General Atlantic, others in Northgate talks-paper
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U.S. investment firm General Atlantic Partners and other venture capital firms are in talks with Britain's Northgate Information Solutions Plc  over a possible takeover that could be worth more than 600 million pounds ($1.13 billion), a newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Anglican leaders discussed on Thursday the U.S. response to a report criticizing the church there for backing gay priests and same-sex unions, a row that could split the third-largest Christian denomination.
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FRANKFURT, Germany  - General Motors managers and  labor officials tried again on Monday to nail down a deal on  sweeping cost cuts at the carmaker's loss-making European  business in time for approval at a GM board meeting on Tuesday.
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New Zealand is just about as far from the North Atlantic as you can get. Despite the distance, leaders of NATO will next week be discussing how to draw the Pacific nation and other regional democracies further ...Comment
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By Lawrence Latane Iii, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 19--Richmond-area Girl Scouts who want to know why their board of directors voted to sell a beloved Northern Neck campground may learn more at an upcoming meeting.
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Senior executives at General Motors   Corp. GM.N and Ford Motor Co. F.N have discussed a merger   or alliance that would bring together the No. 1 and No. 2 U.S.   automakers, according to newspaper reports on Monday.
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Renault RENA.PA and Nissan 7201.T   are making progress in talks with General Motors Corp. GM.N>   about forming a three-way alliance but the outcome is still   open, Carlos Ghosn said in a newspaper interview.
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U.S. regional supermarket chain Great  Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. GAP.N on Friday reported a   wider-than-expected quarterly loss as it pushed ahead with a  reorganization and called its near-term outlook "conservative."
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Executives from General Motors Corp. were meeting with their Fiat SpA counterparts Tuesday for talks likely to focus on the possible sale of the Italian giant's auto business.
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Wednesday's papers debate Europe's position on the Mideast conflict and Cuba's future following Castro's delegation of power
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Great Atlantic is offering Pathmark shareholders $12.50 a share in cash and stock if a deal is reached.
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Canada&#39;s Toronto Dominion Bank said Wednesday it is in talks with US-based Banknorth Group about a possible deal, while a published report said the two parties are in advanced negotiations that could lead to a $2.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates will  press NATO allies this week for more troops and aid to relieve  shortfalls in Afghanistan as commanders prepare a spring  offensive against the Taliban, a senior U.S. defense official  said.
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Japan's Nomura Holdings Inc  is in talks with Collins Stewart Plc  about a takeover that could value the British broker at more than 700 million pounds ($1.41 billion), Britain's Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported on Sunday.
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General Motors Corp.&#039;s   management plans to air arguments against a proposed three-way  alliance with Nissan Motor Co. (7201.T) and Renault SA   at a meeting with its board on Friday, The Wall  Street Journal reported.
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Investment bank Lehman Brothers  Holdings Inc. is negotiating to buy GLG Partners, a leading  British hedge fund, the Wall Street Journal reported on  Thursday, citing unnamed sources.
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NATO defense ministers will hold talks with their Afghan counterpart on Friday as the United States urges allies to devote more resources to support the government in Kabul.