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UPDATE 1-Virgin Atlantic wants tie-up with bmi

guardian.co.uk - UK
Combining Virgin Atlantic and bmi would link airlines set up by savvy entrepreneurs, Virgin's Richard Branson and bmi founder Bishop, long seen as domestic ...
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All-day meeting to make peace

Sunshine Coast Daily - Queensland,Australia
Makepeace Island luxury: Richard Branson's 4$ million development is unlikely to meet its expected Christmas completion date. Photo: Graeme Gillies/Blue ...
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Bishop sells up and leaves strong legacy at bmi

Times Online - UK
Sir Michael, 66, has piloted the business through blue skies and turbulence since 1964, when his rival Sir Richard Branson was still playing with paper ...
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On the front line at border control

Times Online - UK
'They have to queue up with everyone else,' says Lea, who has seen the passport photos of celebrities such as Sir Richard Branson, Chelsea Clinton and David ...
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Stagecoach growth stays on track

Scotsman - United Kingdom
Virgin Rail, its rail joint venture with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, grew less than 0.1 per cent in the 24 weeks to 12 October. ...
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Branson Covets Airline Deal, Even as Virgin Media Hobbles

Wall Street Journal - USA
By AARON O. PATRICK LONDON -- Leave it to billionaire Sir Richard Branson to think about expanding his brand, even as one of his companies struggles with ...
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Sports Briefing | Yacht Racing Ericsson 4 Breaks Speed Record

New York Times - United States
equals B6Richard Branson, who attempted a record-breaking sail across the Atlantic last week with his 99-foot maxi yacht Virgin Money, was forced to abandon his ...
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Family refuse to give up hope

The Star - Sheffield,England,UK
A fund has been set up to pay for the operation, which has been boosted by a donation from Sir Richard Branson. Mrs Hoyland said: "We have been offered ...
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Window closing for Branson challenge

CNN International - USA
By Mike Steere LONDON, England (CNN) -- Billionaire Richard Branson's hopes of breaking the transatlantic sailing record this year look to be reducing by ...
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Noosa tradies have Virgin blues

Sunshine Coast Daily - Queensland,Australia
Mark Fischer of Mad Pool Interiors of Mooloolaba has not been paid for 6 weeks for work done on Sir Richard Branson's Makepeace Island. ...
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To Infinity and Beyond: Paris Hilton Prepares for Trip Into Space

FOXNews - USA
According to Reuters, more than 150 people have signed up to take the flight on Richard Branson's first-ever commercial space flight, Virgin Galactic. ...
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Build your personal brand online: How Ali Brown did it (Part two)

Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Not many business owners get invited to spend a week on Richard Bransonand#39;s Necker Island to hang out with the man himself. But that's exactly what happened ...
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One giant leap for Paris...

ABC Online - Australia
Paris is apparently one of the celebs who are keen to pay a deposit of $200000 for a seat on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic trip into orbit in 2010. ...
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Paris one sexy space cadet

Winnipeg Sun - Canada
By SUN WIRE SERVICES Paris Hilton, who has paid a reported $200000 US for a seat on Richard Branson's first Virgin Galactic space flight, is scared of going ...
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Branson donation to locate jet skier

The Star - Sheffield,England,UK
By Claire Lewis BILLIONAIRE business tycoon Richard Branson has made a donation to a fund set up to help find a missing South Yorkshire jet skier. ...
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Creative entrepreneurs can survive the crisis

INSEAD Knowledge - Best of business research - Fontainebleau,France
Virgin Atlantic, which was founded by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson in 1984, survived and came out stronger after the airline crisis of the early ...
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Branson abandons sailing record attempt

The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
LONDON --- British tycoon Richard Branson conceded defeat Friday in his bid to break the transatlantic sailing record after his yacht was damaged by high ...
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Falmouth could be home port for sailors

Falmouth Penryn Packet - Falmouth,UK
Sir Richard Branson and Olympic yachtsman from Falmouth, Ben Ainslie, were forced to abandon their transatlantic record bid after his boat's mainsail was ...
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'Entrepreneur for entrepreneurs' makes it big

Financial Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
We profile famous entrepreneurs such as Donald Trump and Richard Branson. This year we'll have 5000 contributing authors." "The Web and mobile technologies ...
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Sailing Update - The Week in Yachting

YachtPals.com News - Barcelona,Spain
Quantum Racing won the TP52 Worlds, a fishing boat hit the Vendee Globe yacht Hugo Boss, Sir Richard Branson sailed out with his crew on Virgin Money, ...
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Hilton worried space flight won't return for 10000 years

3 News NZ - Auckland,New Zealand
Paris Hilton will be among the passengers on Richard Branson's first Virgin spaceflight - if she can overcome her fears that the blast-off will be a one-way ...
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Branson abandons Transatlantic sailing record attempt

Sowetan - Soweto,South Africa
Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson has been forced to scrap his attempt to set a sailing world record from New York to England, after his yacht was damaged ...
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PARIS FEARS SPACE FLIGHT

Star Magazine UK - London,UK
... Star Trek star William Shatner and Alien actress Sigourney Weaver -- hoping to board Richard Branson's first-ever commercial space flight, ...
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In photos: 'Sir Richard Branson's 'Rock The Kasbah' Arrivals'

Monsters and Critics.com - USA
By James Wray Oct 25, 2008, 13:19 GMT Salma Hayek attends Sir Richard Branson's "Rock The Kasbah" benefiting Virgin United at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel ...
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Huge wave crashes Branson's record hope

Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
A MONSTER wave caused British billionaire Sir Richard Branson to abandon his bid to break the trans-Atlantic speed record yesterday. ...
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Branson abandons bid to break speed record

The Canberra Times - Canberra,Australian Capital Territory,Australia
BRITISH billionaire Sir Richard Branson has abandoned his bid to break the trans-Atlantic speed record after a 12-metre wave ripped the mainsail of his ...
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If bankers are busy, there is something wrong

Hindu - Chennai,India
Richard Branson concedes that he used to sit through board meetings not knowing the difference between net and gross and really struggling. ...
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Branson quits Atlantic record bid

The Press Association
Sir Richard Branson abandoned his record attempt to cross the Atlantic in a single-hulled vessel. The decision came after the entrepreneur spoke of a "night ...
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Branson quits Atlantic sail record attempt

Reuters UK - UK
LONDON (Reuters) - British entrepreneur Richard Branson said Friday he had abandoned an attempt to make the fastest crossing of the Atlantic in a mono-hull ...
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Virgin: No record attempt for Branson

United Press International - USA
Sir Richard Branson, CEO Virgin Group, (shown) holds a joint press conference with Srgjan Kerim, President of the UN General Assembly and actress Daryl ...
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RICHARD BRANSON - BRANSON ABANDONS TRANSATLANTIC SAILING RECORD ...

Contactmusic.com - Ilkley,England,UK
Caption: Sir Richard Branson Grey Goose Entertainment celebrates the new season of the original series 'Iconoclasts' on Sundance Channel New York City, ...
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Virgin: No record attempt for Branson

istockAnalyst.com (press release) - Salem,OR,USA
Virgin Group Ltd. head Richard Branson was forced to give up on a trans-Atlantic record attempt out of New York due to poor weather, a company spokesman ...
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Branson abandons yacht record bid

Scotsman - United Kingdom
SIR Richard Branson yesterday abandoned his record-seeking attempt to cross the Atlantic in a single-hulled vessel after what the Virgin tycoon said was a ...
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Sports in brief

Detroit Free Press - United States
Two days after setting sail from New York City, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson abandoned his bid to break the trans-Atlantic speed record after a ...
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Gale winds put Richard Branson''s transatlantic record attempt in ...

Newspost Online - Baroda,India
London, Oct 25 (ANI): English business magnate Sir Richard Branson's attempt at a transatlantic record may be in jeopardy after massive seas and very strong ...
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Schooled Byad-Lister

National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Griffin howled at the mix-and-match crowd assembled at Richard Bransonand#39;s second annual Virgin United fundraising gala, held at the Metro Toronto Convention ...
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Branson gives up on Atlantic record

Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
By AP NEW YORK -- British billionaire Richard Branson has abandoned his bid for a transatlantic speed record aboard the ultramodern racing yacht Virgin ...
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Branson trans-Atlantic bid confronts 'brutal' seas

AFP
NEW YORK (AFP) --- Billionaire Richard Branson and his giant sailing yacht Virgin Money confronted "brutal" seas Thursday in a quest to break the world record ...
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Branson off course in record bid

The Press Association
Sir Richard Branson has been forced off course on the second day of his transatlantic record bid. Just under 28 hours into the journey, his 30-strong crew ...
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British billionaire Sir Richard Branson sails Atlantic in hopes of ...

New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
Sir Richard Branson and his daughter Holly sailing along the Hudson River on Sept. 4. She and his son Sam will be on this trans-Atlantic voyage. ...
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PARIS HILTON - PARIS FEARS SPACE FLIGHT WILL BE A ONE-WAY TICKET

Contactmusic.com - Ilkley,England,UK
PARIS HILTON will be among the passengers on RICHARD BRANSON's first Virgin spaceflight - if she can overcome her fears that the blast-off will be a one-way ...
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Not your average TV host

The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
Just ask Richard Branson. The English business magnate is but one of the many celebrity benefactors, or 'Life Champions', of Life College, a non-profit ...
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BA boss digs in for long haul

Independent - London,England,UK
This will bring a wry smile to the face of Sir Richard Branson, who has emblazoned his Virgin Atlantic planes with the slogan, "No way, BA/AA", ...
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Storm threatens Branson record attempt

Independent - London,England,UK
By Lucy Bogustawski, PA Sir Richard Branson's transatlantic record attempt may be jeopardised by "massive seas and very strong galesandquot;, he revealed today. ...
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Branson says trans-Atlantic sailing bid in jeopardy

AFP
LONDON (AFP) --- British tycoon Richard Branson said Friday his bid to break the world record for crossing the Atlantic was in jeopardy after his yacht was ...
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Roundup: Richard Branson trying to break trans-Atlantic sailing ...

Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Sailing news | Sir Richard Branson, his son, Sam, 23, and daughter, Holly, 26, plus a crew of champion sailors have set sail on a 3000-mile race through the ...
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Branson's mane makes him a billionaire Samson

Business News Network - Canada
Those were the thoughts that crossed my mind as I waited to interview Sir Richard Branson, the flamboyant founder of Virgin Group. ...
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'Now I believe anything is possible'

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
The five pupils -- three girls and two boys -- are known as the Branson Scholars, as they are part-sponsored by Sir Richard Branson. ...
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Is Richard Branson a busted flush?

Blatherskite - London,UK
Mr Blatherskite only asks because his blueyonder email has been down today (again), despite all this rubbish that Virgin Media send through the post about ...
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Branson record bid 'for Fossett'

Scotsman - United Kingdom
SIR Richard Branson dedicated his latest record bid to his late friend and fellow adventurer Steve Fossett as he set sail from New York yesterday. ...
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Win a copy of Richard Branson's new book

BusinessZone.co.uk - Bristol,UK
From its creation as a mail-order record company to the literal launch of Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson's Virgin Group has become one of the most ...
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Branson and Ainslie begin transatlantic record attempt

CNN International - USA
New challenge: Billionaire Richard Branson is attempting to break the transatlantic sailing record on Virgin Money. The answer is a new attempt to make the ...
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Nation/World briefs

DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
Richard Branson tries for trans-Atlantic record: British billionaire Sir Richard Branson and his two children set out with a crew of champion sailors early ...
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Branson in new record bid

TeleText - Scotland,UK
Sir Richard Branson has dedicated his transatlantic record bid to his late friend Steve Fossett as he set sail from New York with Ben Ainslie. ...
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Branson sets sail for stormy record attempt

Independent - London,England,UK
By Wesley Johnson, PA, in New York Sir Richard Branson dedicated his transatlantic record attempt to his late friend and fellow adventurer Steve Fossett as ...
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Names in the Game

International Herald Tribune - France
NEW YORK (AP) --- British billionaire Sir Richard Branson's latest adventure is a family affair. Two of Branson's children joined the 58-year-old chairman of ...
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Olympic sailor's Atlantic record bid with billionaire Branson

this is hampshire.net - Winchester,England,UK
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson and triple Olympic Gold medallist Ben Ainslie have joined forces in a bid to become the fastest sailors to cross the ...
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Campaign today...Palin's travel costs...Branson's bold try ...

Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck - Bismarck,ND,USA
NEW YORK (AP) British billionaire Richard Branson is hoping to set a new Trans-Atlantic record for a single-hulled sailboat. He and his children have left ...
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Virgin's Branson tries for sailing record from NY

The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- British billionaire Sir Richard Branson and his two children set out with a crew of champion sailors early Wednesday on a 99-foot racing ...
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The Top 10 Secrets to Mastering Your Personal Brand

Exchange Morning Post - Waterloo,Ontario,Canada
by Brenda Bence What do Sir Richard Branson, Barack Obama and Suze Orman all have in common? They have each built powerful personal brands that have ...
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Cal players arrested for robbery

Modesto Bee - Modesto,CA,USA
Now he wants to help Richard Branson make the fastest Atlantic crossing by a monohull sailboat. The Briton is part of a 24-person crew assembled by Mike ...
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Branson sets sail on Cross-Atlantic Challenge

Sail World - Mandalong,NSW,Australia
Richard Branson, his children Holly (26) and Sam (23) and the crew of the monohull maxi-yacht Virgin Money aim to break the world record for crossing the ...
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Green Guru Gone Wrong: William McDonough

Fast Company - USA
The Iceland adventure is McDonough's homespun answer to Richard Branson's gathering at his private Necker Island, which McDonough attended earlier this year ...
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South Africans die of treatable diseases: Branson

SABC News - Johannesburg,South Africa
English business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand, Sir Richard Branson says far too many South Africans continue to die of treatable diseases. ...
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Rupert Murdoch attacks British regulators over ITV

NEWS.com.au - Australia
However, the move was widely seen as an attempt to prevent an ITV merger with Richard Branson's Virgin Media. While the Communications Act contains a ...
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Alternatives to downsizing

Business Line - Chennai,India
What does Richard Branson always do? Scouring around a bargain, as he acknowledges in Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a global entrepreneur ...
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Matthew Norman: Tie me kangaroo down, Sir, our Rolf is as British ...

Independent - London,England,UK
Two well-loved entrepreneurial knights, Sirs Alan Sugar and Richard Branson (the real publisher, incidentally, is Virgin Books) sneak in as well, ...
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What all the CEOs do to stay in control

Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
In the beginning of the book Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Group, says, "One of the most impressive developments within businesses today is the belief ...
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Your Personal LDP Business Coach:

LDPBusiness - Liverpool,England,UK
Some of the most successful people have put their success down to their coach, like Richard Branson. Your business coach will push you to achieve greater ...
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Adlington: the golden mermaid

Times Online - UK
Next, Oh My God, was the invitation to The Pride of Britain awards and the chance to rub shoulders with Richard Branson and Vernon Kay. ...
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Spaceport tax opponents share their thoughts

Alamogordo Daily News - Alamogordo,NM,USA
Steve Landeene, port CEO, and flamboyant English entrepreneur Richard Branson, president of Virgin Galactic, a potential port customer, have given varying ...
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Give him credit ... Paul McCartney busking

The Sun - London,UK
As well as Macca, their targets include Tesco, Richard Branson and NatWest bank. So take time out from crisis concern and crease up instead! ...
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Column : Jet, set, then they were told, go

Financial Express - Bombay,India
Richard Branson says the best way to make a billion dollars in the airline business is to start with two. It'sa high fixed cost business where it costs ...
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Richard Branson's Noosa island hideaway nears completion

Courier Mail - Australia
... GIANT baths scooped from boulders and a huge stone Buddha are some of the lavish features of a Noosa island retreat being built by Richard Branson. ...
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Meetings of the minds

GQ - USA
... of Iconoclasts features an unlikely (and entertaining) pair: Nobel Prize-winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Virgin entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson. ...
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'In search of iconoclasts'

BusinessWorld Online - Quezon City,Philippines
A deal was struck in 2005 between New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and British entrepreneur Richard Branson to locate a spaceport for Virgin Galactic, ...
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Check Out Richard Branson On 'Iconoclasts' Tonight

Starpulse.com - Branford,CT,USA
The premiere episode features Desmond Tutu and Richard Branson, showing their love for life, deep friendship and some interesting lessons they both learn ...
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Richard Branson's shares Aussie Virgin paradise

NEWS.com.au - Australia
By Glenis Green October 17, 2008 08:18am SIR Richard Branson's new luxury Noosa island will be a welcome retreat for Virgin staff and guests. ...
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He's trying to raise $15000 to meet Richard Branson

Electric New Paper - Singapore,Singapore
Speak to him and you discover what he really wants is money to fly to Los Angeles to meet his idol, the flamboyant English billionaire Richard Branson, ...
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The Business Of Branson

Forbes - NY,USA
As you might imagine, Sir Richard Branson finds most business advice books boring and esoteric. So when writing his latest book, Business Stripped Bare: ...
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More Airlines Cutting Fuel Surcharges

Jaunted - USA
Richard Branson's carrier is lowering the surcharge by an average of $40 depending on destination, but most tickets will still include a three-figure fee ...
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PBS and YouTube Turn Big Brother Into a Team Player

Jossip - New York,NY,USA
Then there would be a whole Marvel-style alternate universe where the past eight years never happened and Richard Branson had already taken us on his ...
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Red-carpet lifestyle? It's oceans away from my old life

Times Online - UK
A little over a year ago, I was interviewing Sir Richard Branson on the terrace of his Caribbean hideaway on Necker Island. There had been a problem with my ...
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McCain and Biden head to late night

South Coast Today - New Bedford,MA,USA
Tonight's season opener begins with clips of tycoon Richard Branson and South African civil rights pioneer Archbishop Desmond Tutu splashing around together ...
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equals BB 'Iconoclasts' return

Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
... offers one of the unlikeliest: South Africa's Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu and British entrepreneur, adventurer and billionaire Sir Richard Branson. ...
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'SNL' takes over weeknight

Baltimore Sun - United States
... MAN The fourth season of Sundance's Iconoclast series starts tonight with Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu and entrepreneur Richard Branson paired up. ...
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TODAY'S PICKS

Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
ICONOCLASTS (10 pm, Sundance) - Season premiere: Tonight's pairing: entrepreneur Richard Branson and South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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10 Signs That You're an Uninspiring Boss

BusinessWeek - USA
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson once said: "Praise people and they will flourish. Criticize and they will shrivel up." 4. ...
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Virgin could have been 'wiped out'

ITV.com - UK
Virgin Atlantic may have disappeared if Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) had gone under, Sir Richard Branson said. The billionaire founder of the airline ...
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Virgin could have 'disappeared' if HBOS collapsed

Cheapflights.co.uk - London,UK
Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Atlantic, has revealed that his airline could have collapsed if Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) had been allowed ...
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Virgin Nigeria deal not transparent, says FG

The Punch - Lagos,Nigeria
Hyat, who described the disagreement between the Chairman of Virgin Group, Mr. Richard Branson, and the Federal Government as embarrsssing and unacceptable, ...
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Virgin slashes fuel surcharges

The Press Association
Sir Richard Branson's airline, Virgin Atlantic, is to reduce its fuel surcharges for most passengers following a dip in world oil prices. ...
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STELLA MCCARTNEY has turned interviewer for the new series of cult ...

Vogue.com - UK
... Cameron Diaz spends time with Architecture For Humanity co-founder Cameron Sinclair and Sir Richard Branson gets up close and personal with Archbishop ...
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Virgin Atlantic cuts fuel surcharge for economy passengers

guardian.co.uk - UK
But existing charges will continue for upper class passengers of Sir Richard Branson's airline. Surcharges for economy passengers on the airline's ...
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Rail fares rise as flight costs fall

Management Today - London,UK
Admittedly the reduction is pretty measly -- equals A378 to equals A368 for short-haul and equals A3109 to equals A396 for long-haul -- and knowing boss Sir Richard Branson, it's been done ...
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HP signs first pro sports league deal

Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
Virgin Group Ltd. founder Richard Branson, part owner of US airline Virgin America Inc. based in Burlingame, said he will add more capital to help the ...
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Mayor Pete in elite company

Taranaki Daily News - New Plymouth,New Zealand
Billionaire Virgin chief executive Richard Branson and former Australian Prime Minister John Howard will be rubbing shoulders with New Plymouth District ...
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Sir Richard Branson on Economy

FOXNews - USA
Reaction now from Sir Richard Branson. The entrepreneur, founder of the Virgin Group joins me now. He has got a hot new book out. ...
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Virgin Media seeks to delay repayment of equals A34.4bn debt pile

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
By Dominic White The cable company, whose biggest shareholder is Sir Richard Branson, said it had originally anticipated entering into a new credit facility ...
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Travel Roundup: Virgin America Gets Cash, Aston Maui Lu to Close ...

BNET - San Francisco,Ca,USA
By Barbara E. Hernandez Branson adds money to Virgin America --- Richard Branson, founder and part owner of Virgin America, announced he will add more capital ...
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Jumping off point for the 'final frontier'

Inverness Courier - Inverness,Scotland,UK
A few weeks ago, a spokesman for Sir Richard Branson's company Virgin Galactic confirmed that it has chosen Scotland as the venue for a spaceport. ...
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Lobbyists to raise funds to build peace centre

The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
Tutu's emissaries and fundraisers are now approaching his friends, such as maverick British businessman Richard Branson and lobbyist Peter Gabriel, ...
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Virgin no to space porn

Mirror.co.uk - London,UK
Sir Richard Branson has turned down a equals A3500000 bid to shoot a sex flick on his first Virgin Galactic space flight. X-rated movie producers in the US wanted ...
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Branson tops up Virgin America

Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
Airlines - Virgin Group Ltd. founder Richard Branson, part owner of US airline Virgin America Inc., said he will add more capital to help the carrier break ...
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'Ministers must work together'

The Sun - London,UK
AP Photo/Evan Vucci VIRGIN Atlantic may have 'disappeared' if Halifax Bank of Scotland had gone under, Sir Richard Branson said. The billionaire founder of ...
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A Bransonomics preview

Financial Express - Bombay,India
And in recounting his adventures as a global billionaire, Richard Branson does a nifty job of taking on the self-myth, sometimes pumping it with yet more ...
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Knights of uncertainty

Financial Times - London,England,UK
Sir Richard Branson was on CNBC promoting his new book and offering his thoughts on the market turmoil (his verdict: "A few individuals have completely ...
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Branson: Guarantee bank deposits

United Press International - USA
Sir Richard Branson, CEO of the Virgin Group, watches Switzerlandand#39;s Roger Federer, second seed, take on Andy Murray of Great Britain, sixth seed, ...
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Queen Of The Black Market

Glasgow Sunday Mail - UK
She managed Richard Branson's Caribbean island before before travelling the world to promote a luxury hotel group and even found time to make it to the ...
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Despite Credit Crunch Last Night's Take Heart Charity Ball Was a ...

PR.com (press release) - Levittown,NY,USA
This is reflected in the thirty-three strong committee made up of many leaders of tomorrow including Sam Branson (son of Sir Richard Branson), ...
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Finance Ministers Meet as World Markets Plunge

Voice of America - USA
In an interview Friday with CNBC television, British entrepreneur and investor Richard Branson said he does not expect the US stock markets to produce any ...
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Foodie at large: Student fare

Times Online - UK
They have compiled a cookbook, Sorted, which has attracted the praise of Richard Branson and Duncan Bannatyne, no less. What's more, by the time you read ...
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One on One with Sir Richard Branson, Founder and Chairman , Virgin ...

Nightly Business Report - Miami,FL,USA
Earlier today I got the view from British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin Group has a vast array of businesses in airlines, hotels, music, ...
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Virgin Atlantic was in danger of disappearing

Scotsman - United Kingdom
VIRGIN Atlantic might have "disappeared" if Halifax Bank of Scotland had gone under, Sir Richard Branson has revealed. The billionaire founder of the ...
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Richard Branson: Doing business his way

MSNBC - USA
Whether promoting cell phones while naked or pioneering tourist space-travel, the billionaire uses unusual methods for success. In his new book, ...
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Business Books

TIME - USA
Richard Branson, The Brash, Blond Brit behind Virgin Everything, would have been well within his rights to title his new book My Message Is Me (with ...
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Branson's next adventure to air on Virgin 1

Broadcastnow - London,UK
Virgin 1 will follow Sir Richard Branson as he makes another record attempt -- perilously crossing the Atlantic in the fastest time ever... with his children ...
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Tim animation series to air in UK

Croydon Advertiser - UK
The documentary will see entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and his children attempt to cross the Atlantic in the fastest time ever in a mono-hull sailing ...
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Virgin 1 offers US animation and Branson family adventure

Brand Republic - London,UK
... season will feature new import 'The Life and Times of Timand#39; and Sir Richard Branson and his son and daughter attempting a transatlantic sailing record. ...
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Four Kiwis to blast off to space

TVNZ - New Zealand
... time on Tuesday to discuss the details of their voyage, a product of Sir Richard Branson's space holiday business Virgin Galactic, The Press reported. ...
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Branson documentary to air on Virgin 1

Digital Spy - UK
By Alex Fletcher, Entertainment Reporter A documentary featuring Richard Branson and his children sailing across the Atlantic will air this Autumn on Virgin ...
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Branson and kids' TV test

Mirror.co.uk - London,UK
Tycoon Richard Branson and his children are to star in a reality TV show as they try to break a world record. Branson, 58, medic daughter Holly, 26, ...
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Let's all laugh at Tottenham

Online Gooner - London,England,UK
Spurs approached Richard Branson about a sponsorship deal but Branson commented, 'I would not like my company name Virgin emblazoned on those shirts and ...
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PM makes financial stability pledge

The Press Association
Meanwhile, Sir Richard Branson called on the Government to guarantee all bank deposits and urged the Bank of England to slash interest rates. ...
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Personalise your news

Sky News - UK
Sir Richard Branson's flagship firm made a pre-tax profit of equals A372m for the period March to August 2008. That compared favourably with a equals A343m pre-tax profit ...
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Canton to produce Hindu comic movie

Digital Spy - UK
Liquid Comics was formed after Richard Branson's Virgin Comics folded last month. Master And Commander scribe John Collee will adapt Ramayan for the screen. ...
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Virgin Atlantic campaign targets consumers

PRWeek UK - London,England,UK
This is the second phase in Virgin Atlantic's campaign, which was launched last month when Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson revealed the and#39;No Way: BA/AA' ...
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Business leaders call for rate cut

The Press Association
Virgin billionaire Sir Richard Branson called on the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to slash rates as much as 1% when it votes on Thursday. ...
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Virgin turns down $1million for galactic porn movie

CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson acknowledges the pleasures of the service. Virgin Galactic's proposed flights offer, for a return ticket of $200000, ...
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One in 300 NHS patients killed by blunders, Richard Branson warns ...

Daily Mail - UK
One in 300 NHS patients is killed because of avoidable blunders by staff or hospital-acquired infections, Sir Richard Branson warned yesterday. ...
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Luxury upgrades at Natirar estate in Peapack-Gladstone slated for ...

Scarlet Scuttlebutt - East Brunswick,NJ,USA
Work permits were granted in late August to begin construction on the project, said Bob Wojtowicz, a partner with British billionaire Sir Richard Branson. ...
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Sir Branson calls for 1% rate cut

Homes Overseas - London,UK
Sir Richard Branson has called on the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) to follow Australia's lead and slash interest rates by 1%. ...
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NBAA 2008: Revamped Oshkosh plays a bigger business role

Flight International - USA
This year Virgin chairman Sir Richard Branson and Burt Rutan announced they'll bring the WhiteKnight 2 spacecraft to the 2009 event. ...
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Sir Richard to talk on NHS safety

The Press Association
Sir Richard Branson is due to give the keynote speech at a summit to discuss the safety of patients in the NHS. The Patients Association's meeting will ...
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Branson still top of travel

World First Travel Insurance - Devon,UK
Unsurprisingly Sir Richard Branson is the richest man in travel despite losing some of his fortune, according to the Sunday Times rich list. ...
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Branson calls for deposit guarantees and interest rate cut

The Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
Sir Richard Branson called on the Government to guarantee all bank deposits today and urged the Bank of England to slash interest rates. ...
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Virgin Rejects $1 Million Offer to Shoot Zero Gravity Sex Video

ShortNews.com - Regensburg,Germany
New Mexico: An arm of Richard Branson's Virgin Group, Virgin Galactic, has turned down a $1 million offer from a group that wanted to make a sex tape in ...
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'The economy will come around'

CNNMoney.com - USA
The man behind the Virgin megabrand, Sir Richard Branson, answers your questions in the Nov 10 issue of Fortune. Now's your chance to ask Branson about ...
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Rumours circulating about a 50Mbps broadband service from Virgin

Broadband Expert - Alton,England,UK
... rife with rumours that Virgin Media, owned by Sir Richard Branson, may soon be releasing an incredible ground-breaking broadband internet service. ...
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India's postcards from space

Asia Times Online - Kowloon,Hong Kong
... the Mojave Spaceport in the California desert aboard the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, a brainchild of British billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson. ...
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Government must act now to avoid football meltdown

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Later a guest on Radio 5 Live was Sir Richard Branson, who can usually be relied upon for succinct perspective. He ascribed our problems to the 'greed'' of ...
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Medical devices segment in India is unregulated: US doc

Times of India - India
MUMBAI: Along with Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, former US vice president and green campaigner Al Gore and flamboyant businessman Richard Branson, ...
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Heather Mills rules out moving to Caribbean island

Oneindia - Tamilnadu,India
... ex-wife Heather Mills has bashed rumours claiming that she is planning to move to a Caribbean island owned by British tycoon Richard Branson. ...
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1974: Mike Oldfield -- Tubular Bells

Liverpool Echo - UK
It was the first record released by the Virgin label, after being championed by Richard Branson. Oldfield has already approached (and was rejected by) many ...
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US investigators believe Fossett's

The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Fossett's friend and fellow adventurer, British tycoon Richard Branson, said he believed the items found this week were genuine and hoped the discoveries ...
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Wreck of Steve Fossett's plane discovered: police

AFP
Fossett's friend and fellow adventurer, British tycoon Sir Richard Branson, said he hoped this week's discoveries would lay to rest conspiracy theories ...
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Virgin Galactic rejects $1 million space porn

MSNBC - USA
He said Virgin Galactic, part of Richard Branson's Virgin Group, is planning to begin flights of the WhiteKnightTwo aircraft in late 2009 or early 2010 from ...
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Pictured: The mangled wreckage of Steve Fossett's plane as search ...

Daily Mail - UK
Fossett - who was close friends with billionaire Sir Richard Branson - was last seen on September 3, 2007, when he took off from the Flying-M Ranch outside ...
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Sir Richard Branson stuck in time warp, says British Airways ...

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has accused Sir Richard Branson of being stuck in a 1996 time warp and claimed that his Virgin group has a ...
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Virgin America close to further funding

Financial Times - London,England,UK
By Justin Baer in New York Virgin America, the US airline founded by Sir Richard Branson, is near an agreement with its investors to infuse the fledgling ...
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Steve Fossett's body 'found in his wrecked plane'

Daily Mail - UK
Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson, a close friend of the businessman, said: 'Now that the plane has been found we can finally bring closure to Steve's ...
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Sir Richard Branson's tribute to friend Steve Fossett

Mirror.co.uk - London,UK
By Anton Antonowicz 3/10/2008 Sir Richard Branson yesterday said his adventurer friend Steve Fossett had led "a most extraordinary life". ...
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Management gems from Richard Branson

Rediff - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
There is, says flamboyant entrepreneur Richard Branson, a method to his madness. If his dangerous stunts and bizarre behaviour get him, and more importantly ...
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Virgin Galactic tackles climate change

Business Green - London,England,UK
Richard Branson's plans for fossil fuel-burning space tourism flights may not have sat too well with his high-profile green commitments. ...
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Branson's Virgin spaceships to gather climate data

Greenbang - London,England,UK
One of the pioneers of commercial space travel is Richard Branson with his Virgin Galactic vehicles that will take passengers on sub-orbital flights 68 ...
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Estelle's 'Hope' For South Africa

Sky News - UK
The singer, who is in the country as ambassador for Virgin Unite, a non-profit foundation started by Sir Richard Branson, shares the second day of her ...
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Pupils' blue-sky thinking for Branson

Chorley and Leyland Guardian - Chorley,England,UK
The 14, 15, and 16-year-olds will be working on a range of engineering projects including designing the interior of the cabin for Richard Bransonand#39;s Virgin ...
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Heather Mills: 'I'm Not Moving to Richard Branson's Island'

Showbiz Spy - Guildford,England,UK
By Adam, October 1 2008 HEATHER Mills has blasted reports she's set to move to Richard Branson's private island on the Caribbean -- branding the rumor ...
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Virgin rebirth

Financial Express - Bombay,India
There is no escaping Sir Richard Branson, the chairman of Virgin Group, who goes to extraordinary lengths to put himself on the front pages. ...
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Virgin Galactic Gives Climate Research a Lift

Greentech Media - Cambridge,MA,USA
Richard Branson's space-travel venture is helping NOAA researchers collect greenhouse-gas data in the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere. ...
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'Steve Fossett items' possibly found in California: police

AFP
However Fossett's close friend and fellow adventurer Sir Richard Branson has rubbished the speculation. "If it were true, I'd be the happiest man ever," ...
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Branson pal death clues

Mirror.co.uk - London,UK
The balloonist, adventurer and pal of Richard Branson took off alone in a light plane in Nevada, US, and vanished on September 3, 2007. ...
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' Wreckage' found in search for Steve Fossett

Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
Fossett, whose record-breaking attempts were often backed by British tycoon Sir Richard Branson, has not been seen since he took off from an airstrip at an ...
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Foot-in-Mouth Precautions

RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
One public figure who has always taken media relations particularly seriously is Sir Richard Branson. As a recent example of how to handle the media ...
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Richard Branson Embarrasses Daughter

Showbiz Spy - Guildford,England,UK
By Adam, September 30 2008 BRITISH billionaire Richard Branson left his daughter Holly red-faced on her first day at work -- by calling her mobile to check ...
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Space flights to aid climate battle

The Press Association
Sir Richard Branson has said his planned space flights could help scientists better understand climate change. The Virgin Galactic founder announced that ...
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Branson space ships to measure greenhouse gas levels

guardian.co.uk - UK
Richard Branson's space tourism company, Virgin Galactic, is to use its space planes to gather scientific data on climate change from the highest reaches of ...
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Want to get married in space? Call this guy

MSNBC - USA
By Stephen Cass Richard Branson may get the headlines with his company Virgin Galactic, but Eric Anderson is the one who is actually sending private ...
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Dear diary, small business is blooming marvellous

Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
In fact, Solomon's record of her business start-up is more like Bridget Jones meets Richard Branson, or how to tend your rosebush while avoiding the thorny ...
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IT SNOWS ON MARS

Daily Star - London,UK
Meanwhile Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson, 58, says his planned space flights could help understand weather patterns and climate change. ...
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