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Have you filed a claim with BP? Tell us about it
Readers -- We'd like your help with a project looking at what's happening with claims filed against BP. Tampabay.com is partnering with ProPublica , a nonprofit investigative newsroom, to look at the BP claims process . More than 100,000 claims have been filed. So far, BP has paid less than a third of the claims it has received, and spent a little over $200 million, about 1 percent of the $20 ...
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Editorial: BP has broken enough promises
TAKE YOUR promises and shove 'em, BP. From what we've seen, they're not worth much anyway.
blog.al.com
Squeeze play
Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez is not only chasing his 600th home run -- but also money from leveraged buyout king Tom Hicks. The bankrupt Texas Rangers owned by Hicks Sports Group did not put $40 million of players' deferred compensation into an escrow account, meaning former player A-Rod could be...
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BP plans to offset Gulf oil spill costs as a tax write-off
There is outrage over BPs plan to write-off billions of dollars from the Gulf oil spill. Its legal, but is it right? At least one U.S. Senator says no its not.
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Bayport looks to develop plan for riverfront
BAYPORT - Mayor Jon Nowaczek said Monday that he plans to bring together a committee that will help to shape the city's future plans for the St. Croix riverfront.
stillwatergazette.com
A Parliament of Night-Owl Entrepreneurs
Who needs sleep when there are start-ups to launch? Between endless e-mail conversations and talkative co-workers, getting actual work done during the day isn't always an easy proposition. The New York Times has an interesting article about a group of entrepreneurs, freelancers, and software developers who have come up with a nocturnal solution to that problem. Calling themselves the New York ...
www.inc.com
Selling your home in todays market
I am often asked whats it going to take to sell my home in this market?
www.petaluma360.com
NHLPA hangs out its laundry
Ever since the NHL shot down New Jersey's deal with Ilya Kovalchuk, it's been the season for the airing of grievances. Sean McIndoe takes a look at what else is grinding the players association's gears these days.
sports.nationalpost.com
Gulf Coast Restoration Group With Oil Industry Ties Defends Itself From Critics
A Gulf-area wetland restoration company under heat for advocating taxpayer assistance for coastal cleanup efforts defended itself on Thursday against charges that it is merely doing the bidding of the oil companies that help fund its operations.
news.yahoo.com
Questions in race spurring controversy
In his closing statement at the July 12 candidate forum, sheriffs candidate Mark Manriquez read a guest column that had appeared in the Pikes Peak Courier View written by Mark Sievers, former chairman of the Teller County Republicans. The column encouraged voters to look into the backgrounds of both candidates before casting a vote for the next Sheriff of Teller County.
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