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Obama: Plan for GM May Involve Bankruptcy
Democracy Now, NY The New York Times says Magliocchetti helped pioneer the lucrative specialty of helping contractors lobby for military earmarks, pet spending items that members of the panel insert in annual spending bills. Magliocchetti is very close to Murtha, … |
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MU has big job to keep coach
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO College basketball is big business, and it's often ruthless. And until all coaching openings are filled, there's still the possibility of a lucrative, last-minute bid surfacing from the outside in a dramatic attempt to lure Anderson away. |
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Hong Kong remembers to party
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong The carrier's base, Hong Kong International Airport, has seen business nosedive, cargo throughput dropping 19.7% in February from a year earlier after a 28.2% decline in December. The airport's passenger traffic in February collapsed 13.7%. … |
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Video-game Distribution Could See Big Changes Ahead
Wall Street Journal … gamestop could see its lucrative used-game business come under threat. The company currently derives nearly half its gross profit from the sale of used games, even though that segment only makes up one-quarter of its revenue base. … |
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No Green Light for Warner Bros. from Abu Dhabi
BusinessWeek A possible reduction in the $500 million financing—or its outright cancellation—would come just as the industry is facing tough challenges that include a prolonged slowdown in the lucrative DVD market. Under the deal, announced on Sept. … |
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Nursing Home Abuse Continues to be a Scourge
Lawyers and Settlements Then there is nursing home fraud. Nursing homes are a business after all, and in order to remain competitive and protect the bottom line many nursing homes have stooped to illegal practices. such as billing Medicare for inferior medicine or medical … |
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Teaching the Facebook Generation
Washington Post, United States Companies that have traditionally focused on creating Web services for consumers and energy-saving technology for big corporations see lucrative chances to break into government contracting. For example, Current, a Germantown-based firm that has … |
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Work-at-home deals often are just scams
Houston Chronicle, United States There are legitimate ways to earn money from an online or home-based business. Among Lister’s recommended fields: Call centers, computer programming, graphic arts, transcription, virtual assistants, tutoring. She suggests looking at Web sites that hire … |
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What a dude named Johnny Cupcakes can teach you about business
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com, NY He prides himself on being able to successfully operate a business that is not based on a traditional business model. "I spend a lot of money on my stores and my packaging, but you gotta spend money to make money," Earle said. … |
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Teaching the Facebook Generation
Washington Post, United States Companies that have traditionally focused on creating Web services for consumers and energy-saving technology for big corporations see lucrative chances to break into government contracting. For example, Current, a Germantown-based firm that has … |
