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Maryland Attorney General -- and likely 2014 gubernatorial candidate -- Doug Gansler is coming under scrutiny for comments he made about race… and about…

Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com and soon-to-be owner of <em>The Washington Post</em>, last month in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Bezos Can Help 'Post' Disrupt Other Businesses, Editor Says

Mark Memmott

"We're a business that has been disrupted," saysWashington Post executive editor Martin Baron. "I think it'll be nice to have somebody who knows how to disrupt other people and other businesses." Jeff Bezos, Baron tellsHere & Now, could be that person.

Jeff Bezos, a tech titan and Amazon founder, purchased a venerable newspaper, <em>The Washington Post</em>.

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In Bezos' Purchase Of 'Post,' Tech And Media Keep Melding

Elise Hu

Jeff Bezos, a tech titan and Amazon founder, purchased a venerable newspaper, The Washington Post. Another tech titan's recent purchase of a magazine — The New Republic — may offer some insight about the path forward.