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A Brand with a Plan? Washington Post Co. Nixes Private Equity Shop's 'Newsweek' Bid -The Washington Post Co. has batted down Avenue Capital Group's bid on Newsweek over concerns about some of the companies other investments, according to the Wall Street Journal and Memo Pad . Even though the private equity shop's bid was said to be one of the largest, The Post got itchy over Avenue Capital's 20 percent stake in American Media, which publishes the National Enquirer , Star , Men's ... Date: 2010/07/30
Source: http://www.observer.com/2010/media/newsweek-auction-nix-pe-bid

Urbanite -Users of the iPad are just a little too iProud of themselves, a new study finds. In fact, they’re a bunch of "selfish elitists." A technology firm grilled 20,000 Facebook users and found that iPad owners are more likely to be business-obsessed snobs who lack altruism and compassion. Date: 2010/07/29
Source: http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039?tags=%20Facebook

America, the Odd Man Out -By: John Browne Senior Market Strategist, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. At long last, a good portion of mainstream economists now concede that a 'double dip' recession is in the cards for the United States. Date: 2010/07/27
Source: http://news.goldseek.com/JohnBrowne/1280258733.php

Secret Service: Fewer protected under Obama than Bush -Agency responds to conservative grumbling that agents are used as chauffeurs, says Bush designated more protectees Date: 2010/07/27
Source: http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/07/27/secret_service_bush_vs_obama/index.html?source=rss&aim=/politics/war_room