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PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: No Special Treatment

This week, another category bit the dust, after a decade-long run. The '00s will perhaps be remembered in the Tony history books as the time of the Special Theatrical Event. The category was created during the 2000-01 season. The 2000 nominating process inspired many arguments within the
06 23 2009 2:19AM (...more)

Report Says Rep. Shuler Contributed to 'Appearance' of Special Treatment

The inspector general of the Tennessee Valley Authority has forwarded to the House ethics committee a report saying that Rep. Heath Shuler contributed to the
06 15 2009 3:24PM (...more)

Congress Does Not Deserve Any Special Treatment

As families across the United States struggle with a troubled economy, they are being forced to make sacrifices and rein in their budgets.  Now, more than ever, folks are more mindful of spending their money wisely
04 16 2009 8:45PM (...more)

Affirmative Action Important to 54% of Voters; 58% Reject Programs that Give Special Treatment

John McCain's rejection of affirmative action as presently constituted drew stony silence from a black audience on Friday, but even Barack Obama has problems with the government's use of a quota system to advance women and minorities. Both men are careful, too, to suggest that something needs to take its place.
08 5 2008 1:42AM (...more)

The Press Talks About an Obama Bias, All While Giving McCain Special Treatment

I am so sick of hearing about how the media are biased toward Barack Obama. It's bad enough that John McCain's campaign is making this completely bogus claim, but now the mainstream media are reporting it as if the slant towards Obama is a given. (Today, a Yahoo! news headline blared, " McCain vs. Obama: Is the media playing fair with coverage? .")
07 22 2008 6:13PM (...more)

Countrywide gave special treatment to US lawmakers: reports

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Countrywide Financial, the largest mortgage lender at the center of the US housing crisis, regularly gave loans on favorable terms to prominent lawmakers and former cabinet members, according to US media.
06 16 2008 8:35PM (...more)

Anthony apologizes; police deny special treatment in arrest

DENVER - Nuggets All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony said Tuesday he was "truly sorry" for his arrest on DUI charges, and police denied giving him special treatment, even though one officer gave him a lift after his arrest and another drove his car to a city lot.
04 16 2008 10:33AM (...more)

SEC's Cox Says State-Run Funds Will Get No Special Treatment

Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Securities and ExchangeCommission Chairman Christopher Cox said the agency will closelymonitor state-run investment funds because of insufficientdisclosure about why they are buying stocks and other assets.
12 11 2007 11:08PM (...more)

EU industries merit CO2 'special treatment': official

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Europe 's energy-guzzling core industries deserve special treatment over their carbon dioxide emissions to protect their competitiveness, EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen said Friday.
12 1 2007 11:34AM (...more)

Lane Garrison Sued Over Fatal DUI Crash

Los Angeles (E! Online) – One way or another, Lane Garrison is going to be paying for his mistakes for a long time.  The parents of a 17-year-old boy who was killed in the actor's 2006 DUI crash has sued Garrison
12 11 2008 6:57PM (...more)