By Reuters
Sprint Nextel Corp should consider raising its offer price for Clearwire Corp or risk being saddled with a contentious relationship with Dish Network Corp, controlled by feisty billionaire Charlie Ergen. (9:28 am)
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By Reuters UK
Sprint Nextel Corp <S.N> should consider raising its offer price for Clearwire Corp <CLWR.O> or risk being saddled with a contentious relationship with Dish Network Corp <DISH.O>, controlled by feisty billionaire Charlie Ergen. (9:28 am)
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By Reuters
A German court has assigned an investor lawsuit seeking about 2 billion euros ($2.7 billion) in damages from Porsche SE <PSHG_p.DE> to a court specializing on cartel matters, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. (Jun 19)
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The head of the National Security Agency on Tuesday said U.S. surveillance programs had helped disrupt more than 50 possible attacks since September 11, 2001, as sympathetic members of Congress also defended the use of the top-secret spying operations. (Jun 19)
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BARACK OBAMA, COURT, NEW YORK, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SOMALIA, FBI
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Filipino cartoonist Pol Medina seems not to have learned his lessons. After being threatened with a lawsuit by St Scholastica's College in Manila over a lesbian joke gone bad in his Pugad Baboy (Pig Sty) comic strip in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, he is again tapping into lesbian humour. (Jun 19)
By Reuters UK
A stunt double for Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has sued News Corp over allegations its British newspapers hacked her phone, the first lawsuit in the United States against the company since a hacking scandal broke out two years ago. (Jun 19)
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BRAD PITT, CALIFORNIA, COURT, NEW YORK, HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES
By Reuters
A New York court designated a pension fund as the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by shareholders of Elan Corp <ELN.I> against SAC Capital, a court filing showed, as the hedge fund continued to face varied legal challenges over insider-trading charges. (Jun 18)
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By Reuters
Sprint Nextel Corp on Monday said it has sued Dish Network Corp to block its tender offer for Clearwire Corp, escalating a takeover battle that also includes Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank Corp. (Jun 18)
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By Reuters
Sprint Nextel Corp has filed a lawsuit against Dish Network Corp and Clearwire Corp to prevent the completion of Dish's offer for Clearwire's shares. (Jun 18)
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