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...rights to distribute Dysport (a Botox-like muscle relaxant that will be marketed here as Reloxin). Weeks before the deal was to close, Allergan, based in Irvine, Calif., swooped in and outbid Medicis by $200 million and also had to fork over $90 million to Medicis as a termination fee. "At first it was a somewhat defensive move," admits Allergan CEO Pyott. "But then I had a 'wow' moment. It was like playing poker when you know you have a winning hand...
...Director of MBA Financial Aid Susan S. Gilbert wrote in an e-mail yesterday, “Since the private loan program we have with Citibank is a no-fee, sub-prime loan, we’ve seen very little interest in borrowing private loans from other lenders.” The same sentiment was echoed by HLS Assistant Director of Financial Aid Denise Ryan, who maintains that “we list Citibank because they have very favorable Stafford terms...
...handoff to a second group, which would hold him and claim the ransom. "It's not unusual for more than one group to be involved," says the official. "As in any organized business, there's specialization. Some gangs do the snatching and then pass on their captive, for a fee, to another gang." The money changing hands at this stage may be no more than a few hundred dollars; the muffled conversation Waddah heard at the first house may have been a quick round of bargaining...
Instead Haseeba recruited a distant cousin in Fallujah who was reputed to have contacts with the Sunni insurgency. His job was to inquire whether Waddah was being held by one of them. She was horrified when the cousin asked for a fee for that service: $1,000. He explained that the money was not for him but for his contacts. "I think he put most of it into his own pocket," she says. "But at that time, I could not afford to refuse." The days of waiting turned into weeks, and still there was no ransom demand. Some...
...average tuition fee jumped higher in Hawaii than in any other state--up 22% from last year...