Posts Tagged ‘USD’

Disney to buy comic book powerhouse Marvel for $4B – Houston Chronicle

August 31st, 2009


Excerpt: LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing such characters as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and WALL-E. Under the deal, which was announced Monday and …
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Video: Why California really, really needs Race to the Top funds – Hotair.com

July 28th, 2009

  • Item : California may not get to participate in President Obama’s Race to the Top education grant system because the state bars school districts from using student testing data in teacher evaluations: The state isn’t likely to see any of the $4 …

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  • Marxist guerrillas and criminal gangs increasingly crossing into … – Vheadline

    July 28th, 2009

  • Global Post: With a law enforcement crackdown in Colombia, guerrillas are working across the border. Samuel Molina thought he’d struck a life-saving deal. After months of negotiations, the Venezuelan carpenter agreed to pay a $325,000 ransom for his …

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