• The entire process of opening a restaurant usually takes nine to 14 months, sometimes longer, said Regina Dick-Endrizzi, director of the Office of Small Business.

    WSJ: Bid to Ease the Squeeze on Business

  • Halliburton - once run by US Vice-President Dick Cheney - has previously denied allegations in the US that it overcharged for services in Iraq and enjoyed preferential access to US government contracts.

    BBC: Halliburton's offices in Houston, Texas

  • It meant Rangers' dream of repeating their 1972 Cup-Winners' Cup success died at the hands of Zenit coach Dick Advocaat - the man dubbed the Little General during his time in charge at Ibrox.

    BBC: Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 Rangers

  • What you also learn is that Dick Lugar -- the more remote the place is and the more obscure the facility is, the bigger a rock star Dick Lugar is. (Laughter.) I mean, they love him in these places.

    WHITEHOUSE: The White House

  • On March 6th the Pentagon, breaking its previous silence on the matter, announced that a division of Halliburton, the oil-services firm previously headed by Vice-President Dick Cheney, will co-ordinate the oil-fire fighting efforts if they are needed.

    ECONOMIST: Will Saddam Hussein sabotage his own oil wells?

  • Senators Richard Shelby (R-AL), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) are accompanying Senate Majority Leader Reid on the trip.

    FORBES: What Will Sen. Harry Reid Bring Back from China?

  • The effort, led by senators Mike Enzi (R-WY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Lamar Alexander (R-TN), could finally resolve what has been an increasingly ugly battle among on-line mega-retailers such as Amazon.com, big box stores such as Best Buy, local Main Street retailers, and state tax collectors.

    FORBES: A Fix On The Horizon For The Online Sales Tax Mess

  • But the idea was rejected by other more hard-line Republicans, including Rep. Dick Armey, R-Texas, who said workers should stay off the job until a balanced budget is passed and signed by the president.

    CNN: Budget impasse continues amid mix of pessimism and hope

  • Trent Lott (R-Miss.), House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.), Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.).

    CNN: U.S. counties lodge class-action suit over Internet taxation

  • Scott took in the six matches from the main stand and, in consultation with his assistant, John Blackley, and guest coaches for the day - former Spurs striker Ally Dick and scout Kevin Hamill - he will decide in the coming days whether Hughes and the rest of the hopefuls have earned an invitation to join up for pre-season training on 14 June.

    BBC: Who dares to pay, wins

  • To date George Bush's most controversial pardon was to commute the sentence of Scooter Libby - Dick Cheney's former aide, who was convicted of perjury in the investigation into the leaking of the CIA agent Valery Plame.

    BBC: Dilemmas of US presidential pardons

  • Vice-President Dick Cheney was among a number of gun rights supporters who criticised Mr Clement's position - and went so far as to sign a friend-of-the-court brief rejecting the administration's view on the DC ban, as expressed by Mr Clement.

    BBC: Q&A: Gun laws in Washington DC

  • And, yes, assuming it includes chat-feature Facetime, Dick Tracy fans could actually live out those decades-old dreams of having a video-enabled Two-Way Wrist Radio.

    CNN: Report: Apple working on an 'iWatch'

  • Drumheller said that, when then-CIA Director George Tenet told President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and other high-ranking officials that Sabri was providing information, his comments were met with excitement that proved short-lived.

    CNN: Ex-CIA official: WMD evidence ignored

  • In fact, I just got off the phone with Dick Lugar, and reminded him the first trip I ever took as senator -- foreign trip -- was with Dick Lugar to Russia, to look at nuclear facilities there.

    WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Press Conference on a Historic Congressional Session | The White House

  • Vice-President Dick Cheney is already subject of an investigation begun by the General Accounting Office, at the request of congressional Democrats.

    CNN: Bill Press: No free ride for Bush officials

  • Mr Bush's remarks came after meeting with security advisors, including Vice-President Dick Cheney, Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

    BBC: NEWS | Americas | Bush rejects mother's Iraq plea

  • But House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, criticized McCain's letters, suggesting McCain was threatening not to campaign for GOP lawmakers unless they supported his legislation.

    CNN: House to take up campaign finance reform

  • Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, said Tuesday that he wants the state Legislature to pass a law that would set up a special election to fill Obama's seat.

    CNN: Illinois governor back at work after corruption arrest

  • Mr Bush and his officials again stressed that any state harbouring terrorists would face what Vice-President Dick Cheney called the "full wrath" of American military might.

    BBC: America widens 'crusade' on terror

  • Halliburton, which was headed by US Vice-President Dick Cheney until he ran for office in 2000, has strenuously denied any wrongdoing with regard to the Iraqi contracts.

    BBC: NEWS | Business | Halliburton may sell troubled KBR

  • Rush said he will take that argument to the Congressional Black Caucus as well as U.S. senators -- including Dick Durbin, a Democrat and Illinois' senior senator.

    CNN: Obama chides Illinois governor's decision to fill Senate seat

  • Its purpose was to discourage Time magazine from publishing false allegations that Vice-President Dick Cheney was behind the trip, not to deliberately expose Ms Plame, he added.

    BBC: NEWS | Americas | Bush 'supports' embattled adviser

  • House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, said Tuesday he wants to see a "plan" for military action before he would commit to supporting the use of force against Iraq.

    CNN: Lott: Intelligence justifies Iraq strike

  • Costumed actors would normally be frightening visitors with tales of Dick Turpin and re-enacting grisly bits of York's past but today they are helping to pump out the building.

    BBC: York businesses count cost of flooding

  • Burger ("The Illusionist") and co-writer Dick Wittenborn playfully undercut the melodrama, and these gentle curveballs invariably enhance our appreciation of the characters, who generally behave better than we might suppose.

    CNN: Review: 'Lucky Ones' deserves good fortune

  • Other Republican leadership positions are in still in play as House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas) and Republican Conference Chairman John Boehner (R-Ohio) are both being challenged by House colleagues.

    CNN: House welcomes its incoming frosh

  • But it's clear from the Washington Post series - and I think it was clear even before we saw it all pulled together in this series - that Dick Cheney was, if you will, the first among equals.

    NPR: 'Washington Post' Series Focuses on Cheney

  • "Just as we commend our troops, it is time to do our job, " said House Budget committee chairman Jim Nussle, after intense lobbying of moderate Republicans by Vice-President Dick Cheney and White House chief of staff Andrew Card.

    BBC: Bush pursues guns and butter

  • Last week, the Senate passed an amendment sponsored by Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) that could reduce interchange fees that credit card processors charge to merchants and allow stores to give customers discounts for paying with cash, check or debit cards.

    FORBES: Senate Amendments Could Be Major Setbacks for Credit Card Issuers

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