Remarks at the White House Strategy Session on Improving Hispanic Student...

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents;  June 19, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Unfortunately, that progress is threatened by the education bill that the House Committee passed yesterday, or that the House passed yesterday. I think it demands too little accountability, and I know it puts in too few resources. It...

Draft EU law passed on compulsory compensation for delayed airline...

Airline Industry Information;  October 25, 2002 ;     133 words ......calling for airlines to pay compulsory compensation of up to EUR375 to delayed or stranded passengers, under a new draft law passed yesterday (24 October). MEPs have called for compulsory compensation of EUR125 for problems on shorthaul flights and EUR375 for disrupted...

TURKEY: PARLIAMENT PASSES SOCIAL SECURITY BILL ARTICLES AS IT PUSHES...

IPR Strategic Business Information Database;  April 20, 2006 ;     92 words ......package. The bill, which has 122 articles in total, is being considered in Parliament in six parts. Under the articles passed yesterday, paying premiums for 9,000 days would be required for retirement. In related news, the social security reforms aiming to...

Pledge to hunt down Pompey hooligans.

The News (Portsmouth, England);  May 31, 2006 ;     202 words ......over their passports ahead of the World Cup. The deadline for football fans with banning orders to hand in the documents passed yesterday. But 14 Pompey fans who were convicted of football offences are yet to hand over their passports, or sign a declaration...

Fitch Comments on VA Energy Bill's Effect on Virginia Electric and Power.

Business Wire;  April 20, 2006 ;     326 words ...NEW YORK -- Fitch does not expect the fuel-recovery related legislation (SB 262) passed yesterday by Virginia's General Assembly and supported by Governor Kaine to have an effect on the ratings of Virginia Electric and Power...

Letter to members of the Senate on crime legislation. (letter from Pres....

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents;  August 29, 1994 ;     502 words ......difference in every town, every city, and every state in our country. The Crime Bill produced by House and Senate conferees and passed yesterday by Democrats and Republicans in the House achieves all the same objectives as the bipartisan Crime Bill which the Senate...

Bonus: The Exercise Of Employer's Discretion.

Mondaq Business Briefing;  March 3, 2005 ;     700+ words ...The decision of the Court of Appeal in Horkulak v Cantor Fitzgerald highlights clearly the importance of carefully drafting bonus clauses and that an employer's discretion may not be as wide as they would hope. HIGH COURT DECISION Mr Horkulak, a former senior...

Horton's pay puts him in big league UO recruiting class tabbed...

The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  October 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ......be paid if Horton isn't coaching is presumably related to the fact that Horton could increase his salary through several bonus clauses, including results on the field, individual awards for the coach or any of his players, academic performance and 10 percent...

Wheeler making it hard on Bruins; Rookie has blend of size, speed.(SPORTS)

Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  October 7, 2008 ;     558 words ......slack-jawed over his preseason showing, may start this season in the AHL. His $2.8 million salary cap number, fattened by bonus clauses in his contract, may force Boston to send him to Providence when the final roster cuts are made, probably sometime today...

Manny still being Manny.(SPORTS)

Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  September 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ......add more scoring punch now or before the trade deadline in February. Rask carries a hefty $2.2 million cap hit because of bonus clauses in his contract, but that's only half of Manny's load. The B's would have to be sure Rask's slender body could stand the...

October was beginning of end for the Cougars.(Sports)

The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  November 2, 2004 ;     700+ words ......000 to the contract of Jeff Tedford and make this season worth $1.2 million for the Cal coach. And that's before some other bonus clauses kick in. Also due for a bonus, and whether he wins another game or not, is Arizona coach Mike Stoops. He earns an extra...

Indiana Rewards Lynch With 4-Year Deal

AP Online;  November 26, 2007 ;     697 words ......and about $350,000 more for his television appearances, camps and speaking engagements. The contract also includes standard bonus clauses for postseason appearances and about $50,000 in deferred payments. Lynch is the fourth Hoosiers coach this decade, following...

10 Best Bets For Top Comebacks in 2001.(baseball players)

Baseball Digest;  April 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......to recognize this hard fact by abandoning stagnant tradition and devising an honor with a negative slant. With performance bonus clauses in so many contracts, there's overwhelming need for at least one more award. As for candidates, there's always an ample supply...

The importance of of being Ernie.(Sports)(Oregon coach Ernie Kent...

The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  February 27, 2005 ;     700+ words ......almost $700,000 during the most recent fiscal year, based on figures provided by the university, including deferred income and bonus clauses that include a percentage of ticket sales along with outside income, primarily from the Oregon Sports Network and Nike. In...

Farm Bill Will Help the U.S. Move to Advanced, Low-Carbon Biofuels.

Business Wire;  May 15, 2008 ;     665 words ...WASHINGTON -- The Farm Bill passed yesterday by the U.S. House and today by the U.S. Senate will encourage biofuel producers to move more rapidly to commercialize advanced...