"If this is what they want to do, it's a nonstarter, " stated Paul Whiteford, chairman of the 8, 500-member United chapter of the Airline Pilots Association.

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They were inducting a new member to the chapter and Mr. Smith thought it would be a good time for me to see the Commanderie in action.

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"From Florida to Seattle, Washington, from Hawaii to New York, all over California and many, many states across the country, people will be taking to the streets over the next week to demand that the assets of BP be seized now, " said Richard Becker, a member of the San Francisco chapter of the group.

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After the company's board discovered inflated accounts receivable had been used to overdraw on its credit line and forced the resignation of Stephen Foss, the former Tyco director and compensation committee member under Dennis Kozlowski, CapitalSource cut off funds, forcing the company into Chapter 11.

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After the company's board discovered inflated accounts receivable had been used to overdraw on its credit line and forced the resignation of Stephen Foss, the former Tyco (nyse: TYC - news - people ) director and compensation committee member under Dennis Kozlowski, CapitalSource cut off funds, forcing the company into Chapter 11.

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