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...osmium 187, a by-product of nuclear reactors that is not weapons related but is an extremely expensive metal with applications in nuclear-energy production. The middlemen in the deal included a former party official and a member of the KGB, who acquired the element worth $40,000 a gram from the factory and sold it to a Swedish company for $70,000 -- though it is not clear whether the profits went into private pockets or the depleted coffers...
...ubiquitous friend gives a tasty kick to those most comfy of comfort foods, Cambell's chicken soup. According to the Institute of FoodTechnologists, the average American consumes abouthalf a gram of MSG every...
...issues, Wall Street firms generally interpret the guidelines to squeeze out the public. Some companies even instruct their brokers not sell IPOs to new customers. "It has nothing to do with fairness," says Joseph Plumeri, president of Smith Barney Shearson. "Is it fair to have a frequent-flyer pro gram where infrequent flyers can upgrade to first class just like regular customers...
Sword's father, Rod Sword, told The Crimson hehad hired a Boston law firm to represent his son.Sword himself has not returned phone calls. Butafter resigning from Serve Canada, he told theToronto Star, "There's so many emotions rightnow--pride, excitement about a great pro-gram...anddeep frustration, deep disappointment...
Johnson said running the pro-gram through existing public service structures would save money by eliminating the need for additional administrative overhead. "My original thought was that there was too little money [budgeted]. The only way to make it truly national is to get more bang for the buck," he said...