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Tribune Company Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

Dec. 8, 2008
The chain that publishes The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune filed for bankruptcy protection just short of a year after Sam Zell took over.
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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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