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No Sweet Talk: Cadbury Rejects Hostile Kraft Bid

Nov. 9, 2009
Kraft Foods launches a $16.4 billion bid for Cadbury PLC, refusing to bolster a previous offer. The British candy maker immediately said no to the renewed approach, saying it 'does not come remotely close to reflecting the true value of our company.'
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler