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American Tower to Buy Spectrasite for $3.1B

NEW YORK – American Tower Corp. (AMT) plans to buy Spectrasite Inc. (SSI) for about $3.1 billion, extending its reach as the largest U.S. wireless and broadcast signal tower operator, the companies said on Wednesday. Terms of the deal call for Spectrasite (search) shareholders to receive 3.575 American Tower (search) …

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Bush Weighs Supreme Court Nominee Options

WASHINGTON – The White House has laid the groundwork to place more conservatives on the Supreme Court, scrutinizing the backgrounds and legal views of a shrinking list of candidates amid speculation that ailing Chief Justice William Rehnquist (search) soon will step down. Keenly aware that a chapter of President Bush’s …

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Eating More Vitamin E May Fight Parkinson's

Eating a diet full of foods rich in vitamin E may reduce your risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. But don’t try taking a shortcut by taking vitamin E supplements instead. A new study shows that supplements simply don’t provide the same protective effect as the real thing from natural sources, …

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