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- DR. BERHANU NEGA, an economist and a leading member of Ethiopia's main opposition party, has taught at both Bucknell University and the University of Addis Ababa. In the spring of 2005 he was elected mayor of Addis Ababa. He was subsequently arrested and imprisoned that fall, following a protest over...
- Research articles 2007-06-22
- $160b army effort so far an 'interesting experiment'.(Washington PULSE)
- Army leaders for months have been engaged in a public relations campaign behalf of the embattled Future Combat Systems--a $160 billion modernization program. While the Army continues to publicize FCS "success stories," the Defense Department's acquisition chief, Kenneth Krieg, sees the program as a "controversial and...
- Research articles 2007-05-01
- FryTest.com
- FryTest.com is a company that provides free information to the restaurant industry and other makers of fried foods. Texas A&M University conducts a trans-fat-free cooking oil contest on our behalf and offers free comparisons. For more information visit online at www.frytest.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
- Research articles 2007-03-19
- FryTest.com
- FryTest.com is a neutral company that provides free information to the restaurant industry and other makers of fried foods. Texas A&M University conducts a trans-fat-free cooking oil contest on our behalf and offers free comparisons. For more information visit online at www.frytest.com.
- Research articles 2007-02-26
- Michael Jackson sues ex–accountants over business deals
- LOS ANGELES AFP — Erstwhile 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson is suing his former accountants it emerged, claiming they made unauthorised business deals while charging the entertainer millions of dollars. Jackson and his production company filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday against the company Bernstein,...
- Research articles 2006-12-22
- Dogged hero is among honored crime fighters
- Law-enforcement agents aren't the only keepers of justice these days: Citizens, community-service representatives and a rottweiler named Remmington can be counted as crime-catchers in Philadelphia. Those good guys were feted yesterday as the Center City District Crime Prevention Services held its annual awards ceremony. Officials of various agencies - including...
- Research articles 2006-10-28
- PROTECTING THE OZONE LAYER.
- The European Union Council of Ministers granted the European Commission a mandate, on 10 October, to negotiate on the European Community's behalf at the 18th meeting of Parties to the Protocol on ozone-depleting substances Montreal Protocol being held in New Delhi, India, from 30 October to...
- Research articles 2006-10-20
- War memorials …
- IN HIS powerful article "Counting the dead" (Jan. 10) Donald Shriver raises an appropriately Christian question: Why not, in our war memorials, "show at least some love for our enemies by publicly witnessing our sorrow on their behalf?" During my time at Oxford in the 1950s, I was greatly moved...
- Research articles 2006-03-07
- Stop squabbling.(rants and raves)(Letter to the editor)
- Dear Editor: I understand people that say that one group does not speak on their behalf. But who defines who is Metis and who is not? Metis National Council MSC? Well, I don't think that includes every Metis in Canada. For myself, I could...
- Research articles 2006-03-01
- Prince George's County Circuit Court awards $500K to victim of
- An 83-year-old woman who nearly lost her Temple Hills home in a foreclosure scam two years ago is entitled to more than $500,000 in damages, Prince George's County Circuit Judge Steven I. Platt has ruled.Platt awarded compensatory and punitive damages to Tommie Mae Smith in her declaratory judgment action against...
- Research articles 2006-02-17
- Conrad Black set for court hearing, vowing 'vindication'
- CHICAGO AFP — Disgraced media mogul Conrad Black was due in a US court to face fraud charges, having vowed "complete vindication" on the allegations of looting his company of tens of millions of dollars. Black's arraignment, which had already been postponed last week, was pushed back another day...
- Research articles 2005-11-29
- Starting an Import Business
- Importing is pretty basic: You simply purchase goods from one country to sell in another. The rationale for importing is twofold:to obtain goods or materials from a source who either offers the lowest available price, or who provides the best quality for costto obtain raw materials, components, or finished goods...
- Articles 2007-10-29
- Top Vatican official optimistic about Pope's recovery
- ROME AFP — Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano told AFP there was "no cause to be concerned" about the health of Pope John Paul II, adding he was certain the pope would overcome his present illness. Pope John Paul II made his first public declaration since he...
- Research articles 2005-02-05
- Cheltenham & Gloucester
- Cheltenham & Gloucester has relaunched its Young Investor Account. The instant-access savings vehicle can be opened with 10 [pounds sterling] and the minimum amount that can be added or withdrawn is also 10 [pounds sterling]. It currently pays interest of 4.45 per cent and the rate is guaranteed never to...
- Research articles 2005-01-01
- Campaigning Bush urges courtship of Democrats
- WHEELING, United States AFP ? US President George W. Bush set the stage for one of the Republican convention's central messages, telling cheering supporters here they must court opposition Democrats on his behalf. Even with the considerable powers of persuasion of the US presidency, it was not an easy...
- Research articles 2004-08-29
- Dortmund welcome back outcast Oliseh
- DORTMUND, Germany AFP ? Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund have agreed to take back banished Nigerian international Sunday Oliseh on a one-year deal. The Nigerian, whose contract was due to run until 2005, was sacked after head-butting a teammate when he was loaned out to Bundesliga rivals VfL Bochum earlier...
- Research articles 2004-06-15
- Metra, mayors urging support for STAR Line.(News)
- Byline: Jon Davis Daily Herald Staff Writer The first spike won't be driven for years, if ever, but Metra's proposed suburb-to-suburb STAR Line must begin building a full head of steam today, the agency said Thursday. Philip Pagano, Metra's executive director, joined...
- Research articles 2004-05-21
- Federal telemarketing rules create new responsibility for apartment companies. (Capitol Beat).
- The Federal Trade Commission FTC has amended its Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 CFR 310) to address the national "do not call" registry that launched in July. Apartment companies should note that they are potentially liable for any errors made by telemarketers working on their behalf because...
- Research articles 2003-07-01
- Fine default jail terms under fire.
- Sep 23, 2002 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Western Australian WA Justice Department director-general Alan Piper has criticised the State's fine default system. Piper said the system resulted in the unnecessary imprisonment of rural Aboriginal people who had unpaid fines and minor...
- Research articles 2002-09-23
- NATION NOTES.(Richard Cloward, Nora Sayre)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
- We regret the loss of two valued contributors. Richard Cloward, for forty-seven years a professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work, was author of such influential books as Delinquency and Opportunity (with Lloyd E. Ohlin), Regulating the Poor and Why Americans Don't Vote (with...
- Research articles 2001-09-03
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