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I like Ron Paul's guts, but see above. He's a Repub. And after the selection in November, I'll have a clear conscience. Anyone who accuses me of losing the election for the Dems will be dealt with as they deserve. Make your choice now. When you do, all this campaigning is revealed for what it is: a very expensive dog and pony show. .
World business news in brief: South Korea’s growth accelerates
Carlsberg and Heineken will buy fellow brewer Scottish & Newcastle for $15.3 billion, the companies said Friday. Scottish & Newcastle, which rejected two earlier bids, agreed to an all-cash offer of $15.68 per share. The offer values the market capital of the brewer at $14.9 billion. The price is a premium of 50.7 percent over Scottish & Newcastle's closing share price on March 28, the day before speculation arose about a possible takeover bid. If the deal goes through, Copenhagen-based Carlsberg will gain sole ownership of Baltic Beverages and Scottish & Newcastle's French, Greek and Chinese operations. Amsterdam-based Heineken NV would take control of its British, American, Indian and other markets. Faster growth South Korea's economic growth accelerated in the fourth quarter on strength in exports and manufacturing, the Bank of Korea said Friday, with economists expressing optimism that the country can weather a possible global slowdown.
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In November, Sky reported a record 14 per cent quarterly growth in subscribers to Sky+, up 323,000 on the previous quarter to 2.7 million. The service is now in almost a third of Sky homes, allowing viewers to skip through ads. Nonetheless the ad industry will also be buoyed by the news that two key demographics - 16- to 24-year olds and ABC1 viewers, have experienced a growth in impacts. Impacts for 16-24s increased by 1.5 per cent to 31 TV ads a day, while impacts for ABC1s increased by 3.6 per cent to 32 ads a day. Thinkbox, the commercial TV marketing body, attributed the growth to digital TV penetration, which has now reached 85 per cent of UK homes, and the growing attraction of digital channels among viewers.
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Free downloads from CBS Radio CBS said that it would expand its Internet music service, Last.fm, to allow users to listen to any song on their computers whenever they wanted, up to three times.
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