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Cheney Aims to Sway Dems in Social Security Debate

WASHINGTON – Doing nothing about Social Security is not an option, Vice President Dick Cheney (search) told members of a town hall meeting in Smyrna, Ga., on Monday, where he urged Democrats to join in the effort to fix the financial problems in the retirement system. Cheney said Democrats who …

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Oil-for-Food Suspects Plead Not Guilty

NEW YORK – An American Texas oil trader and his business associates pleaded not guilty Monday morning for their alleged roles in the U.N. Oil-for-Food (search) scandal. David B. Chalmers (search), head of Houston-based Bayoil (search), which participated in oil deals through the program, and Ludmil Dionissiev (search), a Bulgarian …

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Global Crossing Settles With SEC After 3-Year Probe

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – Global Crossing Ltd. (GLBC) on Monday said it settled a three-year investigation launched by the Securities and Exchange Commission (search) into the telecommunication company’s business practices and those of its top three executives. The SEC issued a cease-and-desist order against Global Crossing and three executives: former …

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