JFIFHHPhotoshop 3.08BIM VERIZON MCI L FFILE720050214<130507PLEONARD SPODENUSTRZASHBURN_VAe UNITED STATESgNY825nAPsAPxBMCI Corporate headquarters in Ashburn, Va., are shown Monday, Feb. 14, 2005. Verizon threatened Monday, April 4, 2005, to abandon its $7.5 billion buyout deal for MCI Inc. rather than pay more should the long-distance telephone company declare a rival $8.9 billion offer from Qwest as superior. (AP Photo/Leonard Spoden)zRCL RK RK**NY**C  !"$"$C" O  !1"AQ2aq#8BRVr$b%3S'56st2!1AQq"2a3BRb# ?fə2gfI %7DOe"BFûO#VwcF6f~F ﰈşa+7]߰foDF20!p7"fśa+7`Gn}GƼvs">? M1`R<8EFoa|W8i 7mVwc{rRvph>=W8i\Ooͦ . ?oa|W8i6?oa|W8i6?oa|W8i6?oa|W8i6?oa|W8i6?oa|W8i6?oa|W8i6>ZyQjKb9fRaⴵvJԥᅉ-n~,u瑿ͧ(}ٟӔ>Hr1UT:30Cj ;4 X=GϹ-=5Аa_aN8%} 62:Z*X%R M=JTtxQi%i+q=Al =z=bL~R#`<H}p; :6"%dGr<..$`w*2}eUSSTu,EW jAH?KtUiGǑ~gnk^ɑԕDZ;H bA7Vk1KL~%`>|ݨ݋p'ىSy>wUt[CA0H 凙XCqqH¾Hq]0#730PTӪӋ,I{jЄ*üZ~܆Ĥ=:z1]K9G=Yyuw;q ) uSSfqsB_]WxnB|J}iPSj >X?J»"Y9v^Po8Jo!*cMjDΒqɳ:RJ,jҮHԤbvWRU 4Ѳ6\T>yur](ZUtH"׾+ƿ FO(2Zqj,%O-_md A'v$er@:[dp x⫞zYM3[dV)>V> ^P=FVkˣF;*)٬oGKc=|"crMR{'v 5 M׾0Hn1#q l0cW5 O0V1}t1qV<1KpPǒFS}t8;_c 7dw_yrݙq5:qF?^(F6f~FANI?^&:͆t1~p i>1+&BZE»l}.flDMS(R Z3F5߅x,9k,Q7w1)ByggZ]i4 \/?1!S.RA j6^)#>֕[o&BJšCb/Iu{ (R7@Snv9O1S}iIZrP}.r-# Us j3JA{7WoOj]s@ M7!PKV$k2*>Xx6kʑ!g=@XSY,Tw#TU鬶U6E-ou݂Zfфef; ,(ܤ @O}VMPTVsA3 *JNS lĖ|N.3ǏSvNa ,ԆUAIWAғHEι_~:}Qўi!HRH A@JQM>D TxO(L?(,)@XzOrM֔,Y|F$ e; l`*|dp8iM]IRQI$2f*&|*PHW:!+Cfjij@jRԠHk D6Dߎekʍ-FYa %%*Aii z}67|Wg/U:)C^BJJ@{rms{ `U"ݐ84noHL\tG;9P !@9UO24Ү(^$u*|1i,za+Z*oJRJ*}S2v`:R6Ȗ$75ԃ^Gk "wt%fǛ"aL1a%%(RE, PkjKNqZe)!Km=mxftJZ{ 2wUJCcv:Sd_{Xbũ1j4T)b<ܚT(QTM(Ih7W0#S]֥5mۨ۰q.x`G"H. o!8}dw.Ť5>n] !,D&`8FjcNBQQJ=j+/?*OR'9ykMN=P878ȫBMFᤒ]L5'ruT9ț &Ň0ĺ _DxYKHC$`AZ J,'r8R$)5ߎ$+㼖Ʋ?PT{$C qsꎳh,8(@v+Gi=z^ب%g@]V\رڌ[Zu)Dj_qYsQ]{g-| 3Ye1&mo6&OstV),ے;/2}ZF2[BC[^cΕ5STR?:φnR@''F"IS47*;$~6_~2yu6K4`Ѕ}߆<ȋ3EѲ"[P[5lLYˠR ȸ=uq=m$p[LE.>G݊]2*SSp7%zXZ}Hª+Id}@6*Q$3匰 >R0!Nwʐ5 IhԴߵvs$CwZU :-WEuq%QR j\cJ/x*4bsƶtn9#%n4₂RHoA)CiuqvfpA HתUVbihKmde Pݴ;N+]x%%՚T ViT\世%NF'qArSGPcCL/&bV$vTVuY&ɵطSx ˜lDmyMh!N YY*{J'q,br%M:}i^ʹ%Ŷ'ɕ~fM|[I|3 n"֖] K) % _{k` 2/2|ޯ O\8RԣRuiMvHnyS;J]qFZ9Kp=~NUD)*悛lN/`Y*pquZ]Nx,A%\ w_җg,_]NT_fS mppeS1W E>JUkXu_p T&{0WaBhNklG*etʁlBܥowv9 ʲ$n֦KjZ%  FVM&%յ%a &I% W ZSi] X`&I.ɥPqW+.B7ܒQrpYZq- LЭCqeiNS(2i mk#H\BH#Ptvvn4JJUL(GT`d-MTw|6$(]lb\x*JޡI.OF<åq0Aۧm1 #njʍ=I'߅^V+1,h ,zZr#Wqivg`X?Ձoͫ'ٟ#,~)8iCrM>n+#|xZIF.9L. ٯީ9yDu:krϻF{fS,2ݭ6>|ÜBfdGqLYi%*3x fT!L7:TZ@㪆&uOO!H* >{ Tqi]̀8qGUJIƎ \)bke/h H$Y$`ncZVs0)j Li^~QsR{:C%p7U)%MF1bm @RL^luk-6W%h+-!7ۮ=l6 V .%Ar*HJB)6ro/ۏ7$ 71w(RJ=33V6]>ǝ-pX#g<Ͱ͘(Yj*qG0TH',ќ'  ]TZ[w\(3C\L箄իR.{QVm݌B9!ޥF|T+qC&«^ 9Y,d;K`l1~354>iŁ}Δlw8}XeTP-Y+XT-f` o5?2(q+5M?B{_"u _sb0VsAE^X["Z荔)t" M+ z/6A(8RZh^[~ajE>8,ja5 I;bRY5`7#\I q%Z}ok +)Kľ# pd >"Y̎ZBeԲB #̕(mPcj"ۉ0t]Bk\`.}W6 w, !"Bz .7ܩTv(fAIj;,ei)쨕 j<bPZqp ؑO{U@JBR&KҴI;׻a} 'px^j؂*]X$i\{+BJ)#po+\ >bjRU9,f$' \Xzl7P$Қ:BRVӨq\UݪUe*0C9R X_" zaII:_iȨ* P w$+% TZd;M{c퀝MF<4ACMdO[ RTlk'3ZT[d3OSai|ΎBus[*BGfx5t;{6|di6}ts]${AwR3)HRJJn@cB;4$rSͫ(}ɟ) ?G6&~F \[ (|ڡٖkd<Ǜ뻤`<3Hf*"ʶR* 'J?jتXctBYa6-!'JRbzaf: D=Tm{& o*5ytjpRRG9 MqN{-䬩=uFEv6Q * "Vj%/&-Ӿ* !̘έc \r* KOC;Ii[Cyciq(Ba!)}w/-/%T3sƵ-פ.]Vl:$_|##.)`PJM! Aur/bET ;S-T.Lа͒j%D,m=!ډ+QRy-rY}QW!he\xݼ5+qB"c`ɽ7 RyN$l؋\N\ɯyӚSa]#P6ҭeMGNe BDF ]xhH2EAclr؉b5`FT(6[D8IP *H&qZ1ʒҲۍOJI,P@7 +|qάn*:S w=okJD4f{\ځ!a#K $﷫ىz–!b-nqZIJqh8{}Ƈ} /N۳_s",@KKuA@HI ( (wo!ɂRQiP^R6NTH  (C2)d>ҒjQ nQغ0]ä!%It4RnOqo2NhԞf6 *"ސrӮ9Jn"KJ!*S sRT}M7&|:>1\4sqmQq|t)TaOuWOU|ꌆ"ܲi6m#ztXќSCk +qn^,k-]ϡG_6&~F y530\*ĕ=팃h7I#EĞ၎u2ST̕`t4 * SѿQV*䒻%+0߈|ߚR|!b*;i661V{vO~# tʳZVm(YBulMUI8{_h1jX0[ePi>a吤U \[rp!"VR^%KLjWi[&{vb@29q(Áh-jlvRbn \33#,RњBbRRiGij6RwQP; ZUTT**#cE)q)(R4*EE9]ss ԡxѫuRL۔% ua9ZW)H6I+B,P ; + ev쬸$tc:q,H)=Za%<ㅺۄRMl.."[fW Z*1r{ vz4RV--uel6z%$ñmˡڐXHt \<&Y7ԕ:+![ZP{I?Rsr*էJoQV9[]mB=-qe_߶TEV d88޴H>PȒ%X+U7g^`NB_-i+=}Ԇܑ2C:Z $4vQ{ĨS,Ie1(gJq%AI b}wĽ>[iO*K%ZG$?6˄&PE<Q%bDtC@$xߋԠ]J2>StTVwv,ZaM7#VP@('I yN=B#8MW@H}dzkbJPu q )Rmk(}q:]aa9+y R!' OA|IQfɇ[mMJ *8 k4}mŽ|VPgTI &H+ ܸ-l)!iO!+Դu 遧ҚzO+EFӊTGe%bI JK=1^hϦ)3کCj\d4qKz]ۭ==% 46ˋX,+$azjيl:'Scx%ָhdߦzĩϙGN7qF,XY0VeM,ݤt,IwǮ*ʊZ!+Y$Q-'x'9k͹g(.dNG-ҩONp gԐq<y3b]I(RB,"< ˕UqcIw@D U"žDIKV)s(HBlBؕ $M+̶Ha.9UuķWISB@$$Z"¥u(etJdt4e6sBJ DY({j(WjYUfkISñBTBZ[MRlU.Lj>$\M6  % Ԥ }=_ -RIOD4[XZHZRAPH?̮\$(3-NZunR@PH.1"K0qPE-RA@ JA!I7oN{[R!QKNƊqJEʔV; ǫSceZr+vPTKIPH_r.66S #) +Z I-|pRqN!` ^ïEJ K(U {"IйF:E7EΛIU _K ,A$}$msbJ=APbMa n& :eJrC:/4оdU%A`$wnjM"Ne)2#UTM)amTkL_J$ Mokwbq|沵F *BuAs }#~qzCKvJ|RMwP76b.|0UJ}HB)ͥϥzS*X{7w8uIMUKS!ڈdWdNSN4"KM# bb PGq 6(QZo+qNA[|iQN7]5-4$ඨnbLD*Wr >#$ RF`*)B",%tԨokn5zk'{K\z4ۂKnl[ԭ()u M~3+~s !JELER]qƚc3i|CK)J:[m'{{tvaIe)A*F &)RHD A\1CdhwH:֞˛ ]Eo-#\l9ǓYm$z L7:a%!ĸA- $ ";T.=ʫ}NnhA[NBPcQ%}j"'`NbeOLŠ+ZʫmJ`R 졤7qX;,QzcĮbRnB7͉+8XGRړg