The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
August 3, 2010

Husband of Rep. Jane Harman Buys Newsweek
-----------------------------------------



And in media news, the billionaire entrepreneur Sidney Harman has
reached an agreement to buy Newsweek magazine from the Washington Post
Company. The magazine was reportedly sold for $1 and an agreement to
transfer its $70 million financial liabilities. Harman is the husband of
the Democratic Congresswoman Jane Harman, the subcommittee chair of the
House Homeland Security Committee.



.