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| Fri, 3 Mar 2006 12:00:00 EST Intel warning raises a red flag |
| The Dow Jones industrial average is struggling mightily to stay above the psychologically important 11,000 mark. But it could be a losing battle today, as one of its influential technology components, Intel, announced some surprisingly bad news this morning. |
| Fri, 3 Mar 2006 12:00:00 EST Best practices of manufacturers |
| The National Association of Manufacturers recently put out a study of small and midsize companies. It's full of eye-opening stats and useful advice. For instance, the report outlines some of the leading best practices of top manufacturers. Among them: |
| Fri, 3 Mar 2006 08:00:00 EST Hill wants more evidence on ports |
| Despite assurances from President Bush and his administration that the deal to put an Arab business in control of several American ports is a safe one, lawmakers say they need more evidence that it won't threaten American borders. |
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| Sat, 04 Mar 2006 02:25:40 GMT Pentagon Releases Names of Gitmo Inmates
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AP - After four years of secrecy, the Pentagon handed over documents Friday that contain the names of detainees held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. The release resulted from a victory by The Associated Press in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
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| Sat, 04 Mar 2006 02:24:21 GMT Former Congressman Gets Eight-Plus Years
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AP - Former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, who collected $2.4 million in homes, yachts, antique furnishings and other bribes on a scale unparalleled in the history of Congress, was sentenced Friday to eight years and four months in prison, the longest term meted out to a congressman in decades.
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| Sat, 04 Mar 2006 02:05:31 GMT Settlement Reached in BlackBerry Dispute
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AP - The maker of the BlackBerry e-mail device Friday said it settled its long-running patent dispute with a small Virginia-based firm, averting a possible court-ordered shutdown of the BlackBerry system and a disruption of wireless service for millions of users.
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| Fri, 03 Mar 2006 20:20:16 EST Crooked congressman jailed |
| Former Republican Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham was sentenced Friday to eight years and four months in federal prison for taking $2.4 million in bribes from at least three defense contractors. The bribes enabled the congressman -- whose salary was about $160,000 a year -- to buy a mansion, yacht, Rolls-Royce and condo in suburban Washington, prosecutors said. Cunningham is a former Navy fighter pilot who shot down five MiGs during the Vietnam War. |
| Fri, 03 Mar 2006 19:29:45 EST $612m payout ends threat to BlackBerry |
| BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has agreed to pay $612.5 million to patent holding company NTP to settle a long-running dispute that threatened to shut down the popular wireless e-mail service. Canada-based Research in Motion announced the settlement late Friday ahead of a U.S. judge's expected ruling on damages in the case. Under the settlement, NTP granted RIM the right to keep running its BlackBerry business, RIM said in a statement. |
| Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:10:11 EST Oscars risk mixing glitz and politics |
| The Academy Awards strive to be the ultimate showbiz show but this year politics threatens to raise its divisive head in many forms. Hoping for Oscar glory are movies looking at gay relationships, race and the nature of terrorism while presenting will be Jon Stewart, who made his name pointing out political absurdities. Entertainment Weekly's Dave Karger said: "The last few years have been a very politically divisive and politically vibrant time... and I think the film industry this year has really started reacting to that." |
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