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...lost 11 out of 12 down the stretch and fell from sixth spot to ninth. Then the curse, or “reality,” struck, and Boozer bolted to the Utah Jazz after giving the Cavs’ management his word he would agree to a new contract if his option was not picked up, adding a new chapter to the all-time most bizarre ways to wreck a Cleveland team...
...satisfy a demand for official gear, we do contract with The Coop to provide merchandise on-site,” said Director of Athletic Communications Chuck Sullivan. “That entire setup, from procurement of inventory to the actual selling of inventory, is done by The Coop, and The Coop assumes all of the inventory risks...
HALLIBURTON: A Pentagon whistle-blower gets in hot water for flagging a fat contract...
...These charges undercut months of assertions by Administration officials that the Halliburton contract was on the level," says Democratic Representative Henry Waxman. As the Corps's top contract specialist, the letter says, Greenhouse had noted reservations on dozens of procurement documents over seven years. But it was only after she took exception to the Halliburton deal that she was warned not to do so anymore. The letter states that the major general who admonished her, Robert Griffin, later admitted in a sworn statement that her comments on contracts had "caused trouble" for the Army and that, given the controversy surrounding...
...people bet real money on the race. The major exchanges--the Iowa Electronic Markets and Intrade--have, on average, given Bush about a 60% chance of winning since September. While some say the markets are too small to be clairvoyant (only $8 million has been traded in the Bush contract at Dublin-based Intrade, the largest market), they have impressive records. Since 1988, the Iowa exchange's average error in presidential races has been less than 1.5 percentage points--compared with more than 2 points among major polls, says Forrest Nelson, a founder of the exchange...