“Senators Feinstein and Schumer gave Mr Mukasey the green light after asking him what he would do if Congress passed a law giving explicit definitions of torture.” Inexplicable? I think not!
URS Corp. increased its offer Monday to buy Boise-based Washington Group International.
The San Francisco-based company said it will now pay Washington Group shareholders an offer worth $97.89 a share based on the closing price of URS shares Friday.Shares of WGI closed at $96.15 Friday.
When the two companies postponed the Oct. 30 shareholder vote on the buyout, analysts speculated that URS would come back with a higher offer.
Opponents of the buyout have said the original offer didn’t provide enough money for WGI shareholders given the strong performance of the company.
DiFi’s (third) husband, Richard Blum, is one of the major investtor/owners of URS, which will need federal approval for the merger/take-over.
Addendum: Another piece of the puzzle, by Glenn Greenwald for CommonDreams in Sept…
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blum no longer at urs?
DiFi’s (third) husband, Richard Blum, is one of the major investtor/owners of URS
was one of the major investors/owners. Blum resigned from the URS board in 2005 and Blum Partners divested its shares the same year as i understand. (most likely due to previous conflict of interest issues that arose with respect to DiFi’s gig)
see: Blum resigns from urs board of directors
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