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Trimac acquires fertilizer hauling business (PR Newswire)

OneShare Acquires Largest Competitor (Business Wire)

American Axle & Manufacturing Announces Asset Purchase Agreement with FormTech Industries (PR Newswire)

Merrill Lynch Stockholders Approve Transaction with Bank of America (Business Wire)

AdCare Health Systems, Inc. Acquires Remaining Ownership in Van Wert Assisted Living Property (PR Newswire)

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L-3 Acquires International Resources Group Ltd. (Business Wire)

Citi Successfully Completes Sale of German Retail Banking Operation to Crédit Mutuel-CIC (Business Wire)

Acorn Announces Extension of Share Repurchase Program (PR Newswire)

Bank of America gets EU's OK to buy Merrill Lynch (AP)

Creation Technologies Acquires ProWorks, Inc. of Santa Clara, California (PR Newswire)

Interactive Data Increases Regular Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)

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F.N.B. Capital Corporation Provides Mezzanine Financing to Support Point Lookout Capital Partners in Acquiring Tri-Tech, Inc. (P

Guyana Goldfields Inc. to acquire Aranka Gold Inc. (PR Newswire)

NitroMed Receives Unsolicited Acquisition Proposal from Deerfield Management (Business Wire)

Actuate boosts tender offer price after buyout bid (AP)

Republic Services and Allied Waste Expected to Complete Merger December 5 (Business Wire)

Morningstar, Inc. Acquires 10-K Wizard, Leading Provider of Real-Time SEC EDGAR Filing Research Services (PR Newswire)

Wells Fargo disputes claims by state regulator (AP)

Evergreen Energy Board Approves Stockholder Rights Plan (Business Wire)

Heineken to shut Beamish brewery in Ireland (AP)

Mining Oil Announces Third Quarter 2008 Results and Listing on the OTC Bulletin Board Exchange Under the Symbol: MIOI (PR Newswi

OYO Geospace Reports Fiscal Year 2008 Results and New Product Activities BP Sale (Business Wire)

UST Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Altria (PR Newswire)

Fitch: Fairfax Ratings Unaffected on Northbridge Offer (Business Wire)

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Port of Coos Bay to buy closed rail line (AP)

UST shareholders OK Altria acquisition (AP)

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Azur Pharma Ltd. Enters Into Definitive Agreement With BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc [nasdaq: BPAX], to Acquire U.S. Rights to El

Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. Terminates Merger Agreement with NWJ Apartment Holdings Corp., an Affiliate of NWJ Companies, Inc. (P

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