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Saturday, August 20, 2005 5:18 AM PDT | Telefonica Agrees to Acquire Stake in Iberbanda (Update1) Bloomberg.com Sat, 20 Aug 2005 5:14 AM PDT Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Telefonica SA, Spain's largest phone company, has agreed to buy a stake in the Madrid-based broadband provider Iberbanda SA as part of an expansion that's aimed at generating growth from its fixed line networks. | Port Authority to buy land on riverfront Winona Daily News Sat, 20 Aug 2005 4:49 AM PDT The Port Authority of Winona has negotiated a $600,000 purchase of about 53 acres of riverfront land from the Peerless Chain Co. | City may still get pottery -- at a price Norwalk Advocate Sat, 20 Aug 2005 4:08 AM PDT NORWALK -- Though historians failed to buy an iconic piece of Norwalk pottery at auction last week, it seems they have a second chance. | Solid sold: Hoosiers buy into Hoeppner Chicago Sun-Times Sat, 20 Aug 2005 2:30 AM PDT All of the selling jobs new Indiana coach Terry Hoeppner faces should go as well as the one he encountered with John Pannozzo. | Gun Debate Newstracker Journal Times Online Sat, 20 Aug 2005 4:54 AM PDT LAST WE KNEW: Eleven murders have occurred this year in Racine. THE LATEST: Civic leaders will meet today to announce when the city will start its gun buy-back program. | A henhouse horror story Monterey County Herald Sat, 20 Aug 2005 3:14 AM PDT The SPCA of Monterey County wants you to think twice when you buy your next carton of eggs, and then choose eggs from free-range hens. To this end, the SPCA, along with other agencies, has rescued several hundred aging hens from a Gilroy egg farm that were destined for a date with the slaughterhouse. | Ebay urges traders to profit from christmas Belfast Telegraph Sat, 20 Aug 2005 3:45 AM PDT EBay is encouraging traders to buy up toys and re-sell them on the site at a profit once shops run out in the pre-Christmas rush. Desirable new gadgets such as the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and Microsoft's Xbox 360 are among items likely to be re-sold at higher prices, the site said. | Wadia's GoAir takes wing in October Rediff.com Sat, 20 Aug 2005 4:03 AM PDT Indian industrial conglomerate Wadia group, best known for its textile brand Bombay Dyeing, will launch a low-cost airline in October and is in talks with Airbus and Boeing Co. to buy 50 new jets, a company official said Friday. | | |
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