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Phelps Dodge to Buy Inco, Falconbridge for $40B

NEW YORK – Phelps Dodge Corp. (PD) on Monday said it would acquire Canada’s Inco Ltd. (N) and Falconbridge Ltd. (FAL) for about $40 billion in a blockbuster deal to create the world’s largest nickel miner and second-largest copper producer. Phelps Dodge said it would buy Inco for C$80.13 per …

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Militant Indonesian Cleric Calls on Bush to Convert to Islam

SOLO, Indonesia – A reputed leader of the Al Qaeda-linked terror group blamed for deadly bombings across Indonesia on Thursday accused President Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard of waging wars against Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan. Militant cleric Abu Bakar Bashir also called on Bush and Howard to …

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Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi Announces Plan to Withdraw Troops From Iraq

TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced his plan Tuesday to withdraw troops from Iraq at a ruling party meeting, a party official said, moving to end Japan‘s largest military mission since World War II. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of party protocol, said Koizumi …

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