BRIEFCASE.Byline: -- Staff and Wire Services Google hits back in scanning suit NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Google Inc. has issued subpoenas for detailed information about its rivals' book-scanning projects as part of its defense against lawsuits attacking its own plans to put the contents of entire libraries online. Google wants documents detailing every book the companies have made available online or plan to by the end of 2009. The Internet search leader sent subpoenas last week to Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp., the Association of American Publishers (body, publication) Association of American Publishers - (AAP) A group engaged in standardisation efforts in document preparation. , HarperCollins Publishers Inc., Bertelsmann AG's Random House Inc. and Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . A similar request went to Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday. The companies can choose to mark documents they turn over to Google later this month as confidential. A protective court order specifies Google can only use confidential information Noun 1. confidential information - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" steer, tip, wind, hint, lead for its legal defense -- not to gain competitive advantage or soup up its own technology. Google is being sued by the Association of American Publishers, which represents five major publishers, and the Authors Guild, a trade group representing about 8,000 writers, over its plans to make portions of copyright books available online for searching and reading. Fewer new jobs make market dip NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended a record-breaking week quietly Friday, edging lower after the Labor Department The Department of Labor (DOL) administers federal labor laws for the Executive Branch of the federal government. Its mission is "to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working said employers added far fewer jobs than expected last month. The major indexes all scored big gains for the week. While the jobs report gave investors further confirmation that the economy is slowing -- employers created just 51,000 new jobs last month, well off the 120,000 Wall Street expected -- the market is now concerned that the economy might be moderating too much. Even the prospects of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve came as little comfort Friday. Investors concerned about the jobs report Friday were also disappointed by news of the resignation of a General Motors Corp. board member who lobbied unsuccessfully for an alliance with other automakers. Goodyear Tire strike in 2nd day AKRON, Ohio Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County.GR6 The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland to the north and Canton to the south, approximately 60 miles (96 km) west of -- The strike against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. entered its second day Friday with union workers determined to press their demands after accepting concessions three years ago that they say were critical to the tire maker's successful turnaround. In 2003, the union agreed to allow the company to cut some 6,000 jobs, including closing a plant in Alabama, as well as trim pay, health care and pension benefits. The union said Goodyear's proposal this time around would cut pay, hurt retiree benefits and includes plans to close factories in Gadsden, Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process. ., and Tyler, Texas Tyler is the county seat of Smith County in East Texas, United States. The city is named for President John Tyler in recognition of his support for Texas's admission to the United States. , that employ about 2,190 people. That's a slap in the face Henry Ate released Slap in the Face in 1997. Track listing
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