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Statler’s last dance?

WNYmedia.net — Fri Jan 01 12:00:00 UTC 2010 A group of Western New Yorkers are ringing a new year as the Buffalo community readies to part ways with a piece of history.With bankruptcy proceedings underway that could close the Statler Hotel by mid-January the Ice Ball held at the historic Buffalo… about: Buffalo Dance New Year Statler Hotel YNN

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Two hold up a hospital credit union

WIVB TV — Fri Jan 01 12:00:00 UTC 2010 Buffalo Police are looking for two people they say tried to hold up a credit union. about: Buffalo Police Business Credit union Labor

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Police Commissioner Gipson Out of a Job

Having been sworn into his second term as Mayor of Buffalo, Mayor Byron W. Brown today announced an emphatic change of direction for his Administration, which will be highlighted with national searches for the vacant Commissioner positions in three key city departments: Fire, Police and Economic Development, Permit and Inspection Services.

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Thousands Ring In New Year At Buffalo Ball Drop (WKBW-TV Buffalo)

Keith Radford, Joanna Pasceri, and John Borsa rang in 2010 with thousands from Roosevelt Plaza in downtown Buffalo at the Buffalo Ball Drop…including fireworks and the Ball Drop from Times Square!

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Mediacom and Sinclair Agree to Short-Term Extension of Retransmission Consent Agreement

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (NASDAQ: MCCC) announced that it has entered into an 8-day extension of its current retransmission consent agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. that was scheduled to expire at midnight tonight. “I’d like to thank Senator John Kerry and the dozens of other federal, state and local leaders for intervening on behalf of consumers and recognizing that the American public should not be used as pawns in retransm

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Willis Completes Change in Place of Incorporation to Ireland

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Willis Group Holdings Limited (NYSE:WSH), the global insurance broker, announced today that its reorganization has been completed and the new parent company of the Willis Group – known as Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company – is incorporated in Ireland. The transaction was completed today, following receipt of the required approval from the Supreme Court of Bermuda, and after certain other consents, approvals and waivers were received. The Willis G

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Time Warner Cable Customers Still Supporting ‘Get Tough’

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE:TWC) announced today that it has received over one million unique visits to its Roll Over or Get Tough website (www.rolloverorgettough.com) with more than 90% of those who commented still telling Time Warner Cable to ‘Get Tough’ with Fox’s unreasonable demands. “Our customers are letting us know that they want us to fight against rapidly increasing and unreasonable programming costs,” said Glenn Britt, Chairman

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Buffalo Police Commissioner Collapses at Press Conference in Cheektowaga

Buffalo Police Commissioner H. McCarthy Gipson collapsed during a press conference Wednesday at Cheektowaga Town Hall.

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Antigenics Receives NASDAQ Delisting Notification

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Antigenics Inc. (NASDAQ: AGEN) announced that the company received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Staff of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (the “Staff”) on December 30, 2009 indicating that the company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Bid Price Requirement”) because the bid price for the company’s common stock has closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for 30 consecutive business days.

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Strategic Global Income Fund, Inc. — Distribution Characteristics for December 2009

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Strategic Global Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: SGL), a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company seeking a high level of current income as a primary objective and capital appreciation as a secondary objective through investments in US and foreign debt securities, today announced its distribution characteristics for the month of December 2009. The following notice was sent to shareholders today: STRATEGIC GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC. c/o

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