Media Digest (3/20/2013) Reuters, WSJ, Financial Times
March 20, 2013 by Douglas A. McIntyre
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac expect to pay back taxpayer money sooner than expected. (Reuters)
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) says it supports a government review of potential bribery charges. (Reuters)
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) may buy a controlling position in video site Dailymotion. (Reuters)
Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG), Alliance Boots and AmerisourceBergen Corp. (NYSE: ABC) set a marriage that could affect distribution of medicines around the world. (WSJ)
Volkswagen will recall 384,181 vehicles in China. (WSJ)
American Airlines and U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) defend their plan for a merger before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (WSJ)
The HTC One will be delayed because of parts supplies, a blow to the troubled smartphone firm. (WSJ)
Cyprus and the European Union embark on plans to salvage its bailout after a deposit tax failed to get parliament support. (WSJ)
EBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) will make its seller fees simpler in an effort to compete with Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). (WSJ)
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) finds what it claims is a huge oil field in the Gulf of Mexico. (FT)
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