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Alito Pushed Abortion Fight in 1985
2005-12-01: AP - As a young government lawyer opposed to abortion rights, Samuel Alito argued for a strategy of chipping away at the landmark Supreme Court 1973 ruling legalizing abortion rather than mounting an all-out assault likely to inflict a defeat on the Reagan administration, according to documents released Wednesday.
Report questions Medicare drug benefit oversight
2005-12-01: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medicare has received thousands of complaints about its temporary drug discount card, according to a congressional report released on Wednesday as the agency grapples with new gripes about the card's replacement program.
Architect of tobacco case quits Justice Dept
2005-12-01: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The architect of the government's racketeering case against cigarette makers said on Wednesday that she had resigned at a time when the Justice Department is scaling back the legal team devoted to the case.
Make Free PC Video Calls With Skype's New Software
2005-12-01: PC World - The Internet telephone innovator announces Skype 2 software with video calling and other improvements.
One Director, Two Boards and a Fight at Time Warner
2005-12-01: A day after Carl C. Icahn teamed up with Lazard to wage a shareholder war against Time Warner, Robert C. Clark may have found himself in the cross-fire.
ThyssenKrupp books record earnings in year to September
2005-12-01: AFP - German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp, the world's 10th biggest steel maker, said that earnings reached record levels in the year ended September 30 on the back of strong demand for its products and services.
Farm Credit Conditions Weaken in 3Q
2005-12-01: AP - Farm credit conditions in some parts of the West and Midwest weakened in the third quarter, with more producers falling behind on loan payments and asking for extensions, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
ECB Expected to Raise Interest Rates
2005-12-01: AP - The European Central Bank is poised to adjust the euro zone's interest rate Thursday for the first time in more than two years, likely voting for an increase to head off what it said were fears of inflation down the road.
Finance: A gift month for taxpayers
2005-12-01: Reuters - Don't worry about those 24 shopping
days until Christmas. It's the 31 check-writing days before New
Year's that should concern you.
Cuttings: The Secrets of the Moors, Transplanted to California
2005-12-01: Brandon Tyson transformed a garden in Sonoma Valley to a Moorish paradise by using plants as architectural elements.
Former Kanebo execs plead guilty
2005-12-01: A former president and vice president of Kanebo Ltd. both pleaded guilty Wednesday at the Tokyo District Court to falsifying financial statements.
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