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Danaher (DHR) manufactured a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit and said it has inked an agreement to sell its defense unit to L-3 Communications (LLL) for $210 million. But its guidance for first-quarter and full-year profit missed analyst forecasts. The diversified industrial products maker's earnings for the quarter rose 27% to 81 cents per share, besting analyst views by 2 cents ...

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