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[|Current Event 1] Microsoft has just recently bought Skype for $8.5 billion. Some articles have talked about the possible rises in stock that the large purchase will create but this article talks about what will happen to Skype npw that its owner is different and what benefits does microsoft have in buying it. They discussed the possibility of integrating skype with xbox, improving window's phones, beating out cisco and other video chat companies used for office meetings, adding it to facebook, and spicing up hotmail. I have a skype account and love the company. I hope that the company doesnt change for the worse and cut off some of its previous users. I think that microsoft could use a boost for their company and this could be what does it. The addition of skype to their company could put them back up to the top.

[|Current Event 2] This article talks about the company GM that just went through bankrupcy. They just recently got out of being bankrupt and are making some major improvements. They are creating/saving about 4,000 jobs and are planning on creating a total of 28,000 jobs in the near future. They have made some improvements in their cars and are making more money than they have in 11 years. Im really happy to read a news article that wasnt completely depressing. It makes me feel better to know that 28,000 people are either going to get a job, or keep the one they almost lost. That's what America needs right now and im thankful for GM to do that for them. I think that more companies should look at GM as a model on what they should be doing. Way to go GM.