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Bloomberg Won't Buy NY Times

Billionaire not interested in ailing paper

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 22, 2008 8:11 AM CDT

(Newser) – If the New York Times is wooing potential buyers as many have speculated, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg seems to be an ideal suitor. He heads a media empire, has a $12 billion fortune and the acumen to go mano-a-mano with Rupert Murdoch's Wall ... Read full story »

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