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• Andrew Fastow of Enron gets Six Years - The man that engineered the accounting fiasco of the energy trading company Enron has been sentenced to serve six years in prison. Andrew Fastow received a lighter sentence after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud and for testifying against two major Enron executives, Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling.
• Australian Uranium off to China - John Howard and the Australian government have agreed to sign a deal to ship large quantities of uranium to China. Australia and China will sign an agreement today, and plan to ship nuclear fuel to China within four years.
  Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has put a positive spin on the deal, claiming that it does not make any difference whether they send nuclear fuel to China or not.
• Google Settles Click Fraud Case - The internet search engine Google has settled a "Click-Fraud" lawsuit for $90 million USD. The group of companies claimed that the text ads that they paid for were not legitimate.
• Enron's Andrew Fastow in Court - The Enron drama is unfolding daily on every news channel recently, with the media making it sound more interesting than it probably is. The star prosecution witness, Andrew Fastow is the main man at the moment.
  Fastow was the chief financial officer for Enron that profitted by millions while the company fell down around him.
• McDonalds Sued Over Fries - There was once a time when the big yellow arches happily served us whatever they chose. As long as it was quick and tasted something like food, customers didn't mind too much what was in the food.
  

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• XXX Domain Names - After the recent rejection of the .XXX domain by ICANN, a Florida based company is planning to sue the US government because of the influence it had on ICANN.
• Famous Business Ethics Quotes - I was asked by someone if I knew of any good business ethics quotes by famous people. So I went for wander around the internet, holding the hand of Google, and here's a small collection of famous business ethics quotes..
• Walmart Blitz - The Movie - The Wal-Mart movie by the maker of "Outfoxed", Robert Greenwald is pointing the finger at the retailing giant. Wal-Mart has been gaining a following of critics accusing it of using less than ethical business dealings. Even a Wal-Mart Blitz by the company did little to change the minds of those that see it as a bully and bad for communities.
• Starbucks Coffee Challenge - Green LA Girl has challenged Starbucks by setting up an experiment/competition to see if the giant coffee shop chain does what it promises.
• Wal-Mart Blitz - The 900 pound gorilla of retailing is attempting to portray itself as a soft cuddly caring bear with an American wide advertising blitz. For years Wal-Mart has taken criticism from protest groups, disgruntled workers, and small businesses.
• The Five Steps of Corporate Responsibility - Nike and Nestle learned the hard way: As society changes, we must constantly rethink how we do business. Most corporations pass through five stages as they move toward social responsibility.