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The ABC, NBC and CBS affiliate associations have told the Federal Communications Commission it should include online video providers in the definition of multichannel video programming distributor .

Charles Hulley has been named executive director of JP Morgan Private Wealth Management.

The difference between the interest rates demanded by investors for Spanish and German 10-year bonds has shot past the 500 basis point barrier, reflecting mounting concerns over the future of the eurozone.

Rebutting accusations that Comcast is violating the FCC's network neutrality rules, chief technology officer Tony Werner said the MSO is sending VOD to Xbox 360 consoles over a separate, additional segment of IP bandwidth but isn't "prioritizing" that over Internet traffic.

The Sports Fan Coalition, which has asked the FCC to scrap its sports blackout rule as outmoded and fan-unfriendly, is honoring six legislators and one FCC commissioner for "standing up for fans." That is coming at a Capitol Hill reception Tuesday night.

PORT ORANGE – Attorney Allan L. Ziffra recently spent a morning talking shop with a group of students about everything from the importance of bicycle safety to the consequences of lying.

Ziffra – president of the Port Orange-based law firm of Rue & Ziffra – observed National Law Day on May 2 by addressing the 4th grade students at Sugar Mill Elementary School in Port Orange.

A nationally-celebrated day, Law Day first was observed in 1958 when President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed it to strengthen the United States’ legal heritage of liberty, justice, and equality.

During his Wednesday morning talk, Ziffra said he explained to the students about the legal profession, the different fields of law, and the basic concept or definition of legal terminology such as depositions and mediation.

“We wanted to talk to the students about the law itself and what laws mean in our country,” Ziffra said. “We expected questions, but were surprised with the thoughtfulness of their queries and their delightful follow-up ‘Thank You’ letters.”

The students’ introspective letters ranged from words of appreciation of Ziffra’s information: “I really didn’t want to be a lawyer, but now I do because I have lots of information about it,” and “Lying is not the solution,” to compliments on his material: “I really enjoyed all your crazy stories.”

About Rue & Ziffra: Founded by John D. Rue and Allan L. Ziffra, the personal-injury law firm of Rue & Ziffra has served the Central Florida community for 30 years. The firm’s commitment to its profession and its clients has earned it a reputation as one of the top personal-injury law firms in Central Florida. Known for handling everything from automobile and motorcycle accidents to medical malpractice, wrongful death, and social security and disability cases, Rue & Ziffra has recovered millions of dollars for injured clients and their families. With a staff of nine attorneys, the firm maintains offices in Port Orange, DeLand and Palm Coast. For more information, visit www.rueziffra.com.

The Heritage Foundation's Rory Cooper tweeted that Obama had casually dropped his own name into Ronald Reagan's official biography on www.whitehouse.gov, claiming credit for taking up the mantle of Reagan's tax reform advocacy with his "Buffett Rule" gimmick.

Legislation introduced Monday in Sacramento would hold executives at PG&E Corp. and California's other big utility companies personally responsible for corporate wrongdoing that happens during their tenure, revoking their bonuses and subjecting them to million-dollar fines. best buy uniforms . The bill, written by Assemblyman Jerry Hill, is the latest legislative salvo generated by the fatal 2010 explosion in San Bruno of a natural gas pipeline owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., a subsidiary of PG&E Corp.

Greece will hold a new election in June after days of talks failed to resolve the country's political deadlock, party leaders said Tuesday.

The New York company said Tuesday that it has seen a sales slowdown in women's designer clothing and expects that extra markdowns will erode profit margins for the current quarter.

Ex-News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks, her husband and four others were charged Tuesday over alleged attempts to conceal evidence of Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal, prosecutors said.

The criminal charges are the first to be filed since police launched a new inquiry into phone hacking in January 2011.

The $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase has renewed calls for stricter oversight of Wall Street banks.

Former News Of The World editor Rebekah Brooks has been charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to the phone-hacking scandal.

France's economy did not grow in the first quarter of the year, raising concerns that the country could be headed toward a recession.

Rep. Ron Paul has just announced that he will not contest any new primaries. The money isn't there and the effort doesn't appear to be worth it.

A federal appeals court has upheld a Federal Communications Commission decision that Time Warner Cable had not discriminated against regional sports network MASN by not carrying it on an analog tier in North Carolina.

A new $200 million cargo facility on former military land at O'Hare International Airport is expected to open next year.

Tired of the scouring the states looking to crack 20% of the vote, Texas Congressman Ron Paul is taking his fight to the Republican convention in Tampa Bay on Aug.