his newly founded limited liability company.
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Sunday, October 30, 2005 GM’s Pension Woes Could Spread To Other Companies By Dave Berns Congress is considering a number of options to help ease concerns, reports CNN/Money.
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