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The bull is not afraid of long, near Grand-Remove small clues about the break-even at the last minute.

The Russell 2000 index fell 3.98 points or 0.47% to 845.91 after so much skating as in the past, 14 points. The S & P SmallCap 600 slipped 1.59 or 0.36% to 441.49.

“With small caps, men are more speculative certificates. If you want, Small-Cap-exposure, it does not go over liquidity of shares, where you can discover, if it is a problem,” said Doug Roberts.

Five former managers from outside a former retailer of footwear have paid $ 41.5 million for settling a dispute, in a probable case of fans fears of directors information on the personal liability of corporate crimes.

The colony, which ended last month, said that among the largest Out-of-pocket payments by outside directors of the company accusations of fraud. He ended a dispute with the representative to the bankruptcy of Just for Feet Inc., once the second Athletic footwear retailers in the USA

Payments made by the staff Just for Feet former directors earlier this better known in both cases. During 2005, the former WorldCom, Inc.

How Floridians begin removing parts of the second devastating hurricane in less than a month, many also of all the effects of the discovery, a decade of operation of insurance companies and officials of State, which reduces the obligations of private insurers to pay for the effects of weather.

Charley and Frances, two of the biggest hurricanes of the US-Hit jumped Florida since Andrew in South-East in 1992, limited the damage $ 15.5 billion of insured damage and wiping every penny of profits of companies’ insurance have already produced the property in state policy.

Hours Best Co. has confirmed the financial rating (FSR) A + (Superior) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “AA-” Alfa Insurance Group (Alfa) and its members. At the same time, hours Best has affirmed the ICR and debt-Ratings “a” Alfa Corporation (NASDAQ / NM: ALFA).

In addition, overtime Best has affirmed the FSR of A + (Superior) and the ICR of “AA-” Alfa Life Insurance Corporation (Alfa Life). The outlook for all ratings above is stable. Best hours also confirmed the debt rating of AMB-1 on the Commercial Paper Program Alfa Corporation. All businesses, except Alfa-Allianz Versicherungs-Gesellschaft, their home or habitual residence in Montgomery, AL. (See below for a detailed list of companies and ratings.)

The ratings reflect the strength Alfa risk adjusted capitalization, its operational performance in the long term and sustainable competitive advantage. These rating factors stem from the direction of the conservative operating philosophy, Customer Service and the group exceptionally strong position in the market for personal lines of Alabama.

The ratings also reflect Alfa adverse operating results during the last five years in its ownership of branches, competitive market conditions and its continuity, even if it significantly reduced vulnerability to weather in the context of events because of its geographic concentration risks in the Gulf region. In addition, the group has increased the surplus delivered during this period and improved equity in the last hour.

Currently, Alfa Mutual Insurance Company, Alfa Mutual Fire Insurance Company and General Alfa Mutual Insurance Company (Alfa Mutual Group) jointly maintain approximately 55% of the majority of Alfa Corporation and unconditionally guaranteed all Alfa Corporation’s economic excellence, paper and of long-term debt.

The ratings of Alfa Life recognize its key position as a subsidiary of Alfa Corporation, whose operating performance and cost-effective strong Stand-Alone risk-adjusted case sensitive. The ratings confirm production growing new business in his heart of normal business segment by strong sales of its mandate of life. H Best notes to the Alfa-Life’s Profile narrow geographical and heavy dependence linked to damage-Agent field. But these concerns are somewhat mitigated by the company to the use of new distribution networks outside of Alabama and Alfa Life’s effective cross-selling activities within the organization.

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Triad Hospitals, Inc. third quarter 2005 conference call on the outcome of the situation. The call today is registered. The discussion today can be said of forward-looking statements are statements that are not exclusively on historical or current facts. These forward-looking statements are based on plans and current expectations of the company and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks, impact on plans and expectations of current and future financial situation of the company .

These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the highly competitive nature of health care, the efforts of various public and private payors reduce the reimbursement of costs to suppliers, perhaps to change programs continue to limit imbursements that the adoption of various Federal - and the public health law reform and changes in economic conditions, the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel and management of claims and complaints in connection with the obligations professional and other issues, and the market value of our shares, changing accounting standards, future acquisitions, joint venture of the evolution of our disinvestment can lead that new changes, the possibility of entering the provision of management services agreements on acceptable terms, availability and calculated on capital to finance the expansion of our business, changes in the business strategies or development plans, our ability to obtain sufficient levels Education and liability insurance, the potential impact of government advisers known and unknown, surveys and time depending on the repayment of support payments.

Accordingly, it and other risks and uncertainties, and plans for emergency measures and future financial condition and results may be substantially each of them in the forward-looking statements, or on behalf of the company. They should therefore not be unreasonable to these forward-looking statements of evaluating the information presented here or in the press release from the company. This conference call and webcast of the triad are the property of the hospital, Inc and the redistribution or distribution in print or on the conference call and webcast in any form without the express written permission of Triad Hospitals Inc. is strictly prohibited . To this date for opening comments and launches, I would like to again appeal to Mrs. Laura Baldwin, the Director of Finance and Investor Relations. Please. LAURA Baldwin, engaged & IR DIRECTOR: Thank you. Good morning. With me today are Denny Shelton, Chairman and CEO, Mike Parsons, COO, Steve Love, Acting Controller and Chief Financial Officer, Dan Moen, Executive Vice President of Development, Bill Huston, Senior VP of Operations Finance, Becky Hurley, General Counsel Pat Ball, Vice President Marketing and Public Affairs. This quarter, we reported a turnover of 1.2 billion euros, adjusted EBITDA of 171 million diluted EPS of $ 0.53 and diluted EPS from continuing operations of $ 0.63. The $ 0.63, which is in line with the consensus estimate of $ 0.63, includes 1.6 million after taxes or $ 0.02 per share a hurricane related costs, net of income insurance-estimated in the context of Hurricane Katrina and Rita. The difference between our $ 0.10 diluted EPS of $ 0.53 and diluted EPS from continuing operations of $ 0.63 was in the front line with regard to the central hospital of Arkansas Searcy, Arkansas.

We have a final agreement during the third quarter to sell the hospital. The loss includes a $ 0.10 after tax of 4.7 million the amount of amortization in connection with the sale. It is one of the hospitals, which we acquired in December Tenent in the years 2003 and we recognized that the market may not support two hospitals, so that we Central Arkansas sells to other hospitals in the city. Even number of visitors investment decreased by 1.4%. Without taking into account the impact of hurricanes, changes in criteria for admission to certain equipment and Alabama a gap in the Triad admission of an existing installation of a new triad-fi, we assume that the same establishment of static entries for us would have been slightly positive. And Mike will continue to discuss, in his opening remarks. For the year, we expect the same commitment to increase the number of visitors from 1% to 2% on a reported basis, our old manual 2% to 3%. Matches placement of patient turnover has remained strong growth admission 5.8% or 10.5% without the self-employed pay off 49 million euros. In the same investment income increased by 3.9% during the quarter and 8.3% without the self-employed pay off.

TONY HARRIS, CNN Moderator: “You’re with CNN. They are informed.
I’m Tony Harris.

HEIDI COLLINS, CNN Moderator: “Hello, everyone. ‘M Heidi Collins.

The changing constantly on the CNN NEWSROOM, Monday, June 25.

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HARRIS: Major Supreme Court rulings. Last time decisions, the new conservative-accession. Gagne government, where the separation of church and state and freedom of expression.

Collins: Satisfaction guaranteed? Not in the case of $ 54 million pants adapt. A judge rules he is not bound to one leg.

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Harris: And it does in the Supreme Court said that decisions on fixing a number of cases, we were able to observe.

First, 5-4, in a ruling, the high court upheld the right of the White House continues to internal management, a faith-based office. The offices of the Confederation for aid slips religious charities. The court also reinforces limited to students freedom of expression.

In cases where so-called Bang for Jesus, in a 6-2 majority of the Court held against a single High School students at the conclusion of his rights to freedom of opinion and expression were violated when he was suspended its payer for display Banner “Bang affairs for Jesus” in a school sponsored event.

And the judge has proposed a key campaign finance reform law ad management easier, that restrictions for TV spots, the costs of businesses and unions in the air and the proximity of elections.

Let’s take a closer look on the judgement that could reverberate in the forthcoming elections. Here discuss what is known ads, CNN higher Bill Schneider, a political analyst.

Bill, to see you this morning.

WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, CNN SR. POLICY ANALYST: Good morning, Tony.

Harris: So here’s the question. What does this or that means everything when it comes to the issue ads?

Schneider: Well, more or less, it did. This means that companies, unions, advocacy groups exit on the right or left, you can issue ads in which candidates and parties after the name 60 days before a general election there is a 30 Primary school.

This restriction has been in the campaign finance reform of the Co-sponsored by John McCain, a senator from Arizona, and Russ Feingold of Wisconsin. And before, in 2003, the court allows the law, but given that we have the right to retirement, Sandra Day O’Connor. He was replaced by Samuel Alito. And today, the Court of 5-4 by a narrow majority, Struck, that the provision prohibiting - it was question of a ban on display in a certain period of time before an election.

Harris: And Bill, faster. Is it essential for his death NIL for McCain Feingold?

Schneider: Well, it is undoubtedly a central provision in McCain-Feingold. It is really what makes legal sense, because it was one of the main provisions of the law. And it opens the bulk of next year 2008 on the transmission of messages, both left and right, I must emphasize, because there were people, have complained about the restriction, as the American Civil Liberties Union, work organisation complained this point, as well as thematic groups on the right side.

They claim that businesses and advocacy groups should be able to spend that money, gives the names of candidates and parties before an election as a matter of freedom of expression. And the Tribunal agreed.

DON lemon, CNN Moderator: “Top of the hour - we begin with an evolution of history.
Within the next few hours, additional costs should be against Michael Devlin. It is presumed kidnappers of two Missouri boys, Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby.

Now, costs are likely to shed light on what some may have to bear boys.

And with us to talk with us about this, Clayton, Missouri, our own Jonathan Freed.

These data only to develop - Jonathan.

JONATHAN Freed, a correspondent for CNN: Here it is.

We expect, within the hour at this stage to hear, Robert McCulloch, is that St. Louis County prosecutor. Now, there are several jurisdictions involved in this case.

Kirkwood, Missouri, in the county, which we are now, is where the suspect, Michael Devlin, lives. And it is where the two boys were found, as police fired in a number of weeks.

The fees that we have at this point stem from Franklin County, is in the south of here, along with Washington County. And these are the two sites, where the abductions allegedly happened.

So what we have long awaited, is the third court in St. Louis County you weigh taxes. Well, people in Devlin’s defence on this page are reinforcements, which could be a large number of charges. Nothing is more formally to the post. But they are ready and waiting for the opportunity, within an hour.

The other level facts could come at the federal level, but neither the FBI nor the U.S. Attorney here in the Eastern District of Missouri have a clue what they are ready to move forward with something we extend a little further.

LEMON: All right, Jonathan Freed, hold surveillance, and for us. And we will discuss with you.

Thank you so much.

Betty Nguyen, a correspondent for CNN: Well, on the first, he said it was examining waters. Now, it seems that Rudy Giuliani is closer to recognize that the reverse.

CNN, the former mayor of New York is a further step towards the last Republican president. The filing date, which means a declaration of candidacy today. It establishes a draft opinion of the commission late last year, but it is not yet fully published.

And it looks like Giuliani has something of dynamism, though. See the figures in this investigation. It is an investigation by the Republican, for CNN by Opinion Research Corporation. Giuliani carries out its decisions on the GOP nomination with 32 points. It is followed by John McCain, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney.

Now, the investigation is also requested, the Republicans, if they want to see Giuliani term as president, 77 percent said yes.

LEMON: a blank cheque for Iraq, but a very size is what President Bush wants you and Democrats control the Congress. He sent his $ 2.9 trillion budget on Capitol Hill just a few hours before

It has four major books. But you can bet there will be taking part, line by line.

Our Ed Henry is ours now the White House, where Mr. Bush has been huddling with his team.

Hello, Ed.

ED-Henry, a correspondent for CNN WHITE HOUSE: That is correct. Hello, Don.

You know, indeed, the President met with his cabinet today reveals the budget that you speak. And he praised, it would be able to continue net expenditure for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and spending for important programs in the areas of health and education and the rest at home before eyes, it would still be able to balance the budget by the year 2012, without increasing taxes.

As you can imagine, the Democrats now Capitol Hill, as you noted, very skeptical that all these figures add up - with all expenses to fly backwards and forwards, it could easily forget, these programs are real real money. And that is basically pockets of taxpayers across the country.

What is their money? But a growing share of the federal budget, which reached $ 2.9 trillion euros per year, an increasing share of these funds for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, more than $ 100 billion this year, over $ 140 billion for next year for Iraq and Afghanistan, more than $ 50 billion for 2009.

However, the budget of the White House director Rob Portman, told me, is anything about the White House tries to be first on these costs.

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Robert Portman, Director, Office OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET: It is a credible and transparent budget. Instead of painting a scenario attractive for revenue, to maintain balance, we take a cautious approach. We have shown full war for the rest of management costs and some of 2009.

Wolf Blitzer, CNN Moderator: “It is 5:00 am in Washington, and you’re in the situation room, where news and information from around the world come to a place at the same time.
Happening now, difficult and tense for the poll competitive former director of FEMA, witnesses, there is sometimes hostile verpfuschte Committee on Hurricane Katrina response.

It is 4:00 am in the middle of New Orleans, where the police department is a double coup, including a surprise resignation.

And in south-west of Louisiana, a scene of the worst ravages of Hurricane Rita. We have new video only in the massive exploitation of the National Guard currently underway.

I’m Wolf Blitzer. And you’re in the situation ROOM.

The debt currently playing on Capitol Hill. And much criticized former director of FEMA asks Congress LA inoperative say that this is not a super-hero and FEMA is not the first answer. That did not sit well with some of its members.

Our Brian Todd has been observed that contribution. He is now living with us here in Washington. Brian?

BRIAN Todd, a correspondent for CNN: Wolf, he was the classical theater in Washington, as Michael Brown, submitted a critical mass and received it back in his face.

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TODD (Voice-over): says it is happy, the scapegoat, the former director of FEMA has yet radiated back to its critics, which aims to death two of the main actors of the Katrina disaster, as it authorises its own error.

Michael Brown, FEMA FORMER CHIEF: My biggest mistake was not the fact that on Saturday in Louisiana was dysfunctional. For what reasons whatsoever, Mayor Nagin and Governor Blanco has been too timid for a mandatory evacuation.

TODD: Michael Brown, said he tried to convince New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco, in order to contribute to a mandatory evacuation before done. It was not enough, this is not a strong censure of a Member of Congress from Louisiana. REP. William Jefferson (D), LA: I find it absolutely amazing that this consultation would begin with you, Mr. Brown, also responsible for the failure of FEMA, at the foot of the governor of Louisiana and the mayor of New Orleans.

TODD: Brown said he had no authority to an evacuation. At one point, he said FEMA emergency measures in place teams potentially affected areas. On another point, he said FEMA’s task is not as a first response, but as a coordinator. This has attracted most of the exchange points of the hearing.

Wolf Blitzer, CNN Moderator: “But later in life, were on the line,” Katrina “has also vulnerable drilling platforms offshore, at a time when gas prices are already sky high.
Let’s check-in with CNN’s Ali Velshi. It is for us the story of Winnie, Texas. It is east of Houston. Ali, to explain our viewers why this hurricane is so impact on energy prices?

ALI VELSHI, CNN correspondent: Well, you know, wolf, while countries such cases in category 4, it was Category 5, whereas in the Gulf of Mexico and it was for spiders platforms and drilling platforms, including the fourth - a third of oil production in the USA. And also Louisiana, the port, empty the greatest super-tankers bring oil imports to the USA.

In the pending case of agriculture, oil to act until an all-time high, $ 70 a barrel, above $ 70 a barrel before the trading began in New York .

It still has a little. The oil from $ 67 and change what you know, well below this morning. But this part is because, during the day, when it was reported that damage to the infrastructure of oil, swirling rumor, and there were a number of proposals from Washington, that States United could tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, That is why I am - I am here, Winnie, Texas, one of four places where the USA has over 700 million barrels oil should be used in an emergency.

Just to give you a sense of doing so. It is 60 days worth of oil, for example, some estimates. The USA believes that this is an emergency. Now, there is not yet on the announcement, the wolf, but there is some discussion tomorrow, if we find that the damage was extensive at the Offshore Rigs and platforms and deliveries and pipelines and refineries, the government can do that is to maintain all not to panic.

Blitzer: And there are fears, pipelines, the underwater world, it could have been, by that hurricane, and I know how long it might be replacing, repairing pipelines. Is this true?

VELSHI: Absolutely. It is, indeed, a few days easy to assess. What we do know some of Rigs and platforms are equipped with a safe devices, owners telling them that their state. Now we have learned, Shell, at least two rigs went adrift in the Gulf of Mexico. One of them is in possession of society, including the rig, we were on Friday. You will note, wolf, rigging, we drove to a demonstration of what it could do an evacuation. It turned out that a real evacuation. The company, Noble Drilling, it is the owner of one of these Rigs and we try to find out what the situation is there.

But, yes, there is some fear that this is real damage to oil infrastructure. It notes the highest market today. Well, because it was likely that the government would release oil from their strategic oil reserves, distributors observed, okay, this is not too seriously. The oil is not Spike.

They think in gasoline, though. If a certain impact on refineries - as you know, we have a grave a few months in refineries, Wolf - you feel, dass I am toward the edge of the East region, who have been affected for an idea , As a lot of damage.

Blitzer: All right. Ali, we look with you. Ali Velshi report for us.

We are also always new video, which comes from CNN at the moment. Would show that our viewers. Take a look at them. You can see these cars crushed by bricks. Clearly the stones from the structures, buildings pounded by Hurricane Katrina. It is our partner site WFOR in New Orleans. She saw the damage on these cars. New video in next We will also continue to explore with all our associates and all our journalists.

Happening now Hurricane Katrina, it is torn, the Gulf Coast and over barreling inside the country. You’re in a situation where live images and horror stories of the storm of food are at the same time.

Shortly after 3:00 pm on expanding area of disaster. Central Time in New Orleans. We’ll begin to get a better idea, as harmful and this hurricane was scary when she screamed the first time ashore. Next the east along the coast, parts of Alabama and Mississippi after all a foot of water. Thousands are in shelters and in danger if they venture outside work.

And now, “Katrina” pushed deeper into the Mississippi. We will examine, living with the mayor of Jackson to find out how there are people of this disintegration violent storm.

I’m Wolf Blitzer and you’re in the situation ROOM.

Katrina loses part of its new higher than Hurricane churns on the ground. But there is always more powerful, dangerous storm with winds near 95 miles an hour right now. New Orleans is the punishment of the rains and gusty winds, blowing a section of roof of the Superdome.

Emergency workers began in the heart of the city. There was no direct relationship to the subject of deaths or injuries, but fears Governor of Mississippi, some may be captured or killed hit coastal areas. Gulfport is about 12 metres above the water. This time, Katrina is plowing a more central and northern Mississippi. Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia north-west of Ohio and, finally, it is expected that feel the effects of this storm.

In the enormity of this disaster, there are hundreds of certain stories of fear and courage. Watch this video of New Orleans. Look at this. A man pressed on the Rescue of a car drifting in the water.

Look at this. CNN’s Jeanne Meserve is in the Big Easy, as they were called, relations with the great. But look at them, Jeanne, which we expect to see this man. He saw a car go in this area, which was once a road. Clearly, floods are like a river. But as we shall see what happens. This man, a very brave man and focus on the car and it is once again trying to help, that the various insider dealing fate as the automobile. Look at this. He took his own life in his hands, because these waters emerge clearly. These are simple, easy to try to save the life of Guy’s

Miles O’Brien, CNN Moderator: “Thousands of people along the Gulf Coast still a chance to see now the consequences of Hurricane Dennis, maybe $ 2 billion worth of damage.
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Mirror boy: I’ve never been so many cars and trucks and houses. Everything is under water. Everything is under water.

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Mr. O’Brien: It’s not over until it was past, though. Dennis, a tropical depression, hammer blows of the Mississippi Valley and Tennessee. All this in this American morning.

Soledad O’Brien, CNN Moderator: “Welcome back, everyone. You’re watching our special coverage of Hurricane Dennis, and their consequences.

Mr. O’Brien: It is good that you contact us. We have a briefing live underway in Florida, we just want to say briefly.

This is confirmed by the emergency operations centre exists in Tallahassee. The lieutenant governor and the head of emergency management in a brief hospitalization. We then come back to him, once they start, Dennis on certain facts and the situation in their consequences.

S. O’Brien: All the latest information on Dennis. It’s been downgraded to a tropical depression, it provides heavy rain on parts of south-east. Federal agencies fanning emergency from this morning, damage assessment, aid to affected areas. A company with insurance companies is to assess the damage, indeed, is currently between $ 1 billion and $ 2.5 billion.

Mr. O’Brien: Dennis flooding in St. Marks, Florida, but water is now back. Otherwise, damage across the Florida Panhandle was not as serious as after Hurricane Ivan last year, it was indeed a storm of $ 12 billion. If you do the monetary measure in a way, this is only a fraction thereof. Of course, if you have a roof of the absence this morning, it made no difference to you.

Rob Marciano, the weather is at the centre. He’s watching Dennis and its consequences.

(REPORT OF TIME) S. O’Brien: The damage caused by Hurricane St. Marks, Florida, 20 km south of Tallahassee, is much larger than expected. Chad Myers for we live in St. Marks.

Hey, Chad. How does it look? And how were, in the territory today?

CHAD Myers, meteorologist CNN: You know, it is a bit south of Tallahassee. I know, drive, and the state troopers are here and the Sheriff’s Department is here. But that other, no, no real help on the way, or at least not yet. We assume he is on the road to that destination.

It is a roadblock, the road about three miles. Thus, it takes some time for the roadblock. We have not yet led to see up there, as many cars are in fact in this line, but they are an arrest at a time when, to make sure you really belong in this area.

The problem was actually a storm flooding. And the problem was the form of Appalachia Bay, a species on the head of everything, and the wind was blowing on the whole, above, and we are TIPPY, TIPPY above, is the St. Marks. The wind was blowing right to the water to fall asleep, and it was done.

The boats you see behind me are in fact still in its supporters, but the boats Shell Island Marina. Shell Island Fish Camp and Marina, a few photos from there. Just to see the images.

The problem with boats, they were all in the storage rack. Rack storage, if you use a forklift, take the boat with water, then a little on a rack. The rack is where the boat, how a trailer without wheels, but it’s not moving.

The boat moves as the water is coming. While asleep near Shell Island. And Shell Island Fish Camp, the soil is completely destroyed. But all boats are likely to damage, oh, 20000 $ 30000 $ outdrives one and only major driver in the back. Unless your outdrive your engine, and your boat is sitting on the ground, they can him back and put it back in your rack storage.

The other problem, the two forklifts, for the backup were also in the flood. They were all the way until the place to sit. Obviously, the engine in salt water. They do not work this morning, so that they are not, it is not yet set. They have to put in place in some other forklifts from other ports in the area around these boats in order.