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<NAME>                                  Knight-Ridder, Inc.
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<F1> Bonds consist of total debt less commercial paper.
<F2> Cost of goods sold consists of newsprint, ink and supplements.
<F3> Other expenses consist of all other non-operating income and costs, net,
     excluding income taxes. Amounts include interest expense, net of interest
     income and other non-operating costs, net of non-operating income.