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Deep South, Deep Pockets

Sep 18 2008

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John Harbert III
Family estate
Family gathering
Father and Son
Philip Falcone and wife Lisa
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Gunning for the Gray Lady
Portrait of John Harbert III, painted by Everett Raymond Kinstler.
Alabama Getaway
The Harbert Family home in Birmingham.
Family Get-Together
The Harbert family at their Georgia plantation, Thanksgiving 1994.
Father and Son
Raymond Harbert and his father, John, in 1990.
The Falcones
Philip Falcone with his wife, Lisa, at a benefit in June.
Taking on the <em>Times</em>

Taking on the Times

The hedge fund fortune that's threatening the newspaper of record comes from a most unlikely place. A look at the elusive Alabama family behind the shareholder assault on the New York Times Co. Read more
The Last Media Tycoon

The Last Media Tycoon

Seven years after the death of legendary Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, her 42-year-old granddaughter has taken over control of the paper and is shaking up the newsroom. Katharine Weymouth tells Condé Nast Portfolio how she plans to save the family's flagship brand and—she hopes—reinvent the industry. Read more