Posts Tagged ‘press-release’

Twitter’s latest investor: The ‘Arabian Warren Buffett’

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Twitter got a big check from investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a member of the Saudi royal family who’s been nicknamed the “Arab Warren Buffett.” According to a Monday press release from Alwaleed’s investment company, Kingdom Holdings, the prince invested $300 million in Twitter saying that it represents a “strategic stake” in the micro-blogging company. Read full article > >

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AP Falls for Hoax About GE Taxes

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

The Yes Men-the satirical duo that has pranked major corporations including BP, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Dow Chemical-can add two new scalps to its count: GE and the AP. Wednesday morning, they issued a press release purporting to be from GE,…

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Dennis Kucinich: Fake Taliban Leader, Fake Elections, Fake Deadline, Real Trouble

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

Editor’s Note: This is taken from a press release from Congressman Dennis Kucinich, a leading voice for peace in congress. -mr/to Afghanistan War, Nightmare without End for Troops, Innocent Civilians and US Taxpayers Washington D.C. (November 23, 2010) – Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich, a leading proponent of peace, today renewed his call to end the Afghan war after it was revealed that a self-proclaimed senior Taliban negotiator working with read more

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Ex-flight attendant’s home burglarized

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

While he was in court Tuesday on charges stemming from deployment of an emergency chute at John F. Kennedy airport, former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater’s apartment was burglarized, according to a press release from the Queens County District Attorney.

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