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Texas High Court Agrees to Rehear Exxon Case

Texas Supreme Court grants rehearing in case alleging Exxon Mobil sabotaged abandoned wells By JOHN McFARLAND Associated Press Writer DALLAS November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment The Texas Supreme Court on...

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Chamber's Donohue keeps cash coming in

Apple Inc. and three other members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce quit over the chamber's opposition to climate-change legislation. President Barack Obama denounced the Chamber for "spending millions" to kill a planned...

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Common Plastics Chemicals Linked to ADHD Symptoms

Are phthalates really safe for children? - - Philadelphia, PA - Phthalates are important components of many consumer products, including toys, cleaning materials, plastics, and personal care items. Stu...

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S&P upgrades Crum & Forster rating to A-

Posted On: Nov. 20, 2009 1:58 PM CENTRAL NEW YORK—Standard & Poor’s Corp. on Friday raised the financial strength rating of Crum & Forster Insurance Co. and its related entities to A- from BBB+. Crum & Forster is a subsidiary...

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Order independent review of Oyster Creek

It has long been clear that when it comes to the Oyster Creek Generating Station, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Exelon are entirely too chummy to provide a clear-eyed safety review of the aging plant. An independent...

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This Small Oil Producer Is Ripe For A Takeover

Takeovers are big news in the market at the moment. In fact, did you know that takeovers have the biggest one-day gain in stocks for any asset? As my colleague – and takeover expert – Louis Basenese says, they're "some of the...

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Obama's New Plan to Help People with Their Home Loans

With all the foreclosures on the market today, many homeowners have been looking for help with their mortgage loans without much help over the last few months. The Obama administration has released a $75 billion plan to...

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KKR posts Q3 loss, upbeat on outlook

NEW YORK: Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co reported a third-quarter profit on Thursday and said it is seeing improving debt markets and opportunities to invest. Its third-quarter earnings – the first as a...

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ClearAccess hits milestone: Vancouver communications startup just signed its 50th customer for...

Nov 20, 2009 (The Columbian - Fifty could be the magic number for ClearAccess, a Vancouver telecommunications startup, in its quest for credibility and market share among broadband Internet providers. ClearAccess has reached a...

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Disney World's idealized America

Roger Simon • November 21, 2009 Note: The following column was first published in September 1985. You are at Walt Disney World in Orlando, the most calculated interpretation of the American dream ever created. That is why the...

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