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President-elect Barack Obama has spoken with the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice over phone to get an update on the situation in Mumbai. It is said that Obama received an intelligence briefing on the terror attacks in Mumbai in which 127 people were killed so far. Obama is spending Thanksgiving Day in Chicago at his home town but is receiving regular situational updates from the State Department Operations Center and the National Counter Terrorism Center. The President-elect, aides say, continues to monitor the situation closely and appreciates the cooperation and information sharing from the Bush administration.

Heinz reaches for the Worcestershire Lea & Perrins sauce among brands Heinz will acquire from France's Danone in $855M deal. June 20, 2005: 8:07 AM EDT NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. food giant H.J. Heinz has agreed to buy Danone's UK-based HP Foods business for about $855 million, in a deal that puts Lea & Perrins sauces under the same roof as its own Heinz Ketchup. The Pittsburgh-based company said on Monday the cash purchase would help it focus more around four core areas comprising condiments, meals and snacks, infant nutrition and food services, while France's Danone said it would...