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Larry King's Untold Tale (WaPo)
We thought we knew everything about the colorful life of CNN's Larry King. But there's one secret he managed to keep from all but a few friends: His oldest son, Larry King Jr., with whom he reunited 14 years ago. The 46-year-old business executive first quietly appeared at his father's side in 1994, but the two never talked about their history. Now the talk icon, with help from his namesake, is sharing his family's story.

Steiger on New WSJ: No Sign of 'Bad Rupert' Yet (Portfolio)
The last managing editor of The Wall Street Journal not to work for Rupert Murdoch has nothing but nice things to say about what the News Corp. chief has done with the paper in the eight months since he bought it. Well, almost nothing but nice things. "I think, as a reader, that the Journal is doing a terrific job," said Paul Steiger.

Katharine Weymouth's Ascent at WaPo (Washingtonian)
Harry Jaffe: Comparisons to Kay and Don [Graham] are unavoidable, but Katharine Weymouth is different in ways that could position her well to pilot the Post in these times. She's the first Post publisher to be born and raised outside of Washington. Recently divorced, she is the first to be raising young children as the principal parent. She's very much part of the generation of young readers the Post must reach, by paper or by any digital means.

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Merger of XM and Sirius Appears Close to Approval (NYT)
The FCC was on the verge of approving a merger between XM and Sirius on Wednesday, a move that would end a nearly 18-month government review of a deal that would essentially create a monopoly in satellite radio. Deborah Taylor Tate, a Republican member of the FCC, appeared ready to vote in favor of the deal, which would break a deadlock along party lines among the other four commissioners.

NYT to Raise Newsstand Price to $1.50 (AP)
The New York Times Co. will increase the Monday-Saturday newsstand cost of its flagship paper by 25 cents to $1.50. Times CEO Janet Robinson said the price increase for The New York Times will take effect Aug. 18. The last increase came a year ago. The company recently announced a 4.5 percent increase in home delivery prices for the paper that takes effect this month, the second bump in a year. NYP: Just before 5 p.m., Standard & Poor's placed the Times Co. on credit watch with negative implications.

Google Throws Open Rival for Wikipedia -- Anonymous Authors Discouraged (Wired)
Experts in a given subject log into a Google account and use the company's Knol software to post an item, also known as a knol to the site. In some senses, the process is like producing a blog post -- but in this case it's not something written off the cuff but carefully crafted to coherently explain a single subject. One key attribute: Knols are meant to be signed with the author's actual name.

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