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isnt moving factories running parts produce rotting retailers freaked christmas every passing day monday bush stepped appointed threemember panel see badly shutdown hosing economy hope isnt difficult question panels given one day report back bush gets report tuesday next step might court order reopen ports 1947 tafthartley act would send employees back work 80 days federal mediators duke disputed contract retailers lower xanax dosages invoking tafthartley requires threat national health safety economy labor secretary elaine chao covered base statement monday saying work stoppage threatens flow supplies military knew iraq would somewhere union officials quickly responded members unloading military cargo throughout 10day shutdown said la times anonymous bush administration official said portion defense department needs made ashore politically tricky one using tafthartley would annoy labor right congressional elections hand voter discontent bushs handling increasingly fragile economic recovery begun showing polls concerns may outweighed political danger republican administration said san francisco chronicle also bush stepped day poll reported twothirds americans wanted focus economy though administration promised unbiased examination lockout bush appeared made mind hurting national security economy andmerited federal intervention said ap tafthartley exactly famous solving labor disputes often 80day coolingoff period ends workers simply walk get locked case one gets sense however fixing dockworkers contract isnt point particular 80 days 78 days christmas race jen muehlbauer president acts halt port lockout 80 days seattle times httptinyurlcom1usn bush expected act ports crisis httpwwwaccessatlantacomajcbusiness100208portshtml president moves toward forcing reopening west coast ports httpwwwlatimescombusinesslafiports8oct0800143901021983story bush takes step toward halting lockout west coast port talks break ap httptinyurlcom1usk white house intervenes docks dispute financial times httptinyurlcom1usm coolingoff period likely port fight sf chronicle httptinyurlcom1usp bush moves toward halting port shutdown httpwwwnytimescom20021008national08porthtml trouble docks httponlinewsjcompage02_086400html paid subscription required charges politics dogged tafthartley act httpseattlepinwsourcecombusiness90243_hartley08shtml tafthartley act quickfix port dispute reuters httpwwwforbescomworknewswire20021002rtr739458html advertisement special offer save 24 subscription mit technology review get inside view technologies deals companies emerging one leading research institutes mit httpwwwtechnologyinsidercomnewnews1 biggest cable hookup wo birds want join forces fcc cry fowl mean foul two dominant direct broadcast satellite players want join forces better compete big cable federal regulators fcc justice department concerned resulting conglomerate directv dish network would command roughly 95 satellite service us press could settle price tag proposed merger echostar communications hughes electronics described worth anywhere 15 billion 25 billion challenge keep players straight outlets talked merger corporate parents others referred service monikers hughes directv echostar dish straight two companies sent letter fcc urging hold ruling read rejecting merger justice department spoken echostar hughes offered unspecified major revisions deal want discuss justice next weeks wall street journal delved deeply form revisions could take specifically selling frequencies cablevision journal reported cablevision wanted get satellite business 10 years outlined cable companys plans past spending project thestreetcom turned extensive analysis deal investors satellite space seems market expandedservice television may nearing saturation thestreetcom quoted analysts report concluded consumers benefit continued rivalry shareholders may realize much smaller returns new york times journal mentioned rupert murdoch waiting wings last year murdochs news corp bid directv lost last minute echostar current deal falls hell back keith dawson echostar hughes propose concessions bid save deal httponlinewsjcomarticle0sb10340331425809456000html paid subscription required regulators set block echostars hughes purchase httponlinewsjcomarticle0sb103393990134622839300html paid subscription required lastditch effort rocky mountain news httptinyurlcom1upi echostar hughes see glimmer hope httpwwwthestreetcomtechgeorgemannes10046366html fcc asked put merger ruling httpwwwnytimescom20021008businessmedia08birdhtml echostar hughes ask fcc defer decision httpwwwnypostcombusiness59145htm echostar hughes offer merger changes reuters httpnewscomcom21001023961138html delay satellitetv merger ok requested ap httpwwwbayareacommldmercurynewsbusiness4236430htm echostar hughes seek delay ruling httpwwwlatimescomtechnologylafiecho8oct0803454976story echostar pleads fcc merger denver post httptinyurlcom1ut7 stories sec probes aoloxygen pact doublebooking revenue 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freaked christmas every passing day monday bush stepped appointed threemember panel see badly shutdown hosing economy hope isnt difficult question panels given one day report back bush gets report tuesday next step might court order reopen ports 1947 tafthartley act would send employees back work 80 days federal mediators duke disputed contract retailers lower xanax dosages invoking tafthartley requires threat national health safety economy labor secretary elaine chao covered base statement monday saying work stoppage threatens flow supplies military knew iraq would somewhere union officials quickly responded members unloading military cargo throughout 10day shutdown said la times anonymous bush administration official said portion defense department needs made ashore politically tricky one using tafthartley would annoy labor right congressional elections hand voter discontent bushs handling increasingly fragile economic recovery begun showing polls concerns may outweighed political danger republican administration said san francisco chronicle also bush stepped day poll reported twothirds americans wanted focus economy though administration promised unbiased examination lockout bush appeared made mind hurting national security economy andmerited federal intervention said ap tafthartley exactly famous solving labor disputes often 80day coolingoff period ends workers simply walk get locked case one gets sense however fixing dockworkers contract isnt point particular 80 days 78 days christmas race jen muehlbauer president acts halt port lockout 80 days seattle times httptinyurlcom1usn bush expected act ports crisis httpwwwaccessatlantacomajcbusiness100208portshtml president moves toward forcing reopening west coast ports httpwwwlatimescombusinesslafiports8oct0800143901021983story bush takes step toward halting lockout west coast port talks break ap httptinyurlcom1usk white house intervenes docks dispute financial times httptinyurlcom1usm coolingoff period likely port fight sf chronicle httptinyurlcom1usp bush moves toward halting port shutdown httpwwwnytimescom20021008national08porthtml trouble docks httponlinewsjcompage02_086400html paid subscription required charges politics dogged tafthartley act httpseattlepinwsourcecombusiness90243_hartley08shtml tafthartley act quickfix port dispute reuters httpwwwforbescomworknewswire20021002rtr739458html sponsor special offer save 24 subscription mit technology review get inside view technologies deals companies emerging one leading research institutes mit httpwwwtechnologyinsidercomnewnews1 biggest cable hookup wo birds want join forces fcc cry fowl mean foul two dominant direct broadcast satellite players want join forces better compete big cable federal regulators fcc justice department concerned resulting conglomerate directv dish network would command roughly 95 satellite service us press could settle price tag proposed merger echostar communications hughes electronics described worth anywhere 15 billion 25 billion challenge keep players straight outlets talked merger corporate parents others referred service monikers hughes directv echostar dish straight two companies sent letter fcc urging hold ruling read rejecting merger justice department spoken echostar hughes offered unspecified major revisions deal want discuss justice next weeks wall street journal delved deeply form revisions could take specifically selling frequencies cablevision journal reported cablevision wanted get satellite business 10 years outlined cable companys plans past spending project thestreetcom turned extensive analysis deal investors satellite space seems market expandedservice television may nearing saturation thestreetcom quoted analysts report concluded consumers benefit continued rivalry shareholders may realize much smaller returns new york times journal mentioned rupert murdoch waiting wings last year murdochs news corp bid directv lost last minute echostar current deal falls hell back keith dawson echostar hughes propose concessions bid save deal httponlinewsjcomarticle0sb10340331425809456000html paid subscription required regulators set block echostars hughes purchase httponlinewsjcomarticle0sb103393990134622839300html paid subscription required lastditch effort rocky mountain news httptinyurlcom1upi echostar hughes see glimmer hope httpwwwthestreetcomtechgeorgemannes10046366html fcc asked put merger ruling httpwwwnytimescom20021008businessmedia08birdhtml echostar hughes ask fcc defer decision httpwwwnypostcombusiness59145htm echostar hughes offer merger changes reuters httpnewscomcom21001023961138html delay satellitetv merger ok requested ap httpwwwbayareacommldmercurynewsbusiness4236430htm echostar hughes seek delay ruling httpwwwlatimescomtechnologylafiecho8oct0803454976story echostar pleads fcc merger denver post httptinyurlcom1ut7 stories sec probes aoloxygen pact doublebooking revenue httponlinewsjcomarticle0sb103393811368473119300html paid subscription required tivo raises 25 million stock offering ap httpwwwsiliconvalleycommldsiliconvalley4235118htm worldcom officer pleads guilty fraud httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwpdynarticlesa573002002oct7html two magazines shut third revamps httpwwwnytimescom20021008businessmedia08maghtml regulators say csfb smoking gun httpwwwusatodaycommoneyindustriesbanking20021006csfb_xhtm expected cold winter could increase natural gas prices httpwwwaccessatlantacomajcbusiness100208gashtml frozen world found beyond pluto httpwwwmsnbccomnews818195asp fool httpwwwnytimescom20021008opinion08krughtml new northwest system internet bookings httpwwwnytimescom20021008business08memohtml fastestgrowing tech companies httpwwwbusiness2comb210001100html debating baby bells httpwwwnytimescom20021007business07plachtml paid subscription required silicon valley yearning userfriendly microsoft httponlinewsjcomarticle0sb103403665130002876000html paid subscription required sponsor want reach nets savviest audience advertise media unspun 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