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Late Breaks Sam Zells Life In The Fast Lane

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Sep 12 2008 5:11pm EDT

Late Breaks: Sam Zell's Life in the Fast Lane

-Fox News's Sean Hannity will conduct the second TV interview with Sarah Palin since she became John McCain's running mate. Alan Colmes will write his questions on an index card and give it to Hannity's assistant for consideration. [TVNewser]

-Sam Zell has hired the Eagles to play at his 67th birthday party. In utterly unrelated news, Zell's Tribune Co. continues to lay people off left and right. [Sun-Times]

-Reed Elsevier is having trouble finding a buyer willing to pay top dollar for its business information unit, home of Variety and Publishers Weekly. [Times]. □

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