Sears launches online apparel and furnishings venture
Sears, Roe Buck and Co introduces Sears.com with Lands End expertise and virtual tools. The site offers apparel and home furnishings with features like virtual measurements, color switching, and a virtual decorator for bedrooms and kitchens to launch Monday.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
Lands’ End Inc
Lands’ End
Sears
Bill Bass
Sears.com
Landsend.com
Lands’End
Home Depot Inc
Starwats
Carrie Johnson
Forrester Research
Bass
US Airways files for bankruptcy again
US Airways Group Inc the seventh largest airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Alexandria Virginia the second time in two years. the carrier seeks to restructure into a low cost operation while preserving its frequent flyer program amid failed cost cut talks with pilots and unions. the filing lists 8.8 billion dollars in assets and 8.7 billion in liabilities and follows a year of government loans and stalled concession talks.
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US Airways Group Inc
Ceed
Bruce Lakefield
US Airways
U.S
Alexandria
Ing
U.S. Bankruptcy
US Airways First
Washington
Reagan National
JetBlue
America West
Barbie factory legacy lives in Taishan Doll Museum
In Taishan Taiwan a Barbie factory opened in 1967 and closed in 1987. The town preserves the era at a fourth floor Doll Museum highlighting workers lives and in factory lore. Barbie dolls and workers’ stories reflect local identity and labor history.
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Taishan
Taiwan
Barbie
U.S
Mattel Inc
Asia
Mattel
China
Indonesia
Taishan Township
Hua-hsia Plastic and
Wang Kwei-lan
Chou
Barbie Assembly Line
Chou Su-chin
Bumper compatibility drives high repair costs in crashes
Insurance Institute tests show Ford lowest repair costs in 10 mph crashes between Taurus and Explorer while Volvo and DaimlerChrysler vehicles incur the highest. SUVs often lack standardized bumpers, leading to severe damage even at low speed. Automakers promise improvements by 2009.
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Washington
Ford Motor Co
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Volvo
DaimlerChrysler AG
Ford
Chevrolet
DaimlerChrysler
Nissan
Adrian Lund
Vos
Lund
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Jason Shifflets
Associated Press
Lobbyists press on in fight over overtime rules
Washington lawmakers face renewed pressure from business and labor groups as they push to block the Bush administration overtime eligibility rules. The House voted 223 to 193 to curb Labor Department enforcement, shifting the battle to the Senate and continuing lobbying by the National Restaurant Association and National Retail Federation.
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Washington
House
Democrats
Labor Department
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Lee Culpepper
National Restaurant Association
Congress
Steven J. Pfister
National Retail Federation
Retailers’ Organization
Suit claims in-car sobriety devices actually hazardous
NORRISTOWN Pa A lawsuit by two time drunken driving convict Jason Reali says ignition interlock devices meant to stop drunk driving can be a safety hazard He says a test while driving caused him to pass out and crash into a tree He names the state and the device maker as defendants Other drivers have filed similar suits In Florida a 79 year old woman seeks relief from required interlocks arguing disability act issues The Center for Auto Safety questions in car tests and DOT will adjust breath volume rules for those with reduced lung power
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Jason Reali
Pennsylvania
Reali
Interlock
Florida
Center For Auto Safety
Washington
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
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