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* Computer Associates International Inc. said Chief Financial Officer Ira H. Zar and two other officers resigned. The resignations came amid an independent inquiry being conducted by the audit committee of the company’s board, responding to an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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* Mall owners Simon Property Group Inc. and Westfield America Trust withdrew their $1.74-billion offer to buy Taubman Centers Inc., one day after the Michigan governor signed a law that essentially stymied the hostile bid.

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* Musicland Group Inc. will close 150 of its Sam Goody and Suncoast Motion Picture Co. stores by the end of the year. The closings cover 13% of the retailer’s 1,119 stores.

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* Liberty Media Corp. named Kenneth S. Williams president and chief executive of its Ascent Media Group.