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Going once, going twice: New York Times set to sell Boston Globe

Jun 27, 2013
Bids for the Globe are expected to be in the $100 million range. The New York Times company paid more than a billion dollars for the publication 10 years ago.
A newspaper box offers copies of The Boston Globe on Feb. 20, 2013 in Boston, Mass.
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For sale: Boston newspaper with great history

Feb 21, 2013
The New York Times bought the Globe for more than $1 billion two decades ago. A likely price now? One estimate says $100 million.

Report: Mitt Romney stayed at Bain longer than he's claimed

Jul 12, 2012
The Boston Globe is reporting this morning that government documents show GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney remained CEO and chairman of the private equity firm Bain Capital for three years after he has said he left Bain.