In fact, even though they were forced to sell their family-named company off before the start of World War II, after the guns stopped firing they found themselves missing the smell of burnt rubber and racetracks.

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The Knight Ridder newspaper company, which used to be one of the nation's largest chains, was - has been forced to sell off to McClatchy last year.

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After an intense sell-off late last week, experts have been forced to review their gold and silver strategy.

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The company was forced to sell off 90% of the production, ceding control to BP Amoco, in order to finance a multibillion-dollar project that included pipelines to carry the oil 500 miles from the Andes to Colombia's coast.

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It was forced to sell off 90% of the production, ceding control to BP Amoco, in order to finance a multibillion-dollar project that included pipelines to carry the oil 800 kilometers from the Andes to the coast of Colombia.

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