AP Exclusive: Sources: Charges eyed for Blackwater (AP)

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 at 5:48 am  
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FILE - In this July 21, 2008, file photo Gary Jackson, then-President of Blackwater Worldwide, is seen at Blackwater's offices in Moyock, N.C. Federal prosecutors are considering filing weapons charges against Jackson, and two other former Blackwater top officials over allegations they illegally stockpiled automatic rifles at the company's North Carolina headquarters. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)AP – Federal prosecutors are considering filing weapons charges against former top officials of the Blackwater Worldwide private security company over allegations they illegally stockpiled automatic rifles at the company’s North Carolina headquarters, The Associated Press has learned.


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AP Sources: Two Woods interviews to air Sunday (AP)

Sunday, March 21st, 2010 at 3:46 pm  
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FILE - This April 7, 2009, file photo shows Tiger Woods speaking to the media during a news conference at the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)AP – Two people familiar with Tiger Woods’ plans tell The Associated Press that the golfer has done two interviews set to air Sunday night.


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MGM could go it alone if bids disappoint: sources (Reuters)

Friday, March 19th, 2010 at 9:44 pm  
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Reuters – Storied Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer may opt for a stand-alone plan if bids disappoint, and creditors are expected to meet early next week as the company sifts through expected offers, sources said.

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AP sources: Senate working on Wall Street regs (AP)

Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 8:12 pm  
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US civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson, pictured in 2009, threw his weight Monday behind international calls for a tax on financial transactions to recoup losses from the economic crisis.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jason Kempin)AP – Senate negotiators are reviewing details of a deal on Wall Street regulations that would create a new entity to oversee consumer financial products ranging from credit cards to mortgages.


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AP sources: NY Gov. Paterson won’t seek new term (AP)

Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 10:08 am  
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FILE - In this June 19, 2008 file photo, New York Gov. David Paterson, left, and aide David Johnson walk down the steps of the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Paterson is under fresh pressure to drop his run for a full term this year after a report about a domestic abuse complaint against his top aide involving a former girlfriend. The governor suspended Johnson without pay on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, and asked the attorney general to investigate a newspaper article saying state police may have pressured the woman to not level criminal charges against Johnson. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)AP – New York Gov. David Paterson is not seeking election, Democratic officials told The Associated Press on Friday.


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