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...that the risks either didn't exist, or could easily have been dealt with. "There are no security issues?none," oil consultant Philip Verleger said earlier this summer. It was the congressional opposition that CNOOC's advisors?all American, all very experienced, and all very well paid?didn't expect, and it came with a ferocity that took everyone by surprise. In late July, Congressmen managed to get an amendment tacked on to an energy bill that U.S. President George W. Bush desperately wanted to sign, adding four additional months of regulatory scrutiny to a CNOOC bid. "It was that...
...billion to acquire rival Reebok, delivering a head-on challenge to Nike. Canton, Massachusetts-based Reebok is popular with American basketball and baseball fans, while Adidas' strength has traditionally been in Europe. Adidas chief executive Herbert Hainer says the two brands will remain separate, and cost savings are expected to be modest. So why join up? After all, Adidas has a mixed record with acquisitions; earlier this year, it sold its Salomon winter-sport division for about half the amount it paid to acquire it eight years ago. But investors applauded the Reebok deal. Adidas and Reebok together will control...
...HONOR: "Yes, sir, always expect this court to rule correctly...
...Harvard would expect not to be treated differently” than other construction projects in Cambridge, Lucey added...
...think I used up all my minutes,” Maki laughed. “I knew [my selection] was a possibility, but I didn’t expect anything...