31.   On the business front, Daniel McGinn reports on how companies are dealing with the proliferation of meetings.

32.   One of the more interesting questions percolating among telecommunications bankers and analysts has been whether the regulatory situation makes any potential Sprint-Bell company deal feasible.

33.   Other US companies are dealing directly with the drug traffickers through a company known as Asia World, which is controlled by the legendary Han.

34.   Reviews on how the company has dealt with the recall are mixed.

35.   Security companies must deal with the casual hacker as well as the pros.

36.   Rubino said American workers would ultimately be hurt if their companies did not deal with foreign partners.

37.   The case unfolded in the West Texas city where Columbia got its start and where the company is now dealing with an extensive criminal investigation into its business practices.

38.   The company deals only in live tilapia and sells to Asian markets in Dayton, Columbus and Toledo.

39.   The company is also dealing directly with the mills in some cases, which cuts costs by eliminating the middleman, Doviak said.

40.   The company also dealt with unknown Asian businesses that were deemed credit risks by other banks.