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mcall.com     Aug 1, 2008   2 related          

State Sen. Lisa Boscola ... ... is calling for the impeachment of brand, spanking-new state Public Utilities Commissioner Robert Powelson, charging that he lied under oath during his confirmation hearing in June. In a press...                    

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Activision profit up on “Kung Fu,” “Guitar Hero”

go2blogging.com     Aug 1, 2008   5 related          

By Jennifer Martinez LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc (ATVID.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said quarterly profit at its Activision unit more than doubled on sales of "Kung Fu...                    

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FTC Wins Reversal in Whole Foods

crowell.com     Aug 1, 2008          

D.C. Circuit Opinion Will Energize FTC's Ability to Block Mergers What a difference a year makes. After losing all of its litigated merger challenges in 2007 (Peoples Natural Gas; Western Refining; Whole Foods), 2008 has...                    

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Landry's Restaurants, Inc. Announces End of 'Go-Shop' Period

earthtimes.org     Aug 1, 2008   5 related          

HOUSTON, Aug. 1 TX-Landry's-Go-Shop HOUSTON, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Landry's Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: LNY) (the "Company"), announced today that the "go-shop" process conducted on the Company's behalf by Cowen and...                    

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Rhapsody Acquisition Corp. Announces Consummation of Its Merger with Primoris Corporation and...

earthtimes.org     Aug 1, 2008   3 related          

LAKE FOREST, Calif. & NEW YORK - (Business Wire) Rhapsody Acquisition Corp. (OTCBB: RPSD, RPSDU and RPSDW) (“Rhapsody”) announced that it has consummated its merger with privately held Primoris Corporation (“Primoris”) and...                    

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Community Bankers Trust Corporation Appoints New CEO

earthtimes.org     Aug 1, 2008   4 related          

GLEN ALLEN, Va. - (Business Wire) Community Bankers Trust Corporation (“CBTC”) (AMEX:BTC) announced today the appointment of George M. Longest, Jr., CBTC’s President, as its Chief Executive Officer upon the resignation of Bruce...                    

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earthtimes.org: BOSTON - CRA International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing economic, financial, and management consulting services, today announced that the Company assisted counsel from SIRIUS and XM and their outside counsel, Jones Day, Latham & Watkins, LLP, Simpson Thacher & earthtimes.org

CRA International Economists Provide Key Economic Antitrust Analysis In SIRIUS-XM Merger

earthtimes.org     Aug 1, 2008   3 related          

BOSTON - CRA International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing economic, financial, and management consulting services, today announced that the Company assisted counsel from SIRIUS and XM and their outside...                    

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Glass Lewis and Proxy Governance Recommend CME Group Shareholders Vote 'FOR' the Acquisition of...

prnewswire.com     Jul 31, 2008   8 related          

Glass Lewis and Proxy Governance Recommend CME Group Shareholders Vote 'FOR' the Acquisition of NYMEX Holdings Inc. CHICAGO, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives...                    

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A British-Iberia merger could squeeze American

reuters.com     Jul 31, 2008   2 related          

British Airways and Spain's Iberia are in talks to create the world's third-largest airline and inject some "long-overdue" consolidation in the industry, in the words of BA CEO Willie Walsh. Where would a combined BA-Iberia...                    

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Global BPO Services Corp. Announces Closing of the Merger with Stream Holdings Corporation

prnewswire.com     Aug 1, 2008   8 related          

Global BPO Services Corp. Announces Closing of the Merger with Stream Holdings Corporation BOSTON, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global BPO Services Corp. (Amex: OOO) ("Global BPO") announced today that it has closed the...                    

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