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It happened at a Cracker Barrel, of all places. As the security camera shows, Dailey entered the restaurant on Feb. 7 for an early lunch. At about the same time, 8-year-old Myles Eckert came in with his family. Myles was very excited. He'd just found a $20 bill in the parking lot. He'd started thinking of what he could spend it on. "I kind of wanted to get a video game, but then I decided not to," Myles says. He changed his mind when he saw the guy in uniform.

Microsoft recruits EU investigator loaded with competitors' secrets Trustworthy initiative By Paul Hales: Thursday 28 November 2002, 11:43 AN EU OFFICIAL who was involved in gathering evidence from Microsoft's competitors in the on-going European Commission anti-trust investigation into the software company's monopolistic behaviour is taking time off from his day job to go work for, erm, Microsoft. Detlef Eckert, promised not to reveal confidential commission information to Microsoft during stay at the company, Commission spokesman Per Haugaard told Bloomberg. For its part, Microsoft says Eckert will be involved in developing the company's "trustworthy computing" initiative. He is to enter Voledom...