News Alert: Fed Cuts Rate by a Quarter Point, to 2%

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 -- 2:18 PM ET
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Fed Cuts Rate by a Quarter Point, to 2%

The Federal Reserve's policy-setting Open Market Committee
lowered the benchmark Federal Funds target rate by
one-quarter point, to 2.0 percent. The Fed gave no indication
that its thinking about the economy had changed or that it
planned to stop cutting rates now.

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News Alert: U.S. First-Quarter Growth Stronger Than Forecast

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 -- 8:48 AM ET
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U.S. First-Quarter Growth Stronger Than Forecast

Inventory-building tempered housing sector weakness as the
U.S. economy expanded at an 0.6 annual rate.

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News Alert: Candy Maker Reported Near Deal for Chewing Gum Giant

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Monday, April 28, 2008 -- 1:05 AM ET
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Candy Maker Reported Near Deal for Chewing Gum Giant

Mars, the makers of M&M's, was near a deal last night to
acquire the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, the chewing gum concern,
for more than $22 billion, people involved in the talks said.
The transaction would create a confectionery behemoth and
could pressure rivals into a cascade of other mergers.

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News Alert: Continental Abandons Merger Talks With United

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Sunday, April 27, 2008 -- 5:45 PM ET
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Continental Abandons Merger Talks With United

Continental Airlines said Sunday that it had abandoned merger
talks with United Airlines and was planning to remain an
independent carrier, a blow to lengthy efforts by United to
find a merger partner.

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News Alert: 3 Detectives in Bell Shooting Found Not Guilty

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Friday, April 25, 2008 -- 9:15 AM ET
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3 Detectives in Bell Shooting Found Not Guilty

Three detectives charged in the November, 2006, shooting
death of Sean Bell were cleared of all charges on Friday.

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News Alert: Petraeus Picked to Lead U.S. Central Command

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Wednesday, April 23, 2008 -- 11:10 AM ET
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Petraeus Picked to Lead U.S. Central Command

Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq,
will be nominated to lead the command responsible for
military operations in the Middle East, including Iraq and
Afghanistan.

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News Alert: Clinton Seems Poised to Win Pennsylvania Primary

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008 -- 9:09 PM ET
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Clinton Seems Poised to Win Pennsylvania Primary

Hillary Rodham Clinton was projected to be the winner of the
Democratic primary by several television networks and The
Associated Press, but the margin of victory was unclear.

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