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April 28, 2010 12:01 am • Last Updated: October 31, 2014 9:26 am

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You've got a new owner, Charlie Brown E.W. Scripps Co. said Tuesday it will sell the unit that owns the licensing rights to the 'Peanuts' gang for $175 million to Joe Boxer owner Iconix Brand Group Inc. The family of the late "Peanuts" creator, Charles Schulz, will receive 20 percent ownership and will pay that percentage of the sale price.

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