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PHOENIX — Gannett Co. made its second major newspaper purchase in a month, agreeing to acquire Central Newspapers Inc., owner of The Arizona Republic and The Indianapolis Star, for $2.6 billion. For Central, built by journalism legend Eugene C. Pulliam and still controlled by his heirs, it simply was time to sell.

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