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Hollinger Inc. will relinquish its voting control over the last major newspaper operating company in Conrad Black's former business empire in a settlement with a major creditor, which holds about 42 per cent of ... via Canoe

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“I was drawn into the whole woodiness of it, the idea that you can sculpt some concrete into forms that replicate wood and that won't decay and won't get attacked by termites.”

The Martha Stewart Collection sells faux bois towels. CP Lighting Faux bois Log Lamp pendants are sold by CP Lighting in Mossy Bark, left, Fence, Knot, Sepia Bark and Wood Grain. via Rocky Mountain News

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“Given that we are having more and more compensation seeking veterans, I'd like to suggest that you refrain from giving a diagnosis of PTSD straight out”

By Christopher Lee Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, May 16, 2008; Page A02 A psychologist who helps lead the post-traumatic stress disorder program at a medical facility for veterans in Texas told staff ... via The Washington Post

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“Certainly that has deep implications for the people of the region as well as states in the region.”

The United States said Thursday that news reports describing Venezuela's alleged links to Colombian rebels are "highly disturbing," adding it had no reason to doubt their legitimacy. via Raw Story

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A Brown University student says she's been suspended for hitting a New York Times columnist with a pie during an Earth Day speech. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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The board of directors of the McCormick Tribune Foundation voted today to change the organization ' s name to the McCormick Foundation. via Earth Times

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IN THE HEADLINESDemocrats say McCain was willing to negotiate with Hamas ... After GOP stumbles in the South, Obama warns Republicans about critical ads ... Democratic Party panel members show little interest ... via KansasCity.com

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“I've known (Chet) since I was a little kid. Just in a small town growing up, everybody knew everybody ... There's a lot he's done that nobody knows about ... He's humble ... We're so grateful”

It is difficult to overstate Krause Publications founder and philanthropist Chet Krause's gifts to Wisconsin and the world. via Wausau Daily Herald

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“A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father”

"Hold Tight" by Harlan Coben NONFICTION/GENERAL 1. "Audition" by Barbara Walters 2. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow 3. "Just Who Will You Be? Big Question. via Forbes

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Columbia Pictures says it has acquired from Scholastic Media the right to adapt R.L. Stine's "Goosebumps" book series into Hollywood movies. via Political Gateway

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“By and large what he was doing before he will continue to be doing”

Busy with "Monday Night Football" and his many other jobs, Tony Kornheiser essentially stopped writing columns for The Washington Post long ago. via Boston Herald

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“The company concluded the fair value of its business did not exceed the carrying value of its net assets as of March 30, 2008.”

Lee Enterprises Inc., the owner of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Suburban Journals of Greater St. via STLtoday

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“We're delighted that someone with Mike's depth and variety of news experience as well as his proven track record of excellence will be guiding our U.S. news report into the future”

NEW YORK - Michael Oreskes, editor of the International Herald Tribune and a longtime news executive for The New York Times, has been named by The Associated Press to the new position of managing editor for ... via KSTP

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“It wasn't something I thought we had focused on or had a lot of resources on”

Michael Garcia's predecessors as U.S. attorney in Manhattan took on all five mob families, the titans of Wall Street, Osama bin Laden and even Martha Stewart. So it was largely unnoticed when Garcia wanted to attack public corruption.

Then his public corruption unit investigated a prostitution ring that took down former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.

In an interview last week, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York declined to comment on the investigation. That's not surprising since his office must decide whether to bring criminal charges against Spitzer, identified in court papers only as Client No. 9. Read more

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Henry C. Yuen, the former chairman and chief executive of Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc., was charged by the Justice Department with obstructing an investigation into accounting irregularities. via Los Angeles Times

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“We will talk to them about what they think they need and we will try to incorporate those needs. And if people want to download the catalog, be my guest.”

Big Changes at Penguin Children's President of the Penguin Young Readers Group for over a decade Doug Whiteman is taking on a new role at the company as evp of business operations for Penguin Group USA, ... via Free Lunch

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“I really feel sorry for people who think things like soap dishes or mirrors or Coke bottles are ugly”

Artist Robert Rauschenberg dead at 82 NEW YORK, May 14 -- Prolific U.S. artist Robert Rauschenberg has died of heart failure, his New York gallery confirmed. via Daily India

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Again today, the New York Times demonstrates that the MSM isn't opposed to America's invasion of foreign countries. via NewsBusters.org

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“It was really interwoven into our daily routines at the University of Chicago . So when we were looking to give a gift to the school, a new library resonated with us.”

' Authorities at the University of Chicago unveiled plans Monday for a striking new glass-domed library - ' most of which will be underground. via Chicago Business

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“Long-term, we would be open to selling”

Last Updated 11:38 am PDT Tuesday, May 13, 2008 The McClatchy Co.'s chairman and chief executive tried to reassure shareholders Tuesday that the Sacramento publisher is on the right track despite falling ... via Sacramento Bee Newspaper

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“To act properly by going back to Sam Zell and negotiating further.”

Tribune Co. on Tuesday rejected the latest proposal from the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority to acquire Wrigley Field, saying that the new undisclosed offer was not workable from a team standpoint.

'Any transaction transferring ownership of Wrigley Field to the public must satisfy the interests of Tribune, the Cubs and the public. While we appreciate the creativity of the latest ISFA proposal, it does not work from Tribune's or the Cubs' perspective,'' said Crane Kenney, Cubs Chairman. 'We'll continue working with the city and state and at the same time begin the private process to explore interest in the team, stadium and our ownership interest in Comcast SportsNet.' Read more

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Bonnie Fuller , former editor of Flare, YM, Marie Claire, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and US Weekly magazines, has now stepped down as Executive Vice-President and Chief Editorial Director at American Media ... via Second City Style

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“It's very rewarding. I'm still discovering things every day.”

He had been ill for some time. The artist was born in Port Arthur, Texas, in 1925, and spearheaded a style called the Combines in the 1950s. via Guardian Unlimited

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YELLOW GOES DIGITAL: Directories firm Yellow Pages Group has created a new digital media business unit to target the growing online advertising market. via Stuff

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“She was forceful and self-assured - the very strengths he tried to cultivate in himself, though his way of expressing them tended to be cocky and confrontational.”

New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. and his wife of 33 years, Gail Gregg, have decided to call it quits. via New York Magazine

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“In a world where people are living longer and inflation is certain, those promises will be anything but easy to keep.”

The Washington Post reports: The funds that pay pension and health benefits to police officers, teachers and millions of other public employees across the country are facing a shortfall that could soon run into ... via Newsalert

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“It's not brain surgery to come up with this idea”

More... Publishers consider dropping old standby: the paper catalog By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer A publishing institution, faithfully mailed at least twice a year to thousands of stores and libraries for ... via Dayton Daily News

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E.W. Scripps Co. on Monday announced the makeup of the boards of directors after the company splits into two publicly traded entities July 1. After that date, E.W. Scripps will encompass the current company's ... via Cincinnati Business Courier

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News Corporation announced today that Tom Mockridge, Chief Executive of Sky Italia, has been appointed to the additional role of Chief Executive, European Television. via Business Wire

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“The results of this Brand Watch study demonstrate how quickly consumers can change the way they perceive brands when exciting new products and marketing campaigns enter consumers' consciousness.”

Cadillac and Audi are the most improved automobiles in terms of brand perception over the past year in the luxury sedan segment, a new survey found. via 10News

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“One of our favorite things is to use it in places you wouldn't expect, like hi-tech items. Many people are contact papering their lap tops or cell phones with woodgrain”

Faux bois is something of a lost art. It's also everywhere. French for "false wood," faux bois encompasses anything that reproduces the appearance or texture of wood. via The Citizen

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SEATTLE : Delays in getting Boeing Co.'s new 787 jetliner off the ground will push deliveries to some of the plane maker's customers back by as much as 30 months, according to reports Friday. via International Herald Tribune

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“Why would you want to invest in your 20th-best idea if you can invest in your best?”

Sunday, May 11, 2008 Jonathan Burton MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO -- The volatile stock market and the weak economy have derailed many mutual-fund managers, but without the ability to bet against stocks, some are ... via Fox News

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Overcast, 50F, feels like 48F, wind is from the north at 5 mph, visibility is 7 miles SUNDAY: SUNDAY: We have 1417 guests online Written by Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times News Service A day before the ... via Indiana Gazette Online

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Americans live in a culture that loves the automobile and the freedom that comes with it. via Watertown Daily Times

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“Keeping investment expenses low was important a decade ago, but now is critical”

H igh investment costs remain out of mind when overall returns are strong. Why sweat decimal points when basking in 20 percent gains? But when returns turn meager or slide downward, hefty expenses become ... via Baltimore Sun

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“Mark is a great addition to the board”

Mark Shapiro, the president and chief executive of Six Flags Inc. and formerly ESPN's executive vice president of programming and production, has been added to Tribune Co.'s board of directors, the company ... via Chicago Tribune

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Gen. Thomas Hartmann [JURIST report], a top Pentagon legal adviser on the Guantanamo military commission trials, is ineligible to participate in the first military commission trial of a detainee because he is ... via Jurist

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“There are far too many neighborhoods with overcrowded schools and no hope of relief for at least several more years”

Parents and public officials are warning that schools in some city neighborhoods are overcrowded, because a jump in residential development is not being matched with an increase in new educational facilities. via WABC

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“The dealer is going to offer a price, and the customer is going to be ticked off”

High fuel prices are causing the value of used SUVs to plummet, often below what's listed in the buying guides many shoppers use to negotiate with dealers. via Reno Gazette-Journal

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“We are in the process of a major redefinition of our company”

Days after getting new owners and new editors, the long-troubled TV Guide is back on the block. via International Herald Tribune

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WASHINGTON: With the Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement remaining stalled, the US State Department has issued a "virtual gag order" to the Congress asking it to keep even unclassified information "secret" out ... via The Times of India

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“The only thing we're talking about here is the sale of advertising, not some content-based determination”

A San Francisco judge said Friday that she would likely issue an injunction barring the SF Weekly newspaper from selling cut-rate advertising as a way of putting the competing San Francisco Bay Guardian out of ... via KTVU

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“The economy continues to struggle, and as a result our advertising revenues have fallen well short of expectations”

Gannett Co. Inc. on Friday said it was offering buyouts to a total of 160 workers at five of its six New Jersey newspapers, as advertising revenues decline. via KSDK NewsChannel 5

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“I've always been drawn to dinosaurs and primates and that sort of thing. Anything you can discover.”

The most valued item in Lauri Apple's wardrobe is a vintage fur-trimmed jacket. And she's not ashamed to say that she snagged it from the garbage outside a resale shop as she was walking home from class at the ... via WCHI-AM Chillicothe

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The E. W. Scripps Co. will split into two public companies on July 1, the board of the Cincinnati-based media giant has announced. via The Cincinnati Enquirer

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“Print ad revenues continue to be challenged by the weak economy's impact on real estate and classified advertising”

CHICAGO : Tribune Co. reported a first-quarter gain of $1.82 billion from continuing operations Thursday due to a change in tax status but said revenue declined 8 percent as newspaper ad sales continued to ... via International Herald Tribune

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Published reports say the owner of the Star Tribune has written down its investment in the newspaper by 75 percent. via Minnesota Public Radio

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A story in the New York Times had the blogosphere up in arms, but Microsoft indicates we shouldn't believe it. via Huliq.com

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“If you look at the last 55 years, there have been no major slowdowns in times of recession”

Yellow Pages Income Fund has booked a five per cent increase in first-quarter earnings, which rose to $127 million, with online sales shooting up at a much faster pace than the company's overall revenue growth. via 680News

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“We can see the finish line here”

U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton may vow to fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, but some advisers said they think her campaign is on the wane. via The Post Chronicle

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“In Australia, it+s just booming. I meangoing up all the time and in Britain obviously it's steady”

NEWS Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch said advertising revenue showed the US consumer economy was stressed, but revenue in Australia was "just booming" after announcing a triple jump in profit. via AdelaideNow...

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“I enjoy making a difference and will continue to do so in some other capacity in the future.”

Christine Chin, president and publisher of the Fort Collins Coloradoan since 2005, resigned Tuesday, citing family and personal reasons.

"I've achieved the professional goals I set for myself 20 years ago and decided it was time to work on my work-l