PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post Business - Oct 29

WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on the front page of its business section on Oct. 29. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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Washington publishing entrepreneur recently rolled out Brijit, a Web site that creates 100-word abstracts of articles from dozens of magazines and rates them. Brijit aims to be "everyone's best-read friend."

Marriott's youngest son David makes his mark, fast rise of hotel firm's global sales chief prompts speculation about succession.

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A year ago Sprint Nextel appeared ripe for the picking. That's when the Carlyle Group, the private-equity heavyweight based in the District, began to flirt with the idea of buying part or all of the telecommunications giant, according to industry sources familiar with the matter. Nothing ever came of the deliberations.