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TOP STORIES

> US defense shift would kill several big programs [nN06412255]
> Pentagon wants costly presidential chopper nixed [nN06414360]
> Textron shares climb amid takeover chatter [nN06414689]
> Rio Tinto lines up $8 bln rights issue -report [nSP413684]
> Teck to sell stake in Chilean gold production [nN06226362]
> Finmeccanica says no impact from cancelling VH-71 [nL665579]
> Mexican airport operators hit by Easter shift [nN06420072]
> WestJet says planes flew less full in March [nN06390789]
> Swiss finmin opens criminal probe into Vekselberg [nL6187710]
> D. Post, TNT, CVC plan Royal Mail bids-source [nL6635890]
> Aer Lingus, easyJet shake up boardrooms [nL6313337]
> China's Anhui Conch sees Q1 profit steady; vols up[nHKG134005]

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