ALL BUSINESS: Credit-rating agencies need ample staff (El Paso Times) bi13060625 NEW YORK?Better a half-blind guard at the gate, than no guard at all. Credit-rating analysts have been sharply criticized for failing to properly assess the risk of mortgage-backed and other complex debt securities. That doesn't mean we don't need them doing the job

Celebrities have Lakers' go-to guy on speed dial (Los Angeles Times) bi13060625 For VIPs seeking prime tickets, Tim Harris 'a good person to know.' Yet another Hollywood publicist has called upon Tim Harris to get her client Lakers tickets -- preferably courtside -- for the next playoff game

Networks Anticipate the Fall Cautiously (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance) bi13060625 Aside from Fox, the changed pattern of how the networks presented plans for September left fundamental questions unanswered

Twin visions for telecom Digium, ADTRAN follow opposite tracks (The Huntsvill bi13060625 John Macario has become a regular visitor to what's becoming known as the Silicon Valley of the South

Eleanor M. Quam launched modeling careers (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) bi13060625 A "trailblazer" for women business, she started a Minneapolis modeling and talent agency 50 years ago

2008 CABLE SHOW: 2008 Vanguard Awards (MultiChannel News) bi13060625 The Vanguard Awards are the most prestigious awards presented by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. They honor leaders, programmers, policymakers, technologists and marketers for outstanding professional and personal commitment to colleagues and the cable industry as a whole

God and casting agents have eye on 5-year-old (Toronto Star) bi13060625 Theo and Dina Aben had heard enough stories and watched enough episodes of E! True Hollywood Story to be wary. Child stars never turn out normal, or happy, or clean

New Panel to Study WMD Programs (Fox News) bi13060625 A new panel, to be chaired by former Sen. Bob Graham, study WMD programs over the next six months

Education briefs (The Salisbury Post) bi13060625 Shuford awards Two Catawba College trustees and the school's retiring 20th president and first lady were honored May 14 as recipients of the prestigio ..

Usher "Here" new stories (Reuters via Yahoo! News) bi13060625 Outside the windows of a 36th-floor conference-room suite at New York's Mandarin Oriental Hotel, the morning gray and befit for April showers. Always the trendsetter, R&B star Usher has plucked from wardrobe a navy blue military-style button-up adorned gold clasps to complete jeans-and-sneaker ensemble

Scathing SEC Report on Credit Rating Agencies Could Spur - Insurance News bi13060625 ABC News Scathing SEC Report on Credit Rating Could Spur Insurance News Net (press release), PA - 2 hours ago In first examination of credit rating passage of the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006, Securities and Exchange Commission Probe uncovers agency analysts' scepticism over ratings quality Financial Times Rating the spotlight once more Computer Business Review SEC: Credit ratings failed to keep up Telegraph.co.uk The Hill - CFO.com Magazineall 289 news articles..

Philadelphia Insurance Companies Announces New Adoption Agencies - Market bi13060625 Philadelphia Insurance Companies Announces New Adoption MarketWatch - 2 hours ago is proud to introduce new Adoption product. Providing one of the broadest coverage forms the market, PHLY's new Adoption product Philadelphia Insurance Broad Form Has Adoption Covered Insurance Journal all 10 news articles..

Officials Rush to Reassure Markets About Loan Agencies - New York Times bi13060625 Officials Rush to Reassure Markets About Loan New York Times, United States - 1 hour ago By STEPHEN LABATON and CHARLES DUHIGG WASHINGTON ? Senior Washington officials struggled on Thursday to reassure the markets about the financial health of Treasurys flat as Fannie, Freddie concerns grow MarketWatch BOND REPORT: Treasurys Benefiting From Fannie, Freddie Woes CNNMoney.com US Mulls Future of Fannie, Freddie Wall Street Journal BusinessWeek - CNNMoney.comall 186 news articles..

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