Locals close to buying McClatchy Phila. papers: source
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An investor group led by two  well-known Philadelphia-area executives could seal a deal this  week to buy the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News newspapers  for up to &#36;600 million, a source close to the matter said on  Monday.
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By Alicia Wallace, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.  May 25--A local holding company founded by former area telecommunications  executives and bankrolled by five institutional investors announced plans  Thursday to acquire a Pennsylvania telecom in a deal valued at $60 million.
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QUEZON CITY, Philippines -- In the cramped offices of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, visitors can purchase books examining the country's energetic, largely unfettered media. The titles hint at the status of the press and the political climate: "News for Sale" and "Staying Alive."
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By Leigh Hornbeck, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Feb. 22--STILLWATER -- The post office and the Fire Department's historic steamer may get new homes if a proposal for a strip mall on North Hudson Avenue is OK'd.
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A media executive who helped purchase  the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News last  year could be interested in joining a group to acquire Dow  Jones & Co., the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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Sport: Liverpool's American owners are close to securing a Â£350m refinancing deal for the club, against the wishes of many fans
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Source says travel and real estate giant is close to reaching agreement to acquire travel Web site. PHILADELPHIA  - Travel and real estate company Cendant Corp.
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Union members from Seattle&#39;s two feuding daily newspapers voted yesterday to retain their local&#39;s association with a citizens&#39; group that is seeking to thwart moves by The Seattle Times that could lead to a shutdown of its rival, the Seattle Post
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By The Record, Hackensack, N.J.  Feb. 5--Finding a new home in the Highlands may get a bit harder.   Town houses and condominiums are going up and are for sale near major  highways.
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A preferred buyer for the National Irish and Northern banks is expected to be announced by their parent this morning. National Australia Bank is due to make an announcement to the stock exchanges in Melbourne and London.
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Pittsburgh's Kevin McClatchy lashed out at other baseball owners Friday for a return of free-agent spending that he fears may steer some clubs close to bankruptcy.
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A prospective buyer says the early municipal Wi-Fi service could have thousands more subscribers.
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By Jerome L. Sherman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Mar. 13--WASHINGTON -- Southwestern Pennsylvania stands to benefit from a  package of $14 billion in low-interest loans that the U.S. House approved last  week to help local governments pay for improvements to their sewage systems.
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LOCAL SHOPS TAKE PART IN TV APPEAL ISLE of Man residents are being urged to dig out old clothes for Blue Peter and the British Red Cross.
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Investor's Business Daily - With Philadelphia's recent proposal to install a citywide broadband wireless network, will there be brotherly love between the city and its broadband service providers?
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By Miriam Hill, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Jun.
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Montgomery County (website - news) is a big step closer to shopping for prescription drugs north of the border. On a 7-2 vote, the County Council is approving a plan that would give county