On April 30th, it claimed, erroneously, that the Pearson Group, which owns a slice of El Mundo and the whole of the Financial Times (of London), which in turn owns half of The Economist, is bent on buying Mediaset, the company embracing Mr Berlusconi's television empire.

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He is in talks with Pearson, a media group (and part-owner of The Economist), about a takeover of Les Echos, which does make money.

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Macmillan and Pearson PLC's Penguin Group (USA) declined to sign on to the settlement.

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"His '7 Habits' was the first of the megaselling personal-organization books, " said Adrian Zackheim, publisher of Portfolio, a business imprint owned by Pearson PLC's Penguin Group (USA).

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Retired RAF Group Captain Nigel Pearson resigned as president of the RBL's Shropshire branch six days before Remembrance Sunday this year, in protest at this new direction, saying the plans are "crazy".

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But Caroline Pearson, with Avalere Health, a consulting group, says those in favor of expanding Medicaid shouldn't give up hope.

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Two years ago, the group said it would join education publisher Pearson PLC to overhaul the exam, align it with new academic standards and make it completely digital.

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