In 2006, Alaska desperately needed cash to complete a museum featuring a mummified bison and other natural wonders of the frozen north. So the state dipped into its share of the landmark 1998 tobacco settlement. In Shasta County a huge chunk of the ...
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OTTAWA -- Canada's 3,500 car dealers are at risk and are asking Ottawa to help out despite a record year of sales. The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association told a news conference yesterday that Canada's auto sector needs aid to survive, and that ...
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After appealing to Congress for financial support, the country’s “Big Three” automotive manufacturers, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC, were all left without solid answers from Congress Thursday as House Speaker Nancy ...
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Philips Electronics will lay-off 5 percent of its workforce at its Healthcare division as part of an accelerated cost-savings push sparked by the global economic slowdown. Company spokesman Arent Jan Hesselink said on ...
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An influential psychiatrist who was the host of the popular NPR program “The Infinite Mind” earned at least $1.3 million from 2000 to 2007 giving marketing lectures for drugmakers, income not mentioned on the program. Click to enlarge Dr ...
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GLENDALE — The region could plunge into a deeper state of economic disrepair if lawmakers don’t approve a multibillion-dollar plan to help struggling automakers, Rep. Adam Schiff said this week. Schiff, whose congressional district includes the ...
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Although museum has plenty of artifacts, it still needs money and space. “Our expenses have increased because the demands on the museum have increased,” Dagit said. “We've outgrown where we're at, and we need to have another site.” The museum ...
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