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DENVER – A University of Colorado (search) panel recommended a full investigation Friday of research misconduct allegations against a professor who triggered a national outcry for likening some Sept. 11 victims to a Nazi. The faculty committee called for investigating Ward Churchill (search) on seven allegations involving plagiarism, misuse of …

LOS ANGELES – Walt Disney Co. (DIS) Wednesday said its movie studio division would post a loss of up to $300 million in the current quarter, hurt by weak box office ticket sales and higher marketing expenses from a larger slate of Miramax releases. Disney Chief Financial Officer Tom Staggs …

WASHINGTON – Seizing a historic opportunity to reshape the Supreme Court, President Bush swiftly chose conservative John Roberts (search) as chief justice Monday and weighed how to fill another vacancy that could push the nation’s highest court to the right on issues from abortion to affirmative action. Polished and plainspoken, …