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Leadership Fulbright Has Best Showing Ever in Chambers UK 2009 Chambers UK 2009 ranks Fulbright as a leading firm in five categories and lists six Fulbright lawyers as leading individuals. Lista Cannon, Chris Warren-Smith, David Howell, Jonathan Sutcliffe, Susan Farmer and Jeremy Sheldon each earned individual recognition. In listings that amount to Fulbright’s best ever Chambers UK showing, the directory acknowledges that “‘Great people and a great client base’ have CANNON allowed Fulbright & Jaworski to ‘make a big push’ in London”. In banking litigation, in which Lista Cannon and Chris Warren-Smith are recognized as leading figures, Chambers recognizes that “Growing steadily in W-SMITH London, this US firm has a refined knowledge of investment banking disputes. Over the past year the firm worked on subprime disputes and related issues involving the structure of investment vehicles. Clients praise the service: ‘You feel as FARMER though you are really working closely together’.” Lista Cannon, Partner-in-Charge of Fulbright’s London location, is also recom-
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Senate District 17 to elect a Leader on December 16th!
Branson to keynote SolidWorks World 2009
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ichard Branson is a billionaire adventurer, businessman, and innovator and is scheduled to headline the 11th annual user conference SolidWorks World 2009. Branson’s keynote will be part of the general session on Feb. 9, 2009, which begins at 8:30 a.m. EST at Walt Disney(R) World Swan & Dolphin Hotel. Branson is founder of the Virgin Group, consisting of more than 200 companies employing over 50,000
Golf pro Tiger Woods will no longer be spokesman for auto giant General Motors (GM), after his contract expires in 2009.
people in 30 countries and recording more than $20 billion in 2006 revenues. An entrepreneur since the age of 17, Branson has built a variety of brands into global successes. From record stores to airlines and mobile phone service providers, the Virgin brand epitomizes market leadership, elite customer service, and widespread customer loyalty. For more information visit www.solidworks.com or www.swandolphin.com. – PHOTO BY (BUSINESS WIRE).
The special runoff election to fill the vacancy in Senate District 17 is currently under way. Early voting has already started and Election Day is Dec. 16, 2008. Both Democrat Chris Bell and Republican Joan Huffman are vying for your support on Election Day! Please see their answers to three questions asked by our publisher, Aubrey R. Taylor. Please See Page - 3 The special election to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Sen. Kyle Janek was held during the November 4 general election; however no candidate received a majority of the votes, as mandated by state law. Therefore, the winner of this special election will serve out the remainder of Sen. Janek’s term, which expires in January 2011. So don’t forget to vote!
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GM ends Tiger Endorsement
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Wired PR News.com – As reported by the Associated Press (AP), as a means of cutting costs, General Motors will end their $7 million a year endorsement deal with the championship winning Woods. Larry Peck of GM was quoted in the AP report as stating “We’ve had such a great partnership with Tiger. It’s hard for us to walk away from that. But this frees up time for him. And it sure frees up a lot of money for us.” General Motors has seen a decline in sales of the Buicks in the US since 2000, but the company has seen 17 percent growth globally. The car is stated to continued on page, P.23 be a popular type in the Chinese auto mar-
Sarah Palin for President in 2012? Zogby Interactive: Palin Leads the Pack Of Possible 2012 GOP Candidates UTICA, New York – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is the slight favorite of Republican voters as the best candidate the party could run for President in 2012. When all voters are asked that questions, Palin falls into a three-way tie
with Mitt Romney and Bobby Jindal. Those are among the findings of a Zogby Interactive poll of 24,964 voters conducted from Nov. 7-18. The margin of error for the entire sample is +/-0.6%. Voters were offered the choices of Palin, former Massachusetts Gov. Romney, Louisiana Gov. Jindal, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. All but Palin and Jindal were candidates for the 2008 nomination. Voters also could
choose someone else. Palin’s strength is with all conservatives, conservative religious voters and gun owners. Among Republicans, she gets the support of 30% of BornAgain Christians, 32% of weekly churchgoers, 34% of National Rifle Association members, 28% of current gun owners and 29% of self-identified conservatives. More GOP support comes from 32% of blue collar workers, 30% who shop weekly at WalMart, 28% of NASCAR fans and 25% of both those with children under 17
and those with family members in the military. She scores lower among GOP voters ages 18-29, with 15%. Romney’s Republican support level is very consistent across demographic groups. Among his party members, Romney’s numbers fall off by a few points from his overall 18.1% with religious conservatives and gun owners. Surprisingly, Palin leads Romney among Republican investors, 24%-20%.
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