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As Putin puts off meeting Obama, analysts consider future - The MIT Tech
During a phone call Thursday, Russia's foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, assured Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that the cancellation was “not political,” a State Department official said. Other administration officials said they accepted ...
May 11, 2012


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Yahoo is seeking to force Facebook into licensing 10 to 20 patents over technologies that include advertising, the personalization of websites, social networking and messaging, people briefed on the matter said. The two companies met Monday to discuss ...
February 28, 2012


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Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but people briefed on the matter said that Google had paid $100 million to $200 million. Tim and Nina Zagat, who began the company by compiling restaurant ratings from friends into slim surveys more than three ...
September 9, 2011


US flights over nuclear plant gather crucial data - The MIT Tech
“What you are seeing are desperate efforts — just throwing everything at it in hopes something will work,” said one US official with significant experience in nuclear matters, who would not speak for attribution. “Right now this is more prayer than ...
March 18, 2011


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Mey Icki, which was acquired by TPG Capital in 2006 for about $800 million, had begun talks with Diageo in December, according to a person briefed on the matter. But it has also pursued a potential initial public offering, hiring four banks — JPMorgan ...
February 22, 2011


Two fraternities suffer setbacks in 2010 - The MIT Tech
The IFC said that at the beginning of fall rush, an anonymous source gave the IFC a document describing PBE's new member education activities for the 2013 ...
February 1, 2011


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But Israeli military officials, who insisted on anonymity while their investigation was continuing, told various journalists and bloggers that they had ...
January 5, 2011


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... Jintao and warned that China was emboldening its unruly neighbor by not publicly challenging its behavior, a senior administration official said Monday. ...
December 7, 2010


FBI raids hedge fund offices in Wall Street trading inquiry - The MIT Tech
More searches could be executed in the coming days, according to a person briefed on the investigation who spoke only on the condition of anonymity. ...
November 23, 2010


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... animals in Europe for five years, and on importing live clones, according to a person briefed on the report who spoke on the condition of anonymity. ...
October 15, 2010


PBE hazing details still undisclosed - The MIT Tech
The IFC has confirmed that in the days leading up to the beginning of fall rush, an anonymous source gave the IFC a document that described new member ...
September 28, 2010


MIT alum Carly Fiorina in race for US Senate seat - The MIT Tech
But several people connected with both campaigns — who would not speak for attribution because they do not wish to be fired, or alienate either candidate ...
June 11, 2010


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