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Delta completes deal to acquire Northwest Airlines
Delta Air Lines completed its $2.8 billion acquisition of Northwest Airlines on Wednesday, turning two of America's most storied airlines into the world's biggest carrier. Delta and Northwest closed the deal just hours after the Justice Department said...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., National Government, Air Transportation Industry, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Government
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Bowl destinations for Big Ten teams a guessing game
It's not to the point where Kirk Ferentz could spin a globe, point to a spot and wonder if that will be the bowl destination for his Iowa Hawkeyes. But with just two games to play, there is a wide range of potential destinations for 6-4 Iowa and fellow...Tags: Rich Rodriguez, National Football League, Football, Ohio State University, Joe Paterno
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Airline unions see shift in power with new administration
As Barack Obama exulted in his victory in Grant Park last week, John Prater stood nearby in powerful and select company: Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and AFL-CIO President John Sweeney. Prater, a native of Edwardsville, is national president of the...Tags: Wisconsin, American Airlines, Inc., Transportation, Bill Clinton, AFL-CIO
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President-elect will face a multitude of airline sector woes
Tribune reporterThe troubles and dysfunction of the nation's airlines should barely register on the radar of a new president dealing with two wars and an economy in steep decline. But President-elect Barack Obama inherits a crumbling air traffic system, financially...Tags: DePaul University, Transportation, National Government, Air Transportation Industry, Government
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Butkus a hit in visit to practice
Tribune staff reporterDick Butkus' career with the Bears was over a decade before any of the Illinois football players were born, but they know all about what he did in Chicago and, before that, in Champaign. So when he made a surprise visit to Friday's practice and...Tags: Dick Butkus, Football, Chicago Bears, Chicago
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The pros and cons of latest airline mergers
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDelta and Northwest are getting serious about each other. US Airways and United want to date -- again. Less than eight years after the last round of carrier courtships, merger mania is back. As customers, should we applaud the march to the altar or...Tags: Transportation, Petroleum Industry, Nebraska, National Government, Employees
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Just like newlyweds, merged airlines have rocky beginnings
Tribune NewspapersDelta and Northwest are tying the knot. US Airways and United want to date—again. Fewer than eight years after the last round of carrier courtships, merger mania is back. As customers, should we applaud the march to the altar or cringe? It's hard...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Transportation, Employees, National Government, Restructuring and Recapitalization
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U.S. airlines flock to foreign repair shops
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSan Luis Talpa, El Salvador Southwest Airlines planned to begin flying planes to this small Central American nation this year -- but not with passengers aboard. The carrier wanted to outsource some of its maintenance to a Salvadoran repair shop called...Tags: Standards, JetBlue, American Airlines, Inc., Southwest Airlines Company, National Government
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Leman, fellow Illini seniors go out big winners
Tribune staff reporterTears of joy streamed from J Leman's eyes, and the cheers of Illinois fans were ringing in the fifth-year senior linebacker's ears as he walked off the Memorial Stadium field Saturday for the last time. "It was a pretty emotional time," said the...Tags: Memorial Stadium, Football, Ohio State University
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Airlines expected to be OK, economically
Newsday Staff WriterYesterday's scare in the United Kingdom of an alleged plot to blow up airliners headed to the United States will cause some turbulence for the industry that continues its slow recovery from 9/11, but is not likely to reverse the steady improvement in...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Transportation, American Airlines, Inc., Bankruptcy, National Government
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Eluding Scott was 6th sense for Mets
Special to NewsdayWe remember so clearly, so deliciously, the sight of Jesse Orosco underhanding his glove into the night sky in exultation of the last out. We remember with a gasp and a skipped heartbeat how we saw the ball skip under Bill Buckner's mitt and between his...Tags: Jesse Orosco, Roger Clemens, All Stars, Houston Astros, National League
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That harmless little grounder
The Mets and fate always have had an intense relationship. The fledgling club couldn't have been just a regular struggling expansion franchise; it had to be historically bad. It couldn't make a gradual climb to excellence; it had to hit the 1969 World...Tags: Roger Clemens, Bob Costas, Long Island Ducks, All Stars, Boston Red Sox
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