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...inside information twelve years ago when he sold stock two months before the company announced a large loss and its stock price sank. White House aides insist none of the recent questions about the president's past have affected his policy or the speech outlining it, but the dustup has annoyed a Bush team always nervous that voters might turn their anger about corporate fraud on a president who is proud of his business-friendly posture...
...Officers allegedly told him more than 10 times to leave the club and, finally, to depart by the count of three (just like bedtime!). Carter didn't go fast enough and was cuffed. Now he's set to appear in court March 4. As it's his first public dustup, maybe nothing more than a time-out is called for. It's been just six months since Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean, 24, checked into rehab. Who says these guys aren't a real band...
...CORRECTIONS It's a pity that Jonathan Franzen's dustup with Oprah--she chose his novel for her book club; he expressed some ill-advised reservations--has overshadowed what he wrote, for his saga about a dysfunctional family has accomplished something rare: a mix of high literary ambitions with reader friendliness...
...Corrections It's a pity that Jonathan Franzen's dustup with Oprah - she chose his novel for her book club; he expressed some ill-advised reservations - has overshadowed what he wrote, for his saga about a dysfunctional family has accomplished something rare: a mix of high literary ambitions with reader friendliness...
...Internet bust has sharpened attention on Wall Street's myopia anew. Credit Suisse First Boston, which underwrote the world's hottest IPO--VA Linux Systems--is at the center of a kickback dustup. At least three government agencies are investigating who got what and whether outsize fees later paid to the firm constitute an illegal payoff. Lawsuits are piling up faster than dead dotcoms...