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Six Flags Files for Bankruptcy

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 13, 2009 1:04 PM CDT

(Newser) – Theme park operator Six Flags has declared bankruptcy, Bloomberg reports. The company has not had a profitable year since 1998 and is burdened with $2.4 billion in debt. Six Flags underwent a wide-ranging reorganization starting in 2005 when Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder became... Read full story »

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