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House gambling sponsor recuses self because of potential conflict
— The Illinois House's longtime gambling expansion point man has dropped his sponsorship of a casino bill to avoid a potential conflict of interest. Democratic Rep. Lou Lang of Skokie wrote to the House clerk that he is now affiliated with a law...
Tags: Louis I Lang, Politics, Organized Crime, Terry Link, John J Cullerton
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Lehman Brothers Holding raises $1.88 bln selling broker claims
ReutersMay 22 (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holding Inc, the former investment bank that is working to repay creditors, said on Wednesday it had raised $1.88 billion by selling claims it held against its former brokerage. The holding company said in a statement...Tags: Banking, Bankruptcy, Companies and Corporations, Investments, Investment Service
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With even toilet paper scarce, Venezuelan president warms to business
ReutersBy Eyanir Chinea CARACAS, May 22 (Reuters) - A Venezuelan supermarket puts a stack of toilet paper on its shop floor, and desperate consumers snatch it up within five minutes. A woman's voice over the loudspeaker reminds shoppers each person can only buy...Tags: Consumers, Sales, Business, Nicolas Maduro
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BlackBerry shifting emphasis from smartphones to services
Reuters* Aims for leadership role in mobile computing arena * Launch of BES seen driving enterprise upgrade cycle * Large banks, law firms, others begin deploying BB10 By Euan Rocha TORONTO, May 21 (Reuters) - BlackBerry no longer owns the fast-paced,...Tags: IBM, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Politics, Marketing, BlackBerry
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Let's make a deal…for parking
Boca Raton will make no less than $800 a month per space per year by guaranteeing four metered parking spaces during business hours with a local law firm. The city cut the deal with Weisman, Brodie Starr & Margolies to use the parking spots in the city...Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Legal Service
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Private space industry can't get to Mars without NASA
While the Mars rover Curiosity is discovering the building blocks of life on the Red Planet, many are equally excited about another development: Commercial companies have finally discovered profit in space. This is no small feat, considering the...Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., John F. Kennedy, Space Programs, Elon Musk, SpaceX
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New lawsuit filed against missing Boca Raton attorney
A new lawsuit accuses missing Boca Raton attorney Timothy McCabe of ripping off one investor in two different ways. Real estate broker Timothy Sweetman alleges McCabe persuaded him to loan $30,000 to Cruise Superstore, a Deerfield Beach company that...
Tags: Trials, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach County, Realty, PayPal, Inc.
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Scoreboard -- May 18, 2013
|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Soccer--Premier League, teams to be announced, 9:30 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS, Los Angeles at New York, 12:10 p.m. (ESPN2) Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, IndyCar Indianapolis 500 Bump Day, 11 a.m. (NBCSN); Drag Racing, NHRA Kansas...Tags: College Baseball, Matt Kenseth, Memphis Grizzlies, Marc Leishman, Baseball
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World Whiskey Day is today; L.A. bartenders and whiskey lovers tell you what to drink
Every spirit has its own personality. Vodka is bright and cheerful; tequila is sensual and a bit sloppy; gin is no-nonsense and driven; rum is reckless and bold. Then there's whiskey. Whiskey is sexy and sullen and a bit mean. It's a spirit that plays...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lucques
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Guilty plea in KPMG insider-trading case
A San Fernando Valley jeweler at the center of an insider-trading scandal pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge and agreed to turn over $1.27 million in ill-gotten stock gains made from tips from a top auditor at accounting giant KPMG. Bryan Shaw, 52,...Tags: Trials, Skechers USA Incorporated, Scott London, Judges, Accounting and Auditing
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32nd Michigan Growth Capital Symposium aims to connect emerging companies with investors
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — About three dozen companies are expected to present business plans at a two-day venture fair presented by University of Michigan's Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies. The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium kicks...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Instrument Engineering
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Local software company grows with nonprofit niche
TidewaterBizThe founders of a Virginia Beach software company recognized a shift toward more relationship-driven fundraising in the nonprofit sector, and created a better system to manage donor and marketing data. “The nonprofit software market is highly...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Skype, Consumers, Hampton Roads, Dwayne Johnson
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