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* Crown Books Corp., the fourth-largest U.S. bookstore chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in less than three years amid mounting losses, increasing competition and continuing computer problems. Crown, based in Largo, Md., completed its first bankruptcy reorganization in November 1999.
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