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Trial set in suit to block Delta-Northwest deal
AP Business WriterA federal judge has set a trial date for a lawsuit by a group of airline passengers that seeks to block Delta Air Lines Inc. from acquiring Northwest Airlines Corp. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker will preside over the Nov. 5 trial in San Francisco....Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Delta Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation, Transportation Accidents
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Fannie and Freddie, hardball experts
The Swampby Frank James If you want to read a disturbing tale of how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac used their clout in Washington to try to brush back their critics like pitchers throwing at the heads of batters, check out......Tags: Lobbying, Cliff Stearns, Mortgages, Newspaper and Magazine, House
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Housing help
Sweeping legislation that offers help for every group battered by the mortgage foreclosure crisis will be voted on in coming days. The bill also includes something for almost everyone to hate. But Congress and President Bush should act quickly to make...Tags: Foreign Aid, Federal Reserve, Executive Branch, George Bush, Mortgages
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Debit card tied to 401(k) stirs debate, legislation
ellen.yan@newsday.comOnly one financial services company offers the product, which 18,000 people in the nation possess, but debit cards tied to 401(k) plans have touched so many nerves that some in Congress want them outlawed. Supporters said the 401(k) debit card gives...Tags: Retirement, 401K, National Government, Financial and Business Services, Employees
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Federal grand jury investigating Countrywide, IndyMac, New Century
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA federal grand jury in Los Angeles has begun probing three of the nation's largest subprime mortgage lenders in the clearest sign yet that prosecutors are investigating whether fraud and other crimes contributed to the mortgage debacle. Grand jury...Tags: New Century Financial Corporation, Bank of America Corp., Lawyers, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Housing and Urban Planning
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Deborah Taylor Tate
A Federal Communications Commission member who sought further concessions in a pending satellite radio buyout withdrew his offer Wednesday after it failed to draw support. Democratic commissioner Jonathan Adelstein voted against Sirius Satellite Radio...Tags: Satellite Technology, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Incorporated, Radio Industry, Sirius Satellite Radio Incorporated, Radio
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County argues rules for off-duty police
Sun reporterCounty Executive John R. Leopold has asked the Anne Arundel County Ethics Commission to issue a special exemption allowing off-duty police officers to work second jobs at bingo halls and other establishments that serve alcohol, a stance the commission has...Tags: Ethics, John R Leopold, Values, Employment, Local Authority
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Boeing to buy Insitu for undisclosed terms
Boeing Co. said Tuesday it will acquire aircraft design and development company Insitu Inc. for undisclosed terms to help boost its presence in the unmanned systems market. The purchase is expected to close by the end of September, following...Tags: Boeing Co.
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Pickens pushes wind power
Of The Associated PressTexas oilman T. Boone Pickens asked Congress on Tuesday to ''clear the path'' for his plan to boost use of wind and natural gas for U.S. energy needs. Pickens has been on a $58 million publicity tour to promote his plan to erect wind turbines in the...Tags: State Budgets, Credit and Debt, George Voinovich, Government, Dwight David Eisenhower
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Hammond mayor seeks more foes to NIPSCO rate hike
The city's mayor is calling on other Lake County communities to join it in fighting an electric rate increase sought by Northern Indiana Public Service Co. at a time when local governments already are strapped for cash. The Merrillville-based utility...Tags: Gary, Lake County (Indiana), Hammond, Local Authority, Regional Authority
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