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July 02, 2008 News and Trends

NY appeals court dismisses charges against stock exchange CEO

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:48:51 PDT
JURIST] A divison of the New York State Supreme Court dismissed decision] remaining charges against former New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) official website] CEO Richard Grasso BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday. Former NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer had brought six charges against Grasso over his controversial $187.5 million compensation package from NYSE. Four of the charges

What If Your Hybrid Needs Repairs?

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:39:53 PDT
Hybrids have become some of the hottest property around, thanks to that one-two punch of environmental consciousness and skyrocketing gas prices. In fact, according to Automotive News, sales of the Toyota Prius are up nearly 4 percent from last year and a year-old Prius is now worth more than it was when it was new.

1 dead, 6 hurt in city shootings

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:21:20 PDT
Shootings on Monday and Tuesday left a pregnant woman dead and wounded at least six people, one just 9 years old. The opening of the holiday week offered no respite amid a sad trend that has seen the city's murder rate through June rise nearly 13 percent from a year ago.

Gay social networking site launched in Jamaica

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:42:33 PDT
Gay discrimination law passes Lithuanian parliament Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation has been included in a new Law on Equal Treatment passed by the Lithuanian parliament. Californian voters split over gay marriage With the arrival of legal gay and lesbian marriages in California, same-sex marriage opponents are working feverishly to render those same marriages illegal. Carly Simon comments on lesbian rumours She’s back with a brand new album—the highest deb

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Reports on Difficult Operating Trends - PR Newswire (press release)


Wall Street Journal Blogs

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Reports on Difficult Operating Trends
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Jul 1, 2008
In addition, the balance of the year looks less robust than we had forecasted, given overall economic trends," said Gary L. Paxton, President and Chief ...
Dollar Thrifty continues decline on analyst takes CNNMoney.com
Dollar Thrifty Sees Softness Wall Street Journal
Dollar Thrifty expects earnings to miss goal Reuters
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Rush, To Judgment - Newsweek


Rush, To Judgment
Newsweek - 15 hours ago
Al Franken is working on a new radio gig and Al Gore (and his backers, Steven Ratner and Joel Hyatt) are on the verge of buying Newsworld International, ...



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