E-Mail Trail From (Stock Trading) Abramoff Included GSA Bargain Hunting
E-Mail Trail From Abramoff Included GSA Bargain Hunting
Lobbyist Jack Abramoff gained renown in Washington for both his big fees and his big spending, but that didn't mean he couldn't look for a bargain.
Thomas B. Edsall
Sprint Reports 11% Profit Decline on Merger Costs
Sprint Nextel Corp. said costs stemming from its purchase of Nextel Communications Inc. last year helped drag its first-quarter profit down 11 percent in an earnings report that drove its stock price nearly 3 percent lower.
Arshad Mohammed
Immigrants Divided On Boycott
Disagreement over whether immigrants should walk off the job and boycott businesses Monday appeared to deepen yesterday as one immigrant group mustered support for the protest while another group cautioned immigrants that it might put their jobs at risk.
Karin Brulliard and Krissah Williams
House Panel Seeks Narrower Gap Between Military, Private Sector
A key House subcommittee yesterday approved a 2.7 percent pay raise for the military next January, slightly higher than the 2.2 percent recommended by President Bush in his fiscal 2007 budget.
Stephen Barr
Host Hotels & Resorts Profit, Revenue Up in First Quarter
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. of Bethesda, the owner of hotel properties that used to be known as Host Marriott Corp., reported funds from operations of $111 million (27 cents a share) in the first quarter, up from $73 million (19 cents) in the comparable period a year earlier.
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No Outcry About Lobby Scandal, Lawmakers Say
The scandal surrounding disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff has been a Washington obsession for months, but Republican lawmakers who returned from a two-week recess this week said they felt free to pass a relatively tepid ethics bill because their constituents rarely mention the issue.
Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Thomas B. Edsall
Exxon Mobil Profits Rise on Higher Oil Prices
The world's largest oil company, Exxon Mobil Corp., announced first-quarter profits of $8.4 billion today, up 7 percent from a year ago.
William Branigin
MediaNews Adds 4 Newspapers in Deal With McClatchy and Hearst
MediaNews Group Inc., the Denver-based publisher of more than 40 daily newspapers, will take ownership of four newspapers in a complex $1 billion transaction involving the Hearst Corp. that will expand media mogul Dean Singleton's presence in Northern California.
Cecilia Kang