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Citi to Buy Back Auction Rate Securities
" Citigroup Inc. will buy back more than $7 billion in auction-rate securities and pay $100 million in fines as part of settlements with federal and state regulators announced Thursday. "Citi Group, which is...
Potato Chips To Get Healthier--So They Say
I'm a potato chip addict, although I ration myself severely. I don't quite believe that those little snackables can be made all that healthy--after all, they're basically salt, grease and fried stuff. You know, basic... Cdn tobacco companies fined $1.1 billion
After an eight-year investigation, Canada's biggest tobacco companies have pleaded guilty to 'aiding and abetting' cigarette smugglers in the late 80s and early 90s, a tactic that saw the companies keep a share of...Mugabe and Tsvangirai Meet for Historic Zimbabwe Talks
The two supposed President's of Zimbabwe met today for the first in a series of negotiations designed to end the bloodshed and economic turmoil that has enveloped the country since the failed March elections. Some people think it's just a cop out, and don't trust Mugabe to...Mid East deal possible, says PM
"Mid East deal possible, says PM Gordon Brown said there were great opportunities for a peace settlement Gordon Brown has said he is optimistic...Millionaire puts £3.7m divorce details on the internet to prove to village g...
" With millions of pounds worth of business, house and cars at stake, Gary Dean's divorce was always going to picked apart by gossips. So he was determined that they'd at least get the details right. Sick of...Ky. lawyers face trial for defrauding their clients of $65 million
"Two lawyers accused of defrauding their clients in a diet-drug settlement of $65 million were sent back to jail Thursday after a jury deadlocked and a federal judge declared a mistrial.The jury had considered the case against suspended lawyers William Gallion and Shirley... Israeli Settlement Activity Surges
Though the Israeli and US Governments continue to pat each other on the back and pay lip service to a "peace" process in Palestine the massive increase of Israeli settlement building on stolen Palestinian land shines... California Court to Rule on Dex-Cool Settlement
" Millions of consumers could collect repair costs from General Motors for engine damage caused by the coolant Dex-Cool following a hearing in California scheduled for late August. Two class-action lawsuits are pending in California state court involving GM customers who...CHRISTIE BRINKLEY'S CHEATING HUSBAND PETER COOK PAYS TEEN LOVER FOR HER SILEN...
" Supermodel Christie Brinkley's cheating hubby, Peter Cook, paid $300,000 to his former teenage lover to keep her from singing about their torrid affair, The Post has learned. Cook's payment to then-20-year-old...Sarkozy urges settlement freeze
French president Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to the Israeli Knesset, or parliament, was notable for its distinct difference in tone not only from US president George Bush's address to the same body recently, but also from the recent speeches given to US Israel lobbying...Rice attacks Israel over new settlements plans
"The US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, yesterday accused Israel of undermining peace talks as Israel announced plans to build thousands more homes in settlements in east Jerusalem.Upon arrival in Jerusalem to... Japan Finally Recognizes Ainu as Indigenous Peoples
The recognition for Japan's Ainu minority is more than a little bit late in coming. One of the things that I find amazing--how much the Ainu's culture represents that of many Northwestern American Indian... Humans may have come to New Zealand later than thought
"WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Radiocarbon dating of rat bones and rat-gnawed seeds reinforces a theory that human settlers did not arrive in New Zealand until 1300 A.D. -- about 1,000 years later than some scientists believe, according to a study released Tuesday.The first...Nation Association of Realtors Antitrust Settlement
The federal antitrust lawsuit, which alledged the National Associationof Realtors policies unethically restricted competition and consumerchoice, finally came to a proposed settlement this week. The proposedchange set forth by NAR would change...
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