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Harry Reid, the US Democratic Senate leader, announces that the impending Senate bill will give states the ability to opt out of the federal public option if they did not agree with it

European and U.S. markets dropped Monday as a rising dollar reversed gains in oil company stocks, and financials slipped after Dutch banking and insurance giant ING announced plans to split in two.Aft...

Chief constables will be forced to justify the legality of recording thousands of law-abiding protesters on secret nationwide databases, the government's privacy watchdog announced today.Christopher Graham, the information commissioner, said he had 'genuine concerns about the ever increasing amount' of personal data held by police.Graham's move came after the Guardian revealed how police have developed a covert apparatus to monitor people they consider are, or could be, 'domestic extremists', a term which has no legal basis.Photographs and personal details of thousands of activists who attend demonstrations, rallies and political meetings are being stored on the databases. Surveillance officers are given so-called 'spotter cards' to identify individuals who may 'instigate offences or disorder' at demonstrations.Alan Johnson, the home secretary, was today forced to defend the police for labelling protesters 'domestic extremists'. He said: 'I haven't issued any guidance [to police] on th

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ('AUO' or the 'Company') (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced that its new cutting-edge innovative display technologies, including 3D, in-cell touch function, and e-paper, will be exhibited at FPD International 2009, held in Yokohama Japan, from Oct. 28-30. The exhibition highlights include the world's largest* 20-inch e-paper module, AUO's first 6-inch flexible e-paper, 65' 4K2K 2D/3D Mixed Mode Display, 58' HD Ultra Wide 2.35:1 Display, AMVA5 16,000:1 High Static Contrast Ratio and 65' QFHD Ultra Thin 7.9 mm LED panel with High Dynamic Contrast. AUO President & CEO, Dr. L.J. Chen will deliver the keynote speech titled 'Green SELECT: The Way Toward a Low Carbon Society' at the FPD International 2009 FPD Summit on the afternoon of Oct. 28th.

Chief constables will be forced to justify the legality of recording thousands of law-abiding protesters on secret nationwide databases, the government's privacy watchdog announced today.Christopher Graham, the information commissioner, said he had 'genuine concerns about the ever increasing amount' of personal data held by police.Graham's move came after the Guardian revealed how police have developed a covert apparatus to monitor people they consider are, or could be, 'domestic extremists', a term which has no legal basis.Photographs and personal details of thousands of activists who attend demonstrations, rallies and political meetings are being stored on the databases. Surveillance officers are given so-called 'spotter cards' to identify individuals who may 'instigate offences or disorder' at demonstrations.Alan Johnson, the home secretary, was today forced to defend the police for labelling protesters 'domestic extremists'. He said: 'I haven't issued any guidance [to police] on th

CLEVELAND----Ferro Corporation announced today that net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2009 were $442 million, a decline of 25 percent from the third quarter of 2008.

BAR HARBOR, Maine----Bar Harbor Bankshares the parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust , today announced net income of $3.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, compared with $2.3 million for the third quarter of 2008, representing an increase of $772 thousand, or 33.1%.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile Messenger, the leading Mobile Solutions Provider, announced today the appointment of Edward McCormick as senior vice president (SVP), Human Resources and Is...

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Radio Centro, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: RC, BMV: RCENTRO-A) (the 'Company'), one of Mexico's leading radio broadcasting companies, announced today its results of operations for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. All figures were prepared in accordance with the Mexican Financial Reporting Standards ('MFRS') issued by the Mexican Board for Research and Development of Financial Information Standards.

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Elektra, S.A. de C.V. (BMV: ELEKTRA; Latibex: XEKT), Latin america's leading financial services company and specialty retailer, reported today its financial results for the third quarter of 2009.