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BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 William Boston	Off The Dole -- And On The Assembly Line In 2001, BMW decided to build a manufacturing plant in Leipzig, Germany and in the process put hundreds of unemployed people back to work.
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004	Total Makes A Move In Russia's Oil Patch French oil giant Total has bought about 25% of Novatek, Russia's largest independent gas producer, for an estimated price of $1 billion.
InternetNews September 27, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Microsoft Prepared to Strip Media Player As a crucial European antitrust appeals hearing draws near, Microsoft indicates it has a WMP-free Windows ready to go -- if needed.
InternetNews September 24, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	Mandrakesoft in Bid For EAL5 Certification Linux distributor is teaming with French Ministry of Defense in order to win highest security rating.
InternetNews September 24, 2004 Roy Mark	Oracle Renews PeopleSoft Offer With its previous bid set to expire at midnight, Oracle extends the deadline for its $7.7B takeover offer through Oct. 8. The European Union (EU) also is waiting to weigh in on the acquisition.
ifeminists September 22, 2004	Fertility Tourism Many aspiring parents dislike the laws that control fertility in the UK and are attracted by the more flexible foreign policies.
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Jason Bush	Putin's Russia: Is the Economy Next? There's no doubt the Russian President is trying to centralize all political power inside the Kremlin. Experts fear that he also may clamp down on free-market reforms.
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Andy Reinhardt	Fine Wine, Amour, and Mobile Games France is a force in the latest wireless craze: Video games for phones. And Venture capitalists are pouring in cash. Chalk up a high score for France, home to two of the top mobile gamemakers.
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Mara Der Hovanesian	British Reserve? Forget That Joe Plumeri, retired CEO of Primerica Financial Services, now aims to make the Britsh firm Willis Group Holdings the globe's top insurance broker. And he's doing it with a strong dose of American get-up-and-go.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2004 Rich Duprey	Is Unilever Taking a Bath? The consumer products conglomerate warns of lowers sales and profits.
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