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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.

Thursday, May 27, 2010  The CEOs of United and Continental airlines are telling Congress their merger will be good for consumers, airline employees and the small communities that rely on them for service.

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.

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

Tuesday, January 06, 2009  San Jacinto Christian Academy and Heritage Classical Academy are Joining forces.  This year, a merger between two of the most respected Christian academies in Amarillo should boost the overall level of Christian education here in the Panhandle.  The initial plans are to utilize both campuses, the current Heritage campus on Republic, will act as a pre-K and kindergarten facility.  The SJCA campus on 6th street will be the elementary, middle and high school campus.  Heritage students and supporters will start wearing red and blue soon and will dawn the patriots mascot.  This spring will be the education and transitional process.  Parents, faculty, and families of both schools will learn a lot more about each other through letters and meetings in the coming months.  By August of 2009 the merger should be complete.

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.