International Business News - Fight http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Pakistani tribesmen are raising armies to battle al-Qaida and Taliban militants close to the Afghan border--a movement encouraged by the military and hailed as a sign its offensive there is succeeding. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/pakistani-tribesmen-rise-up-against-militants.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:41:40 EDT They are largely invisible, sometimes as simple as a small, plastic marker affixed to a utility pole. There's one around the White House and one in Manhattan that sprawls from the East River to the Hudson. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/battle-of-religious-symbol-roils-hamptons-village.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:10:45 EDT The owner of an Indiana casino near the Ohio border is joining the fight against a ballot issue that would ask voters to allow a $600 million casino resort in southwest Ohio. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/ohio-casino-battle-heating-up-with-tv-radio-ads.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:50:46 EDT Two of the Arab world's most prominent Muslim theologians have waded into a bitter exchange of barbs, engaging in a debate that is a small-scale rendition of the worsening animosity between the Sunni and Shiite branches of Islam. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/clerics-debate-underlines-sunni-shiite-divide.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:42:54 EDT Defense Secretary Robert Gates offered some advice Tuesday on how the next administration should settle the bitter bidding war for the $35 billion tanker contract: Set basic requirements, then choose the cheapest. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/gates-pick-cheapest-tanker-bid-that-meets-regs.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:17:34 EDT Defense Secretary Robert Gates offered some advice Tuesday on how the next administration should settle the bitter bidding war for the $35 billion tanker contract: Set basic requirements, then choose the cheapest. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/gates-pick-cheapest-tanker-bid-that-meets-regs.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:10:56 EDT Defense Secretary Robert Gates offered some advice Tuesday on how the next administration should settle the bitter bidding war for the $35 billion tanker contract: Set basic requirements, then choose the cheapest. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/gates-pick-cheapest-tanker-bid-that-meets-regs.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:53:32 EDT A 29-year-old MBA student is countersuing the Chicago Olympic committee for rights to Chicago2016.com. Northwestern University student Stephen Frayne Jr. bought the Chicago2016.com site from a Japanese company in 2004. Chicago kicked off its bid to host the 2016 Olympics two years later. The city's Olympic committee has trademarked "Chicago 2016," and uses Chicago2016.org as its official web site. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/student-city-fight-for-olympic-web-site.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:18:17 EDT A woman kept alive by a feeding tube since a stroke has died, effectively ending a legal battle between her husband and mother in a case similar to Terry Schiavo, whose fate became the subject of national political debate in 2005. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/woman-on-feeding-tube-dies-schiavo-like-case-moot.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:45:54 EDT Attorneys for New Castle County asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn a lower court ruling that resulted in a $7.5 million judgment for developers who built a hotel larger than they had proposed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/del-high-court-hears-arguments-in-hotel-dispute.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:07:51 EDT Acting Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said Monday the latest failed attempt to award a $35 billion aerial refueling plane contract was "a missed opportunity" that leaves the military with an unclear path on how to replace its aging fleet of tankers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/donley-tanker-contract-a-missed-opportunity.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:15:53 EDT Seven months ago, Rudy Crew's peers named him the nation's top school superintendent, bolstering a long-standing reputation as an education innovator. Student achievement in Miami-Dade County's schools has improved during his four-year tenure and the district is consistently a finalist for the prestigious Broad Prize for Urban Education. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/miami-ousts-nationally-recognized-school-leader.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:49:25 EDT The Pentagon labeled its decision this week to hold off awarding a $35 billion Air Force refueling plane contract as a "cooling off" period in the bitter rivalry between defense contractors Northrop Grumman Corp. and Boeing Co. But with the lucrative deal still at stake, the dispute isn't likely to lose much heat. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/127515-tanker-fight.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/pentagon-delays-35b-air-force-tanker-decision.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/pentagon-delays-35b-air-force-tanker-decision.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:13:06 EDT Alabama officials accused the Pentagon on Wednesday of caving to political and industry pressure by again postponing an Air Force tanker contract that could bring a giant assembly plant to the state. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/alabama-leaders-say-politics-driving-tanker-delays.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:27:43 EDT MORE DELAYS: The Defense Department said Wednesday it will push back a decision on awarding a $35 billion contract for aerial refueling tankers until the next administration, the latest in a string of delays that have stretched the competition over seven years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/summary-box-pentagon-pushes-back-tanker-decision.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:08:57 EDT For the last seven years, the Air Force's attempts to obtain new planes that can refuel others in mid-flight has been bogged down by scandal and politics as the service continues to fly Eisenhower-era aircraft. Since late 2004, the program has been on hold after Boeing Co. lost the contract amid an ethics probe that resulted in prison terms for senior company officials and a former high-ranking Air Force official. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/timeline-of-35b-air-force-tanker-contract.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:51:58 EDT The decision to delay the disputed competition on the tanker contract until the next administration was welcomed by striking Boeing Co. machinists in Wichita. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/kansas-striking-boeing-workers-cheer-tanker-delay.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:10:53 EDT The chief executive of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. expressed disappointment Wednesday that the Pentagon is pushing back its decision on a $35 billion U.S. Air Force tanker contract. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/eads-disappointed-on-delayed-tanker-decision.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:12:42 EDT The Defense Department has again delayed plans to award a $35 billion contract for Air Force refueling planes, handing a victory to defense contractor Boeing Co. and leaving the politically charged decision for the next president. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/127104-tanker-fight.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/pentagon-delays-35b-air-force-tanker-decision.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/pentagon-delays-35b-air-force-tanker-decision.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:48:25 EDT Most of former professional wrestler Ric Flair's fights were scripted. But Chapel Hill, N.C., police didn't find anything fake about the blood and bruises on the Nature Boy after a fight with his daughter's 22-year-old boyfriend. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/126728-people-ric-flair.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/police-ric-flair-roughed-up-outside-ring.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/police-ric-flair-roughed-up-outside-ring.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:11:33 EDT