Michael Costa confirms sacking - Skynews.comNSW Treasurer Michael

Michael Costa confirms sacking - Skynews.com
NSW Treasurer Michael Costa has announced he has been sacked from the ministry. Mr Costa said he held talks over his future with Premier Morris Iemma on Thursday night. 'I was advised by the premier that he desired that I not be part of his ticket
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Investors should raise a glass to Whitbread s budget hotels - Times Online
A day after Punch Taverns surprise dividend cut destroyed investor sentiment on a swath of the leisure sector, Whitbread s second-quarter trading update did its level best to restore it. Shares in the owner of Premier Inn and costa rico Costa produced one
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Judge tosses Richmond-tribe deal on casino - San Francisco Gate
Thursday, September 4, 2008 Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Barbara Zuniga ruled Monday that the city's Municipal Service Agreement with the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians is illegal because the city did not prepare an environmental impact
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Belt-tightening consumers take to pub grub price war - Guardian Unlimited
A pub food price war has broken out among Britain's biggest budget pub restaurant operators as consumers are increasingly reining in their discretionary spending. Yesterday Whitbread, which operates the Beefeater and costa rico Brewers Fayre chains, showed a
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