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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Claire Cain Miller / The Bulletin
November 9, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — During past downturns, layoffs were mostly a private affair. Big companies tended to issue vague press releases filled with jargon about “downsizing,” and startups often gave people the pink slip without telling the world anything at all.
Not....