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Moguls Take Feud to Court

Diller, Malone share knack for deal-making—and turn it on each other

By Laila Weir, Newser User

Posted Feb 4, 2008 1:45 PM CST

(Newser) – The escalating fight between media barons Barry Diller and John Malone over control of IAC/Interactive Corp. has its origins in the men’s shared talent for wheeling and dealing, the New York Times reports in a portrait of the colorful, headstrong, vastly different moguls. Both... Read full story »

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