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* WorldCom Inc., which filed for the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history in 2002, plans to exit court protection Tuesday.

* Autobytel Inc., the Internet-based car-buying referral service, said it paid $48.3 million in cash and stock to acquire closely held rival Stoneage Corp., operator of the Car.com website.

* The Washington State Investment Board lent support to other state pension funds seeking to remove three directors from Safeway Inc.’s board after the company’s stock lost more than half of its value over two years.