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...progression that will add to the breadth and scope of biotech here in Cambridge,” Mayor E. Denise Simmons said of the project. Simmons said the labs will benefit the city by attracting more people with highly specialized talents and employing many more. She said she will ask the company to reach out to Cambridge when looking for employees. The new unit will be located in Cambridge, Mass., as well as Cambridge, England. Between the two facilities, Pfizer plans to employ about 70 researchers. With the new unit, Pfizer will contribute to local efforts in stem cell research...
...ship, the Faina, which was captured in September while carrying $30 million of weapons and tanks. According to reports, the Faina’s owners have haggled the pirates down to $8 million in ransom from the original demand of $35 million—quite a steal, if you ask...
...leaking - exactly the kind of thing the no-drama Obama operation did not tolerate during the presidential campaign. And coming amid word that Obama is eyeing an array of former Clinton officials - including former Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder for the top job at Justice - even Democrats began to ask how much change Obama really represents. "What were the last two years all about?" asks one exasperated party strategist. "The restoration of the Clintons...
...House and Senate Banking Committees no later than Dec. 2. As part of that presentation, they must prove that, in the long run, they are "viable" companies that not only can repay whatever loans they receive but also can demonstrate that they won't need to come back and ask for more money. The two committees will hold hearings to vet the plans. If the plans are approved, Reid and Pelosi say they are willing to reconvene both chambers of Congress the week of Dec. 8 to pass a bailout. "Yes, we're kicking the can down the road, because...
...just be desperate: if he can't break the coalition opposed to the deal, the deal is effectively dead. Hoping, perhaps, to frighten his opponents into their senses, he painted a grim picture of what would happen if the SOFA weren't ratified. Iraq, he said, would have to ask the United Nations to renew the mandate that allows the U.S. military to occupy the country, and that would mean Iraq's security would remain in American hands...