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NEW YORK — In a more rarefied version of show and tell, the Big 3 holding company CEOs last week presented their strategic visions and financial data at the annual media conferences. This year, talk of the recession and its impact on the media and agency landscape naturally dominated. Run separately by UBS Warburg and Credit Suisse First Boston, the events typically serve as state-of-the-business forums for analysts. The week kicked off with Universal McCann’s Bob Coen projecting year-to-year growth in 2002 of about 2.4

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