By Douglas Holtz-Eakin
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Talk of more mergers and acquisitions is sending stock prices higher in early trading, setting the market up to continue a seven-week rally.

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are on a collision course over Libya, and both men want to talk about something else.
Tony Stewart insisted he wasn't trying to poach a sponsor when he approached Bass Pro Shops about an opportunity to join his race team.
Stewart-Haas Racing announced some much-needed sponsorship Tuesday when Quicken Loans said it will double its commitment to Ryan Newman.
Tony Stewart will have to take care of business with another major sponsor.
Tony Stewart will be looking for another co-primary sponsor after it was announced Office Depot won't be returning in 2013.

The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service sought Wednesday to tamp down concern over wide-scale cuts, revealing it will seek to keep thousands of rural post offices open with shorter hours.
A glance at the drivers competing in the 2012 Sprint Cup Series:

In less than half an hour, Michael Savage's hair-raising proposal drew close to 7,000 mentions on Google News: The syndicated radio host declared presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich "unelectable" Monday afternoon and offered him $1 million to drop out of the White House race.
Danica Patrick thinks it would be nice if she got her NASCAR Sprint Cup career started at the Daytona 500.

In the annual battle over "Merry Christmas" and "Happy holidays," specificity wins out again.
U.S. consumers and businesses may get more options in wireless service starting next year, with the launch of a new wireless broadband network that aims to provide competition to the incumbent phone companies.