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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp.'s board stood behind Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer on Thursday [May 26], defending its longtime leader after influential hedge fund managertouched off a debate by calling for his dismissal.
The fund manager, who made his name warning about Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s financial health before the investment bank's collapse, accused Ballmer on Wednesday evening [May 25] of being stuck in the past, launching the sharpest attack yet by a high- profile investor against the company's leadership.
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Ask nearly any business executive to name the biggest menace facing corporate America, and the answer is apt to be a number: "404." That refers to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires massive reporting by publicly held companies to prevent recurrences of WorldCom, Enron, Tyco and other scandals. For honest corporate officers, this is classic governmental over-regulation - a dagger aimed at the heart of the U.S. economy.
The implementation of 404 by the Securities and Exchange Commission has created painful demands that drain corporations, large and small, of funds. This is springtime for auditors, with requirements for more of their number to perform the investigations. The most dangerous aspect of this regulatory overkill is a further inclination by corporations to...
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sufficiency, Evid.R. 404(B), plain error
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(Chris Dodd did the same thing until he left the race.) Some candidates, like Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton, deliver the message on a page containing general tabs for navigating their sites, allowing an errant visitor to find a live link.
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Evid.R. 404 other acts evidence relevant plain error harmless error prior convictions Old Chief motion for mistrial abuse of discretion polygraph examination corroboration prejudicial nickname sufficient evidence manifest weight of the evidence R.C. 2945.75
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Other acts evidence; Evid.R. 404(B); intent; remote in time; Evid.R. 403(A); harmless error.
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ineffective assistance of counsel Evid.R. 404(B) other wrongs, crimes, or acts plain error Evid.R. 403 relevant unfair prejudice
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Delinquency; Evid.R. 404(B); plain error
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Evidence; plain error; Evid.R. 404(B); prosecutorial misconduct; closing argument; ineffective assistance of counsel.
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DRUG OFFENSES - trafficking in drugs within the vicinity of a school; possession of drugs; motion to continue; Crim.R. 43(A)(1); sufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight; admissibility of evidence; Evid.R. 401, 402, 403(A), and 404(B); motion to suppress; search and seizure; "cumulative error" doctrine.