Philadelphia Daily News
Jun 8 2007, Gagandeep

Rupert Murdoch’s bid for Dow Jones is attracting some competition at last. The latest one to join in on the saga is Philadelphia Inquirer’s owner Brian Tierney. He has expressed an intention to make a rival bid in the event Dow Jones calls for a...

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