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Barnes & Noble, Burkle Trade More Charges

Posted at 4:19PM Thursday 02 Sep 2010

The battle of letters and press releases between Barnes & Noble and Ron Burkle shows no signs of abating. Within hours following a B&N letter to shareholders yesterday that reiterated the retailer's belief that Burkle is planning to team with Aletheia Research & Management to take control of the company without paying a premium price, Burkle issued a statement calling the letter "ironic and hypocritical."

PW




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