THE GROUP mining Anglo-Australian BHP Billiton, a bidder for the titanic Potash fertilizer producer, has recently become part of the “mammoth” Exchange world.
Weighing some 181 billion dollars (141 billion euros), the group moves to the tenth of the global large caps, according to the classification established by the agency Bloomberg, Wednesday, Aug. 18.
His rise market, [...]
August 19, 2010 | Posted in
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No one in Albany carries nearly as much clout these days as Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
As the undisputed boss of an overwhelming 102-47 Democratic majority, he could probably round up the votes to rename the Bronx as Red Sox Nation if he really tried.
Yet Silver (above) has allowed his house to drift almost seven [...]
May 18, 2010 | Posted in
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When the news broke about alleged safety defects in Toyota vehicles, official Washington was appalled. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood accused the company of being “safety deaf” and said “they have a very bad business model.”
Then there was the reaction from customers, the very people whose lives and safety are at stake [...]
May 14, 2010 | Posted in
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It was a lawn to die for.
It was the work of a meticulous man.
From the street, it didn’t look all that spectacular. The grass was thick and green. There was an American flag out front, flower beds, everything neat, tidy, well-kept.
But inches away, I could see the consequence of his hands. That edged [...]
May 14, 2010 | Posted in
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WITHIN HOURS of Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court Monday, it was clear that her confirmation battle would — at the outset, anyway — represent a departure from President Obama’s previous nominee, Sonia Sotomayor: Kagan will have to overcome skepticism from the left along with the expected skepticism from the [...]
May 14, 2010 | Posted in
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MARTHA COAKLEY is running the kind of campaign she’s used to winning — the kind with no opponent.
No one is challenging “the woman who lost Ted Kennedy’s seat,’’ as she described herself after last January’s ugly loss to Republican Scott Brown. That leaves Coakley cruising toward reelection to a second term [...]
May 14, 2010 | Posted in
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Thanks to soaring tuitions, more colleges are now able to spend big bucks on high-profile graduation speakers. Here are “excerpts” from what I imagine will be this year’s most expensive commencement remarks:
Former Gov. Sarah Palin
“One quick announcement before I begin, and I betcha you’ll help me with this. Audio, video, and [...]
May 14, 2010 | Posted in
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Yesterday’s announced compromise on teacher evaluations between teachers unions and New York State is a win for teachers, although many don’t see it that way. The deal, which makes students’ test scores count for 40% of a teacher’s effectiveness rating, marks the first time that test data will influence teachers’ ratings [...]
May 14, 2010 | Posted in
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People of all faiths died on Sept. 11, 2001, a reflection of the fact that the United States is a nation of diverse cultures and religions. First responders from the New York City Police Department and the Fire Department – including our sons – sacrificed their lives trying to rescue those trapped [...]
May 14, 2010 | Posted in
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Around 1924, the professor seduced his student. He was 35 and married, she was 18 and single. He was an important philosopher and she was a precocious kid, destined for great things herself. He was to become a Nazi and she was a Jew – Martin Heidegger and Hannah Arendt. If you [...]
May 13, 2010 | Posted in
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