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House passes bill on foreign takeover reviews (Reuters)
Filed: February 28th 2007: US

The Capitol building stands ready for the annual State of the Union address by President George W. Bush at sunset in Washington January 23, 2007. The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a business-backed bill that would tighten rules for federal review of foreign takeovers of U.S. companies without discouraging such investments. (Jim Bourg/Reuters)Reuters - The House of Representatives on
Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a business-backed bill that
would tighten rules for federal review of foreign takeovers of
U.S. companies without discouraging such investments.

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