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LONDON, March 2 (UPI) -- The British Broadcasting Corp. has confirmed it plans to close its BBC 6 Music and Asian Network divisions as a cost-saving measure.
Mark Thompson, the BBC's director general, said the operations could close as early as next year. He also told staff Monday that half of the company's Web sites, including the teen destinations Switch and Blast, are to be shut down by 2013.
Thompson said the majority of the BBC's licensing fees in the future will be spent on quality dramatic, comedic, musical and cultural programming, as well as international news.
The idea is to make "fewer things better," Thompson said.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., May 27 (UPI) --
Bluegrass legend Arthel "Doc" Watson was in critical condition following colon surgery at a hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C., his representative said.
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When he bowed out of actively campaigning to capture the Republican presidential nomination, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul said he wasn't interested in disrupting the party's national convention in Tampa, Fla., in August.
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To avoid a meltdown in 2006, Ford Motor Co. mortgaged the farm putting up its assets – including its Blue Oval logo, and F-150 pickup and iconic Mustang trademarks – to secure $23.5 billion in credit.
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