Florida‘s governor wants the president of Florida AM University suspended amid multiple investigations spurred by a drum major’s death. Republican Rick Scott called the chairman of the FAMU board on Thursday and asked him to suspend James Ammons immediately. The board met last week and discussed suspending Ammons, but instead voted to publicly reprimand him. [...]
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December 16, 2011
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December 12, 2011
Google chairman says online piracy bill would ‘criminalize’ the Internet
December 12, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Google chairman says online piracy bill would ‘criminalize’ the Internet 12 Dec 2011 An online piracy bill in the House would “criminalize linking and the fundamental structure of the Internet itself,” according to Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. Schmidt said the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) would punish [...]
November 24, 2011
Murdoch quits Sun and Times board
23 November 2011 Last updated at 15:33 GMT James Murdoch will remain the head of News International James Murdoch has resigned as director of the companies that publish The Times, The Sunday Times, and the Sun. Records at Companies House show James Murdoch stepped down from the boards of News Group Newspapers Limited, publisher of [...]
November 18, 2011
Jeff Butler Resigns from CL&P
November 17, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Jeff Butler Resigns from CLP 17 Nov 2011 About three weeks after the October nor’easter than left more than 800,000 homes and businesses in the dark [*for days*], Jeffrey Butler, president and chief operating officer, of CLP has resigned, effective immediately. “We reluctantly accepted Jeff’s resignation,” Northeast Utilities’ Chairman, [...]
November 16, 2011
U.S. Troops to Stay in Iraq as Trainers, Top Officer Says
November 16, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis U.S. Troops to Stay in Iraq as Trainers, Top Officer Says 16 Nov 2011 Some United States forces will remain as military trainers on 10 bases in Iraq even after an end-of-year deadline for all American troops to be out of the country, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman [...]
November 16, 2011
Apple names Levinson as chairman
16 November 2011 Last updated at 00:23 GMT Mr Levinson has been on the Apple board since 2000 The world’s most valuable technology company, Apple, has named long-serving director Arthur Levinson as chairman of the board. The post had been vacant since Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died in early October. Mr Levinson is chairman of [...]
November 13, 2011
November 4, 2011
News Corp HR chief quits
News Corp’s top human resources executive has quit the media conglomerate as it deals with the effects of a phone-hacking scandal at its UK newspapers. Beryl Cook, who had been with News Corp for 22 years, had been a long-time colleague of James Murdoch, now under parliamentary investigation for his role in the hacking scandal [...]
November 1, 2011
Herman Cain: first appearances after sexual harassment allegations – live
9.00am: The Republican frontrunner, Herman Cain, is being challenged by allegations of “sexually suggestive behaviour” by former staff. Politico, the Washington DC political news site, reports that Cain was at the centre of complaints from at least two female employees during his time as head of the National Restaurants Association. In response, the Cain campaign [...]
November 1, 2011
$100 million payout for retiring CEO
October 31, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis $100 million payout for retiring CEO 31 Oct 2011 Nabors Industries CEO Eugene Isenberg is stepping down, and he’s taking $100 million with him. Isenberg will be replaced as CEO of the oil and gas drilling firm by Nabors President Anthony Petrello but will remain as the firm’s chairman [...]
October 25, 2011
James Murdoch’s future under threat
James Murdoch’s future at News Corporation looks increasingly precarious as shareholders delivered a damning verdict on his tenure amid widespread criticism of his handling of the hacking scandal. Following a contentious meeting in Los Angeles last week News Corporation shareholders lodged a massive protest vote against James and his brother Lachlan Murdoch. A majority of [...]
October 22, 2011
No excuse for hacking
22 October 2011 Last updated at 00:19 GMT Many shareholders are unhappy about Rupert Murdoch’s dual role of chief executive and chairman News Corp chief executive Rupert Murdoch has told shareholders that there was “simply no excuse” for the phone-hacking scandal. Speaking at the company’s AGM in Los Angeles, he said that News Corp “cannot [...]