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...October, average daily room rates fell 14% and gaming revenue dove 26%. The hotel-casino downturn sent ripples across the city that turned into a tsunami. "In our union halls, 30% of members were what we call travelers," says Steve Holloway of the Las Vegas chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America. "They came here for the work, and now they're going home." The construction industry alone employs 10% of Las Vegas's population...
West, a Hall of Fame basketball player, led the L.A. Lakers to four titles as general manager...
...only plaintiff who has filed hundreds of lawsuits under the ADA in California. A significant number of people who sue under the ADA have legitimate grievances and appear to be motivated by a sincere desire for access rather than monetary gain. However, according to David Warren Peters, CEO and general counsel of Lawyers Against Lawsuit Abuse, a small group of opportunists and select law firms are responsible for a huge percentage of the lawsuits. "I've seen plaintiffs that make Jarek Molski look like a Cub Scout," says Peters, whose San Diego-based firm represents and consults businesses and individuals...
...According to some reports, in 2006 Qureshi slapped an officer for beating a party activist. Qureshi's own home was raided after Pakistan's then-President, General Pervez Musharraf, imposed martial rule last fall, prompting a political crisis that eventually led to his own ouster. (Read about the first anniversary of Bhutto's assassination here...
...flight of hundreds of thousands of Iraq's best and brightest during the war (and before) has also resulted in many sectors severely lacking in professionals. During recent talks between the Electricity Ministry and General Electric over a multibillion-dollar deal to pump 7,000 megawatts of sorely needed power through Iraq's fitful grid, the ministry sent a negotiating team of only three people. Says Barnich, who helped facilitate the talks: "There's just nobody there...