King of Cable: a match for Murdoch?

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John Malone cuts an imposing figure, both physically – he is a barrel-chested man with a deep, penetrating voice – and in the cut and thrust of business, where he has proved himself a tough and opportunistic deal-maker.

A tough and opportunistic deal-maker

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