The Ticker: UK Loves Goog, Agencies Merge, Glam Gets $…

Financial Times: Google named highest regarded brand in UK

Fox Business: Clifford PR and Bratskeir & Co. Announce Merger (press release)

Hollywood Reporter: Glam Media raises $84.6 mil for expansion

Gawker: The Secret To All Good PR: A Sandwich

The Flack: Burson-Marsteller repping both Sens. Clinton and McCain?

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