DETROIT — A U.S. district judge has rejected Chrysler’s request to block a clothing retailer from using the automaker’s “Imported from Detroit” slogan that debuted in a Super Bowl ad featuring rapper Eminem. On Tuesday, Judge Arthur Tarnow threw out Chrysler Group LLC’s lawsuit seeking a preliminary injunction against the Pure Detroit company. Tarnow says […]
2011
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Briefcase, June 29, 2011
Campbell Soup cuts 770 jobs, closes Russian plant The Campbell Soup Co. said it’s eliminating 770 jobs around the world and shutting down its soup-selling operation in Russia. The major announcements come just a month before Denise Morrison takes over from Douglas Conant as president and CEO of the world’s largest soup maker. The job […]
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Owner desperate to unload MySpace
To get the site off its books, News Corp. reportedly will take a fraction of the $580 million it paid.
Posted inOpinion
Greg Kesich: Clean Elections ruling will chill speech, not protect it
Under the ruling, wealthy candidates will be able to have more ‘free speech’ than opponents can afford.
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Are consumers confident? No
Concerned about the economy, many people are postponing purchases or just not spending.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: New state budget a compromise that works for the good of Maine
Although no one was completely happy with it, a series of historic changes were made.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, June 29, 2011GOP has good chance of beating Obama
In his June 22 letter (“GOP has little hope of beating Obama”), Evan Beck of South Portland made a weak argument against a Republican defeating Barack Obama next year. He wrote that “the majority of Americans approve of the job he is doing.” The Rasmussen daily tracking poll shows Obama’s job approval numbers have not […]
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A ‘welcome shift’ as home prices rise
The good sign may only be temporary, analysts warn, as spring numbers tend to increase anyway.
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Honor Roll, Fessenden School, Williston Northampton
Private Schools The Fessenden School, West Newton, Mass.: Jake Bradford, Kennebunk, Grade 9, Effort second honors. The Williston Northampton School, Easthampton, Mass.: Brett Beaney, Scarborough, Grade 12, Honors.
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Our View: USM’s Pioneers Program prepares the way for jobs
The new science and technology honors program will benefit students and businesses.