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US, Vietnam Sign Landmark Trade Deal - Voice of America

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US, Vietnam Sign Landmark Trade Deal Voice of America -9 hours ago The United States and Vietnam have signed a landmark trade deal that paves the way for the communist country to join the World Trade Organization later this year. US signs agreement on terms of Vietnam s accession to the WTOFinancial Express US signs trade deal with Vietnam, boosts its WTO hopesForbes Bangkok Post -BBC News -Finance24 -Hindu -all 216 related

Crude Oil and Gold Fall as US to Join Nuclear Talks With Iran - Bloomberg

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Crude Oil and Gold Fall as US to Join Nuclear Talks With Iran Bloomberg -6 hours ago Crude oil fell for the first time in a week and gold declined after the US offered to join European talks with Iran if the country halts uranium enrichment. 9-Oil falls as US says may talk to IranNinemsn Oil dips ahead of EIACNN Washington Post -Forbes -CNN International -CBC News -all 179 related

Activists win symbolic victory at Exxon meeting - Reuters

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Activists win symbolic victory at Exxon meeting Reuters -50 minutes ago A majority of Exxon Mobil Corp. investors voted in favor of a proposal opposed by the oil company, as fury over fat CEO compensation helped give activists their first such victory in Exxon's history. Exxon Mobil new chief faces shareholder ireMarketWatch Exxon Holders Reject Compensation MeasuresForbes USA Today -Houston Chronicle -CBC News -CNNMoney.com -all 232 related

France T l com pushes Orange packages - International Herald Tribune

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France T l com pushes Orange packages International Herald Tribune -3 hours ago LONDON France T l com announced initiatives Wednesday aimed at getting customers to subscribe to packages of telecommunications services that it is rebranding under the name of its Orange mobile phone unit. Orange branches out from mobilesBBC News Orange enters broadband battleTimes Online Unstrung -Guardian Unlimited -Forbes -Ireland Online -all 44 related

Dow Jones Indexes to Launch Dow Jones Islamic Market China Offshore Index
NEW YORK, May 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that it will expand its Dow Jones Islamic Market Index series by launching the Dow Jones Islamic Market China Offshore Index.

CDKnet.com, Inc. Information to be Available Through S&P Market Access Program
PISCATAWAY, N.J., May 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — CDKnet.com, Inc. (OTCBB:CDKN) announced today that its company information will be made available via Standard&Poor's Market Access Program, an information distribution service that enables subscribing publicly traded companies to have their company information disseminated to users of Standard&Poor's Advisor Insight. The company information to be made available through this program includes share price, volume, dividends, shares outstanding, company financial position, and earnings. Standard&Poor's Advisor Insight is an Internet-based research engine used by more than 100,000 investment advisors. A public version of the site is available at www.advisorinsight.com.

LiveTV Enters European Market With In-Seat Audio/Video System
MELBOURNE, Fla., May 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — LiveTV, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq:JBLU), today announced that it has entered into an agreement with leading Italian carrier Air One, to provide in-seat audio/video systems on the airline's fleet of new Airbus A320 aircraft. The service will offer multi-channel audio and video programs from on-board digital servers displayed on individual seatback screens. This is the first time the LiveTV multi-channel audio/video system will be available in Europe.

Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation Opens New Branch Office in Milwaukee, WI
MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation (AHMCC) has opened a new branch in Bayview, WI. The branch is the second branch in the city and third in the state.

Wolverine Tube Appoints Chairman of the Board
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Wolverine Tube, Inc. (NYSE:WLV), today announced that the Board of Directors of Wolverine Tube, Inc. has appointed John L."Jack"Duncan, who currently serves as the lead non-management director on the Company's Board of Directors, to be Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective June 24, 2006. Mr. Duncan has been a member of Wolverine's board since the Company's initial public offering in 1993.

Transmeridian Completes Private Offering
HOUSTON, May 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Transmeridian Exploration Incorporated (AMEX:TMY) today announced that it has completed its previously announced private offering of $40 million aggregate principal amount of additional Senior Secured Notes due 2010 (the"Additional Notes") of Transmeridian Exploration Inc., a wholly owned British Virgin Islands subsidiary of the Company ("TMEI"), and 1,818,182 shares (approximately $10 million) of the Company's common stock.

Quest Sets 90 Day Production Goal for Texas Properties
SAN DIEGO, May 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Quest Oil Corporation (OTCBB:QOIL) announced that based on the adoption of a proprietary capital allocation model that includes a"well prioritization schedule,"Quest has established short-term production targets for its Texas properties. Quest's CEO, James B. Panther II stated,"Our model measures performance based on the effective cash requirements of new drilling and work over projects, along with the operational reliability of the respective region and production decline rates in order to calculate internal rates of return (IRR) that we believe are realistically achievable."

ACT Teleconferencing Announces Strategic Partnership with WebDialogs to Offer Web Conferencing Services
DENVER, May 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — ACT Teleconferencing Inc. (Pink Sheets:ACTT), a worldwide provider of audio, video and web-based conferencing products and WebDialogs, a leading provider of online meeting and communications solutions, today jointly announced they have entered into a strategic partnership to offer state-of-the-art web conferencing services to ACT's international customers.

Delta Reaches Agreement with Retired Pilot Group
ATLANTA, May 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Delta Air Lines (Other OTC:DALRQ) has reached an agreement with DP3, Inc., an organization representing retired pilots on pension issues, thereby removing one of only two objections to Bankruptcy Court approval of Letter of Agreement 51 (LOA 51), the contract that was ratified by Delta pilots today.

Atlas Mining Company Schedules Further Sampling on Handcamp Gold Property
OSBURN, Idaho, May 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Atlas Mining Company (OTCBB:ALMI) announced today it has scheduled further work on the Handcamp gold property in Newfoundland to identify the size of the large gold anomalies on the property.

Healthyroads to Administer Exercise Rewards Program for Kaiser Permanente
SAN DIEGO, May 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — San Diego-based Healthyroads, Inc., announced that it has been selected by Kaiser Permanente to administer an Exercise Rewards Program for Kaiser Permanente Custom Care HRA members as an incentive to encourage them to exercise more and lead healthier lives.

HiEnergy Technologies Receives $200,000 Purchase Order From Leading U.S. Transit Authority for Multi-Year Aftermarket Service and Maintenance Program
IRVINE, Calif., May 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — HiEnergy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:HIET), the homeland security industry leader in neutron-based diagnostic technology, announced today that it received a purchase order in the amount of $200,000 from Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), the nation's fifth largest public transportation system, and the largest multi-modal transit authority in the United States.

MangaPets Inc. Signs Letter of Intent
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — MangaPets, Inc. (OTCBB:MPTS) (the"Company") reports that in addition to the recent signing of a purchase agreement reported in the Form 8-K filed May 24,2006, the Company has signed a Letter of Intent ("LOI") to acquire a well known sports book for three million five hundred thousand dollars (US 3,500,000). The LOI is subject to certain terms of a confidentiality agreement.

Victor Industries and Ethos Environmental Performing All Pre-Closing Merger Conditions
SAN DIEGO, May 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Victor Industries ("VICI") (OTCBB:VICI) and Ethos Environmental, Inc. ("Ethos"), a manufacturer and distributor of a unique line of fuel reformulating products under the name Ethos Fuel Reformulators, or Ethos FR, are moving towards completion of the recently announced Definitive Merger Agreement (the"Agreement"). The Companies are presently in the midst of securing all necessary regulatory approvals and performing all pre-closing conditions to the merger, and both Companies remain hopeful that this will be completed in short order.

Chassis Plans Playing Key Role in NDIA's New Division
SAN DIEGO, May 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Chassis Plans, The Original Industrial Computer Source(tm) and leading supplier of mission-critical computing platforms, today announced that it has joined the National Defense Industrial Association's (NDIA's) newly-formed Manufacturing Division. Further, Chassis Plans President&CEO, Mark Lovett, has been invited to lend his insight and perspective as an Executive Board Member for the division and will also serve on the Partnering in Manufacturing sub-committee.

PlanetLink's Presence at TMT Annual Convention Results in Five New Contracts
CUMMING, Ga., May 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — PlanetLink Communications Inc. (OTCBB:PLKC), a provider of GPS satellite-based products and services, announced today that following our receipt of Preferred Vendor Status and the subsequent presentation at the Two Men and a Truck Annual Convention for all the national franchisees, we have received signed contracts from the first five locations the during the month of May.

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Tribune Co. to Buy Back Up to 25% of Its Shares - New York Times

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Tribune Co. to Buy Back Up to 25% of Its Shares New York Times -12 hours ago The Tribune Company - publisher of The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times and Newsday -nnounced yesterday that it would buy back up to 25 percent of its shares at a potential cost of more than $2 billion. Tribune Will Buy Back $2 Bln in Stock; Shares Soar (Update6)Bloomberg Tribune will buy back $2b in stock to placate investorsBoston Globe Los Angeles Times -Crain's Chicago Business -Chicago Tribune -Houston Chronicle -all 170 related

FBI calls off Hoffa search - Milford Times

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FBI calls off Hoffa search Milford Times -2 hours ago The FBI came up empty-handed in its latest search for Jimmy Hoffa, but a 75-year-old convict whose tip sent agents to a Milford Township horse farm probably won t. FBI's shovels are empty in Hoffa huntCNN No trace of Hoffa found at horse farmCBC News Forbes -News24 -New York Times -London Free Press -all 785 related

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Business notebook Boston Globe -6 hours ago Stock offering: Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Lexington developer of drugs that fight infections, said it plans to offer $275 million in debt. US stocks set to rise; caution before Fed minutesReuters Mirant Says NRG Has Rejected Its Unsolicited $7.85 Billion BidWall Street Journal (subscription) Washington Times -Houston Chronicle -Reuters -all 128 related

Toyota announces Prius recall - San Jose Mercury News

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Toyota announces Prius recall San Jose Mercury News -5 hours ago Toyota Motor said Tuesday that it planned to begin a global voluntary recall of nearly 320,000 of its hot-selling Prius gasoline-electric hybrid sedans to repair a potentially faulty steering system component. Toyota Recalls Some Prius CarsWall Street Journal (subscription) Toyota recalls nearly 1 million vehiclesBusinessWeek Detroit Free Press -Mainichi Daily News -CNN -Stuff.co.nz -all 141 related

Wall Street vet to lead Treasury - Detroit Free Press

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Wall Street vet to lead Treasury Detroit Free Press -5 hours ago President George W. Bush listens as Henry Paulson speaks at the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday. Paulson was nominated to succeed John Snow as Treasury secretary. UP AND DOWN WALL STREET DAILY |Barron's (subscription) Paulson Pick Goes From Bad to WorseHuman Events Newsday -The Moderate Voice -noticias.info -The Age -all 1,450 related

Second bidder emerges for Marsh chain - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

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Second bidder emerges for Marsh chain Fort Wayne Journal Gazette -7 hours ago The stock of financially troubled Marsh Supermarkets jumped 21 percent on Tuesday after word that a second bidder made a higher offer to buy out the company. Albertson's shareholders OK acquisitionMarketWatch Albertson's 1Q Net Up 67 PercentHouston Chronicle Chicago Sun-Times -Seattle Post Intelligencer -BusinessWeek -Chicago Tribune -all 181 related

Stock Futures Signal Rebound - ABC News

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Stock Futures Signal Rebound ABC News -3 hours ago J. Ericson Heyke IV, of the Helfant Group Inc., talks on the telephone on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, May 30, 2006. Stocks rise modestly ahead of Fed minutesWVEC.com (subscription) Stocks Climb Ahead of Fed MinutesNorman Transcript MSN Money -BusinessWeek -1010 Wins -all 128 related

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GM gets Wagoner help from Asian unit - Globe and Mail

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GM gets Wagoner help from Asian unit Globe and Mail -7 hours ago DETROIT — General Motors Corp. yesterday named the president of its Asia-Pacific operations to head its struggling North American division, taking over day-to-day operations from chief executive officer Rick Wagoner. Chief Named for Troubled GM UnitNew York Times GM's Wagoner Picks Clarke to Run North American Unit (Update4)Bloomberg Los Angeles Times -Detroit Free Press -Reuters -MSN Money -all 268 related

Ghana : Millions die from tobacco-related illnesses - African News Dimension

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Ghana : Millions die from tobacco-related illnesses African News Dimension -4 hours ago Information shows that tobacco use continues to expand most rapidly in the developing world, where half of tobacco-related deaths occur. Water pipes, smokeless tobacco harmful, WHO warnsReuters.uk Smoking debate heats up on World No Tobacco DaySABC News People's Daily Online -Hindu -Independent Online -Gorkhapatra -all 59 related

US, Vietnam sign trade deal to put Hanoi in WTO - Washington Post

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US, Vietnam sign trade deal to put Hanoi in WTO Washington Post -2 hours ago Former enemies Vietnam and the United States solidified peacetime ties by signing a new trade deal on Wednesday in the historic palace where communist tanks ended the war in 1975. US, Vietnam Sign Landmark Trade DealVoice of America US signs trade deal with Vietnam, boosts its WTO hopesForbes People's Daily Online -BBC News -Bangkok Post -Trading Markets -all 191 related

Standard Life to float - Channel 4 News

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Standard Life to float Channel 4 News -35 minutes ago Standard Life is ending 80 years of mutual ownership after an historic and landslide vote by its members. More than 1.5 million members voted 98 per cent in favour of plans for a stock market flotation. Standard Life demutualization approvedMarketWatch Standard Life Members Vote for LSE ListingHouston Chronicle Bloomberg -Scotsman -Guardian Unlimited -all 87 related

EU passengers could face long queues to enter US after ruling - Times Online

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EU passengers could face long queues to enter US after ruling Times Online -4 hours ago The European Union and the United States today vowed to strike a new deal allowing European airliners to transfer passenger data to US authorities, after the European Court of Justice today ruled the existing deal illegal. Court stops US getting passengers' detailsIndependent US airlines terror move thrown outThe Age Chicago Tribune -Aljazeera.net -Washington Post -Boston Globe -all 377 related

Tiffany 1Q profit rises 7.7 percent - BusinessWeek

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Tiffany 1Q profit rises 7.7 percent BusinessWeek -3 hours ago MAY. 31 7:54 AM ET Jewelry and luxury goods retailer Tiffany& Co. said Wednesday that first-quarter earnings grew 7.7 percent, as double-digit percentage growth in international sales outpaced a sluggish domestic sales performance. Tiffany Net Sparkles, Jumping 7.7% Amid Strong International SalesWall Street Journal (subscription) Tiffany first-quarter profit risesMSN Money Trading Markets -newratings.com -TheStreet.com -123Jump.com -all 95 related

Crude Oil Falls First Time in a Week on Reduced Iran Concern - Bloomberg

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Crude Oil Falls First Time in a Week on Reduced Iran Concern Bloomberg -41 minutes ago Crude oil fell for the first time in a week as Iran's oil minister said that he doesn't believe the United Nations will enact sanctions on his country, the fourth- largest oil producer. Oil falls near $71, investors eye hurricane seasonReuters Oil dips ahead of EIACNN Forbes -ForexTV.com -Business Day -Washington Post -all 139 related

Tribune to buy back $2 billion in stock - Seattle Post Intelligencer

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Tribune to buy back $2 billion in stock Seattle Post Intelligencer -6 hours ago Tribune Co. said Tuesday that it will spend $2 billion buying back a quarter of its shares and may sell some television assets to bolster a stock price that has fallen 23 percent in a year. Tribune Co. higher on upgradeBusinessWeek Tribune Will Buy Back $2 Bln in Stock; Shares Soar (Update6)Bloomberg Crain's Chicago Business -ABC News -New York Times -Houston Chronicle -all 165 related

BASF finally prevails, to buy Engelhard for $5 bn - Reuters

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BASF finally prevails, to buy Engelhard for $5 bn Reuters -22 hours ago German chemical maker BASF (BASF.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to buy US catalyst producer Engelhard (EC.N: Quote, Profile… Engelhard Agrees to $5 Billion BASF BidForbes BASF Wins Over Engelhard Board With $5 Billion Offer (Update4)Bloomberg Economic Times -Finanzen.net -MarketWatch -International Herald Tribune -all 194 related

Eurozone inflation rise adds to pressure on rates - Financial Times

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Eurozone inflation rise adds to pressure on rates Financial Times -47 minutes ago Eurozone inflation has risen to a higher-than-expected 2.5 per cent this, adding to the pressure on the European Central Bank to raise interest rates next month. Euro-Zone Inflation Forecast to RiseHouston Chronicle ECB longer-term refi rates rise on market rate hike expectationsForbes Bloomberg -Reuters -RTE.ie -Telegraph.co.uk -all 73 related

US Stocks Fall, Heading for Worst Month Since 2002; GM Drops - Bloomberg

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US Stocks Fall, Heading for Worst Month Since 2002; GM Drops Bloomberg -14 hours ago US stocks had their biggest decline in two weeks, probably making May the worst month in three years, after consumer confidence declined, oil prices rose and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Dow Ends Down 184, Nasdaq Closes Down 46ABC News Stocks Slide on Rising Oil, Weak DollarMSN Money Wiadomosci onet.pl -123Jump.com -New York Daily News -Reuters.uk -all 445 related

FBI: Credible lead - but no results - Oakland Press

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FBI: Credible lead - but no results Oakland Press -25 minutes ago The two-week search of a Milford Township horse farm for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa is over - for now. While the search, which included digging in multiple locations on the… Where is he?London Free Press Hoffa search turns town upside downGlobe and Mail CNN -New York Times -Reuters -Forbes -all 792 related

Vodafone boosts dividends - NEWS.com.au

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Vodafone boosts dividends NEWS.com.au -13 hours ago VODAFONE Group has pledged to return an extra&pounds;3 billion ($5.6 billion) to shareholders and pay higher dividends after posting the biggest loss in European corporate history. Vodafone rings up a record 32bn net lossUnison.ie Right man for the job, says SarinFinancial Times TMCnet -Computer Business Review -Bloomberg -BusinessWeek -all 140 related

McAfee Counsel Is Fired in Probe - Los Angeles Times

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McAfee Counsel Is Fired in Probe Los Angeles Times -4 hours ago Security software company McAfee Inc. said Tuesday that it fired its chief lawyer in connection with employee stock option grants while several other companies reported further fallout from an expanding government probe of option practices. McAfee fires lawyer over stock dealingsInquirer McAfee fires general counsel amid options probeMarketWatch Financial Times -Red Herring -New York Times -Reuters -all 163 related

Supreme Court to Weigh Award in a Smoker's Death - New York Times

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Supreme Court to Weigh Award in a Smoker's Death New York Times -8 hours ago WASHINGTON, May 30 - The Supreme Court, opening a new chapter in its effort to establish constitutional boundaries for punitive damages, agreed on Tuesday to hear a cigarette maker's appeal of a $79.5 million punitive damage award. Supreme Court to rule on punitive damages in Philip Morris caseLouisville Courier-Journal Justices To Rule on Punitive DamagesWashington Post Reuters -Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription) -New York Law Journal -Bloomberg -all 231 related

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Tuesday Newspaper Review - IrishBusinessNewsand International… FinFacts Ireland, Ireland -22 hours ago By Finfacts Team. The Irish Independent reports that ten-year fixed interest rates approached 4pc yesterday as a new survey predicted…

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Ship Finance International Ltd. Presentation
HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Please find enclosed the presentation of the Interim Results for the Quarter ended March 31st 2006, to be held on Tuesday May 30th, on the following link:

CDKnet.com, Inc. Information to be Available Through S&P Market Access Program
PISCATAWAY, N.J., May 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — CDKnet.com, Inc. (OTCBB:CDKN) announced today that its company information will be made available via Standard&Poor's Market Access Program, an information distribution service that enables subscribing publicly traded companies to have their company information disseminated to users of Standard&Poor's Advisor Insight. The company information to be made available through this program includes share price, volume, dividends, shares outstanding, company financial position, and earnings. Standard&Poor's Advisor Insight is an Internet-based research engine used by more than 100,000 investment advisors. A public version of the site is available at www.advisorinsight.com.

Wolverine Tube Appoints Chairman of the Board
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Wolverine Tube, Inc. (NYSE:WLV), today announced that the Board of Directors of Wolverine Tube, Inc. has appointed John L."Jack"Duncan, who currently serves as the lead non-management director on the Company's Board of Directors, to be Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective June 24, 2006. Mr. Duncan has been a member of Wolverine's board since the Company's initial public offering in 1993.

Biogenerics Board of Directors Approves Third L.O.I. to Purchase Oil and Gas Properties
TYLER, Texas, May 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Biogenerics Limited (Pink Sheets:BIGN) announces that it is issuing a Letter of Intent to purchase the operating wells known as the Wood and Camp County Properties. Currently the properties produce a combination of crude oil, natural gas and condensate.

Efficiency Technologies, Inc. Enters Into License Agreement With Watertech of America, Inc.
TULSA, Okla., May 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Efficiency Technologies, Inc. (EffTec), a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Resource Management, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ARMM), announced today that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Watertech of America, Inc. Watertech will offer EffTec's EffTrack(tm) chiller efficiency tool to its customers nationwide.

Golar's Q1 2006 Presentation
OSLO, Norway, May 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Please find attached Golar`s Q1 2006 presentation.

Control Module and Tomax Announce Partnership to Bring Retailers Powerful Workforce Management Solutions
ENFIELD, Conn., May 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Control Module, the leading biometric workforce management and data collection technology provider, and Tomax, the leading provider of real-time retail solutions and services based on Retail.net, today announced an agreement to provide retailers with complete solutions to meet their complex workforce management needs.

SmallCap Sentinel: Oh, Canada — BevNET Review Buoys Canadian Comeback
IRVINE, Calif., May 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) –"Industry reviews of new products can be critical — whether it's a film at Cannes or beverage in a can…or redesigned bottle,"said SmallCap Sentinel analyst D.R. Clark."Eventually, the consumer makes the ultimate decision as to a product's viability but bullish industry reviews certainly are a common precursor to retail success."

Viropro Bolsters Management Team: Two New Appointments Broaden Financial Scope of Operations
MONTREAL, May 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Dr. Jean-Marie Dupuy , President and CEO of Viropro Inc. (OTCBB:VPRO), is pleased to announce the appointment of Andre Bedard to the position of Financial Planning Advisor responsible for business development and international partnership agreements, and the appointment of Gino Di Iorio, C.A. as Management Director of Financial and Administrative Operations.

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Neighbors Split Along Power Grid
The front doors to their brick colonials face each other on Western Avenue in Chevy Chase. Both women are named Kate and are raising young children in homes where their grandmothers once lived.

Ann E. Marimow and Ray Rivera

Lessons Learned, Investor Builds Portfolio of Stamps
In the 1940s, a woman in Middletown, Ohio, set aside a stack of postage stamps, expecting them to appreciate in value over time and thereby pay for the college education of her young son, Bill Gross.

Neil Irwin

K Street Confidential
K Street Confidential columnist Jeffrey Birnbaum will be online to discuss what happens when business and government collide.
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What Data Thieves Didn't Steal From Veterans
Pat and Thomas Halberstadt take all the right steps to protect their identity.
Michelle Singletary

Online Memorials Bring Strangers and Friends Together in Community of Grief
Days after his wife's death from inflammatory breast cancer in 2004, Michael Bloomer set up a Web page memorial. An old co-worker from Florida signed Kim Bloomer's online guest book. So did a high school classmate in Michigan.
Yuki Noguchi

High-Tech Hide and Seek
Maribeth Luftglass is a gumshoe mom. The parent of three preteens periodically reads the text messages on their cellphones, monitors whom and when they're instant messaging and searches the Internet to make sure they haven't started blogging or set up profiles on social networking sites.
Yuki Noguchi

From Public Life to Private Business
After more than 30 years in politics, Defense Secretary William S. Cohen was saddled with credit card debt. Cohen, 65, made plans to go into the consulting business in 1996, when he decided not to seek a fourth term in the Senate. Nowadays, most of Cohen's mornings begin with an 8:30 staff………
David S. Hilzenrath

Alley Homes Fight for Respect — and Trash Pickup
They were once Washington's slums — crude buildings tucked into alleys across the city where the poor lived in such squalor that Eleanor Roosevelt railed against them and Congress made them illegal.

Lyndsey Layton

Keeping a Rest Stop in Motion
One of the few things Vern Bingham is not sure of concerning Memorial Day weekend is what people actually do on Memorial Day weekend. But he has some suspicions: The beach is popular; so are roller coasters and backyard barbecues.
Michael S. Rosenwald

Paulson Nominated as Treasury Secretary
President Bush named Henry M. Paulson Jr. , chief executive of Goldman Sachs, as the new Treasury secretary this morning to replace John W. Snow.
Fred Barbash and Peter Baker

On Trash Pickup, Hawaii Is In for the Long Haul
There is trouble with the garbage in paradise. Hawaii, one of the country's most scenic states, hardly has an image as a place where unsightly piles of trash are piling up. But because of its population and limited size, some of the Hawaiian islands have waste problems that a proposed change in…

Cindy Skrzycki

GM Names Clarke Chief of N.America Unit
DETROIT — General Motors Corp. on Tuesday appointed Troy Clarke president of its North American operations, a position currently held by Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner.
TOM KRISHER

Working Outside May Not Be a Picnic
Warm weather is back, and millions of people will be heading to work in outdoor jobs at camps, parks, pools, construction sites and residential properties.
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Enron Case A Grueling Trial for Its Lawyers - Washington Post

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Enron Case A Grueling Trial for Its Lawyers Washington Post -May 28, 2006 HOUSTON, May 28 — The unyielding preparation, the sleepless nights spent in a dingy room far from his wife and four children, whom he visited only twice in six months, all came down to this: a few hours of questions in the case of a lifetime. Sentences for Skilling, Lay may depend on size of lossesMail&Guardian Online Enron accused found guiltyDispatch Online Chicago Tribune -San Francisco Chronicle -BusinessWeek -Houston Chronicle -all 166 related

Ex-Daewoo boss jailed for 10 years - The Age

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Takeover hopes fail to lift FTSE - Times Online

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Takeover hopes fail to lift FTSE Times Online -7 hours ago Renewed bid hopes for Corus and BAA were not enough to deter profit taking as traders returned from the long weekend in bearish mood. Clasper's BAA Shuns Ferrovial's Sweetened OfferForbes BAA rejects improved $18 bln offer from FerrovialReuters Guardian Unlimited -Houston Chronicle -Bloomberg -BBC News -all 100 related

Kinder Morgan shares rise on bets of a higher bid - Reuters

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Kinder Morgan shares rise on bets of a higher bid Reuters -2 hours ago Shares of oil and gas pipeline operator Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday rose above the $100 per share buyout offer made by senior company management in… Gas Giant Gets Offer for BuyoutNew York Times Heads investor group offering $22 billion for energy companyMarketWatch Globe and Mail -Times Online -Bloomberg -Financial Times -all 191 related

Bush Picks Goldman's Paulson to Be Treasury Secretary (Update2) - Bloomberg

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Bush Picks Goldman's Paulson to Be Treasury Secretary (Update2) Bloomberg -1 hour ago Henry Paulson, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., was picked by President George W. Bush to succeed John Snow as US Treasury secretary. Text: Bush With Paulson and SnowWashington Post Source: Treasury Secretary Snow resignsBusinessWeek Reuters -Reuters.uk -Times Online -BBC News -all 551 related

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Consumer confidence slips in May - CNN

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Consumer confidence slips in May CNN -18 minutes ago But May survey shows protracted pain at the pump and concerns about the labor market didn't hurt confidence as much as expected. Consumer Confidence in US Fell to 103.2 in May From 109.8Bloomberg ECONOMIC REPORT US consumer confidence dips in MayMarketWatch RTE.ie -Wall Street Journal (subscription) -Reuters -MSN Money -all 91 related

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