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...CONS: News Corp and Microsoft may not work well together. In an April 10 report, analyst Jim Friedland of Cohen and Company predicted that the merging of these three companies would not produce a fruitful alliance. Instead of giving Microsoft a needed competitive edge, the merger might actually slow Microsoft's efforts to intensify its battle against Google...
...Latin is good enough that I believe I could even have a lunch with Julius Caesar.' SILVIO BERLUSCONI, Italian opposition leader and former Prime Minister, on the historical figure he would most like to meet. Berlusconi is attempting to become PM again in April 13-14 polls...
...around 5 p.m. on April 2, local police and officers from the Philippines National Bureau of Investigation descended on a four-story warehouse in suburban Manila. They were acting on a tip-off about possible illicit activity. But the agents weren't searching for drugs or knockoff Rolexes. They were looking for rice. The inspection was part of a nationwide effort to nab profiteers who, taking advantage of sky-high prices for Asia's most basic food, are suspected of repackaging government-subsidized rice and reselling it at higher market rates. Officers have had some success, discovering 27,000 bags...
...allowed in international inspectors, as called for by its agreements. But a deadline to disclose all of its nuclear programs and disable the Yongbyon facilities came and went at the end of last year. To try to break the impasse, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill on April 8 met with North Korea's top nuclear negotiator, Kim Kye Gwan, in Singapore. Hill, however, reported no major breakthroughs...
...anything, it looks like Lee's resolve can only get stronger. That's partly because members of his Grand National Party had a strong showing in April 9 parliamentary elections, which may make it easier for Lee to push his get-tough agenda. To further boost his position, on April 15-19 Lee is scheduled to visit the U.S., where he'll meet with President George W. Bush at Camp David. During the Roh years, relations between the two longtime allies sank to a nadir, partly due to Roh's refusal to go along with Bush's efforts to squeeze...