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- SEC Taking Tough Stance on Qwest
- "Several current and former execs of the fiber-optic company said to testify in front of SEC." [CNN/Money] (June 26, 2002)
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- Private Sector; Qwest's Angry Shareholders Play 'Follow the Meeting'
- "When Qwest Communications International, the telecommunications company based in Denver, moved its shareholder meeting to Dublin, Ohio, angry shareholders from across the country followed quickly." By Julie Dunn. [New York Times] [Payment required.] (June 09, 2002)
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- The Nation - Sinclair's Continued Charade
- Despite the outcry from consumers, lawmakers, advertisers, press experts and media watchdog groups, SBG still airs a political attack show as "news" a week before the November 2004 election. (October 18, 2004)
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- Tyco Sues Former Director, Seeks Return of $20M
- "Demanding $20M, troubled conglomerate goes after former board member who helped land CIT." [CNN Money] (June 17, 2002)
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- Big Shareholder Blasts Tyco Executives
- "Executives try to reassure investors but Omega's Cooperman demands changes on the board." [CNN Money] (June 14, 2002)
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- The Huge Class Action Sex Discrimination Suit Against Wal-Mart
- Professor Anthony J. Sebok examines the issue of whether the discrimination suit against the retailer should proceed as a class action.
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- Hidden Cost of Wal-Mart Jobs [PDF]
- UC Berkeley study finds that use of safety net programs by Wal-Mart workers in California is higher than average for the retail industry. [PDF] (August 01, 2004)
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- NPR : Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott on Being on Top
- NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with Wal-Mart president and CEO Lee Scott about the benefits of being a top Fortune 500 company and the problems that come with the prestige. [13-minute Realaudio streaming broadcast] (March 31, 2004)
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- NPR : Slate's Michael Kinsley: Wal-Mart Love-Hate
- Slate founding editor Michael Kinsley shares his thoughts with NPR's Alex Chadwick about the retailing behemoth Wal-Mart, and how a company that generates so much antagonism can be so successful. [5:14 Realaudio streaming broadcast] (December 31, 2003)
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- NPR : Wal-Mart Prices Put Onus on Suppliers
- Wal-Mart's low prices place severe demands on the discount chain's suppliers, according to a magazine report. A demand to cut prices 5 percent every year has forced some suppliers into bankruptcy and prompted others to shut down American factories for cheaper labor abroad. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and Charles Fishman of Fast Company magazine. [9-minute Realaudio streaming broadcast] (December 27, 2003)
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- The Wal-Mart Effect
- A three-part series from the Los Angeles Times profiling the retail giant and its business practices. [Free registration required to view this content] (November 01, 2003)
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- Wal-Mart Censorship
- Examines the issue of company's cultural censorship of rock and rap CDs by artists like Marilyn Manson, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Sheryl Crow. [MetroActive] (January 09, 1997)
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- When Wal-Mart Comes to Town
- Inc. Magazine's article about how a small Maine town reacted to Wal-Mart's opening three stores in the area. (July 01, 1993)
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- Methods and Effects of Spyware - WhenU Violating Own Privacy Policy
- Comment submitted to recent FTC hearings about spyware, alleging that WhenU software violates its own privacy policy by transmitting some of user-visited web page URLs to its own servers. [PDF]
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- WhenU Spams Google, Breaks Google "No Cloaking" Rules
- Author presents detailed evidence to show that WhenU sends bogus search results to search engines, in violation of search engines' rules.
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- Tranquility Bay BBS
- A message board for former students, parents, and those who are interested in this youth facility.
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- WWASP Articles
- Collection of news articles and statements from various sources about WWASP and its programs.