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Bayer to Pay $97 Million to Settle Federal Kickback Charges By ROBERT WOODMAN MCSHERRY, Andrews Publications Staff Writer
A subsidiary of Germany-based Bayer AG will pay $97.5 million to settle U.S. Justice Department charges that it paid kickbacks to American medical device distributors. Alito jabs at Biden over long-ago plagiarism By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - His Supreme Court confirmation hearings three years old, Justice Samuel Alito apparently still harbors some hard feelings toward one Democratic questioner at the time.
$31M in Attorney Fees Awarded in $137M Coke Securities Suit By TRICIA GORMAN, Andrews Publications Staff Writer
Attorneys representing a class of Coca-Cola shareholders who accused the soft-drink company of artificially inflating its stock value will get more than $31.5 million in fees and costs. Congressional analysts: Auto aid plan falls short By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional officials say an auto bailout plan to tap fuel-efficiency loans for emergency aid to the Big Three doesn't come close to covering the $34 billion carmakers say they need to survive.
Senate may approve IG for bailout plan next week By JIM ABRAMS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate could move next week to approve a New York prosecutor as watchdog over the $700 billion financial rescue plan - the Troubled Asset Relief Program, known as TARP - after a lone senator apparently lifted his opposition to the nomination, two senators said Thursday.
A subsidiary of Germany-based Bayer AG will pay $97.5 million to settle U.S. Justice Department charges that it paid kickbacks to American medical device distributors. Alito jabs at Biden over long-ago plagiarism By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press Writer
Attorneys representing a class of Coca-Cola shareholders who accused the soft-drink company of artificially inflating its stock value will get more than $31.5 million in fees and costs. Congressional analysts: Auto aid plan falls short By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS Associated Press Writer
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Is Obama Truly Like Lincoln - As His "Team of Rivals" and Other Parallels Suggest?By EDWARD LAZARUS
FindLaw columnist, attorney, and author Edward Lazarus discusses the parallels between President Lincoln and President-elect Obama -- starting with Obama's decision to follow in Lincoln's footsteps by putting together a "team of rivals" for his incipient Administration, and continuing with an assessment of the effect each has had on the situation of African-Americans. Yet Lazarus also warns that it would be premature to claim that Obama's ascendance marks the end of the work Lincoln started regarding race -- pointing out that, in the states of the former Confederacy, Obama still polled lower than fellow Democrat John Kerry, even as he surpassed Kerry's showing elsewhere in America. View more Commentary »
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