Maker of Thomas the Tank Engine Toys to Be Acquired
Date: 12 March 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Tomy Company, the Japanese maker of Transformers and Pokémon toys, agreed to buy the RC2 Corporation for $640 million to add Thomas the Tank Engine products in North America.
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The Pulse: Solis Changes a Position and Adds Crucial Support
Date: 13 March 2011
By Hunter Clauss
Hunter Clauss
Alderman Daniel Solis has changed his position on the power plant ordinance, and the city may have saved more than $1 million in fuel costs by forward-contracting gas purchases.
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It’s Breakfast Time, and Education Will Pay
Date: 13 March 2011
By James Warren
James Warren
The Chicago school day was already the shortest in the nation’s 50 largest school districts, but it is now getting even shorter.
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Jonathan Toews, a Team Captain to Inspire His Elders
Date: 13 March 2011
By Dan McGrath
Dan McGrath
As the team captain of the Blackhawks, Jonathan Toews is exactly the kind of leader a hockey team can look up to, and he hasn’t even turned 23.
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On Earthquakes, Warming and Risk (Mis)Perception
Date: 12 March 2011
By Andrew C. Revkin
Andrew Revkin
A discussion of problems communicating risks attending earthquakes and global warming.
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No Way to Run a Democracy
Date: 12 March 2011
With its arrests of journalists, the Turkish government betrays the country’s democratic ideals.
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Gloves Off in German Media Scramble
Date: 13 March 2011
By Eric Pfanner
Eric Pfanner
Der Spiegel, the country's largest magazine, published a cover story branding Bild, the biggest newspaper, as "arsonists," laying bare life in a world where the print media are losing their primacy.
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Clashes Erupt as Protests Continue in Yemen’s Capital
Date: 13 March 2011
By Laura Kasinof
Laura Kasinof
In Sana, the Yemeni capital, government supporters attacked demonstrators at a continuing three-week protest with rocks, daggers and automatic weapons, witnesses said.
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The Pulse: As the Price of Gasoline Rises, the City Fleet Is Saving Money
Date: 13 March 2011
By Idalmy Carrera
Idalmy Carrera
Chicago’s Department of Fleet Management is benefiting from forward contracts that locked in some of the city’s unleaded and diesel purchases before prices spiked.
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Records Reveal Holes in Campaign-Finance Law
Date: 13 March 2011
By Dan Mihalopoulos
Dan Mihalopoulos
A review of campaign-finance reports in the Chicago mayoral election found that loopholes in the new regulations on political spending emerged almost immediately.
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All in the Family
Date: 13 March 2011
Gery Chico’s mayoral bid got $30,000 on Feb. 3 through contributions from six companies owned by the Puig family.
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