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Author: Alan Spitzer
Publisher: New Year Publishing
Keywords: auto, theft, grand
Number of Pages: 246
Published: 2011-05
ISBN-10: 1935547313
ISBN-13: 9781935547310
When General Motors and Chrysler declared bankruptcy in 2009 and immediately targeted thousands of dealerships for closure, tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars were on the line. Staring down two of the largest manufacturers in the world - as well as President Obama's Automotive Task Force - a determined triumvirate of car dealers banded together and went to Washington, D.C. to make their voices heard. Alan and Alison Spitzer's fast-paced memoir takes readers behind the scenes as "citizen's lobbyists" traverse throughout all of the major corridors of power in the nation's capital
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Author: Michael Brostek
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: persons, enforcement, challenges, exist, attract, advantages, islands, business, tax, cayman
Number of Pages: 57
Published: 2009-01-01
ISBN-10: 1437908497
ISBN-13: 9781437908497
The Cayman Islands is a major offshore financial center and the registered home of thousands of corporations and financial entities. Financial activity in the Cayman islands is measured in the trillions of dollars annually. One Cayman building -- Ugland House -- has been the subject of public attention as the listed address of thousands of companies. This report discusses: (1) the nature and extent of U.S. persons¿ involvement with Ugland House registered entities and the nature of such business; (2) the reasons why U.S. persons conduct business in the Cayman Islands; (3) information availabl
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Author: Christoph Wilcke
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Keywords: indefinite, counseling, detention, flawed, trials, religious, response, rights, saudi, arabia, counterterrorism, human
Number of Pages: 30
Published: 2009
ISBN-10: 1564325261
ISBN-13: 9781564325266
This 27-page report documents Saudi Arabia's response to threats and acts of terrorism since 2003, including the indefinite detentions of thousands of people, some of them peaceful political dissidents. The domestic intelligence agency, the mabahith, which runs its own prisons, has prevented effective judicial oversight. Saudi Arabia should ensure the right to judicial review for anyone detained, and the right to a fair trial for anyone charged with a crime, the report says. The United States and United Kingdom closely cooperate with Saudi counterterrorism officials, publicly praising their re
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Author: Mitchell P Davis
Publisher: Broadcast Interview Source, Inc
Keywords: editon, spokespersons, authorities, experts, yearbook
Number of Pages: 494
Published: 2010-07-01
ISBN-10: 0934333734
ISBN-13: 9780934333733
Yearbook of Experts is America's favorite newsroom resource -- requests by tens of thousands of journalists.
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Author: Maxx Dilley
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: risk, analysis, global, hotspots, disaster, natural
Number of Pages: 149
Published: 2005
ISBN-10: 0821359304
ISBN-13: 9780821359303
Earthquakes, floods, drought, and other natural hazards cause tens of thousands of deaths, hundreds of thousands of injuries, and billions of dollars in economic losses each year around the world. Many billions of dollars in humanitarian assistance, emergency loans, and development aid are expended annually. Yet efforts to reduce the risks of natural hazards remain largely uncoordinated across different hazard types and do not necessarily focus on areas at highest risk of disaster.'Natural Disaster Hotspots' presents a global view of major natural disaster risk hotspots-areas at relatively hig
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