<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080811/bs_nm/republicservices_waste_wsj_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080811/2008_08_11t045542_450x350_us_republicservices_wast e_wsj.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=qSG3HF46q6tKWuv429v E5g--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="An undated image courtesy of Waste Management. The No.1 U.S. trash hauler, was expected to raise its unsolicited cash bid for rival Republic Services Inc by nearly 10 percent to $6.73 billion, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. REUTERS.Handout (Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Waste Management Inc , the
largest U.S. trash hauler, raised its unsolicited takeover bid
for rival Republic Services Inc by about 9 percent to
$6.7 billion on Monday to try to thwart Republic's agreement to
acquire Allied Waste Industries Inc .</p><br clear="all"/>

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(Reuters)