UK Alliance & Leicester PLC in talks about takeover

Guarding off the mortgage crisis effects around the world, British lender Alliance & Leicester PLC started to talk a possible takeover. In response, shares surged over 45%. " British mortgage lender says it is in advanced talks about a possible takeover ...

RBS Shareholders Take 95.1% of Stock in Rights Offer

In the biggest European share sale and the first one in the UK sinc ethe economic turmoil began, RBS has seen shareholders buy 95 percent of stock, giving it an additional 11.6 billion pounds."Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc saidshareholders bought 95.1 percent, or 11.6...

FCC: Fairness Doctrine losing relevance

This is not good news and points out why portals like NowPublic are becoming more and more important to the free transfer of information on the Internet.  - The Angryindian---------------------------------------------"The Federal Communications Commission has no...

The Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 (HR 2102) is scheduled for a House J...

"Currently, SPJ President Christine Tatum, Past President Irwin Gratz and Executive Director Terry Harper are visiting legislators on Capitol Hill to rally support for HR 2102. The Shield Law bill has bipartisan support in the House and Senate. Sponsors include Reps. Mike...

McCain's Photo-Op Stroll: Safe in a Media-Friendly Way

This is just silly. Your average Iraqi will not have a phanx of sharpshooters and bodyguards when she goes to the market. "A day after members of an American Congressional delegation led by Senator John McCain pointed to their brief visit to Baghdad’s central market as...

EMI Says It Recieved An Approach From Warner Music (3rd Update)

"EMI Group Plc, the U.K. music company that cut its forecasts twice in the past month, received a takeover approach from Warner Music Group Corp. in the second attempt at a merger in a year. There is ``no proposal currently for the EMI board to consider,'' the company said...

Open Defiance of Immigration Law -- Unacceptable Even If Cloaked in Religion

The ancient Christian tradition of sheltering those who require it. There is quite a difference between sheltering a Christian from the evil Roman Emperor Diocletian and someone who has broken legitimate laws.

U.S. Announces End Of *Catch And Release*

Chertoff says new *detain* policy means all non-Mexicans will be returned home.

Pence Headed For The Border

Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), whose immigration reform plan has garnered media attention during a standoff between Republican leaders in the House and Senate, is scheduled to make a trip to the U.S. / Mexico border, next week.

The Good Neighbor SAFE Visa & Ellis Island Centers

To provide businesses seeking to hire foreign workers with a secure method of confirming their legal status. If a temporary worker is fired, convicted of a crime, or just disappears, the card will be cancelled, preventing someone else from hiring the worker.