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...back in 1998 when the economy still was new, WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers was clinching his acquisition of long-distance giant MCI, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson had a bone to pick with him. Speaking at Tougaloo College--a cradle of the civil rights movement located near Clinton, Miss., where WorldCom is headquartered--Jackson rhetorically asked his audience why Ebbers could afford $37 billion for MCI but hadn't donated funds to local black students. Ebbers wasn't present, but LeRoy Walker Jr., a leading black businessman and Tougaloo board member, pulled Jackson aside to set him straight: Ebbers...
...other firms and investors without research staffs of their own. And us? We pay mutual-fund managers, some of whom just can't seem to beat the S&P 500 with our retirement money no matter how hard they try, and hire brokers to throw us the occasional bone. We subscribe to Investor's Business Daily and watch CNBC. All in the hopes that we'll make some money...
...part that really worried the doctors was that there were bone contusions and cartilage damage,” San Salvador said...
...Legend tells of a great a cappella king who long ago held court in this common room. On quiet nights you can still hear the bone-chilling echoes of cheesy guys making dorky pretend drum noises with their nerd-mouths...
...serenity with their high-pitched whine?and probably 50 times safer. That it took two days to chug the 300 km downstream instead of six hours seemed a reasonable trade-off, particularly after watching boatloads of spray-drenched adventurers go roaring past, teeth clenched and legs braced against every bone-rattling bounce...