washingtonpost.com - ColoradoColoradoEducation Statistics Difficult to Interpret- May 8, 2005 In the past year, many newspapers published a disheartening set of graduation rate estimates compiled by the Denver-based National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, a nonprofit group that does policy work in higher education.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26231-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... MCI Again Rejects Qwest Merger Offer- May 8, 2005 MCI Inc.'s board of directors late Tuesday rejected Qwest Communications International Inc.'s $8.9 billion offer, spurning the company's bid for a third time in favor of Verizon Communications Inc.-The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28449-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... Adelphia, U.S. Settle For $715 Million- May 8, 2005 Adelphia Communications Corp., the nation's fifth-largest cable television company, yesterday agreed to pay $715 million to settle federal investigations stemming from rampant earnings manipulation and self-dealing by its corporate founders.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16419-2005Apr26.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Examiner Publisher Steps Down- May 8, 2005 The Washington Examiner said yesterday that publisher and president James McDonald has stepped down and is being replaced by Herbert W. Moloney III, a veteran advertising executive of two metropolitan daily newspapers.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26672-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... GOP Volunteer Probed on Role at President's Speech- May 8, 2005 The U.S. Secret Service is investigating whether a Republican volunteer committed the crime of impersonating a federal agent while forcibly removing three people from one of President Bush's public Social Security events, according to people familiar with the probe.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10420-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Truckin' On- May 8, 2005 We're halfway through the famed "60 Stops in 60 Days" tour to tout the Bush administration's ideas on Social Security, and administration officials already have logged more than 100 events in 32 states.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23747-2005Apr3.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... Qwest Raises Its Bid for MCI A Third Time- May 8, 2005 Qwest Communications International Inc. yesterday increased its bid for MCI Inc. by more than $800 million, trying for the fourth time to woo the Ashburn company to abandon its plans to merge with Verizon Communications Inc.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8104-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/states/c... MCI Accepts Sweetened Verizon Bid Over Qwest- May 8, 2005 MCI and Verizon reaffirmed their intention to merge Tuesday as executives from Qwest contemplated whether to pursue a potentially hostile takeover or walk away from the protracted negotiations.-The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11437-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Rep. Tancredo Suggests DeLay Resign- May 8, 2005 Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) said yesterday that it "may be a productive move" for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) to step aside while charges against him are investigated, but added that he believes the accusations are "trumped-up charges" by Democrats.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57531-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Verizon Sits but Still Could Buy MCI- May 8, 2005 Verizon Communications Inc. yesterday let a deadline pass to increase its bid for MCI Inc., although the New York-based telecommunications giant has other means of raising its offer if it wants to try to block rival Qwest Communications International Inc. from winning the bidding war.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27071-2005Apr30.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... |