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St. Louis Business & Technology News
www.slfp.com/SLFPBIZp.htm "When you think Saint Louis, think Saint Louis Front Page," a weekly publication covering the news and events in the greater St. Louis area. 
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American Public Split on Legitimacy of Wiretapping ROCHESTER, (PRNewswire) January 22, 2006 - The American public is more or less equally divided, but strongly polarized by political party, on the issue of wiretapping U.S. citizens without court authorization. The slender 45 to 42 percent plurality of U.S. adults who think President Bush's authorization of the wiretapping was not a legitimate use of his power is not a statistically significant difference. While the public is more or less equally divided, the country is politically polarized on this issue, as on many others. Republicans believe, by a 76 to 12 percent majority that this was a legitimate use of the president's power, while a 68 to 20 percent majority of Democrats think it was not a legitimate use. Independents tend to agree with Democrats; a 53 to 33 percent majority thinks it was not a legitimate use of the president's power. These are some of the results of a Harris Poll of 2,985 U.S. adults surveyed online between January 12 and 17, 2006 by Harris Interactive(R). While the public is almost equally divided on the legitimacy of the president's actions, a clear 49 to 32 percent plurality thinks The New York Times was right to run the story of the unauthorized wiretaps. Here again, the public is polarized with 69 percent of Democrats and 55 percent of Independents approving of what The New York Times did, and a 59 percent majority of Republicans disapproving. Other findings of this survey include: A modest 45 to 39 percent plurality of the public, including 78 percent of Republicans and 24 percent of Democrats, thinks the White House was right to ask The New York Times to hold this story. While 49 percent believe that The New York Times was right to run the story, 33 percent of all adults think The Times should have ran it immediately, while 11 percent think they were right to hold it. The Harris Poll(R) was conducted online within the United States between January 12 and 17, 2006 among 2,985 adults (aged 18 and over). Figures for age, sex, race, education, region and household income were weighted where necessary to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the population. Propensity score weighting was also used to adjust for respondents' propensity to be online. List of 50 Most Powerful Women in Business Includes St. Louis Rams' VP Finance NEW YORK, (PRNewswire) December 25, 2005 - Black Enterprises's February 2006 cover story, "The 50 Most Powerful Women in Business," includes two chairwomen, 11 CEOs and 13 presidents, representing the top echelon of women in business. The final tally was culled from hundreds of potential candidates across numerous industries - including the finance, food/beverage, media, entertainment, communications, and government sectors. The final 50 have authority over budgets totaling billions of dollars and control subsidiaries, divisions, or departments that affect the fiscal health and direction of their businesses. They range from senior managers of multinational corporations to founders of some of the nation's largest black-owned businesses. While the complete list totals 50 women - the largest number to appear on similar lists compiled by BE in 1991 and 1997 - there remains a lack of African American women in the C-suite. Despite the progress women executives have made, recent data finds that an abysmal 1.1% of black female executives reach corporate officer or top-earner status (Source: Catalyst, 2005). "While we're glad to see our list nearly double since 1991, the fact that there remain few African American women in the C-suite shows that corporate America can do much more to help close the gaps," said President & CEO Earl "Butch" Graves Jr. "The powerful women on our list, including cover subjects Jerri DeVard, Renetta McCann, and Debra L. Lee, clearly demonstrate that American businesses need contributions from a diverse group to remain a vital, competitive force in the global economy." The 50 Most Powerful Black Women in Business are: Adrian E. Bracy, VP Finance, St. Louis Rams Janice Bryant Howroyd, CEO, Act 1 Group Ursula M. Burns, President, Business Group Operations/Corporate SVP, Xerox Corp. Susan Chapman, Global Head of Operations, Citigroup Realty Services Edith W. Cooper, Head of North American Hedge Fund Distribution, Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities, Goldman Sachs Jerri DeVard, Senior VP, Brand Management & Marketing, Verizon Amy Ellis-Simon, Managing Director, Head of Multiproduct Sales, Merrill Lynch Diana S. Ferguson, SVP of Strategy & Corporate Development, Sara Lee Corp. Ann Fudge, Chairman & CEO, Y&R and Young & Rubicam Brands Vicki L. Fuller, SVP & Senior Portfolio Manager, Alliance Capital Management Corp. Linda Gooden, President, Information Technology, Lockheed Martin Glenda Goodly McNeal, SVP & General Manager, Retail & Emerging Industries, Establishment Services, North America, American Express Kim Green, Executive VP, Willis Global Risk Solutions Carla A. Harris, Managing Director, Global Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley Bridgette Heller, Global President, Baby, Kids & Wound Care Franchise, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Co. Mellody Hobson, President, Ariel Capital Management L.L.C. Cathy L. Hughes, Founder & Chairman, Radio One Inc. Donna A. James, President, Nationwide Strategic Investments, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. Melissa James, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Sheila C. Johnson, CEO, Salamander Hospitality L.L.C. Linda Johnson Rice, President & CEO, Johnson Publishing Co. Inc. Debra L. Lee, Chairman, President & CEO, Black Entertainment Television Wonya Y. Lucas, Executive VP and General Manager, The Weather Channel Networks Paula Madison, KNBC President & General Manager; NBC/Telemundo Los Angeles Regional GM Renetta McCann, CEO, Starcom MediaVest Group Harriet R. Michel, President, National Minority Supplier Development Council Inc. Valerie Mosley Diamond, SVP & Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, Wellington Management Denise L. Nappier, Treasurer, State of Connecticut Kim Nelson, VP. General Mills Inc./President, Snacks Unlimited Christina Norman, President, MTV Vicki R. Palmer, Executive VP, Financial Services & Administration, Coca Cola Enterprises Inc. Lisa W. Pickrum, Executive VP & COO, RLJ Cos. L.L.C. JoAnn H. Price, General Partner, Fairview Capital Partners Vikki L. Pryor, President & CEO, SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Co. Inc. Sylvia Rhone, Executive VP. Universal Records/ President, Motown Desiree G. Rogers, Corporate SVP. Peoples Energy Corp./President, Peoples Gas & North Shore Gas Cathy D. Ross, SVP & CFO, FedEx Express, FedEx Corp. Debra A. Sandler, Worldwide President, McNeil Nutritional L.L.C., Johnson & Johnson Ingrid Saunders Jones, SVP, Corporate External Affairs, The Coca-Cola Co./Chairman, The Coca-Cola Foundation Suzanne Shank, President & CEO, Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. L.L.C. Gwendolyn Smith Iloani, Chairman, President & CEO, Smith Whiley & Co. Paula Sneed, Executive VP, Global Marketing Resources & Initiatives, Kraft Foods Inc. Gwendolyn Sykes, Chief Financial Officer, NASA Pamela Thomas-Graham, Group President, Liz Claiborne Inc. Tracey Travis, CFO & Senior VP of Finance, Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Carol H. Williams, President, CEO & Chief Creative Officer, Carol H. Williams Advertising Oprah Winfrey, Chairman, Harpo Inc. Mary A. Winston, Executive VP & CFO, Scholastic Corp. Jacqueline Woods, VP, Global Practices, Oracle Corp. Deborah C. Wright, Chairman & CEO, Carver Bancorp Inc. Over a six-month period, editors from BE reviewed biographies, resumes, and conducted interviews with hundreds of potential candidates. All candidates were judged based on the following criteria: the extent to which her clout inside the company has a direct impact on revenues, profitability, product development, and brand position; the scope of her career; her ability to influence the direction of major corporations, nonprofits, and institutions through board membership; her unfettered access to the CEO, top management, and corporate board; and her industry-wide reputation. Women who hold positions in diversity, human resources, legal affairs, corporate communications, and other staff management areas were not eligible.  
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