Ex-manager on trial in Siemens scandal A former Siemens AG manager on trial over alleged corruption and bribery testified Monday that "commissions" were paid to secure orders. Reinhard Siekaczek, a former manager at the ICN fixed-line telephone network division, is the first to go on trial over the company's corruption scandal that came to light last year. 26 May 2008
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Alternative fuels a focus at air show With oil prices on a record flight path, the global aerospace industry will be focusing on improved efficiency and developments in alternative fuels at the International Berlin Air Show this week. 26 May 2008
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NASA spacecraft successfully lands on Mars A NASA spacecraft plunged into the atmosphere of Mars and successfully landed in the Red Planet's northern polar region on Sunday, where it will begin 90 days of digging in the permafrost to look for evidence of the building blocks of life. 25 May 2008
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'Indiana Jones' unearths $126M in box office gold Indiana Jones unearthed box office gold at domestic theaters with a performance that puts it on track to become the second biggest Memorial Day movie opening ever, according to studio estimates Sunday. 25 May 2008
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Rising costs lead farmers to go high tech When Martin Barbre got his first look three years ago at a system that would drive his tractor for him, he didn't buy the device--or the premise that it would cut costs on his farm. 25 May 2008
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Do defense contractors protest too much? Quit complaining. That's the message from the Pentagon and Congress to defense companies that cry foul when they don't win contracts. Resolving the protests costs the government time and money. That means it can take longer to build needed combat gear or buy critical supplies, making U.S. troops and American taxpayers the real losers. 24 May 2008
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Canadian Pacific to offer $375M notes Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., a Canadian freight railroad operator, on Friday said its subsidiary Canadian Pacific Railway Co. will issue $375 million Canadian ($381 million) in notes. 23 May 2008
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Raytheon wins $29.7M Navy targeting system award Raytheon Co. was awarded a $29.7 million contract boost to provide targeting systems for the Navy's MH-60 Seahawk helicopters, the Defense Department said late Friday. 23 May 2008
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Raytheon wins $51.6M Navy targeting systems deal Raytheon Co. was awarded a $51.6 million Navy contract boost to provide 18 targeting systems for the government of Australia and one for the government of Switzerland, the Defense Department said late Friday. 23 May 2008
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Do defense contractors protest too much? Quit complaining. That's the message from the Pentagon and Congress to defense companies that cry foul when they don't win contracts. 23 May 2008
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