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...Patriots are going to the playoffs. The Patriots are going to the AFC Championship Game. The Patriots are going to the Superbowl. The Patriots are going to Disney World...
...about his interest in striking some sort of deal involving NBC. While he refuses to comment on reports that GE is considering the sale of a 49% stake in the network to Time Warner, he acknowledges that "we've had discussions about every combination with everyone." That includes Walt Disney chairman Michael Eisner, who also has been eyeing NBC. Welch described his conversations with executives like Time Warner chairman Gerald Levin as "two guys groping, to see what fits." But he strongly hinted that he intends to keep at least some control of the network. "The outright sale...
...Walt Disney Co. has scrapped plans to build its colossal $650 million historical theme park on a Virginia site that opponents feared would mar some real history nearby: Manassas National Battlefield, scene of two of the most important Civil War battles. The midnight decision stunned both backers of the project, like Virginia Governor George Allen, and others who thought planned slavery exhibits and other parts of the enterprise sounded tasteless...
...Mouse has a few other suitors for Disney's America on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line, including Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer and some heavyweight dealmakers in North Carolina...
Fresh rumors have the Walt Disney Co. in hot pursuit of NBC, according to news reports that cited anonymous sources. The price tag for the network home of Jay Leno and Tom Brokaw: $5 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. NBC owner General Electric is reportedly also talking to Time Warner about a deal for 49 percent of the network. A Disney buyout makes more sense to many analysts: Disney doesn't face the same regulatory hurdles as Time Warner since it doesn't own cable systems...