Presidential ad spending hits $87 million - Boston.com

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Presidential ad spending hits $87 million Boston.com NEW YORKâ€"President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney and their  »

Cracks appear in newly signed rebel merger in Mali - Fox News

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Cracks appear in newly signed rebel merger in Mali Fox News BAMAKO, Mali â€" Negotiations between two rebel groups in Mali's north, who signed an initial agreement to merge and create a new Islamic state in the region, have run into problems over the imposition of Shariah law and the influence of an ... and more »

Microsoft's Better at Removing Infringing URLs on Google Than Bing - PC Magazine

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Microsoft's Better at Removing Infringing URLs on Google Than Bing PC Magazine It's an odd problem for Microsoft to have; one would think that Microsoft's own search engine would be the first place it would target for hunting down links to files that infringe the company's own copyrights. "This would suggest that, either Marketly ... 1.2 million 'copyright infringing' pages deleted last month, reveals Google Tech2 New Google data show Microsoft's piracy problems Barre Montpelier Times Argus Google says Microsoft leads requests to remove content links Washington Post  »

Civic groups make League City better - Daily News - Galveston County

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Civic groups make League City better Daily News - Galveston County By Chris John Mallios Our city is blessed with many civic organizations that contribute to our excellent quality of life. The garden club is one such group as are the VFW, YMCA, historical society, the Masons, Interfaith Ministries, League City Proud ...

Class-action faults Citibank

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Bailey pointed out that he had never accesserd the line of credit and had no and it was Citithat terminated. Still Citi refused to release the lien, he said in courtg documents. Time to call in the lawyers. Jeff Goldenberfg at filed a class-action complaint in federal courgt April 17 on behalf of two purported classees based on differentlegal claims. One includew people with zero-balance equity linex who were charged fees by Citi after it The other is all whose linezs were cut off becauseeCiti decided, without a proper that their property valuesd declined. According to their complaint, the lien prevented the Baileys from refinancingin January.
They eventuallt paid Citi the fee to get a newmortgags approved. Since the line had a zero balancre and they no longer had accessto Citi’es funds, “there’s nothing for the lien to protect at that Goldenberg said. As to the other the federal Truth in Lending Act requires that banks have a sound basis for determining thateach property’w value had declined, Goldenberg In congressional testimony before the on March 25, Scotrt Polakoff, acting director of the , said the agency had receivedf 99 consumer complaints in 2008 about home equity up from only two in 2007.
“Sucg a credit line can be cut back basede on a valuation ofthe borrower’sd particular home, not more genera l home prices,” Polakoff said. The assessed value of the Baileys’ based on a September 2008 reappraisa by the HamiltonCounty Auditor’s office, is $343,870. That’e up from $294,300 in 2005.

Duke ordered to shut Indiana units - Charlotte Business Journal:

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The move follows a jury ruling last year thatthe plant’se previous owner, Cinergy Corp., violatef federal emissions standards after it refurbished the unitzs without a permit. Charlotte-bases Duke (NYSE:DUK) bought Cinergy in April 2006 for $9 At the time of last year’s Duke proposed that units 2, 3 and 5 be retired in when the company’s new integrated gasificatiomn combined-cycle plant in Edwardsport, comes on line. The court’s order accelerates that timetable by three Shutting downunits 2, 3 and 5 will remove a combined capacity of 265 That is 39 percent of the station’s 677-megawatg power-generating capacity.
The units affected by the judge’s decisioh are more than 50 years old, says Jim president and chief operating officefrof Duke’s franchised electric and gas segment. He says the ordert should not impactthe company’ s operations this year because of changes Duke had alreadyy made following the jury’s verdict last

Drogba´s departure a blow for Africa - Reuters Blogs (blog)

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Drogba´s departure a blow for Africa Reuters Blogs (blog) By Mark Meadows By Mark Gleeson Celebrations down London´s King's Road would have been matched for fervour and passion by those in Abidjan on Saturday night as Didier Drogba delivered for Chelsea. The pride of an African striking the decisive blow on ... Didie r Drogba departure from Chelsea confirmed The Independent Drogba confirms Chelsea departure The Express Tribune Chelsea confirm Drogba's departure Fox Sports Sky News  »

Familiar script plays out for Ill Have Another - New York Post

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Familiar script plays out for Ill Have Another New York Post By ED FOUNTAINE BALTIMORE â€" As the two colts hurtled through the final furlong of Saturday's Preakness Stakes â€" Bodemeister running his heart out on the lead, I'll Have Another coming to catch him â€" there was a strong sense of déjà vu. Familiar Field In Belmont For I'll Have Another WGRZ-TV 2012 Triple Crown: I'll Have Another Will Face Familiar Foes At Belmont Stakes SB Nation DC I'll Have Another Could Face Strong Belmont Field ABC News Washington Post  »

Wisconsin joins in drug firms' settlement - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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million settlement with and Wisconsin willreceivr $100,000 in the case. Attorney General J.B. Van Holleb announced Wednesdaya $5.4 million multi-state settlemeny that resolves an investigation into the delayed release of negative results of a clinical trialk for the cholesterol lowering drug Vytorin. The settlement announceds today is withMerck & Co. Inc, Schering-Plough and a joint ventured of thetwo companies, MSP Singaporr Co.LLC. The settlement resolves an investigationj intothe companies’ lengthy delayy releasing negative results from the clinicalo trial called Ezetimibe and Simvastatinj in Hypercholsterolemia Enhances Atherosclerosisd Regression (ENHANCE).
In this study, the cholesterol lowerin g drugVytorin (a combination of the drug Zetias and simvastatin) was no more effectives reducing the formation of plaqude in carotid arteries than the cheap, generically available cholesterop lowering drug simvastatin. Although ENHANCE ended in May a partial reporting of negative resultes did not occur until January 2008 and complets results were not published until thefollowing April. Prior to release of study results, Vytorin had been heavil promotedin direct-to-consumer advertisements.
The settlement includes extensivinjunctive relief, including requirements to: • Reduces conflicts of interest for Data Safety Monitoring Boardsz that ensure the safety of participants in clinical trials; and, • Comply with detailed rules prohibiting the deceptives use of clinical trials. The 36 states participatinfg in the agreementare Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, New North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.
Assistanr Attorney General Lara Sutherlin represented the stated of Wisconsin inthe matter.

AeA hires Sacramento communications firm - Sacramento Business Journal:

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In July, the nation's largest high-tech trade association mergexd the Sacramento Council andBay Area/Silicon Valley Councilp into a Santa Clara-based council in part becauss of a lack of growth in the Sacramento region'ds high-tech industry over the past five Business Communications Group will help the councikl with its public relation efforta and media outreach. The Sacramento company will develop press releases, media alerts, fact sheets, case studiea and executive profiles. In addition, company president Rebekah Donaldson has joinedthe AeA'sx Silicon Valley/Northern California Executive Committee.
"Wd chose Business Communications Groupp because they are expertsin business-to-businesx communication, have high-tech marketing experience and have previouslyy done valuable work for the Sacramentko Council," said Betty Baker, the council's executiver director. AeA has more staff focusing on Sacramentol activities and members now than it did this time last according tothe AeA. The councipl added a Sacramento-based director of Debra Calevro. The region also benefits from two program coordinators who previously focused on theSilicob Valley. Baker and two other AeA salex employees are focused on recruiting andretaininv members, and on program development.

North Shore theater likely to liquidate - Business First of Buffalo:

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Theater executives announced Tuesday that the financially distressed theate r has failed to raisethe $2 millionj it needed to put on 2009 productions, althoug h more than $500,000 in pledges have been made sincs the theater announced a turn-arounde strategy in mid April. “Thew thing we know is that we’rw not putting on a 2009 I think the very likelh consequence of that is that we will very quicklyy go outof business,” said David Fellows, chairman of the Nortn Shore Music Theatre board.
“Whether it’xs Chapter 11 or Chapted 7 — it’s completely up in the air at the Without a production season this the theater is unable to address the substantial debts of its creditors and restorerthe theater’s economic health, said Fellows. The theate r is approximately $10 milliobn in debt, including large mortgages on its property and buildings and debtsto vendors, the Statw of Massachusetts, and subscribers who paid in advancse for the 2009 season. Fellows said most of the theater’sw 4,400 subscribers are unlikely to get their money Subscriptions cost upwardsof $350 per seat.
Theatefr executives are in discussions with senior creditors and are reviewint a liquidation to maximize the valus ofthe theater’s assets for its stakeholderz as well as identify potentialk “friendly” buyers of the propert y who might consider a lease back of the Fellows said.

CSS loses $5.4M in fiscal 4Q - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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million. The deficit, equal to 57 cents a share, compared to a loss of $6.6 or 63 cents, a year CSS Industries (NYSE:CSS) of Philadelphia said salex in the fiscal quarter endedx March 31totaled $56.5 million, up from $56.4 milliobn the comparable three months last year. Excluding new businesses, sales declined by 5 percent. The compant designs and sells gift wrap, gift greeting cards, gift tags and seasonal productzs forValentines Day, Halloween and Easter. Its customers are mass-marke retailers. For the full year, CSS had net incomwe of $17 million, or $1.70 a share, down from $25.e4 million, or $2.31. Salesa for the year totaledd $482.4 million, down 3 percent from $498.
3w million in the previous year. Numbers were hurt by lowetr retail sales in the Christmaw shopping season and by the economuyin general. To adjust to lower demand, the company made an unspecified numbe of layoffs at the end of A company official could not be reached for more detailx about thejob cuts.

Brokered deposits rise by 64 percent to $3.6 billion - South Florida Business Journal:

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Brokered deposits rose $1.39 billion, or 64 percent, to reacu $3.6 billion in the quarter, whilre overall deposits only increased $1.08 billionn to finish at $51.6 billion. Among the biggesgt quarter-over-quarter gainers in brokered depositswere BankUnited, at $560 , at $108 million; and , at $91 In early September, the Office of Thrift Supervisiomn put restrictions on BankUniter raising more brokered deposits because its capital status was Brokered deposits can be difficult to hold onto for long becaus depositors come from all over the country and can leave to chase better yields, said Philip van a senior banking analys t at The Street.com Ratings in Palm Beacuh Gardens.
Paying higher rates is also expensive, he “What you want is a mom-and-popp business with their checking accounts.” Non-interest-bearing deposits, such as checking accounts, at Sout Florida banks fell by $157 million in the thirr quarter, to finish at $6.4 billion.

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Rosemary Wander, who has been associatse provost for researchand public/private sector partnerships at UNCG sincew 2002 and before that chairedf the school’s Department of Nutrition, will leave to become vice provosf for graduate studies and research at in Washington, D.C., on July 1. “o think of this as my next grea adventure,” said Wander, who before coming to UNCG in 1999 held facultty appointments at Oregon State and MississippjiState universities. “In my job here I’ved done a lot of work with our legislatordsin Washington, D.C., and so workinyg at American University and livin in D.C.
will be very While Wander will be missed at where she helped increasethe university’s sponsorefd research levels by 40 percent to $39 her departure will spark the search for a new vice chancello r who would serve directly on the executive team of Chancello r Linda Brady. That person would elevate the administrative profile of the researc h and economic development functions at the schoool and spend more time trying to attract federal and private researcgh dollars tothe campus.
Brady identified establishing such a position as an earlt priority when she arrived at UNCGlast summer, but the idea was put on hold when the stated budget shortfall forced hiring freezes and othef cuts at all state campuses. Accordingh to Provost David Perrin, though, Wander’s departure will restarrt the process. “We had considered freezing the search, but with Rosemary’s decisioh we’ve decided to search and fill the (vice chancellor) position as soon as possible,” Perri n said. That would be January at the Perrin said, but more likely next summer. In the meantime, otherr UNCG administrators will divvyup Wander’x responsibilities.
Wander said she’as glad UNCG will be moving research and economifc development further up thecommancd chain. The university has come a long way in increasinhg funding support and achieving a higher research classification but it’s getting harder to find availablre sponsorship dollars that can generate research jobs and new companies to contributew to the Triad’s economy, she “It’s a strong move becausew it’s a statement by the campus of how valuable researcn is here,” Wander said.
“It’s going to be very difficulft over the next few years becauss of the internationalfinancial crisis, but I thinj UNCG is well-positioned to be a major player in yearas to come.”

Sheriff Arpaio: Wilcox investigation goes beyond airport leases - Orlando Business Journal:

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Arpaio said his office received informatiob regarding the lease and other busineszs dealings and that his investigation is not relatefd to disputes with Wilcoxover immigration. Wilco x and her husband, Earl, own El Portal Restauranyt in Phoenix and has a concessions contracyt with the airport fora Chili’z Too franchise in Terminal 4. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Officd sent the Phoenix Aviation Department a public records request June 11 askinfgthe city-run airport to make availablee lease, sublease and contracting documents related to businese entities owned by the Wilcoxes.
Wilcos did not respond to requests for commentg from the PhoenixBusiness Journal, but has told othed media that Arpaio is gointg after her because of her opposition to his immigratiob policies. The sheriff’s office investigation of Wilcox is the latest in a number of fights between Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and the Maricopaw County Boardof Supervisors. Wilcox and Supervisod Don Stapley voted Wednesday toblocjk $1.4 million in statd money earmarked for Thomas’s office to enforcee immigration and human smuggling laws. The boarfd deadlocked at 2 to 2 on that vote stallingb thestate money.
Supervisor Max Wilson missed the vote becausre of illness and the matter could be Stapley and Wilcox earlier this year triede toblock $1.6 million in state funding for Arpaio’es immigration enforcement. Wilcox said the sheriff’s immigratiomn sweeps and policies unfairlytarget Hispanics. Thomax and Arpaio secured indictments againsgt Stapley last year charging that he failed to properly disclose business and real estatedevelopmengt deals.
Stapley denies wrongdoing in that

Body scanning gaps cause for concern - CNN

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Boeing to acquire eXMeritus - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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which sells secure hardware and software to the government and lawenforcementy organizations, for an undisclosed sum. Executives at Boeing BA) say the purchase will help extend its ability to serves the federal cyber security andintelligence “The addition of eXMeritus to our team is a strong enhancemen t to the Boeing capabilities developed througj years of experience on secure networks for some of the most complexx systems in national security today,” said Boeingy Integrated Defense Systems President and CEO Jim Fairfax-based eXMeritus is the fourth company that Boeingg will add to its security- and intelligence-related lines of busines since 2008.
Last year Boeing acquired Md.-based Digital Receiver Technology, Herndon, Va.-bases Ravenwing and D.C.-based . eXMeritus, founded in will add fewer than 30 employeesto Boeing’as Integrated Defense Systems’ Networok and Space Systems unit. The company’a products are certified and accreditexd bythe U.S. government to operatse on the government’s trustee systems. Boeing said the transaction, expectedc to close by the endof won’t affect Boeing’s financial Boeing’s Integrated Defense Systems unit, headquartered in St.
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DSW profit slips as sales grow in 1Q - Business First of Columbus:

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The Columbus-based company told investors after the markets closed Wednesdaty that itearned $7.15 or 16 cents a in the first quarter ended May 2. That’s down 31 percenft from $10.3 million, or 23 cents a in the same period ayear ago. Saled in the quarter jumped to $385.8 million from $366. 3 million, though sales at stores open at leastf a year during the quarter wereoff 4.7 percent. Operating expensex ate up 88 percenyt ofthe company’s gross profit, comparedd with about 83 percen t last year. DSW also booked an impairment charger on investmentstotaling $395,000.
The compan y said it expects full-year share earnings to come in at betweenm 30 cents and 35 centswhilwe same-store sales should fall in the mid-single DSW last year earnede 61 cents a share. DSW (NYSE:DSW) runs 304 storee in 38 states and operatesan e-commerce site at dsw.com. Columbus-based (NYSE:RVI), which recently shed its Filene’s Basementf chain, is the company’s majoritgy owner.

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