WHAT IS A PROXY BATTLE? Shareholders hoping to force corporate change will occasionally undertake a proxy battle, in which they seek support from other shareholders for their preferred candidates for the board of directors or for corporate policies.
Technology analyst Larry Magid is happy to be a member of a recently formed Internet Safety Technical Task Force, but it has caused him to feel a bit of a disconnect.
It's a bird . . . it's a plane . . . it's a Swiss guy with a retractable wing and four jet engines strapped to his back. Yves "Fusion Man" Rossy, a former Swiss air force fighter pilot, jumped out of a plane yesterday wearing the contraption he'd
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- "The thing about drag racing," Ashley Force said after an historic victory in the April 27 Summit Southern Nationals at Atlanta, Ga., one that made her the first female winner in NHRA Funny Car history, "is that you can go from hero to zero very quickly."
Air Force Airman 1st Class Julio A. Reategui Jr. has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He is the son of Julio Reategui Sr., of Pine.
The British government is renewing recognition of a cease-fire being observed by a major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland, the Ulster Volunteer Force.
Swissvale Police Chief Henry James Ohrman has stepped down after 33 years on the force. Mr. Ohrman began his career as a patrolman in 1975, then served as a lieutenant and acting chief.
SOUTHERN African Development Community (SADC) chairman, Levy Mwanawasa has said the regional grouping will not use force to solve the problems being faced by Zimbabwe.
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Now that he's driven in his 500th NHRA race, won his 1,000th round, made his 201st final round appearance and celebrated his 59th birthday, all within the last three weeks, John Force acknowledged Wednesday that he may be ready to take the final step in his recovery from career-threatening injuries suffered last fall in a 320 mile-an-hour crash.
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