5/31/2012 10:57 PM ET (RTTNews) - Liberty Media Corp. (LMCA: News , LMCB) said Thursday that it intends to assert control of satellite radio company Sirius XM Radio Inc. (SIRI: News ), upon receiving approval from the Federal Communications Commission or FCC.

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Englewood, Colorado-based Liberty Media said it has asked the FCC to reconsider the agency's previous dismissal of its application for permission take control of Sirius. In early May, the FCC rejected Liberty Media's application for approval to take de facto control of Sirius, saying that the application was "defective". The rejection represented a major setback to Liberty Media and its chairman John Malone.

John Malone's Liberty Media, Sirius's largest shareholder, made its application in March to take over the company's operating licenses. Earlier in May, Liberty Media boosted its stake in Sirius to 46.2 percent from 40 percent.

Liberty Media said in the SEC filing that it plans to convert almost one-half of the preferred stock it owns in Sirius, giving it a stake of 32 percent of the total outstanding shares of common stock.

Liberty Media also said that "as soon as practicable", it intends to nominate for elections persons to serve on Sirius' board, such that persons nominated by the company will constitute a majority of the board of directors.

Liberty Media added that it will vote all of its shares of common stock in favor of such nominees. The company already holds 5 of the 13 board seats in Sirius.

In response, New York-based Sirius said in a SEC filing on Thursday that it has been in talks with Liberty to explore possible transaction with respect to Liberty's stake in Sirius.

However, Sirius added that it has not reached an agreement with respect to a specific transaction that would be mutually beneficial to its common and preferred stockholders. There is no assurance that these discussions will result in any specific action or transaction, Sirius noted.

Sirius, led by CEO Mel Karmazin, said it has not been informed of any actions by Liberty Media to take control of its board. The company noted that new directors could not be added to its board without a special meeting that can only be called by two members of the current board of directors or the company's chief executive.

Sirius also said in its filing that any action to remove and replace its entire board of directors would require the consent of a majority of its outstanding common stock.

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Liberty Media (Nasdaq: LMCA) has sunk its fangs into Sirius XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) , and it's really just a matter of time before the digestion process begins.

As expected, Liberty Media is once again trying to take de facto control of the satellite radio operator. A fresh 13D SEC filing petitions regulators to once again consider the proposal.

What has changed since being rebuffed on May 4 for Liberty Media? Well, through a few transactions the company has beefed up its stake from a simply 40% preferred share position to an effective 46.2% stake. Liberty Media now has effective control of nearly 3 billion of Sirius XM's 6.5 billion shares outstanding. Is the FCC really going to make it jump through the final few hoops? There's a big difference between simply having the 40% preferred share stake that is has held for more than three years and making active moves to own more shares.

The filing details that Sirius XM plans to convert nearly half of its preferred stake into common stock and move to take a majority of the company's board seats.

It's at that point where investors and analysts alike can speculate on what Liberty Media will do with FCC-sanctioned control of the satellite radio giant, though a popular suggestion is that it will follow in the 2009 footsteps of what it did with DIRECTV (Nasdaq: DTV) . Through a Reverse Morris Trust transaction, Liberty Media would be able to spin out the business in a tax-advantaged manner.

This is obviously not the kind of news that Sirius XM investors were hoping to hear when they thought that Liberty Media would have to pay a juicy premium to take control of Sirius XM. However, there are no indications that Liberty Media wants to replace the company's leadership or disrupt the media heavyweight's trajectory. As Sirius XM's largest investor -- by far -- its best interests are aligned with shareholders.

Sirius XM was never about scoring a near-term pop, no matter what you hear on Channel 2 (the pop music-driven Sirius XM Hits 1 channel).

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Sirius XM Can't Shake Free of Liberty

John Malone is no stranger to battles with media giants.

Liberty Media's John Malone and Sirius XM Radio's Mel Karmazin are using the regulatory system to go to war over control of the satellite-radio company.

Liberty, which already holds five of 13 Sirius XM board seats, said in a regulatory filing Thursday morning that it wants to take over a majority of Sirius' board a disclosure Malone made without informing Karmazin.

Sirius XM shot back in its own regulatory filing Thursday afternoon that it has been in discussions with Liberty about transactions related to Liberty's stake in the company but had not reached an agreement or been informed of Liberty's plans to shake up the board.

Sirius XM's filing further noted that new directors could not be added to its board without a special meeting that can only be called by two current directors or the chief executive. A proposal can also be made at the annual meeting, but that is at least a year away. Meanwhile, replacing the entire board would "require the consent of a majority of our outstanding common stock," Sirius XM said.

Both companies did not respond to requests for comment Thursday.

Liberty's new plan is "very likely to succeed," Lazard Capital Markets analyst Barton Crockett said in a research note. With control of the board, "Liberty may retain its stake long enough to transition to a new CEO," Crockett said.

Malone, a cable-industry pioneer whom Al Gore famously derided as "Darth Vader," is no stranger to battles with media titans. The reclusive billionaire has faced off with News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch numerous times and, in 2008, nearly brought a two-decade-long friendship with Barry Diller to an end with an unsuccessful bid to gain control of Diller's IAC.

Douglas County-based Liberty in its filing Thursday also asked the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider a May 4 refusal of Liberty's previous application to take control of Sirius. Liberty said it plans to convert half of its preferred shares to common stock and hold about 32 percent of outstanding shares.

Earlier this month, Liberty raised its stake in Sirius to 46.2 percent from 40 percent as it bought another 60.35 million shares but did not announce its plan to convert to common stock until Thursday.

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Sirius XM Radio continued to try to stave off Liberty Media chairman John Malone's advances, stating in Securities and Exchange Commission filings that it is in discussions with the media giant to work out a deal that would be mutually beneficial to all shareholders. Liberty has been trying to gain control of Sirius since March, when it filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission to gain de facto control of its satellite assets. While those efforts were rejected by the FCC on May 4, Liberty vowed to refile its petition. Liberty made good on that promise Thursday, outlining a path to control of Sirius that would include converting half of the preferred stock it owns in Sirius to common stock, giving it 32% of Sirius' outstanding shares. The media giant said in an SEC filing Thursday that it would move quickly to gain control of Sirius' board of directors by nominating a majority of its directors. Liberty, which owns preferred stock convertible into about 46% of Sirius' outstanding shares, currently can nominate five of its 13-member board. Sirius countered in its own SEC filing that such nominations could require a special meeting of shareholders, which can only be called by two or more directors or the company CEO. To date no such request has been made to Sirius. Sirius said in SEC documents that it is in discussions with Liberty "to explore possible transactions with respect to its ownership interest in Sirius, although we have not reached agreement with respect to a specific transaction that would be mutually beneficial to both our common and preferred stockholders." Sirius stressed there is no guarantee that such an agreement could be reached and added that any developments from those discussions were not expected to be disclosed. The most recent moves are a culmination in what has been a contentious battle between Liberty and Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin, who told shareholders at Sirius' annual meeting last week that he could not stop Liberty from buying shares on the open market, but hoped that they would pay a premium for control. Liberty may not have to, according to one analyst. In a research note Thursday, Canaccord Genuity media analyst Tom Eagan said he expected Liberty to buy Sirius shares on the open market. "Contrary to what many on the Street expect, we do not believe that Liberty needs FCC approval to take control of Sirius," Eagan wrote. "We believe they need to merely inform the FCC if they intend, for example, to increase their stake to above 51% (from 46.2% as of the last filing). Or Liberty could negotiate with the board to take control with, say 49.9%."

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MALVERN, Pa., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Liberty Property Trust (LRY) announced that today it has redeemed all of its outstanding $100 million 7.40% Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units at par.

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Liberty Media (LMCA) is stepping up its efforts to gain control of satellite radio broadcaster Sirius XM Radio (SIRI), according to regulatory papers filed Thursday.

In filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the two companies continued a cat and mouse game as Liberty Media has fought recently for control of Sirius.

In May, the Federal Communications Commission rejected a bid by Liberty Media to take control of Sirius. Liberty Media, Sirius' largest shareholder, now wants the FCC to reconsider that decision and has taken action to support their position that they should control the smaller company.

Liberty Media said in its filing that it intends to convert half of the preferred stock it owns in Sirius into common shares, which would give Liberty a total of 32% of the common stock. Liberty Media also said it will move as soon as practicable to take control of the satellite-radio broadcaster's board.

Sirius countered with its own filing Thursday afternoon, stating that it had been engaged in discussions with Liberty Media to explore possible transactions with respect to its ownership interest in Sirius.

But Sirius stressed that no agreement has been reached with respect to a specific transaction that would be mutually beneficial to both our common and preferred stockholders.

In addition, Sirius stated: There is no assurance that these discussions will result in any specific action or transaction. We do not expect to disclose developments with respect to these discussions.

Liberty Medias shares rose $1.28, or 1.53%, to $84.98. Sirius shares rose 1 cent, or 0.53% to $1.90.

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By Todd Shields and Alex Sherman - 2012-05-31T22:52:50Z

John Malones Liberty Media Corp. (LMCA), the holder of interests in businesses ranging from cable programmer Starz LLC to the Atlanta Braves baseball team, told U.S. regulators it wants to take over Sirius XM Radio Inc.

Liberty plans to assert control of the largest U.S. satellite radio provider after receiving approval from the Federal Communications Commission, the Englewood, Colorado-based company said in a filing today. Liberty has asked the FCC to reconsider the agencys May 4 dismissal of its application for permission to take control, according to a May 30 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Libertys move has fueled speculation Malone wants to spin off his stake in New York-based Sirius, led by Chief Executive Officer Mel Karmazin. Liberty will probably execute a so-called Reverse Morris Trust, which involves splitting off its Sirius (SIRI) stake as a separate entity and giving its stockholders the option to hold or sell their Sirius shares, according to James Ratcliffe, an analyst at Barclays Capital Inc. in New York.

To execute the spinoff, Liberty must have Siriuss board approval. Sirius is in talks with Liberty about the companys ownership interest, according to a separate filing by Sirius. It said Sirius doesnt expect to disclose developments in the discussions.

Courtnee Ulrich, a Liberty spokeswoman, didnt respond to a telephone call and e-mail. Patrick Reilly, a Sirius spokesman, declined to comment.

Malone, Libertys chairman, saved Sirius from bankruptcy in 2009 with a $530 million loan. Liberty boosted its stake in Sirius to 46.2 percent from 40 percent earlier this month.

Libertys interest in a Reverse Morris Trust is to save on capital gains taxes, said analyst Brett Harriss, a Gabelli & Co. analyst in Rye, New York. Distributing Sirius shares to Liberty stockholders through a spinoff instead of selling them on the open market lets the company avoid paying taxes on the sale, he said.

Liberty would also have the right to change management at the company if it gains control of the board. Malone may not want to remove Karmazin, who saved the company from bankruptcy since he took over in 2008, said Harriss, who has a hold rating on Sirius shares.

All the comments that Liberty has made toward Mel have been positive, and Mels done a good job increasing the companys profitability, Harriss said in an interview. That being said, I could see a situation where there could be conflicting personalities. These are two high-powered guys in Mel and John.

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Billionaire John Malone's Liberty Media said Thursday that it will convert nearly half of its preferred shares of Sirius XM Radio into common stock and nominate a slate of candidates to the company's board, as part of its ongoing push to take control of the satellite radio company.

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An avid aviation fan from Liberty Elementary School in Community Unit Community Unit District 300 has some of his artwork on display in a museum.

Joey Hill, who just finished the fourth grade, has some of his drawings on display at the Future of Flight and Aviation Center and Boeing Tour near Seattle, Wash.

His mother, Tami Hill, had sent the pictures to Boeing. Joey would like to be an aeronautical engineer for the company one day, she says.

Joey has a passion for all kinds of airplanes, particularly Boeing models. He enjoys drawing pictures of real airplanes, as well as pictures of airplane designs he would like to see made, Tami Hill wrote in an email.

This winter, he decided hed like to become an aeronautical engineer so he can build some of those models himself in the future. He drew an entire set of diagrams showing the interior and exterior of his dream plane using existing Boeing models as a reference. He detailed out the planes overall size, passenger and cargo capacity, etc. and even tried to estimate the cost it would take to build it.

The submissions part of the i4innovation display that showcases artwork and designs from young aviation enthusiasts.

Joeys designs will be featured in the museum for a few weeks, and his family hopes to make the trip to Seattle to see his work on display.

Congrats: The Algonquin Lions Club has awarded Kristin Wodka with the Ted Spella Education Award. The Jacobs High School senior, who was expected to graduate last weekend, received a $2,000 check and the award for her outstanding academic achievements, dedication to the Jacobs music program and her community service.

Kristin will attend Olivet-Nazarene University in the fall, where she will major in psychology. The award is named after Ted Spella, a former village president and former president of the Lions Club.

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Liberty Ross mother is her ultimate style icon.

The model inherited her love of vintage clothes from her fashion-savvy parent, who used to hunt for unique items.

Having walked for the likes of Louis Vuitton, Burberry and Diane von Furstenberg, the brunette beauty has been spoilt for choice when it comes to designer items.

But the 33-year-old clothes horse loves nothing more than taking to the streets of London to shop in markets.

Ive always been into clothes. I grew up on Portobello Market so I was always there, picking up a bargain, she told the July issue of Elle magazine, before adding her mother still rifles the rails and picks out items for her. My mum is the coolest girl Ive ever meet.

Liberty isnt a clothes hoarder and regularly clears out her wardrobes.

The star, who is currently appearing in Snow White and the Huntsman, often sells unwanted garments on the internet.

I wish my dressing room was bigger, she said. I cant stand having too much of anything. I like clean spaces. So I regularly go through my wardrobe and pass things around my family or do a big eBay sweep.

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TORONTO , May 30, 2012 /CNW/ - Aureus Mining Inc. (TSX: AUE / AIM: AUE) ("Aureus Mining" or the "Company") is pleased to announce an upgrade to its NI43-101 compliant Mineral Resource at its 100% owned New Liberty gold project in Liberia ("New Liberty").

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Commenting on the updated MRE for Aureus Mining, David Reading , President and Chief Executive Officer of Aureus Mining, said:

"We are very pleased to increase the total Mineral Resources at New Liberty to 1.14million ounces in Measured and Indicated Resources and 0.6 million ounces in Inferred Resources. As a result of the need to upgrade the reserves and complete the final metallurgical testwork, the Definitive Feasibility Study is now scheduled to be released in Q32012. Aureus will continue to define the size of the New Liberty ore body, which remains open at depth and along strike, through drilling one kilometre to the west of the planned open pit area."

Increased Resource at the New Liberty project

The increased MRE is accretive and updates the estimate announced on February2, 2012, which was undertaken by AMC Consultants Pty Ltd ("AMC") in accordance with the requirements of NI43-101. The MRE incorporates all the results from drilling as at April 4, 2012 , being 409 holes for 65,276 meters and was calculated on the basis of a 1.0g/t cut-off grade.

The total Resource estimate is comprised of 651,000 tonnes grading 4.77g/t (for 100,000 ounces) in the Measured category, 9,145,000 tonnes grading 3.55g/t (for 1,043,000 ounces) in the Indicated category, and 5,730,000 tonnes grading 3.2g/t (for 593,000 ounces) in the Inferred category, as detailed in the table below. The Measured and Indicated Resources are located generally within the first 200 meters below surface. The Inferred Resource remains open at depth.

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After a rough start to the 2012 WNBA season, June holds more hope for the New York Liberty. That doesn't mean the schedule gets any easier though, as there are some tough opponents waiting for their chance to play the Liberty.

New York has 10 games in the month of June, starting off with two straight games against the undefeated Indiana Fever on June 2 and 3. Later in the month, New York has to take on the Minnesota Lynx as well; the team that leads the Western Conference with a 4-0 record and is the defending WNBA champions.

New York went 0-4 in the month of May, meaning the team can go nowhere but up at this point. They will need to string some wins together quickly though, because the team could quickly play itself out of contention when it comes to the playoff race.

WNBA Live Access will broadcast all of New York's games in June, with MSG picking up coverage for three others.

June 2012 New York Liberty Schedule

Saturday, June 2

New York at Indiana Fever, 7 p.m. ET

Sunday, June 3

Indiana Fever at New York, 6 p.m. ET (MSG)

Tuesday, June 5

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BOSTON, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Liberty Mutual Insurance, one of the nation's leading home and auto insurers, today is celebrating America's firefighters by announcing the recipients of its National Firemark Award. Lieutenants Paul McAllister and Christopher Seelenbrandt of West Warwick, R.I., are recipients of the Liberty Mutual Firemark Award for Heroism; and Lieutenant Robert Hendrigan of Brockton, Mass., has earned the Liberty Mutual Firemark Award for Community Service and Public Education. For their everyday self-sacrifice and tireless efforts to protect and promote public safety, Liberty Mutual will award the West Warwick (IAFF Local 1104) and Brockton (IAFF Local 144) Fire Departments each with a $10,000 grant in their respective winners' honor.

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A committee comprised of numerous fire safety organizations selected the Liberty Mutual National Firemark Award winners from among a pool of more than 150 firefighter nominees, each of whom had received a local Firemark Award from a Liberty Mutual Insurance office in their community throughout 2011. The selection committee includes representatives from such fire safety groups as the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the National Volunteer Fire Council, the National Fire Protection Association, the National Association of State Fire Marshals, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and the Center for Public Safety Excellence.

"The Liberty Mutual National Firemark Award winners exemplify the unique courage and commitment firefighters demonstrate every day to help us prevent the devastation of a home fire and to protect us when they do occur," said Greg Gordon, Liberty Mutual Insurance senior vice president of Marketing. "As a company that also embraces our responsibility to protect lives and homes, it is fitting for us to honor Firefighters McAllister, Seelenbrandt and Hendrigan, and to celebrate the countless men and women career or volunteer who serve our communities so selflessly."

Liberty Mutual National Firemark Award for Heroism

Lieutenant Paul McAllister and Lieutenant Christopher Seelenbrandt, West Warwick Fire Department

On March 1, 2011, the West Warwick Fire Department conducted an ice-rescue training exercise with four new recruits. Little did they know that only hours later two of their more seasoned firefighters would be in freezing Rhode Island pond waters saving the life of an 8-year-old boy who had fallen through thin ice. Lieutenant Paul McAllister was the first out of the truck and he set out across the ice in his survival suit connected to 100 feet of lifeline, falling through the ice three times along the way. About 20 feet short of reaching the panicked child, the rope reached its end. McAllister unhooked himself and continued without his safety line, reaching the young boy just moments before he lost what was left of a tenuous grip on the ice.

Lieutenant Chris Seelenbrandt, following moments later in the department's hazmat vehicle, arrived to find his colleague stranded more than 40 yards from shore, without a lifeline and with the young boy clinging to his neck. Seelenbrandt crept across the ice with 300 feet of lifeline to rescue them both, ultimately relying on the other West Warwick firefighters on shore to tow all three back in. The boy was treated and released from a Providence hospital later that evening.

West Warwick Fire Chief Joseph Baris says the department will earmark the Liberty Mutual grant toward purchasing a new boat, motor and trailer to aid in future water rescues. The department currently relies on a reconditioned inflatable boat; and that craft only recently replaced a 1954 aluminum boat the department was forced to retire after it proved inadequate during the 2010 floods.

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Tradeport East is one half of a 5,300-acre industrial park that helped Liberty County make a list of the top places in the South for manufacturing operations. Southern Business & Development magazine cited available land ready for development, easy access to highways and the Savannah port, and a qualified workforce for including the southeast Georgia community. (Photo Courtesy of Liberty County Development Authority.)

Southern Business & Development magazine highlighted the southeast Georgia communitys proximity to the Port of Savannah and a 5,300-acre business park with easy highway access and land ready for development in including Liberty County on its list of the 10 no-brainer locations for manufacturing operations in the South.

The county is the states only community that made the list.

It basically validates what we have been saying regarding having the ingredients needed for a good location and it provides us with another opportunity to tell our story following what the magazine has just done, said Ron Tolley, CEO of the Liberty County Development Authority.

Tolley said the area also has a steady stream of qualified workers, thanks to Fort Stewart. He said hundreds of soldiers stationed on the base leave the service each month and about half want to stay in the area.

That is a significant factor that is a bonus for us. It does give us something that most communities do not have, whether youre looking for forklift drivers or youre looking for someone to manage a team," Tolley said.

Southern Business & Development said Liberty already has a robust manufacturing sector, including several foreign-headquartered companies and exports to 70 countries.

Editors looked at 150 places across the south to compile the list. Liberty County joins Memphis, Tenn., Columbus, Miss., and Henderson, Ky., on the list.

Tolley said a third-party analysis like this can make project managers and site-selection consultants give the county a second or third look.

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A little girl missing for more than 24 hours in Liberty County is now back at home safe and sound.

Rachel Roberson, 12, went to stay with a friend Monday night but that friend was not allowed to have friends over.

Roberson left to go home and had not been seen until she returned home Tuesday night.

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Tradeport East is one half of a 5,300-acre industrial park that helped Liberty County make a list of the top places in the South for manufacturing operations. Southern Business & Development magazine cited available land ready for development, easy access to highways and the Savannah port, and a qualified workforce for including the southeast Georgia community. (Photo Courtesy of Liberty County Development Authority.)

Southern Business & Development magazine highlighted the southeast Georgia communitys proximity to the Port of Savannah and a 5,300-acre business park with easy highway access and land ready for development in including Liberty County on its list of the 10 no-brainer locations for manufacturing operations in the South.

The county is the states only community that made the list.

It basically validates what we have been saying regarding having the ingredients needed for a good location and it provides us with another opportunity to tell our story following what the magazine has just done, said Ron Tolley, CEO of the Liberty County Development Authority.

Tolley said the area also has a steady stream of qualified workers, thanks to Fort Stewart. He said hundreds of soldiers stationed on the base leave the service each month and about half want to stay in the area.

That is a significant factor that is a bonus for us. It does give us something that most communities do not have, whether youre looking for forklift drivers or youre looking for someone to manage a team," Tolley said.

Southern Business & Development said Liberty already has a robust manufacturing sector, including several foreign-headquartered companies and exports to 70 countries.

Editors looked at 150 places across the south to compile the list. Liberty County joins Memphis, Tenn., Columbus, Miss., and Henderson, Ky., on the list.

Tolley said a third-party analysis like this can make project managers and site-selection consultants give the county a second or third look.

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Liberty University Crew garnered its first national championship in its first appearance at the American Collegiate Rowing Association National Championships on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Ga., on Sunday, May 27.Lynchburg,VA (PRWEB) May 29, 2012 Liberty University Crew garnered its first national championship in its first appearance at the American Collegiate Rowing Association National ...

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