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New Earmark Rules Have Lobbyists Scrambling
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 2:00am EST by By ERIC LICHTBLAU
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Lobbyists and military contractors dependent on lucrative no-bid contracts were looking for ways to get around the new House ban involving commercial companies.
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Board’s Decision to Close 28 Kansas City Schools Follows Years of Inaction
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am EST by By SUSAN SAULNY
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The decision to shutter 28 of its 61 schools reveals the depth of dysfunction in the chaotic, almost nonfunctioning Kansas City School Board.
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Pink Floyd Wins Court Battle With EMI Over Downloads
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 1:00am EST by By REUTERS
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The court ruling prevents the record company from selling single downloads on the Internet from the group's concept albums.
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Janet Yellen Is Said to Be Picked for a Fed Seat
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:50am EST by By SEWELL CHAN
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Janet L. Yellen, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, is thought to favor keeping interest rates low to stimulate economic growth and reduce joblessness.
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Rapid Rise in Seed Prices Draws U.S. Scrutiny
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:39am EST by By WILLIAM NEUMAN
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A Justice Department antitrust investigation of the seed industry is apparently focused on Monsanto.
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Dysport Takes On Botox With Aggressive Rebates
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:39am EST by By NATASHA SINGER
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Medicis has started a new marketing campaign that pits its wrinkle-smoother, Dysport, directly against Botox. It makes bioethicists squirm.
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Lutz Says G.M. Won’t Profit From Toyota Recalls
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:39am EST by By NICK BUNKLEY
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Robert Lutz, a General Motors vice chairman, said it was too early for his company to convert many people who have been driving Japanese cars.
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Lehman Brothers Hid Borrowing, Examiner Says
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:30am EST by By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
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The Wall Street bank used accounting gimmicks to hide its financial weakness in the months before its bankruptcy, according to a 2,200-page report.
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High & Low Finance: Dealing With Financial Fraud by Denying It
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:30am EST by By FLOYD NORRIS
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Investors in CMKM Diamonds are suing the S.E.C. for $3.87 trillion for knowing about a fraud at the tiny firm but not stopping it.
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Board Extends Deadline for Everglades Land Deal
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:22am EST by By DAMIEN CAVE
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A vote kept alive a deal to pay $536 million for land from United States Sugar, but officials said they continued to struggle with whether the agency could afford it.