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April 30, 2012 Afternoon Update |
TOP NEWSObama, Silent on Dissident, Urges Freedom in ChinaBy STEVEN LEE MYERS and JANE PERLEZPresident Obama pressed China on Monday to improve its record on human rights, while declining to discuss Chen Guangcheng, the blind lawyer who escaped house arrest. In Fight Over Obama Health Law, a Front in MinnesotaBy ROBERT PEARAn icy clash between Minnesota's Democratic governor and Republican lawmakers shows the politics involved in a crucial element of the new federal health care law. DealBookMicrosoft to Take Stake in Barnes & Noble's NookBy MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED and JULIE BOSMANMicrosoft announced on Monday that it would invest $300 million in the Nook division for a 17.6 percent stake. Profiles in ScienceFrom the Minds of BabesBy NATALIE ANGIERElizabeth S. Spelke studies infants and toddlers to understand how the brain works by determining what, if anything, humans are born knowing. The CaucusRomney Says He Would Have Order Bin Laden KillingBy MICHAEL BARBARO and MICHAEL D. SHEAR"Even Jimmy Carter would have given that order," Mitt Romney said, dismissing a challenge by President Obama's campaign. |
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BUSINESSDealBookBarnes & Noble Shares Leap on News of Microsoft DealBy MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCEDThe hedge fund Jana Partners and the billionaire Ronald Burkle are among the big winners as shares of Barnes & Noble surge on the Nook news. DealBookEnergy Transfer to Buy Sunoco for $5.3 BillionBy MARK SCOTTEnergy Transfer agreed to buy the energy transportation and distribution company Sunoco for $5.3 billion, marking the latest deal in America's fast-expanding oil and natural gas industry. Agency Scandal Highlights Conference ContractsBy MARTHA C. WHITEMeeting experts said the uproar over costs for the General Services Administration's 2010 conference shows negotiations for events are largely misunderstood. Wall Street Slips on Spending DataBy REUTERSStocks on Wall Street edged lower following data that showed Americans only modestly increased spending in March. Consumer Income and Spending RiseBy REUTERSHousehold income in the United States rose in March, the Commerce Department said, but consumers only modestly increased spending. |
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