Word: corpe
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Living apart upends traditional notions of marriage, but researchers are beginning to suspect that it's not necessarily a bad thing. Studies show divorce in commuter marriages is no more frequent than in those where the couple is under the same roof. A large Rand Corp. study published last spring based on military personnel found that the longer the deployments, the higher the chance the marriage would stay together--in part because soldiers and their spouses cling to idealized memories of each other during their separations...
...United Auto Workers pulled down its pickets around General Motors Corp. plants across the United States early Wednesday morning. The union's leadership said it was satisfied with GM's guarantees of job security - the ostensible reason for the strike. The scene is now set for ratifying a labor agreement that would shift GM's liabilities for retiree health care to a Voluntary Employee Benefit Association (VEBA) that would be run by the union itself...
...first time since 1970, the United Auto Workers has launched a nationwide strike against General Motors Corp. The labor stoppage, involving more than 73,000 union members, began at 11 a.m. on Monday after GM and the UAW failed to reach an accord on a contract that could potentially lead to sweeping changes in the financing of health care for retired workers...
...bought the property for about $1.1 billion, a small stake in Federated's $27 billion business in annual sales. "What we liked about Lord & Taylor was that it had great DNA, a very solid management team and a large amount of spectacular real estate," says Baker. National Realty & Development Corp., the original family business Robert Baker started and continues to own with Richard, is one of the largest, privately held companies, with more than 20 million sq. ft. (1.86 million sq m) of shopping centers and retail properties. As a young boy, Richard would spend weekends with his father driving...
...fresh corruption storm cloud is brewing over Arroyo's government. Members of her government have been accused of ramping up the price of a government broadband contract with a Chinese firm, ZTE Corp. The country's Supreme Court has issued a restraining order to keep the deal from going through for now. Opponents have resurrected old, unsatisfactorily resolved scandals as well, including one that involves her election victory in 2004. All this could slow down her government as Arroyo approaches her last two years in office...