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Altria Said to Be in Talks With Tobacco Maker UST

Altria Group is in advanced talks to buy UST, the maker of the popular Skoal and Copenhagen smokeless tobacco brands, for more than $10 billion. The terms could not be learned.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=b4d3f98f99d448c0ae34d28d64593f7b&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/05deal.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=b4d3f98f99d448c0ae34d28d64593f7b&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/05deal.html" border="0"/></a></span>