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Western Digital Corp., the maker of hard drives and home-entertainment devices, reached its highest in more than 15 years on speculation the company may go private following the potential buyout of Dell Inc.
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Cuadrilla Resources Ltd., a U.K. shale-gas explorer that suspended drilling in northwest England after causing minor earthquakes, expects to resume work this year and said gas production may start in 2014.
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Former Governor Tommy Thompson wound up an arm-waving speech with a series of “God love yous” beneath a fluttering American flag amid whistles and cheers.
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Michigan Republican Fred Upton has long relied on independents like retired high school teacher Frank Cody to help him win re-election. The congressman’s service on a debt-cutting supercommittee may put that support at risk.
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Unions and their allies are planning rallies, vigils and press conferences in at least 27 states this week against what they see as a national attack on government employees that is a seminal moment for organized labor.
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Family Dollar Stores Inc. , which billionaire investor Nelson Peltz offered to buy for $7.7 billion, is the most likely to fail among 2011 deals, according to traders who profit from mergers and acquisitions.
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s triumph in a June 5 recall election brought him praise as a Republican standard-bearer unafraid to defy Democrats and their union allies and brave the consequences.
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Family Dollar Stores Inc. surged the most in more than 30 years in New York trading after investor Nelson Peltz offered to buy the retailer for as much as $7.6 billion, spurring speculation other suitors will follow.
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A Wisconsin county prosecutor persuaded a state judge to temporarily block a law that would strip government employee unions of most of their collective- bargaining power.
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker ’s office released e-mails containing discussions with two Democratic senators about potential modifications to a bill seeking to curb collective bargaining for most public employees.
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