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Instability at The Washington Times
The Washington Times has long thought itself to be immune from the economic forces challenging the rest of newspaper industry because of the deep pockets of its founder and owner, the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, head of the Unification Church. But the recession has taken a toll on the paper, and now an apparent power struggle among Moon's sons is adding to the paper's challenges.

Fri, Nov 20, 2009 -- 11:30 pm


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