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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: cleanliness

cleanliness stories: 2 news summaries
investigation

Dirty-Dealing Madoff Was a Clean Freak

Ponzi schemer a Luddite who crawled on all fours to align rugs

Apr 24, 09 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Neat freak" may be one of the more polite epithets used to describe Bernie Madoff, who comes off as an obsessive-compulsive nut in a Fortune profile by James Bandler and Nicholas Varchaver. In immaculately tailored suits, he dusted furniture and got down on hands and knees to straighten rugs.... More »

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fraud • SEC • Ponzi scheme • Bernard Madoff • Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities • cleanliness

 Struggling Airlines 
 Pitch Clean(er) Planes 

As customers become more valued, so does customer service

Jan 29, 09 1:48 PM CST
(Newser) - United Airlines used to give its planes’ interiors a thorough cleaning only every 6 months to save cash. But with carriers now fighting for every passenger, cleanliness has become a crucial weapon, the Chicago Tribune reports. Some United planes now get “heavy” cleans every two weeks. “People don’... More »

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United Airlines • recession • air travel • airline passengers • airplane • customer service • financial crisis • cleanliness • customer loyalty

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