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Remembering what we worship

…income to the church. Up until last year, the church leased space to three wireless companies. Because of industry consolidation, we lost one of these leases and the rent that…

Good news for borrowers

…delinquent,” said Dan Balkin of Wholesale Access, a Maryland research and consulting firm that specializes in the mortgage industry. Lesson to would-be homeowners. Keep your mortgage lenders and home equity…

Tic Tac Toe, Supreme Court style

…caused by defectively designed or labeled medical devices.” But Scalia, in response, said, “It is not our job to speculate upon congressional motives.” The Bush administration sided with industry, saying…

Crime

…the war against counterfeiting and piracy, a booming global industry that is increasingly under the control of organised crime, according to senior officials speaking at a conference in Rome. The…

Ownership society and taking responsibility for performance

…they are not artificially inflated. … However, advocates for nursing home reforms say investors exaggerate the industry’s precariousness. Last year, Formation sold Habana and 185 other facilities to General Electric…

Strategic interest and defining victory

…distinct states or autonomous governments, that too would be “victory” as long as oil profits were guaranteed and Americans in the oil industry protected. And it doesn’t matter if a…

Antigua update Part I WTO GATS

…gambling industry has as powerful a lobby and financial backers as agricultural, and is less centralized. Americans are also ambivalent about the industry, but it has become a money maker…

OldVet’s Question

…I mean a specialized consulting service in the food marketing industry, offered to foreign investors like Mutual Funds. The “clients” in this case don’t want to run companies, or make…