Trinity Mirror then announced it was working on forming a new company comprising the assets of Northcliffe and of Iliffe News and Media.

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Now Tancredo accuses the company of retaliating against him by forming a new political action committee to help Tancredo's Democratic opponent defeat him in November.

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Prior to forming his new venture, Volpa was on the board of a company that launched an unsuccessful bid to get incentives from Rhode Island.

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