She also had a number of hit songs, including Old Fashioned Girl, C'est Si Bon and Santa Baby.

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The findings are consistent with headlines implicating companies around the globe in a wide range of wrongdoing, including electronics giant Siemens (nyse: SI - news - people ) (bribery), York International, now part of Johnson Controls (nyse: JCI - news - people ) (foreign corrupt practices), Beazer Homes (nyse: BZH - news - people ) (accounting irregularities) and Biomet (kickbacks to doctors).

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Although newspapers including The Wall Street Journal already offer such an option, SI is the first magazine to do so, according to managing editor Terry McDonell.

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The band performed new material from their recent album Oui, Oui, Si, Si, Ja, Ja, Da, Da, alongside hits including Baggy Trousers and Our House.

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Like the portfolio acquired on Wednesday, this portfolio has active litigation against 16 defendants, including some very big time names like Federal Express (FDX), Siemens (SI), UPS (UPS), Mitsubishi, Nintendo, and Alcatel Lucent.

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The strength of the combined company would put significant pressure on other companies in the telecom and networking-equipment space, including Ericsson (nasdaq: ERICY - news - people ), Siemens (nyse: SI - news - people ) and Motorola (nyse: MOT - news - people ).

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