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Chicken Case Dismissed
Judge Sessions dismissed the case of three prisoners who sued ConAgra based on allegedly improperly processed chicken. He did not reject the notion that they may have obtained something other than chicken ("Butts may have eaten something other than chicken...

Rubber Chicken: Company Accused of Putting Rubber Pieces in the Chicken Kiev
We have all complained about rubber chicken dinners. However, it was merely a metaphor until this week when Portland-based Barber Foods Co. was forced to recall chicken meals after pieces of rubber were found into the Stuffed Chicken Kiev....

Michael Copps Appointed Acting Head of FCC
Here's Acting FCC Chair Michael Copps' statement regarding his appointment. I am honored to be designated today as Acting Chairman of the FCC. I thank President Obama for his confidence in me and for this opportunity to serve...

ContractsProf Isn't Chicken
One of the seller's witnesses in Frigaliment Importing Co. v. BNS Int'l Sales Corp., 190 F. Supp 116 (1960), testified that "'Chicken is everything except a goose, a duck, and a turkey...

New acting head of ATFE
Kenneth Melson, who has been head of the Exec Office of US Attorneys, has been named acting director of BATFE. He comes from outside the agency, having been a Justice Dept attorney since 1983...

Freddie Seeks Treasury Aid, Fannie Cuts Jobs; Ginnie Bucks Trend
Government-sponsored entity Freddie Mac (FRE: 0.6402 -5.85%) on Friday filed a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission acknowledging the Federal Housing Finance Agency, acting as Freddie’s conservator, will soon request an additional $30 to $35 billion from the Treasury Department under the $100 billion senior preferred stock purchase agreement, through which the Treasury is [...