101. Commodity Futures commissioner Joseph Dial, a former Texas rancher, in late June released a report done by the regulatory staff to the industry. 102. CSIS last week released a report on the implications of a separate Quebec on U.S. policy, authored by former U.S. trade negotiator Charles Roh. 103. De la Rua, who was setting up an agency to combat money-laundering when the Senate report was released, has appeared indecisive. 104. Democrats also complained that Republicans were being insensitive by releasing the report on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. 105. Democrats pledged Tuesday to hold up action in the House until the ethics report is released. 106. Deputy Defense Secretary John White released new reports detailing functions now performed by Pentagon employees that could be done more efficiently, and less expensively, by private companies. 107. Democrats pounced even before the report was released, saying the White House had squandered the surplus by insisting on a huge tax cut that mainly benefited the wealthy. 108. Dole treasurer Beth Potillo said the earnings report will be released before the market opens today. 109. European bonds pared earlier gains after the jobs report was released. 110. Even so, the most anticipated report of the week will come Friday, when the U.S. Labor Department releases its report on September employment. |