Trial lawyers, whoop it up! Because even when you lose, you win. Man, what a profession. You’ve been smacked silly by Merck & Co. in trial after trial, state after state, year after year. You’ve desperately tried to prove the company’s Vioxx drug led to countless heart attacks and strokes. …
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He’s a genius, but a bit abrasive. Now, how many times have I heard that said of so many chief executives in my career? A lot. The latest being an anonymous World Bank manager who described Robert Zoellick that way. Zoellick is President Bush’s choice to head the World Bank. …
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Queen Elizabeth II | Liz Smith | ‘Spider-Man 3’ No Hollywood Stars at Dinner for Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip must have been a little disappointed last night. The White House dinner thrown in their honor didn’t include any Hollywood stars. Remember when Princess Diana got …
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NBC | Elliott Yamin | Vanity Fair | A&M Records NBC May Soon Be Up for Sale While the media world keeps the phone lines buzzing over the promotion of 41-year-old Jeff Zucker to CEO of NBC Universal, there’s also speculation about why he was chosen. Sources tell me that …
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No More Clooney-Pitt Romps | Lennon Film | Lou Reed’s Surprise; Paul Bowles Returns; Merv Leaves ‘Ocean’s’ Away: No More Clooney-Pitt Romps It’s unlikely we’ll be seeing any more sequels to “Ocean’s Eleven,” the Steven Soderbergh revival of an old movie that no one really remembered and didn’t do much …
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A major cosmic pileup involving four large galaxies could give rise to one of the largest galaxies the universe has ever known, scientists say. Each of the four galaxies is at least the size of the Milky Way, and each is home to billions of stars. The galaxies will eventually …
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As soon as I heard Saddam Hussein was going to be executed, I knew the Bush haters would swing into action. And as usual, they did not let me down. NBC News led the way. Elements over there calling the execution a PR disaster for the USA. Did you think …
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If Steve Jobs weren’t cool would Steve Jobs… be out of a job? I wonder. After all, any other CEO who’s been implicated in rigging the price of stock options at his company hasn’t been there long for that company. They usually get fired even, if like Steve, they haven’t …
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA engineers are working to settle fuel tank sensor concerns for the space shuttle Atlantis today in order to clear the orbiter and a European lab for a Saturday launch toward the International Space Station (ISS). The failure of two fuel gauge sensors during a standard …
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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Al Qaeda Connection Senior intelligence officials believe Al Qaeda fighters were deeply involved in the revolt at Pakistan’s Red Mosque we referred to earlier — and last week’s final shootout that ended with the deaths of more than 100 people. The Times …
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