Justice Department Pressured to Ease Corporate Scandal Tactics (Insurance Journal)
The Justice Department this week agreed to ease its tough legal tactics against scandal-tainted corporations, requiring prosecutors to get approval from Washington before seeking confidential informat
Late composer leaves $6.5 million to Cornell music department (WCAX 3)
ITHACA, N.Y. The music department at an Ivy League school is hearing the sweet sound of a multi-(m)-million-dollar donation. Cornell University officials say the...
Veteran firefighter named as chief; police department to hire officers (Daily American)
West Frankfort Fire Department veteran firefighter Wes Taylor was appointed as fire chief, Tuesday night, as Mayor Larry Warren sang Taylor`s praises to a full crowd.
Justice Department tempers tools of prosecutors in corporate scandals (Orlando Sentinel)
Whistle-blowers call the changes a setback for shareholders and employees who risk losing billions. The Justice Department put new limits on prosecutors seeking confidential data from corporations Tuesday after critics leaned on the government to back off tough tactics authorized during the Enron-era scandals.
The Short Case for Kohl`s [And Other Department Retailers ] (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)
Jonathan Komp submits: The broad decline in the retailers today could be the start of a bigger sell-off that`s coming. I`m specifically focusing on some of the more extended department stores such as Kohl`s , Federated and JC Penney , as well as select teen retailers like American Eagle .
Missouri Department of Transportation Extends Traffic.com Partnership to Enhance Digital Traffic Services (The Auto Channel)
WAYNE, Pa.--Traffic.com, Inc. , the leading provider of personalized traffic information for drivers coast-to-coast, today announced the extension of its relationship with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to provide additional digital traffic services for the St. Louis metropolitan area.
Homeland Security Department Coming Around on RFID (E-Commerce Times)
A technology advisory panel to the Homeland Security Department has toned down its objections to radio frequency identification in the latest version of its report on the subject. The report was revised at the Dec. 6 meeting of the Emerging Applications and Technology Subcommittee, which is part of the Data Privacy and Integrity Committee that advises the department.
N.C. congressman asks Justice Department to examine Duke rape case (USA Today)
A congressman asked the Justice Department on Tuesday to investigate whether the district attorney prosecuting three Duke University lacrosse players charged with rape has violated the athletes` civil rights. In a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Rep. Walter Jones also asked the Justice Department to review Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong`s actions for possible ...
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