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Stern's threat to quit Sirius could be empty talk

Quick ReadHoward Stern says he'd quit Sirius, but the satellite radio operator has more clout now

Howard Stern is threatening to leave Sirius XM Radio Inc. now that the shock jock and the satellite radio provider are getting set to enter contract talks in 2010.

That threat probably seems less daunting to Sirius than it once would have. Sirius originally wanted Stern so badly that it gave him the most lucrative radio contract ever, a five-year deal that started in 2006 and paid him $500...

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