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Sovereign , based in Philadelphia , expects to close the acquisition in the first quarter of 2004 .
Sovereign said it expects the merger to close in the first quarter of 2004 , subject to regulatory and First Essex shareholder approval .
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no

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Electronic Data Systems Corp. Thursday said the Securities and Exchange Commission has asked the company for documents related to its large contract with the U.S. Navy .
In a regulatory filing , EDS said the SEC had asked for information related to its troubled IT outsourcing contract with the US Navy .
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yes

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Shares of Microsoft rose 50 cents Friday to close at $ 28.34 a share on the Nasdaq Stock Market .
Microsoft 's stock was up 50 cents , to $ 28.34 a share in New York yesterday .
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yes

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Miss Novikova said while there is no standard weight for ballerinas , Miss Volochkova is ' bigger than others ' .
Commenting on the firing today , Ms. Novikova said that there was no standard weight for ballerinas but that Ms. Volochkova " is bigger than others . "
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yes