She appeared for sentencing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo and must report to prison July 8 unless her lawyer appeals.

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President Gorbachev himself had seen a TV report about Cox's swim and - with the world's media watching - the Soviet leadership decided it would be too embarrassing to turn her back.

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Now, as cable's first-quarter earnings start to roll out on May 5 with a report from Cox Communications (nyse: COX - news - people ), strong results all around indicate that the promise of consistent free cash flow for all may finally materialize.

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Markey and Miller wrote to SEC Chairman Cox and DOL Secretary Chao to request specific information about the report, including what, if any, action the SEC and DOL have taken to notify the clients of the firms determined to have conflicts uncovered by the report.

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Jack Nicholson, recently rated the No. 1 fan for his rabid following of the LA Lakers by t he Bleacher Report, is to Spike Lee and the NY Knicks what Courtney Cox and the Lakers is to Carrie Underwood and the Dallas Cowboys.

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Yet Mr Cox himself says the opposite is true, and that the fuller details given in the classified report are even more worrying.

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