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  • July 2008

    • Without AT&T Contract, iPhone 3G Runs $600

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 2, 08 3:26 PM CDT

      Without AT&T Contract, iPhone 3G Runs $600

      AT&T will sell contract-free iPhone 3Gs for $600 (the 8-gig model) and $700 (16 gigs), a $401 mark-up, the New York Times notes. There are no details available on why a consumer would want the phone without the, er, phone, but AT&T says there is a demand—and notes that other wireless models already cost far more without contracts. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • AT&T  • contract  • iPhone 3G  • price

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • MySpace Bully's Case Sets Risky Course: Experts

      newser  |  Wired  |  May 16, 08 2:43 PM CDT

      MySpace Bully's Case Sets Risky Course: Experts

      A criminal indictment over MySpace bullying that led to a Missouri teen's suicide sets an unusual and perhaps dangerous legal precedent, experts say. Because her activities violated the site’s terms of use, Lori Drew faces charges of computer fraud and abuse related to the death of Megan Meier, Wired reports—and the charges involve a contract that few users even bother to read. More »

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      social networking  • MySpace  • suicide  • contract  • teenager  • cyberbullying  • indictment  • Internet crime  • Megan Meier  • Lori Drew

    • Employers Ask Office Lovers to Sign Off

      newser  |  ABC News  |  May 10, 08 7:52 PM CDT

      Employers Ask Office Lovers to Sign Off

      Bosses who see love in the air are asking workers to sign so-called love contracts to guard against sexual harassment claims, ABC News reports. "It is documenting the relationship," one employment lawyer said. "You need to define the relationship. Is (it) welcome?" The issue has gained attention as more women take office jobs and Americans in general work longer hours. More »

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      romance  • love  • contract  • sexual harassment  • office  • women in office

  • April 2008

    • CBS May Dump Couric Early

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 9, 08 7:25 PM CDT

      CBS May Dump Couric Early

      CBS may part ways with "Evening News" anchor Katie Couric as soon as the January 2009 inauguration, and long before her contract expires in 2011, reports the Wall Street Journal , citing anonymous sources from both camps. Network executives are tired of all-time low ratings that began with the switch from Dan Rather to Couric in 2006—after an interim with Bob Schieffer, whose ratings Couric still hasn't bested, the Journal notes. More »

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      television  • media  • CBS  • news anchor  • Katie Couric  • contract  • Larry King  • Nielsen Ratings  • TV ratings  • television news  • Dan Rather  • CBS Evening News

    • For Boeing, Warplanes Are Becoming History

      newser  |  Seattle Times  |  Apr 7, 08 3:34 PM CDT

      For Boeing, Warplanes Are Becoming History

      As Boeing makes fewer military aircraft and more hardware systems, its commercial and defense arms look increasingly like separate companies, the Seattle Times reports. "These are two legs walking in opposite directions," one analyst says. While airplanes continue to dominate its commercial side, the company, once a military-aircraft mainstay, now lacks a single prime contract for future warplanes. More »

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      Boeing  • airplane  • Airbus  • contract  • Northrop Grumman  • fuel tankers  • Defense Industry

  • March 2008
  • December 2007
  • September 2007

    • GM and UAW Hit Impasse on Health Care

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Sep 20, 07 6:38 AM CDT

      GM and UAW Hit Impasse on Health Care

      General Motors has reached an impasse with the UAW on the transfer of health care liabilities to a union-run trust, a serious blow to the company's plans for rejuvenation. Five days into contract talks, negotiators could not agree on the amount GM would pay into the fund, reports Bloomberg, and talks shifted to other issues. The Detroit Free Press 's sources were optimistic a formula could still be hammered out. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • health care  • Detroit  • United Auto Workers  • contract

    • Cowboys Roll the Dice on Tank Johnson

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 19, 07 6:20 AM CDT

      Cowboys Roll the Dice on Tank Johnson

      The Dallas Cowboys signed suspended tackle Tank Johnson to a two-year contract yesterday, banking on him providing a defensive shot in the arm once he becomes eligible to play again. That won't happen until November 11th, the end of Johnson's eight-game suspension for violating probation on a gun charge, reports the AP. The Chicago Bears released Johnson in June. More »

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      NFL  • football  • Dallas Cowboys  • Chicago Bears  • contract  • Tank Johnson

    • GM Talks Resume With Optimism

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 17, 07 12:42 PM CDT

      GM Talks Resume With Optimism

      Talks between GM and UAW reps resumed late this morning after a 16-hour session that ran to 3am and came close to an agreement on the key issue of shifting heath-care costs to a union-run trust.  Both sides confirmed good progress, and employees are on the job today, despite the contract expiration Friday night, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • Detroit  • United Auto Workers  • contract  • Big Three

    • GM, UAW Still at the Table

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 15, 07 5:24 PM CDT

      GM, UAW Still at the Table

      GM is back at the bargaining table with UAW reps today, but  agreement on the billion-dollar issues is not imminent, the AP reports. The UAW is said to be seeking job guarantees at US plants in exchange for agreeing to take over union members' health care liabilities via a trust to be funded in part by GM. Analysts say GM has offered to pay roughly two thirds of the $90 billion needed for health coverage. More »

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      General Motors  • health care  • Ford  • Chrysler  • United Auto Workers  • contract  • union

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