A Soft Landing and a Push on Global Warming.

Authors :: Stein, Mark A.
Source :: New York Times. 1/20/2007, Vol. 156 Issue 53830, pC2-C2. 1/3p.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: The article offers news briefs from around the U.S. A bill has been passed by House Democrats to revoke $14 billion on tax breaks and subsidies for domestic oil producers and use the money for alternative energy and conservation technologies. General Electric Co. plans to acquire two diagnostics units of Abbott Laboratories Inc. and Smiths Aerospace. Walter A. Forbes, former chairman of Cendant Corp., has been sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in prison for leading an accounting fraud.