Reigning NHRA POWERade Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. knows a thing or two about breaking-in new racetracks. Five times in his illustrious career, Coughlin has managed to win debut races at new places, so when the 53-time national event winner offers his opinions on fresh quarter-...

CBS and The Kraft Group today opened the CBS Scene Restaurant & Bar, a three-story, 15,000 square foot one-of-a-kind entertainment and dining destination in Foxborough, Mass. Located adjacent to the New England Patriots' Gillette Stadium in the 1.3 million square foot Patriot Place lif...

More than 4,000 members of SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West (UHW) and other SEIU locals marched in downtown San Jose on Saturday to oppose a planned takeover by national union officials.

MyGoodDeed.org, the nonprofit group that wants September 11 to be proclaimed a national day of service, issued a statement today expressing appreciation for the decision by both Presidential candidates to appear together at Ground Zero in New York City on 9/11 in a show of unity and co...

Power has been restored to nearly all customers of NC Public Power communities. Earlier today, nearly 3,500 customers were without power, although power was quickly restored to most customers. Public power utilities monitored the progress of Tropical Storm Hanna throughout the week and...

U.S. Small Business Administration Acting Administrator Sandy Baruah today announced that SBA's response to help businesses recover from Hurricane Gustav is well underway. So far, SBA has deployed more than 125 people to Louisiana to help residents and businesses recover from the hurri...

The following is a transcript of prepared remarks of Assistant Attorney General Ronald J. Tenpas:

Fewer than 10,000 Progress Energy customers remain without electricity in the wake of Tropical Storm Hanna, and an army of company and contract crews is focusing on those still without power.

An United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, on behalf of Boeing Launch Systems, successfully launched the GeoEye-1 satellite at 11:51 a.m. PDT, today. Blasting off from Space Launch Complex 2 here, it marked the second ULA Delta II mission from Vandenberg in 2008. GeoEye-1 will provide...

Former Treasury Secretary John Snow, will lead some of the most experienced minds in world finance as they examine crucial economic issues at play on the global economic stage. The inaugural Mortimer Caplin Conference on the World Economy is entitled The New Financial Architecture: A G...

The GeoEye-1 satellite, designed and built by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, was successfully launched into a 423-mile orbit today from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. GeoEye-1 is the world's highest-resolution commercial Earth imaging satellite, capable of off...

GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY), a premier provider of satellite, aerial and geospatial information, announced today the successful launch and deployment of GeoEye-1, the world's highest resolution, commercial Earth-imaging satellite.

Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. sent the following letter to the U.S. Treasury Department regarding Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE):

North Carolina's electric cooperatives have restored power to more than 99 percent of system wide members in the wake of Tropical Storm Hanna.

Dominion Virginia Power repair crews restored service to more than 67,000 customers by midday Saturday as Tropical Storm Hanna sped though eastern North Carolina and into Virginia with high winds and heavy rains.

TORONTO, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ - Delegates representing CAW members from across Canada elected Ken Lewenza today as the new national president to lead the country's largest private sector union.

Genomic Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GHDX) today announced results from two studies demonstrating that quantitative reporting for HER2 gene expression, as measured by the company's Oncotype DX(R) breast cancer assay, has a high degree of concordance with both fluorescence in situ hybridizatio...

Kahn Gauthier Swick, LLC ("KGS") announces that a securities class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, on behalf of purchasers of Quest Energy Partners LP ("Quest Energy") (NASDAQ: QELP) units who bought between the date of...

Progress Energy has restored electric service to tens of thousands of customers in the wake of Tropical Storm Hanna, and an army of company and contract crews is focusing on those still without power.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) today announced that presidential candidates Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois will address a crowd of more than 2,300, including as many as 40 Members of Congress in attendance, at the CHCI 31st Annual Awar...

The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) applauds today's action by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to end India's nuclear isolation. The 45-nation body's decision to grant India a special waiver opens, for the first time in more than three decades, India's opportunity to access civil...

The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, announced today the successful conclusion of the VIII Conference of Defence Ministers of the Americas (CDMA), held from September 2-6 in Banff, Alberta.

NC Public Power communities are experiencing scattered outages throughout eastern North Carolina due to the high winds and rainfall brought by Tropical Storm Hanna. People who live in public power communities are advised to report power outages directly to the city utility or city hall...

Today, the Honourable Robert Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced a new family justice initiative to strengthen Canadian families - Supporting Families Experiencing Separation and Divorce.

North Carolina's electric cooperatives are reporting a total of approximately 14,500 power outages as a result of Tropical Storm Hanna.

New Democrats will host a photo opportunity today to unveil their 2008 campaign bus.

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and the Honourable Michael M Fortier, Minister of International Trade, on behalf of the Government of Canada, today announced new considerations that will apply to the procedures of five crown corporations.

The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation announced today that Canada is providing $600,000 to assist people affected by recent hurricanes and tropical storms in Haiti and the Caribbean.

Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice & Attorney General of Canada, will hold a media availability.

The following is the transcript of the radio address by President Bush to the nation:

The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, announced today plans to upgrade the existing Syncrolift facility and construct a submarine second line maintenance facility at CFB Halifax. The overall cost of th...

Today the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) and PureOlogy, its national haircare and styling partner, is hosting the first annual "NOCC and PureOlogy's Walk to Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer" at Dockweiler Beach in Playa del Ray, CA. NOCC spokesperson and CSI: Miami star E...

A strong Tropical Storm Hanna came ashore at 3:20 a.m., bringing high winds and heavy rains to much of Progress Energy Carolinas' service area, and the company has deployed hundreds of company and contract workers to restore service as quickly and safely as possible.

The Rosen Law Firm announced that it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of all purchasers of Quest Energy Partners LP ("Quest Energy") (NASDAQ: QELP) common units from the date of the Company's initial public offering on or about November 7, 2007 (the "IPO") through August 25, ...

Global brands Club Monaco and smart USA collaborate to bring inspiration and design to the urban professional with the launch of FASHION FLEET: The Ultimate Urban Trunk Show. The fleet showcases a caravan of chic Club Monaco designed smart fortwos and fall fashion, courtesy of Club Mon...

As residents and businesses throughout the Southeast and Florida recover from the impact of Hurricane Gustav as well as Tropical Storm Fay, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is also taking steps to prepare equipment and facilities for a potential strike by Hurricane Ike.

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