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...problem is, Jeb is about to leave the building - and he insists he will not make a bid in 2008 to enter the White House. "Why doesn't everyone believe me on this?" he pleaded while trying to bat down the President's suggestions last month...
...corporate raider; on charges of insider trading; in Tokyo. Known for his confrontational attitude and Western-style shareholder activism, Murakami is accused of making over $26 million by buying shares of media firm Nippon Broadcasting System, allegedly with the knowledge that it was the target of a takeover bid by Internet company Livedoor. In a televised news conference last week, Murakami said that he "didn't mean to break the law," noting that while he had "heard" about the bid, he didn't believe Livedoor would carry it out. If convicted, he could face up to three years in prison...
...average again this year by a full percentage point. Spanish companies like phone-giant Telefónica, construction and infrastructure consortium Grupo Ferrovial, real estate developer Metrovacesa and financial conglomerate Santander Group have become Continent-wide - and even global - players. Last week Ferrovial concluded a €15 billion takeover bid for BAA, the company that runs Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick airports. But Holguera, whose principal job is managing coherent expansion for his changing hometown, is among the growing number of people worried that Spain's impressive growth depends too much on one churning mammoth: the construction industry. That sector accounts...
Though Murtha had been quietly sounding out colleagues about a possible leadership race for some time, nearly everyone on Capitol Hill was perplexed as to why he would publicly announce a bid for a post that may not even exist for the Democrats after November. Said a Democratic aide, with a sigh: "Let's just focus on winning some seats...
...bid to open an International Baccalaureate Charter High School, a project that was ultimately unsuccessful but piqued her interest in school reform...