Around that time Kerns met Ma at a poker game set up by a common friend.

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Kerns is negotiating similar deals with a number of other big broadcasting companies.

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Linda Kerns, a Philadelphia divorce lawyer, recalls a client who ran a cash-based business with her husband.

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"It's been totally patriotic, " said Gregg Kerns of the National Costumers Association, who owns four costume stores in Ohio.

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Matt has also retained Ashley Kerns of Kerns Marketing and Management to assist the safety with marketing and public relations.

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"They're a partner, and a good one at that, " said Mike Kerns, Yahoo's vice president of social, games and personalization, in an interview.

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Kim Kerns, a spokeswoman for the Madison Square Garden Co.

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