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GE’s challenges are multiple but consistent, Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Bornstein said, borne out of slow global economic growth and turbulent geopolitical times—everything from the U.K. vote to leave the European Union to Middle East turmoil and currency shifts. “All this uncertainty generally limits growth,” Mr. Bornstein said. The company forecasts revenue will improve over the remainder of the year, helped by an anticipated surge in power turbine shipments. “Bottom line, we are seeing organic growth accelerating in the second half,” Chief Executive Jeff Immelt said on a conference call Friday. While the company’s oil and gas and transportation businesses...

It follows like the night the day.From Buzzflash: What Really Happened at the State of the Union by Cindy Sheehan February 1 , 2006 Dear Friends, As most of you have probably heard, I was arrested before the State of the Union Address tonight. I am speechless with fury at what happened and with grief over what we have lost in our country. There have been lies from the police and distortions by the press. (Shocker) So this is what really happened: This afternoon at the People's State of the Union Address in DC where I was joined by Congresspersons...

Was Kerry Correct About Vietnam? Are There Lessons for Iraq? Conference of Vietnam Veterans and Scholars to Reexamine Realities of War and Expose Common Myths at Boston’s Simmons College, 25-29 July From July 26-29, an unprecedented conference featuring Vietnam veterans who have authored books about the war and other scholars and educators will take place at Boston's Simmons College, just a few short miles from the Democratic National Convention. As Senator John Kerry is about to be nominated for President, in great part based on his Vietnam service, it is important for the American people to understand what “Vietnam” was...

NEW YORK, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- I haven't been able to find a strict academic etymology for the word "hon," which obviously derives from "honey," which in my home state of Texas derives in turn from "honeychild," but I would place it in the linguistic group, which should henceforth be known as Saccharinity Personal Pronouns.This has become a matter of some urgency, ever since Maryland State Trooper Kelly Austin allegedly went into a rage during a routine traffic stop when a civilian addressed her as "hon." The offending endearment resulted in the arrest of Frank J. Iula Jr., a computer...

Man blames arrest on slip of the 'Hon'Suit against state police says he was unfairly held after traffic stop near O.C.By Dennis O'BrienSun StaffJune 6, 2002A 44-year-old systems analyst from Arbutus has filed a $500,000 lawsuit against Maryland State Police alleging that he was wrongfully arrested during a traffic stop near Ocean City because he called a female trooper "Hon." "She was offended because I used the word 'Hon' and she thought I was degrading her," Frank J. Iula Jr. said yesterday. "I didn't mean to be demeaning. 'Hon' is a normal word, a pleasantry." State police deny the allegation....