22. oktober 2005

Amex Sues CEO Over $241,000 Topless Bill (AP). AP - American Express is suing the CEO of a communications company for payment of $241,000 worth of disputed credit card charges at a Manhattan topless club. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 11:56:39 AM    comment [] Microsoft Recants Exclusive Music Deals (AP). Yahoo! News: Technology News] 11:55:29 AM    comment [] Suspected Illegal Workers Found at Halliburton Job Site . Federal agents have identified 10 suspected illegal immigrants working at a naval base near New Orleans where the Halliburton Co. subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root is leading hurricane reconstruction, according to a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. By Griff Witte. [washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - elections, campaigns, government and politics news and headlines.] 11:53:14 AM    comment [] Little Support for Bush Immigration Plan . The Bush administration's plan to allow illegal immigrants and foreign nationals to work in the United States for up to six years before being sent home is being criticized by observers on both sides of the political spectrum as "vague," "lacking detail" and unlikely to gain support in Congress. By Darryl Fears. [washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - elections, campaigns, government and politics news and headlines.] 11:51:47 AM    comment [] Going Where Oil Giants Fear to Tread. The risk and uncertainty that have made the international oil companies wary of going into Iraq has attracted small, enterprising firms to the country. By HEATHER TIMMONS. [NYT > Business] 11:49:14 AM    comment [] Russia's Energy Chief Denies Existence of Oil Nationalization Plan. Russia's top energy official denied that the Kremlin had embarked on a plan to nationalize oil. By ANDREW KRAMER. [NYT > Business] 11:48:17 AM    comment [] U.S. and Europe Move Closer to an Open-Skies Agreement. After more than a year of gridlock, the European Union and the United States have moved closer to an agreement on opening their skies to each other. By PAUL MELLER. [NYT > Business] 11:47:28 AM    comment []

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