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Wheeling and Dealing! Koch Industries snapping up the maker of Brawny Towels and Dixie Cups. It’s buying Georgia Pacific for more than $13 billion. Shares of Georgia Pacific soar 37 percent. And it’s not the only deal in town. Host Marriott is taking control of 38 luxury hotels owned by …

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Senate OKs $100 Billion Food, Farm Spending Bill

WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday sent a $100 billion food and farm spending bill to President Bush (search) that includes a two-year delay on labels telling grocery shoppers where their meat comes from. In a separate action, the Senate voted to continue allowing big farms to collect millions of …

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University Professor Defends 'Intelligent Design'

HARRISBURG, Pa. – A biology professor who supports classroom discussion of “intelligent design” testified Friday that major peer-reviewed scientific journals shun articles on the concept because it is a minority view. “To endorse intelligent design comes with risk because it’s a position against the consensus. Science is not a democratic …

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