AP – American International Group Inc. says Harvey Golub resigned as chairman, citing a bad working relationship with CEO Bob Benmosche.
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AIG chairman Golub resigns over discord with CEO
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AP – A worker at a Ford Motor Co. pickup truck factory in Dearborn, Michigan, will run against United Auto Workers Vice President Bob King for the union’s top post.
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Ford worker in long-shot bid for UAW presidency
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Reuters – General Motors Co could post a profit in 2010 if the U.S. industry stages modest recovery but remains subject to the risk that the improving trend in the U.S. economy is reversed, the automaker’s vice chairman, Bob Lutz, said on Monday.
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Reuters – General Motors Co’s management team was “surprised” and “saddened” by the sudden departure of Chief Executive Fritz Henderson this week, GM’s Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said on Wednesday.
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GM’s management was "surprised" by CEO’s exit: Lutz
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Reuters – General Motors Co will probably stick to a plan to cut costs at Opel by 30 percent after deciding to restructure the European subsidiary itself rather than sell it, Bob Lutz, a GM executive set to become Opel’s chairman, was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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GM to stick to Opel cuts plan: future chairman
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During her trip to Africa Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is focusing on the importance of economic development. Host Michel Martin speaks with Todd Moss, Senior Fellow and director of the Emerging Africa Project at the DC-based Center for Global Development, Yusuf Reja Chief Executive Officer of Zebra Jobs, and Bob Johnson, the co founder of Black Entertainment Television. He has been exploring investing in Africa. The three men bring distinct perspectives on how to jump-start African economies.
AP – Billions of dollars the government is spending to help financially pressed homeowners avert foreclosure is passing through ? and enriching ? companies accused of preying on the people they’re supposed to help, an Associated Press investigation has found.
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AP IMPACT: Gov’t mortgage partners sued for abuses
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AP – Say what you will about some of Kevin Spacey’s more questionable choices over the past decade, movies like “Pay It Forward,” “K-PAX,” “The Life of David Gale” and his labor-of-love Bobby Darin biopic, “Beyond the Sea.” When he’s on ? when he has strong dialogue to work with and solid actors to play off of ? he’s got a presence and a command that are tough to beat.
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Review: `Shrink’ showcases Spacey’s strengths
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CBS News Aids: Role of Gay Men in Spreading Virus Is Ignored in Africa … New York Times By DONALD G. MdNEIL Jr. The role of gay sex in the transmission of the virus that causes AIDS in Africa has been long ignored, say the authors of a new study in the medical journal Lancet. While most transmission of the virus in Africa is heterosexual, … As AIDS ravages, funding for research shrivels worldwide Free Speech Radio News AIDS activist tailors prevention message to African emigres News & Observer South Africa launches AIDS vaccine clinical trials The Associated Press PhysOrg.com
Globe and Mail South Africa launches AIDS vaccine clinical trials The Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa announced the launch of clinical trials of the first AIDS vaccines created by a developing country with assistance from the US on Monday. It represented a feat by scientists who overcame skepticism from colleagues … Africa: World Leaders Urged to Continue Funding Aids Programmes AllAfrica.com South Africa Is Seen to Lag in HIV Fight New York Times Alarming Africa male gay HIV rate BBC News Chicago Tribune
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