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Sounds like everybody got kicked back yesterday emailing to that craigslist ad about a new newspaper forming in Los Angeles. But the ad has surfaced now in the classifieds at CityBeat, and there's a website at TheFreeDaily.com with the same language — and a Yahoo email address for the supposed managing director. Whoever it is wants your ideas for free.
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That free daily paper lives on
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