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Chesapeake Cuts Pay 20%, Halts Free Plane Flights
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK) cut the pay of its directors by 20 percent and halted their personal use of corporate airplanes amid mounting criticism of the company?s management. The natural-gas producer has dropped 36 percent this year as it ...
www.bloomberg.com
Seattle School OKs bus-plan revamp, new leader at meeting
The Seattle School on Wednesday approved tweaks to the district's much-debated transportation plan and moved toward allowing commercial advertising on some school property. The two moves, each made for financial reasons, took place during ...
www.seattletimes.nwsource.com
Human Genome adopts ?poison pill? antitakeover plan, rejects GlaxoSmithKline $2.6B bid
ROCKVILLE, Md. ? Biotech drugmaker Human Genome Sciences Inc.?s has adopted a ?poison pill? shareholder rights plan to ward off unsolicited takeover bids, and it also has rejected a buyout offer worth nearly $2.6 billion from ...
www.washingtonpost.com
Senate votes put Fed at full strength
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed two nominees to the Federal Reserve, bringing its short-handed up to full strength for the first time in six years as it wrestles with a tepid economic recovery and a revamp of ...
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Geithner to Dimon: Resign From the of the New York Fed
In an interview Thursday on PBS NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner had the following exchange: "JEFFREY BROWN: Do you think Jamie Dimon should be off the [of the New York Federal Reserve ]? TIMOTHY GEITHNER: Well, that's ...
www.huffingtonpost.com
Cannes brushes off sexism row
AFP - The Cannes Film Festival hit back at charges of sexism in its official line-up Saturday, saying it would continue to select pictures based solely on their merits. In response to a mounting row over the all-male selection for the ...
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Citizens chair urges caution on higher rates
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ? Citizens Property Insurance Corp. could face dire consequences if it fails to involve Florida lawmakers before deciding whether to approve a dramatic rate increase for new policyholders, the state-backed firm's ...
www.msnbc.msn.com
of Health report identifies Lubbock's top public health challenges
Lubbock?s of Health on Friday approved plans to educate Lubbock?s City Council on what could be the 10 top public health challenges in the city. The plans to present the top 10 list highlighting obesity, access to care and ...
www.lubbockonline.com
With one of nation's strictest rules, State of Education bans Native American mascots
Under a new rule that may be the toughest in the nation, at least 15 Oregon schools must get rid of their Native American-themed mascots by 2017 or risk losing state funding. The State of Education passed the new policy in a 5-1 vote ...
www.oregonlive.com