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Three submit second-round bids for Cubs, Wrigley

Dec. 2, 2008
At least three would-be buyers of the Chicago Cubs baseball franchise have submitted second-round bids to Tribune Co., according to newspaper reports.
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler