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Lebanon's LBC TV Rides Layoffs Wave Ahead of Murdoch Buy-in, Arab Media Market Expansion

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 11.03.2009 | Media

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Magda Abu-Fadil

Lebanese media group LBC recently sliced 140 jobs, is trimming fat, and repositioning itself for a mega deal involving Rupert Murdoch's purchase of shares in Rotana Media.

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Betting Against the American Middle Class

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 06.26.2009 | Business

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Leo W. Gerard

Unionization is how the middle class re-emerges. America could do without a few filthy-rich boys lolling on yachts in the Mediterranean.

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Bankers on the Hill

James Warren | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

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James Warren

Rarely in the rich history of congressional stonings have the victims been so crisply-attired, so contrite, so deferential, and so tolerant of their grandstanding captors.

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Bankers vow to build trust with increased lending

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — The nation's top bankers came to account for themselves Wednesday to a wary public, displaying a blend of financial might and humil...

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Bailed Out Bankers Testify: Live Video, Quotes

Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

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The eight chief executives from bailed out Wall Street banks are testifying today before Congress. The CEOS will be quizzed aggressively on how they ...

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