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Steel Giant Mittal Ups Offer for Rival Arcelor to $33B

BRUSSELS, Belgium – Mittal Steel Co. (MT) raised its bid for rival Arcelor SA by 34 percent to 25.8 billion euros ($33 billion) on Friday, pledging to make “significant changes” to its governance and reduce the Mittal family’s stake in the company as part of the offer. Arcelor, which had …

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Italy Picks Former Communist as New President

ROME – The Italian Parliament elected an 80-year-old former communist to be president on Wednesday, paving the way for a government headed by center-left leader Romano Prodi to be formed within days. Giorgio Napolitano, a widely respected senator-for-life, was chosen during the fourth round of voting by some 1,000 electors, …

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Teacher Fired From Roman Catholic Schools For Using In Vitro Fertilization

MILWAUKEE – Kelly Romenesko was teaching French at two Roman Catholic schools in Appleton when she and her husband decided to start a family using in vitro fertilization. After asking for some time off in September 2004 to complete the procedure, the lifelong Catholic gave her boss an update about …

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