Mets still confident they'll sign Lowe or Perez - Newsday
The Mets took Scott Boras on a tour of Citi Field yesterday and served him lunch, but they didn't leave the agent with any parting gifts. Boras and his top lieutenant, Mike Fiore, met with Mets COO Jeff Wilpon, general manager Omar Minaya and ...
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Madoff 'victims' do math, realize they profited - PR Inside
NEW YORK (AP) - The many Bernard Madoff investors who withdrew money from their accounts over the years are now wrestling with an ethical and legal quandary. What they thought were profits was likely money stolen from other clients in what ...
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Pharmaceutical group adopts moratorium on gifts to doctors - Digital Journal
Responding to a growing chorus of criticism about pharmaceutical company influence over medical practice, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America ( PhRMA ) recently imposed a new code of conduct for its members. Under the " Code on ...
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Thanks for giving gifts to AIDS patients - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank the 200 kindhearted individuals, churches, businesses and families who participated in AIDS Community Resources' 2008 Holiday Angel Program, and to let them know what their generosity meant for those who ...
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Holiday Spending Plans Plummet, Signaling Dismal Retail Season - ABC News
CUTBACK -- A mere 8 percent of Americans plan to spend more on holiday gifts, a third of its record high in 1985. Fifty-one percent say they'll spend less, up 15 points from last year. That includes three in 10 (31 percent) who say they'll spend "a ...
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MU graduates pledge another $5 million - Columbia Daily Tribune
University of Missouri graduates Thomas and Nell Lafferre, who already have a campus building named after them, have pledged an additional $5 million to the College of Engineering as part of the For All We Call Mizzou billion-dollar fundraising ...
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Prosecutors: Madoff was ready to send out $173M - Guardian Unlimited
Associated Press Writer= NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday that investigators found 100 signed checks worth $173 million in Bernard Madoff's office desk that he was ready to send out to his closest family and friends at the time of his ...
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The Last-Minute Gift Guide - PC World
Savvy Web shoppers start their days by checking out sites such as dealnews.com and dealcatcher.com . While that's all well and good, you still need to make sure that you've got long enough so that when you order online, your gifts arrive in the St ...
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Prosecutors say Madoff was ready to send out $173M - My West Texas
NEW YORK - Prosecutors said Thursday that investigators found 100 signed checks worth $173 million in Bernard Madoff's office desk that he was ready to send out to his closest family and friends at the time of his arrest last month in what is alleged ...
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Launching Success donated more than $3,700 in 2008 - Bellingham Herald
Fifty different schools and non-profit organizations that benefit children have been the recipients of donations by Launching Success Learning Store in Bellingham during 2008. The store's gifts, which total more than $3,700 this past year, have been ...
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