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By Dean Johnson Friday, May 28, 2004 FRANKEN TAKES A BITE: There is finally some good news out of the Air America camp. Early returns indicate the liberal radio network's afternoon host Al Franken actually beat Rush Limbaugh in New York City last month in the race for the Big Apple's 25- to 54-year-old listeners. If that turns out to be true - heck, if Franken is even close to Limbaugh - it will be a boost to the fledgling network's viability.

A response to a letter sent to HP investor relations: I apologize to your offense to the radio commercial airing on an Air America affiliate. It is not the view of HP to use mediums like TV or radio to support or disagree with any type of political agendas, and the overriding consideration in buying media is to reflect HP as a responsible and global corporate citizen of good standing. When purchasing media for use in communicating HP messages, we generally look for where are core target is and where we will garner the highest response rates. We do not...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Air America has shut its sales offices in Los Angeles and Chicago and is recasting its business plan, the network's president said on Wednesday as troubles beset the liberal talk show network. With Air America not broadcasting in those two cities after a financial dispute in April, network president Jon Sinton said, "There's not much sense in having sales offices in cities where you don't control a station." About 15 to 20 people were laid off in the closing of the sales offices, the latest sign of problems for Air America, launched on March 31...