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Leading Off (7/31/08)

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1. Exxon Mobil’s second quarter earnings rose 14 percent to $11.68 billion, setting a record for biggest quarterly profit by a U.S. company. In a related story, I just applied for a job at Exxon Mobil.

2. Imagination Station, the daycare center in Denton that allowed a 5-year-old boy to wander off to Hooters, was officially shut down by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. They kind of had to see that coming. Though I guess they don’t have a good track record of seeing things coming and going.

3. I’m pretty sure, if I were forced to resign while facing disciplinary action, I wouldn’t be leaving with half a year’s salary. So well played, Ann Lott.

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