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While most of the U.S. enjoyed a peaceful holiday weekend, the nation's law enforcement community quietly worked to preempt a New Year's catastrophe. In the Northwest the FBI tracked the lead of a Washington State airline employee who recalled selling a plane ticket for Las Vegas last week to Adbelmajed Dahoumane, the suspected accomplice of Ahmed Ressam, the Algerian man caught smuggling explosives across the U.S.-Canadian border. Dahoumane's destination raised a red flag - Las Vegas will host one of the nation's largest New Year's celebrations on its fabled strip. The feds continue to scour...
Moved PermanentlyMoved PermanentlyFortune Investor DataSo why were the markets ?- led by NASDAQ, which as an index of debt-heavy tech start-ups is especially sensitive to interest rates ?- on the uptick moments after that fateful "preempt" had passed Greenspan?s lips? Because he?s going to do it only once. "A quarter-point hike, which is really nominal, has already been factored in anyway," says Baumohl. "All this talk about preemption means there won?t be a series of hikes. Greenspan is still ahead of the curve." The idea of a preventative tweak ?- and this chairman?s impeccable record says...
...events of April 1969 had an effect onthe careers of the students who watched themhappen, it seems to have sent many of them intoacademia. From these positions, many say they seekto preempt the communication breakdown that madestudents think a takeover was necessary...
...educational institution that has committed itself to providing equal opportunities for academic excellence has the responsibility to follow through on that commitment. This doesn't preempt debate on the different perspectives of men and women. It does, however, forbid the exclusion of either six from a course completely within the academic sphere, designed purely for the gain of knowledge...
BIRD BATH The FDA has approved a spray for baby chicks that reduces disease-causing salmonella. Called Preempt, it contains natural, beneficial bacteria that help the birds resist the salmonella...