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" The record contains affidavits from several former employees who were given severance benefits in spite of the fact that they did not miss any work.'

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It said that the companies are examining the possibilities provided within the framework of securities law but that " all these considerations haven't been in any way concluded.'

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Two more of Sassy magazine's largest advertisers have been targeted for a letterwriting campaign by Liberty Report, a newspaper published by Rev. Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority

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Sitting on a sofa, his sleeves rolled up above his elbows, the white- haired cricket expert explains his theories on raising a contender

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But the resolution probably rests more on politics than on flying skill and commercial expertise

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In the accident, which occurred in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia Beach, Va., three crewmen escaped, but a co- pilot drowned

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But in recent weeks, it has stepped up criticism of the Aquino government and attracted a cross- section of old- time politicians

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The Investment Company Institute, a Washington- based trade association, said the increase partly reflected money flowing back to the funds from longer- term debt instruments amid this week's uneven bond- market performance

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He will always be our good friend, and I will miss him.'

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" The U.S. could miss the boat if they play politics at the ADB and don't put up the bucks, " says an ADB executive who declined to be identified

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Most land being farmed by FmHA borrowers would be plowed regardless of whether the FmHA ever existed

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Their flagship center in Cambridge's booming Kendall Square has filled all 44 openings, and 90 children are on the waiting list

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The incident occurred after an Aegis cruiser mistook the large passenger jet for an attacking F-14 fighter

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In striking down the machinists' covenant, Judge Zagel cleared at least one hurdle to the pilots' proposed acquisition, which is pending

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The U.S. would say it officially " recognizes " the presidency of the fellow Noriega kicked out of office, who is now hiding somewhere in Panama

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" We were contacted by people who smoke our products and ride these trains, " he added

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The last B-1B, the warplane built for the Air Force by Rockwell International Corp., rolled off the production line last week

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" We' ve got a party here that's prepared to withdraw, to step down, " says Andrej Novak, a Slovene journalist and publisher

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He hyped it by having a " banker " present to fondle the winner's check while the bowlers rolled

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Some pregnant women here do seek prenatal care, eat fairly well, and avoid smoking or using drugs

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New graffiti appear in Bogota declaring: " Be patriotic -- kill a communist " or " Communism and Commission on Human Rights -- they're the same thing.'

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In a city where night life leans toward kids cruising on weekends, Gene Harris and his cohorts have filled a void and then some

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The locust- control organization said five swarms were seen flying near Asmara, capital of Eritrea, between July 21 and 24

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" The Japanese have shown a talent for targeting a sector of technology, while U.S. industry plays a game of takeover and restructure, " Mr. Quigg said

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The Boston- area condominium market, for years one of the hottest in the country, has finally cooled off

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When the TV cameramen motion for him to run closer to the water, Sen. Gore readily complies, the waves rolling up to his feet

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Eminase is given as a single injection over four to five minutes, but appears to dissolve blood clots effectively for several hours

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The plan to make Apple into a consumer marketing giant, orchestrated by both Mr. Sculley and Mr. Jobs, was pure lunacy and nearly destroyed the company

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" If we return from the International Coffee Organization meetings in London at the end of September and it still hasn't rained, then it would be a consideration, " he said

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Army and medical rescue teams reached stricken Chinese villages in a remote area near Burma, where an earthquake Sunday killed more than 900 people

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Why do companies pour money into the wrong places

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The short- term parking lots at Newark Airport in New Jersey now fill up several times a week -- even though it costs$ 48 a day to park there

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One of the funniest scenes in the play comes near the end, when Frank visits Sylvester's apartment to fix a leak in the ceiling

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Donald Ogilvie, executive vice president of the American Bankers Association, hailed the Senate vote and said that it would lend " momentum " to advocates of similar legislation in the House

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The focus on takeover issues provided market players with a chance to " keep the juices flowing without going to sleep, " said Edward P. Nicoski, a market analyst at Piper Jaffray& Hopwood, Minneapolis

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What many French voters hope is that they will be electing a moderate president whose wilder tendencies have been smoothed by two uncomfortable years of rubbing shoulders with Mr. Chirac and the free market

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Last week, the ever- clever Michael Kinsley in the Washington Post forged stream after stream of income data to plant his flag: " Affluent people, far from shouldering an ever- greater share of the tax burden, aren't even keeping up with their rising share of the nation's income.'

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On the other hand, if the company's rolling mills are struck, that could add ingot to the market

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Still, the buses roll on

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He predicted the opinion " will open up a can of worms because now any trade organization can attack any trademark claimed by someone else in the industry.'

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" We'd prefer to soft- play that kind of stuff.'

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Another regular, bundled in a brown cape, his feet wrapped in cloth, was seen touching all the bread in the basket " hoping no one else will eat it, " says Mrs. Howell

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He added, " Hal -LRB- Riney -RRB- flew into Miami this morning and offered us certain reassurances about the relationship that led us to the decision.'

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Several aspects of the criminal- justice process have been examined

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According to a recently unsealed transcript of a closed meeting in Judge Pollack's chambers with defense attorneys on Sept. 13, the judge claimed he was being attacked " professionally " and threatened to impose sanctions if the lawyers pursued the issue of removing him

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We'll be kicked out the Front- Runners' Club.'

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This at a time when Germany is already leading a new rush to subsidize perestroika -- last week Deutsche Bank closed an agreement to pour some$ 1.9 billion of aid into Moscow's bottomless coffers

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And most of the jobs will go to candidates sought out by search firms, not those knocking on headhunter doors

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Salsa and rap music pour out of the windows

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While the chief contracting officer in the cruise- missile office, Mr. Parkin in 1982 helped Mr. Galvin get a$ 225, 964 contract to study the targeting equipment for the Tomahawk missile, according to the Navy and Mr. Parkin

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The economic statistics flowing out of Washington last week were almost too good to be true

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The suit also charges that Suzuki fraudulently withheld information about alleged design defects that give the Samurai a propensity to roll over in certain abrupt maneuvers

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In a letter sent yesterday to the German media, the terrorist group said Mr. Tietmeyer, who was unharmed in the attack, has been targeted because of his central role in sustaining the world's " imperialist " financial system

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But in the intervening years, so much criticism has been poured upon Chamberlain's failed policies that they have dissolved into caricature

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Israelis have killed dozens of Palestinians, beaten hundreds and imprisoned thousands

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IBM targeted the EC Commission for special attention

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If the latest auditors' recommendation is adopted, Illinois Power could add$ 1.84 billion to its rate base, but apparently would have to absorb the balance

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Every day this legislation is delayed, 25 people die in needless pain that could have been relieved with this treatment, which has been used successfully in Britain for years

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To expect banks to absorb a cost without a commensurate charge defies logic

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Bostonians have excuses about why their snow is worse: The snow is often wet and slippery, making it harder to plow; narrow, winding roads, steep hills, numerous bridges and potholes make driving more treacherous

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" They just won't stick, " predicts Mr. Frent, the dealer

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Other hospitals, she says, routinely admitted patients for a colonoscopy -LRB- in which a tube is inserted to examine the colon -RRB- that could have been performed in a doctor's office for$ 500

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Blacks who have quit white- run businesses say they don't miss insults from whites who often didn't even realize they were insulting, or the edginess on the part of whites uncomfortable around blacks

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The vandalism occurred Friday and was discovered Saturday when authorities at Manila Memorial Park cemetery received a telephone warning that a bomb had been planted in Aquino's concrete tomb, a military official said

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Meanwhile, the Democrats roll into New Hampshire as a kind of troika -- Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri, the Iowa winner, and his two close pursuers, Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts and Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois

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Last week after months of litigation, the company was officially dissolved, and the trademark was sold for$ 8 million to a Stamford, Conn., investment firm

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These don't protect anything and aren't designed to kill attacking guerrillas

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At least three shotgun blasts struck Hans Tietmeyer's chauffeur- driven limousine yesterday morning, police said, as he traveled from his suburban Bonn home

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With more carriers flying abroad, airlines are pressuring the FAA to allow them to use foreign repair stations to perform major maintenance work

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Mr. Bush avoided making any serious gaffes, while striking at his opponent in spirited fashion

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Mr. Kessler said: " The market was so nervous and so short dollars that a panic set in and everybody started stepping over each other to buy their dollars back.'

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Iranian guns pummeled Basra on the war's first day, and in the following eight years, about 65, 000 shells rained down

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Sunbelt, which had$ 2.3 billion in assets, rolled up a$ 1.2 billion net loss in its fiscal fourth quarter, ended March 31, that accounted for half the$ 2.4 billion loss in regulatory capital incurred by the nation's federally insured thrifts during that period

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It has become popular for West German conservatives, for example, to argue that the treaty strategically " singularizes " their country by virtue of the fact that after INF reductions, shorter- range Soviet missiles in East Germany will still be able to strike targets in West Germany

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What a missed photo opportunity to help close the gender gap and woo the animal- rights lobby at the same time

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But few, if any, have guidelines against lending to offshore entities that are South African- controlled or that have a significant South African minority interest

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Refugees from Romania have been flooding into Hungary by the thousands

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However, new- crop beans -- to be planted this spring -- were up on continued expectations that this year's planted acreage won't exceed last year's by much, analysts said

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More than 80 people were detained in the protests, in which an estimated 14 people were killed

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In fact, nursery accidents killed an average of 81 children a year between 1980 and 1986

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" One night he was walking by at 2 or 3 in the morning -- because he didn't sleep -- and he noticed that one of the palm trees had died

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Capital is no problem; banks and insurance companies are eager to lend money to potential buyers

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But the Supreme Court melted down my statue when it decided Hazelwood.'

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Arden L. Bement Jr., vice president, technical resources, of TRW Inc., was named a director of this maker of electronic test and measurement instruments, filling a vacancy

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The " victims " had control of their lives while the good times rolled

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For the midrange computer makers, " there are thunder clouds on the horizon, and the question is how hard it's going to rain, " she said

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TNT also says it will plow a hefty 80% of its revenue back into programming -- some$ 250 million over its first three years

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Compact disk players are comparatively simple, mostly a motor to spin the disk and a fixed laser to read it

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We told you the truth and we stepped up to those issues.'

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" Dog cases were flooding the court system that's flooded already, " Mr. Margolis, the animal behaviorist and expert witness, says

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Others are Absolut Bravo -LRB- the accompanying photograph shows red roses raining down around the Absolut bottle -RRB- and Absolut Stardom -LRB- the bottle is lighted as if it were a theater marquee -RRB-

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" We're talking about$ 50 billion to$ 60 billion of debt that the taxpayer will have to absorb, " Emory University's Mr. Benston says

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But David Bartholomew, an assistant vice president of Merrill Lynch, says that over a 12-year period he examined, Mr. Finckle's six- month forecasts were 85% accurate

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Because eight of the GOP contests are winner- take- all by congressional district -LRB- and by statewide totals for at- large delegates -RRB-, Mr. Bush was on course to roll up a huge number of delegates for next summer's national convention

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The stock- market crash had little cooling effect on one of the world's hottest property markets

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Noting today's bullishness about the economy and the resurgence of mega- mergers, Mr. DeVoe is reminded of how a diver feels " when all the reef fish disappear and you become aware of the complete silence, broken only by the escaping air bubbles

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Immune- suppressed children often die of illnesses like chicken pox, meningitis, measles and pneumonia

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The solvent failed to dissolve non- cholesterol gallstones in two patients, however

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According to this scenario and much insider speculation, the plot to kill Mr. Ozal may have originated with a middle- level official whose career was threatened

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But industry lobbyists argued successfully that reconstituting spent plastic containers into such alternative products as flower pots, drainpipes, synthetic lumber, and filling for pillows and sleeping bags should count against the recycling targets

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