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Dec 10 2008 7:20pm EDT

Late Breaks: What Else Is Sam Zell Not Good At?

-Sam Zell: "My head only functions looking forward. I'm not really any good at looking behind. Consequently, I don't reminisce or self-mutilate myself as the result of past decisions." And, really, why bother self-mutilating when there are so many people who would be happy to do it for you? [CNBC]

-Google is digitizing millions of copies of magazine back issues. [Google Blog]

-A jury in Georgia has ruled that Time Warner must pay $281 million in damages to a Texas car dealer who thought he had a deal to buy the Atlanta Hawks and the Atlanta Thrashers, two teams then owned by Turner Broadcasting. [Bloomberg]. □

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