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Protect the public from free market
The Sun's editorial "A loss of trust" (July 15) rightly criticizes banking and investment company executives for their "freewheeling business practices in recent years" and notes that the "real-estate bust" is a "painful lesson about the importance of...Tags: Economy
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Downsizing government to death
Last week, consumers were worried about salmonella in their fresh tomatoes. Before that, it was E. coli in their spinach. Something is wrong. Eating a salad is not supposed to be a high-risk activity But the problem isn't so much farmers. It's ideology....Tags: Healthcare Policies, Bill Clinton, September 11, 2001 Attacks, National Government, Toy Industry
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Be a watchdog
The debacle in Gloucester County is a vivid example of why we have, and need, open government laws — and how those laws benefit citizens who are willing to be their own watchdogs. And, with all modesty, why an independent press, keeping an eye on...Tags: Democracy, Censorship, Gloucester County, Prosecution, Constitutional Issues
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U.S. trash giant rebuffed by smaller rival, Republic
South Florida Sun-SentinelRepublic Services Inc. on Friday rebuffed Monday's unsolicited $6.19 billion cash offer from rival Waste Management Inc. The Fort Lauderdale-based garbage disposal company said its board of directors unanimously rejected the takeover bid by the nation's...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Bill Gates, Waste Management Incorporated, Allied Waste Industries Incorporated, Waste
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Constellation seeks complaint dismissal
Constellation Energy is intervening in a federal complaint filed by energy regulators in Maryland and other Mid-Atlantic states. State regulators filed the complaint against PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization that supplies power...Tags: Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
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Bank's sales records seized
From wire reportsSecurities regulators from several U.S. states raided the St. Louis headquarters of Wachovia Securities yesterday, seeking documents and records on the company's sales practices. The move is part of an investigation into questionable practices...Tags: Sales, Wachovia Corp., Trials, UBS AG, Financial Markets
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Broadband age comes to Carroll
Sun ReporterPolice and firefighters using videoconferences for training. High school students taking college-level courses online. Residents telecommuting instead of racking up mileage and gas bills. Carroll County officials envision these scenarios, and more, as...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Transportation, Colleges and Universities, Commuting, Fires
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FBI questions witness in Carona probe about L.A. County undersheriff
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFederal investigators have made inquiries into the conduct of one of Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca's top assistants as part of their corruption probe of former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona, according to court documents. The key informant...Tags: Corruption, Values, Political Systems, Corrupt Practices, Corporate Crime
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Neighbors upset over crowds at Wilton Manors pain clinic
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe small clinic is so popular that throngs of patients — some from other states — line up outside, waiting for a consultation. Five months after the South Florida Pain Clinic opened at 500 W. Oakland Park Blvd., many neighboring businesses...Tags: David Jones, Transportation, Hospitals and Clinics, Wilton Manors, Road Transportation
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Crane collapses at Houston refinery, killing 4
One of the nation's largest mobile cranes collapsed at a Houston oil refinery Friday, killing four workers and injuring seven others in the latest of several fatal accidents that have raised concerns about the safety of construction cranes. The 30-story-...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Heavy Engineering, National Government, Employees, Lyondell Chemical Company
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