Bloomberg TV interviewed the always candid Sam Zell earlier today.   We still think he’s one of the smartest guys in the room, Tribune clinker purchase nothwithstanding:

On looking back at the purchase of the Tribune company:

DEIRDRE BOLTON (Bloomberg): Can we ask you if you regret this decision? Is this the worst business decision you ever made?

SAM ZELL: It’s certainly the most amount of money I’ve ever lost in a single deal. But the answer is -

BOLTON: So if you could turn back time….

ZELL: If you could. It’s like maybe I should have married somebody else.

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In a developing story, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is in scalding hot water this morning, having been arrested for what appears to be a variety of pervasive corruption related charges, including attempting to financially benefit from the Senate vacancy left by Obama's presidential victory.  He's also charged with making various threats to the Tribune,  which filed bankruptcy yesterday….

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