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Monday, April 15, 2013  Dish Network offers to buy Sprint in $25.5B deal, says bid is superior to SoftBank's proposal

Monday, December 27, 2010  A leader of Somalia's Islamist insurgency threatened to attack America during a speech broadcast Monday.

Friday, September 17, 2010  Shareholders of United's parent company and Continental Airlines are voting on a deal that would create the world's biggest airline.

Monday, May 03, 2010  United and Continental Airlines say they're joining to form the world's largest airline in a deal worth about $3 billion.

Thursday, April 22, 2010  Missouri senators have endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment that merges the state's two oversight boards for education.

Tuesday, March 02, 2010  Stocks rose for a third day Tuesday as more corporate takeover activity signaled that the economy is recovering.

Thursday, December 03, 2009  Comcast's big bet: Deal for control of NBC Universal comes with risks and opposition

Monday, March 09, 2009  Drugmaker Merck buying Schering-Plough for $41.1B in cash and stock

Wednesday, October 29, 2008  The creation of the world's largest airline could soon 'take off' after the Justice Department approves the merger between Delta and Northwest.