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Dish Plays National Security Card
Dish plays national security issue in its bid to stop the Softbank bid from pushing through. Dish Network has formally sought regulator intervention, specifically suspension of the review of the bid provided by Softbank Corp of Japan for the acquisition of Sprint Nextel Corp.
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U. S. and Asian companies were reported by 1345 GMT on Friday:** Qatar is continuing its overseas buying spree, snapping up a stake in Royal Dutch Shell and reportedly also eyeing a chunk of Italian oil major ENI.
