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...more than $10 billion in immediate government assistance, which would help shore up its tattered balance sheet and provide the cash required for a takeover of ailing Chrysler. The two companies are already close to a deal that would put GM in control of Chrysler. That would leave Chrysler boss Robert Nardelli, brought in to save the company, out of a job. "We can acknowledge that we have been in contact with a variety of federal officials for some time during this extraordinary and difficult economic period," said GM spokesman Tom Wilkinson. "We have said publicly, in comment...
...Scranton, Pa. Two of the employees, Angela and Andy, are engaged to be married, but the assistant (to the) regional manager, Dwight, is also in love with Angela. Additionally, the branch manager, Michael, has started dating the human resources representative, Holly, even though his ex-lover and former boss Jan expressly forbade it. What would you advise? —Jamison A. Hill
...Olson also has some clout in South Asian circles-his old boss Senator Cornyn founded the India Caucus in the Senate and is well-regarded by the district's Indian-American voters. Olson's pitch to voters emphasizes "a new generation of conservative leadership" for the district and his platform includes conservative stands on family and faith issues, low taxes and and cuts in government spending that have some appeal to small businessowners. However, one longtime commentator and analyst of Texas politics, Harvey Kronberg, editor of the Quorum Report, an Austin-based political newsletter, said he has never seen Democrats...
...white collar work force, about 5,000 people, and a like number of contract workers. "These are truly unimaginable times for our industry," said CEO Robert Nardelli in the statement. "We continue to be in the most difficult economic period most of us can remember." GM boss Rick Wagoner told employees in an Email that the company has to make more cuts and urged anyone on the retirement fence to get off it and go, since buyout packages are being reduced. To conserve cash, GM will also stop matching 401(k) contributions for executives and its non-union workforce, beginning...
When “The Sopranos” ended with its infamous black screen in June of last year, many of the show’s dedicated fans were furious. People had fallen in love with emotionally complicated crime boss Tony Soprano and had tuned in episode after episode, only to have the show come to an unceremonious end less than an hour after Tony’s intricate web of conflict had finally unraveled. I sympathize with those who felt cheated, but I’ve grown to realize that “Sopranos” fans were...