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David vs. Goliath in Tulsa

Why Tulsa's daily paper will regret suing the city's alternative weekly for libel.

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I'll bet the World would fold like a supermarket insert.

Addendum, 6:40 p.m.: The Tulsa World has posted a PDF of their lawsuit, which includes ABC documents.

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