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Verizon Expected to Raise MCI Bid

NEW YORK – Verizon (VZ) is widely expected to boost its bid for MCI Inc. (MCIP) again now that the long-distance phone company has embraced a rival $9.75 billion bid from Qwest (Q), though it remains unlikely Verizon will need to pay as much to win MCI back. Analysts also …

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Iraqi Film to Compete at Cannes Festival

PARIS – An Iraqi film will compete at the Cannes Film Festival (search) for the first time, vying for the top prize against veteran directors and past winners such as Gus Van Sant. The United States accounts for four of the 20 movies (from 13 countries) selected to compete at …

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Ex-Dictator's Son Wins Togo Vote

LOME, Togo – The son of Togo’s late dictator won a resounding victory in a presidential election, sending enraged opposition supporters into the streets Tuesday, where they built flaming barricades and used machetes and nail-studded clubs to battle police and soldiers. Faure Gnassingbe (search) won 1.3 million votes, or 60 …

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