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    January 09

    Talking about Farris Hassan talks about trip to Iraq - Rita Cosby Live & Direct - MSNBC.com

     This is one ep of Rita Cosby: Live & Direct I'll be watching tonight.  Rumour has it that Hassan contacted Fox News while in Iraq on his solo journey.  It has been a fascinating read.  Whatever one thinks of his sojourn...it took guts.

     

      I know, I know...a number of you have been asking about my trip to Vegas.  I'll follow up with a post after work.  :)

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    July 27

    Discovery's Liftoff

     This is just tres cool!  You gotta check it out.  MSNBC has an Interactive module here with the user able to select which angles of the shuttle launch they want to view!  I wonder if this was made available live yesterday?  Wish I had seen it then!

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    December 10

    WSJ: Sprint & Nextel Reach Tentative Agreement

    Sprint, Nextel Reach Tentative Deal

    Combined Entity to Spin Off
    Sprint's Local-Phone Carrier
    By DENNIS K. BERMAN and JESSE DRUCKER
    Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
    December 10, 2004 4:09 p.m.

    Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. have tentatively agreed to economic terms of a merger of equals that would create a third giant cellular carrier with nearly 39 million subscribers, said a person familiar with the matter.

    The talks, characterized as advanced negotiations, could still fall apart, but if things stay on track, a deal could be announced soon. Those terms will pay Nextel shareholders the equivalent of 1.3 shares of Sprint stock, with a small cash element in order to ensure that current Sprint shareholders have more than 50% of the combined company.

    That is important, this person says, because the combined company, post-closing, will be spinning off Sprint's local-phone carrier. This new spin-off will maintain its headquarters in Overland Park, Kan.

    Current Sprint Chief Executive Gary Forsee will continue to serve in that role at the new, largely wireless company, which will be called Sprint-Nextel. Nextel Chief Executive Timothy Donahue would serve as executive chairman of the new company. The company would have a 50-50 split among board members.

    The company will have a corporate headquarters in Reston, Va., where Nextel is currently based, with an operating headquarters in Overland Park, Kan., where Sprint is currently based.

    Sprint shares closed Friday at $24.14, down 14 cents, on the New York Stock Exchange. Nextel slipped five cents to $29.76 on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

    Write to Dennis K. Berman at dennis.berman@wsj.com and Jesse Drucker at jesse.drucker@wsj.com

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