One flop was Power Agent, which promised to deliver targeted advertising on the Web.

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Minturn Osborne, president of Power Agent Systems, has one: will Liberty Media Chief Executive John Malone make a play?

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Osborne, who heads Power Agent Systems, which makes battery-management and monitoring systems for data centers, has been paying enough attention to put forward a smart scenario, if not the most likely one.

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No one is signing over a full power of attorney to an agent any more.

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Dr. Chari recalls hunting for a molecule with "1, 000-fold more killing power" than the typical cancer agent.

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Have your parent sign a Durable Power of Attorney appointing a competent and ethical agent, which could be you, a sibling or trusted other.

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Confirm that you have a durable power of attorney appointing a family member, friend or adviser as an agent to act on your behalf in financial and legal matters if you become physically or mentally unable to.

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The real agent behind higher oil prices is the Federal Reserve, which my research shows has more power than all the sheiks of Arabia when it comes to increasing the price of oil.

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