Four firefighters die as Washington wildfire explodes
In North Cascades a small blaze grew to 2500 acres amid heat and gusty winds, killing four firefighters and injuring four others. About 600 more crews arrived as the blaze intensified near Twisp, with one severely burned rescues and a national investigative team heading to the scene.
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Wisp
Wash
North Cascades
U.S. Forest Service
Debbie Kelly
Wood Springs
Colo
Kelly
Washington
Seattle
Twisp
Cascade Range
Blue Cross to pay doctor bonuses tied to patient happiness
Blue Cross of California will pay doctors bonuses up to 10 percent based on patient satisfaction rather than cost containment. With 2.2 million members and about 20 000 physicians, the move aims to improve service while not increasing costs. Critics warn such incentives may be cosmetic amid national debate on patient rights.
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Los Angeles
Blue Cross of
California
Blue Cross
Michael Chee
HMO
Hmos
Oliver Goldsmith
Southern California Permanente Group
Richter
Jamie Court
The
Foundation For Taxpayer and Consumer Rights
Compaq to lay off 4000 workers in latest cutbacks
Compaq Computer Corp plans to lay off 4000 employees as part of renewed restructuring, bringing total cuts this year to 8500 jobs or about 12 percent of staff. Second quarter revenue was forecast to drop 17 percent to 8.4 billion, amid weak economy and price wars in Europe. Analyst Daniel Niles warned broader economic recovery doubts grow.
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Iloquston
Compaq Computer Corp
Compaq
Jeff Clarke
New York Stock Exchange
Europe
Lehman Brothers
Daniel Niles
Advanced Micro Devices Inc
EMC
AMD
Niles
Wisconsin to halt certain telemarketing calls grows illusion
Wisconsin residents flooded a consumer hot line seeking to join a non existent telemarketing ban list. lawmaker backed budget proposal would create the list but requires legislative and governor approval. callers hoped to opt out and receive a biannual list distributed to firms and campaigns.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Assembly
Senate
Scott McCallum
Bill Oemichen
Division of Trade and Consumer Protection
Kenneth Piotrowski
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