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NEWS ABOUT: consulting

consulting stories: 10 news summaries

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Cheney, Cheney & Cheney?

Dick and Liz likely to join Mary's political consulting biz

Oct 8, 09 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Need advice on the ins and outs of waterboarding or invading a rogue nation? Look no further than Mary Cheney's new political consulting firm. Cheney, the former veep's lesbian daughter, is leaving her job to start her own company, and insiders say she plans to bring both dad Dick and... More »

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Dick Cheney • consulting • Liz Cheney • Mary Cheney

Surgeon General Nominee Consults for Burger King

Benjamin served on fast-food company's nutritional advisory panel

Aug 13, 09 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Burger King has paid Regina Benjamin, President Obama’s pick for surgeon general, $10,000 this year for serving on an advisory panel to the fast-food giant, the Washington Times reports. Administration reps say the Alabama physician used her position on Burger King’s nutritional advisory board to advocate for... More »

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nutrition • obesity epidemic • public health • fast food • Surgeon General • NYU • consulting • Burger King • Whopper • Regina Benjamin • Marion Nestle

 Bush Press Flak 
 Fleischer Now 
 Coaches Jocks 

Longtime fan Fleischer brings media know-how to NFL, MLB

Jul 22, 09 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush’s onetime press secretary has embraced another passion: sports, the Washington Post reports. Helping athletes from the NFL, Major League Baseball, and elsewhere deal with the media blitz was an easy transition, Ari Fleischer says: “The only two institutions in our society that have their events covered... More »

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Bush administration • sports • NFL • MLB • Ari Fleischer • consulting • press secretary • Ari Fleischer Sports Communications

$700K in Fees Could Bring Panetta Scrutiny

CIA nom got speaking, consulting money from troubled banks

Feb 4, 09 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama’s nominee to head the CIA could be the next to come under scrutiny after the Wall Street Journal reported today that Leon Panetta has made more than $700,000 in the past year in speaking and consulting fees—with some coming from troubled banks and an investment... More »

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CIA • consulting • fees • Leon Panetta • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama Cabinet

GLOSSIES

Economic Crisis Wallops Business Grads

Current students jockey for fewer jobs; programs see surge in applications

Nov 16, 08 5:37 AM CST
(Newser) - With the financial world in free-fall, recent business-school graduates are finding fewer jobs and fierce competition for the ones that remain, Business Week reports. “A lot of the factors affecting my future employment are out of my hands,” said one MBA student preparing to hunt for a job... More »

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business school • risk management • consulting • college graduates • financial crisis

Wall Street
Sets Up
Shop in DC

Firms descend on Washington to work
on the bailout

Nov 8, 08 11:59 AM CST
(Newser) - With Washington the focal point of the financial crisis, consulting, real estate, and legal firms are moving from New York to DC, the Washington Post reports. Financial firms see vast opportunities to advise DC companies on the bailout bill and fight for Treasury contracts. Why relocate? “Our business is... More »

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Wall Street • relocation • consulting • Washington, DC • bailout • financial crisis

Penn, Hughes Form Crisis-Management Team

Penn, Hughes push damage control for corporations, image control for themselves

Jul 9, 08 10:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Clinton strategist Mark Penn and former Bush adviser Karen Hughes are joining forces to create a corporate consulting organization at Penn’s current firm, the Wall Street Journal reports. The unlikely pair’s bipartisan endeavor will advise troubled corporations in areas of communications and public affairs—while serving to... More »

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Karen Hughes • consulting • bipartisanship • Mark Penn • Burson-Marsteller • crisis management

 How to Get His Groove Back 

Public relations experts weigh in on how the former president can unsully his image

Jul 5, 08 8:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - After a nasty campaign, Bill Clinton has a serious image problem. But if he moves quickly, he can escape any long-term damage, reports Politico, which surveys experts in the field for advice on his behalf. “He needs to put this story behind him by Labor Day,” said one,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • consulting • Election 2008 • public image

 Business Woes? Call
 a Corporate Psychic 

Execs search farther afield for help

Jun 22, 08 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - More businesses are seeking a new breed of consultant to give them guidance in tough economic times, Newsweek reports: psychics. Blue chip operations across the nation, from tech concerns to corporate law firms, are coughing up big bucks to hire “intuitionists,” with executives hoping their otherworldly... More »

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Hollywood • corporate • tech companies • consulting • corporate law firms • market turmoil • psychic • intuitionist

Rudy Partners
Served Some
Sketchy Clients

Singapore gambling venture linked to organized crime

Nov 24, 07 8:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's presidential bid has focused on his record as mayor of New York, while his highly lucrative run at Giuliani Partners has received little scrutiny. The company declines to reveal all the clients in its far-flung portfolio, but the Chicago Tribune did some digging on one, a proposed $3.... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • casino • Singapore • Stanley Ho • consulting • Giuliani Partners

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