12 August 2005

Keyword News: [purchase]


Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:04 PM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [purchase]
matched the following stories:

Manila Bulletin, Thu, 11 Aug 2005 5:20 PM PDT
Chevron completes $17-B purchase of Unocal http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS2005081241701.html
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 (Reuters) Unocal Corp. shareholders on Wednesday approved its more than $17-billion purchase by Chevron Corp., concluding a deal that had been threatened by a richer bid from Chinese producer CNOOC Ltd. until US political opposition triggered its withdrawal.

AP via Yahoo! News, Thu, 11 Aug 2005 7:46 PM PDT
Ariz. Eyes Polygamist Town School Control http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050812/ap_on_re_us/polygamy_school_district_1
Arizona is seeking financial control of a school district serving a polygamist community, alleging "systematic and egregious mismanagement" that included a $200,000 airplane purchase and a landscaping contract worth more than $100,000.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Thu, 11 Aug 2005 8:01 PM PDT
School land purchase stuns residents http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/0805/12skulbd.html
About 80 north Gwinnett parents who packed the school board's meeting Thursday night to protest overcrowding got a surprise announcement: The public school system has purchased land in their neighborhood for new schools.

TheStreet.com, Thu, 11 Aug 2005 5:43 PM PDT
H-P to Acquire Scitex http://www.thestreet.com/_tscrss/tech/hardware/10237778.html
The purchase will boost H-P's large- format printing business and is the first under CEO Hurd.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Thu, 11 Aug 2005 8:01 PM PDT
Secret vote to buy land defied law http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/0805/12secret.html
Gwinnett County commissioners have again voted in secret to purchase land, despite clear warnings from the state attorney general's office that the practice is illegal.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Thu, 11 Aug 2005 8:01 PM PDT
Passive park planned along Yellow River http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/0805/12park.html
Gwinnett commissioners have big plans for their newest parkland purchase along the winding Yellow River. They envision the 68-acre spread west of Snellville as a "passive" park, where residents can walk trails, picnic and commune with nature.

Washington Post, Thu, 11 Aug 2005 5:38 PM PDT
Abramoff Indicted in Fraud Case http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/11/AR2005081101108.html?nav=rss_email/components
MIAMI, Aug. 11 -- Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday as part of a wide-ranging fraud case stemming from the purchase of a Florida casino cruise line from a businessman later murdered in Fort Lauderdale, the U.S. attorney announced.

Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News, Thu, 11 Aug 2005 7:41 PM PDT
Ontario Teachers' fund contacted for power deals http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050812/3/25jra.html
SINGAPORE, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Canadian fund Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, which has just completed the $1.75 billion joint purchase of the InterGen power assets, has been approached for more power deals, a spokesman said on Friday.

Kansas City Star, Thu, 11 Aug 2005 7:05 PM PDT
High-profile lobbyist Abramoff indicted on fraud charges http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/12362142.htm
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - (KRT) - Mega-lobbyist Jack Abramoff was indicted Thursday on federal fraud charges involving his purchase of SunCruz Casinos, whose former owner was gunned down gangland-style four years ago.

The Arizona Republic, Thu, 11 Aug 2005 6:16 PM PDT
State alleges mismanagement in polygamist town's school district http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0811colocity-ON.html
State officials' receivership petition against a school district serving a northern Arizona polygamist community alleges "systematic and egregious mismanagement," including a nearly $200,000 airplane purchase, a six-figure landscaping contract and the forfeiture of prepaid rent for a school.

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