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CHARLOTTESVILLE -- University of Virginia Law school student Mike Stark is now a member of the press. Stark, whose scuffle with Sen. George Allen's supporters at a campaign stop Tuesday in Charlottesville made national news, has been hired as a reporter for a liberal talk show. Arianne Schrodel, a spokeswoman for the show titled "The Young Turks," said the 38-year-old Stark would be the show's first "street reporter." The show bills itself as "the first nationwide liberal talk show and first live, daily Internet TV show." It airs live Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Air...

'AIR AMERICA' FADES MONTH TO MONTH: 2.2 SHARE APRIL DEBUT, 1.7 SHARE IN MAY, 1.2 SHARE IN JUNE...

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...