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Scandals put pinch on Tampa dealmaker
J. Patrick Michaels, a prominent Tampa Republican and co-chair of the steering committee working to land the party's 2004 National Convention, got good news recently when he learned the city made the Republican's short list.

Pepins' marital pacts to be aired
Their prenuptial and postnuptial deals covering millions in assets deserve a full court hearing, a judge says.

Stores get less possessive
In what some would call a triumph of commerce over grammar, Albertsons Inc. Has quietly erased the apostrophe from its corporate name.

Business Digest
MALDEN MILLS PLANS COMEBACK: Malden Mills, the company made famous by its CEO's decision not to lay off workers after a 1995 fire, said it will file a reorganization plan that will let it emerge from bankruptcy protection. The Lawrence, Mass., maker of Polartec fleece said it would file the plan by month-end. Chief executive Aaron Feuerstein kept paying employees after fire destroyed the factory, making him a hero among workers. But insurance covered only three-quarters of the $400-million in rebuilding costs and the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November.