As recently as this weekend, the rumor mill had him staying in a top broadcast operation job similar to the COO gig once held by Randy Falco.

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Earlier in the day, Bush met his brother, Gov. Jeb Bush, for a visit to a program called Operation Paycheck that provides job training for displaced workers in fields where jobs are available.

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Andrew Zlot, a Hong Kong hedge-fund manager, invested in Mr. Ramini's operation, then quit his job and last month starting working on the farm.

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"It's the job of Congress to do it and we need to be a partner in this operation, " Hastert said, adding that he and the president did not discuss specific dollar amounts.

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Established as a pilot operation in 1999 and one of 19 English urban regeneration companies whose job is to stimulate investment, New East Manchester is co-ordinating plans for regeneration east of the centre.

ECONOMIST: Urban regeneration