Nov 13 2010

Tea Party Group Releases Congress Members’ Cell Phone Numbers

Some newly elected Republicans may have overflowing in-boxes and many voice mails this week, after a tea party group released the personal e-mail addresses and cell phone numbers of freshman members of Congress. The leader of the Tea Party Patriots sent an e-mail with the private information to supporters, urging them to contact the GOP [...]


Nov 13 2010

Rep. Joseph Cao Calls Christian Group ‘Ignorant’ for Costing Him Election

Louisiana GOP Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao is still smarting over the successful efforts of a leading lobby of the Christian right to defeat him in last week’s election, a loss that denied Republicans a chance to hold a traditionally Democratic seat and ensure a second term for the first Vietnamese-American in Congress. While the defeat [...]


Nov 11 2010

GOP Donor Stole Millions Through Phony Veterans Group, Authorities Say

Authorities in Ohio are hunting for a man they say created a phony veterans’ charity to steal millions from donors and to get close to prominent Republican politicians, including former president George W. Bush and the likely next House speaker, John Boehner, ABC News reported. Ohio prosecutors said the suspect, who went by the name [...]


Nov 3 2010

Oracle to Buy Art Technology Group for $1 Billion

5:18 p.m. | Updated Oracle agreed on Tuesday to buy the Art Technology Group, an e-commerce software provider, for about $1 billion. Oracle will pay $6 a share in cash, 46 percent more than Art Technology’s closing stock price on Monday. It is the first deal that Oracle has announced since it hired Mark V. [...]


Nov 3 2010

Oracle to Buy Art Technology Group for $1 Billion

5:18 p.m. | Updated Oracle agreed on Tuesday to buy the Art Technology Group, an e-commerce software provider, for about $1 billion. Oracle will pay $6 a share in cash, 46 percent more than Art Technology’s closing stock price on Monday. It is the first deal that Oracle has announced since it hired Mark V. [...]


Oct 25 2010

Are Big Layoffs Coming at Man Group?

Is the Man Group, the world’s largest publicly traded hedge fund manager, preparing to hand out a swath of pink slips? Business Insider reports that the firm, which earlier this month completed its $1.6 billion acquisition of GLG Partners, an American rival, has let go what it describes as a “handful” of sales executives, with [...]