In September, a light aircraft carrying a number of General Saleh's business associates crashed while, reportedly, on a gold-buying mission in eastern Congo.

ECONOMIST: Uganda and Congo

The US financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission, has also filed civil fraud charges against a number of Bernard Madoff's business associates and investment advisers who channelled billions of dollars into his funds.

BBC: Madoff victims call for life sentence

No senior Russian officials will talk to him, so he relies mostly on Mr Khodorkovsky's family, friends and business associates.

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And since Bluetooth is compatible with just about every computer, tablet and mobile phone (not only the smart ones) these days, it's easy for friends or business associates to connect to the speakers, too.

WSJ: Big Sound, Wire-Free

All this is personal, private information, no longer even up on the original Web site, yet stored by Google for everyone to see, including friends, family and business associates who enter in the divorced couple's names.

FORBES: Google Me Not

There the protesters continue to demand ousted president Hosni Mubarak's head on a platter alongside the skulls of his sons, business associates, advisors and everyone else who prospered under his rule.

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I've talked to her business associates over the last ten years of researching this book, who have explained to me how she's managed to prioritize.

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