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Roll Call: April 1, 2008

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Here are all of the April Fools' Day stories and funny tidbits you need to know about.

ZellCoMediaEnterprises Inc. changes its name, sells rights to the Tribune tower and unveils an edible ink and licorice printing system.

TechCrunch is suing Facebook Inc. for $25 million.

Sir Richard Branson announces a joint venture between the Virgin Group and Google Inc. in Virgle, Google's blog, to create, "the establishment of a permanent human settlement on Mars."

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. acquires Bear Stearns Cos. in a tedious-to-read news article in The Onion.

We wish this New York Times story was a joke. Woody Allen is suing retailer, American Apparel Inc., for $10 million for using his picture on billboards. - Maria Woehr

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