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Internet providers cut off host of spam e-mail
The volume of junk e-mail sent worldwide may have dropped drastically Wednesday after a San Jose Web-hosting firm, identified by many in the computer security community as a major host of organizations engaged in spam activity, was taken offline....Tags: Computer Sciences, Fremont, Crimes, Washington Post Co., Security
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Spam traffic plunges after report blames server hosting company
Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates' 2004 proclamation that the spam problem would be solved within two years has proved a bitter joke, with unsolicited messages doubling yearly to make up about 90% of mail transmitted on the Internet. But this week,...Tags: Defense, Bill Gates, Meteorological Disasters, Hurricanes, Symantec Corporation
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Dubious distinction for Lehman: Biggest U.S. bankruptcy
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s Chapter 11 filing is the largest corporate bankruptcy case in the U.S., as measured by total assets before the filing. Here is a list of the top corporate bankruptcies, with the date of the filing and assets at the time...Tags: Bankruptcy, Conseco Incorporated, Mirant Corporation, Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, Delta Air Lines
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Holder: Next on the GOP hit list?
Spin CycleA week ago, we wrote an item questioning the choice of Eric Holder as an Obama v-p vetter, given Holder's role as a Department of Justice official in facilitating the Marc Rich pardon. As it turned out, the top......Tags: Defense, Upper House, Lobbying, Prosecution, New York
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Who's payin?
Chicago TribuneThe long-simmering auction for the Cubs has finally reached the middle innings. The process is down to five finalists and one dark horse candidate. In addition to Mark Cuban, who are the rich guys lined up to throw $1 billion or more at current Cubs owner...Tags: Mario, New York Yankees, John McCain, Tribune Co., Richard Nixon
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The housing bubble's silver lining
DANIEL GROSS, who writes the "Moneybox" column for Slate, is the author of "Pop! Why Bubbles Are Great for the Economy."THE ONCE-buoyant housing market is clearly in trouble. Last year, housing prices around the country fell for the first year since the Depression. In Southern California, one of the epicenters of the housing and housing-credit bubble, the pain has been...Tags: Chicago Mortgages, Bankruptcy, Transportation, Athletics, Track and Field, Chicago Board of Trade
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Earnings: American Financial Group Inc.; Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; Charles River Laboratories International Inc.; Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp.; Corrections Corporation of America; El Paso Corp.; Gaylord Entertainment Co.; General Growth Properties...Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Walt Disney Co., Emerson Electric Company, Expedia Incorporated, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
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Citigroup agrees to settle fraud suit
From Wire ReportsNEW YORK - In the first significant shareholder settlement since Enron Corp. collapsed more than three years ago, Citigroup Inc. has agreed to pay $2 billion to investors who accused the bank of aiding Enron in its huge accounting scandal by selling the...Tags: Securities, Bankruptcy, Financial Services, Manhattan (New York City), Bank of America Corp.
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Schedule of protests at RNC convention
Thousands of protesters are expected to descend on New York City for the Republican National Convention, which is set for Aug. 30 through Sept. 2. Here is a tentative schedule of many of the expected protests: September 2, 2004 Boston-to-New York...Tags: Demonstration, General Motors Corp., Music Theater, Manhattan (New York City), Paul Revere
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Global Crossing Files Chapter 11
STAFF WRITERGlobal Crossing Ltd., which in just five years built a worldwide fiber-optic communications network second to none, yesterday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the latest victim of a telecom-industry meltdown. Holders of the company's common...Tags: Arthur Andersen, Long Island, Bankruptcy, Employees, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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Online Real Estate Company Execs Plead Guilty
Three former executives of the nation’s largest Internet-based provider of residential real estate listings have agreed to plead guilty to cooking the books at Homestore.com, prosecutors said. Two former Homestore.com executives — chief operating officer...Tags: Securities, Advertising, Justice System, Corporate Officers, Tyco International Limited
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Telecom Head Pledges $25M
Chief Economic CorrespondentGary Winnick, billionaire founder of telecom giant Global Crossing who cashed out $734 million in company stock before it went bankrupt, promised to pay $25 million to the company's impoverished pension plan. For Winnick, the Roslyn native who parlayed...Tags: 401K, Employees, Wages and Pensions, Florida, James Greenwood
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