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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – Global Crossing Ltd. (GLBC) on Monday said it settled a three-year investigation launched by the Securities and Exchange Commission (search) into the telecommunication company’s business practices and those of its top three executives. The SEC issued a cease-and-desist order against Global Crossing and three executives: former …

WASHINGTON – John R. Bolton (search) appeared a step closer to confirmation as ambassador to the United Nations despite scathing testimony Tuesday by a former State Department intelligence chief that he was a “serial abuser” of analysts who disagreed with his hard-line views. A committee vote to send President Bush’s …

NACO, Ariz. – Clusters of citizens who volunteered to watch for illegal immigrants and smugglers dotted a swath of the Mexican border as their monthlong effort to bolster authorized patrols got under way in earnest. Volunteers for the Minuteman Project (search) had a limited presence on the border during the …