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Nov 26 2007 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Imus, Brokaw, Murdoch, Diller...

-Don Imus will have a co-host for his new incarnation of Imus in the Morning. [P6]

-Rolling Stone ran a cartoon-filled advertorial for Camel cigarettes, and some anti-smoking types aren't happy. [NYT]

-Tom Brokaw says he advised his successor, Brian Williams, against appearing on Saturday Night Live. [CNN]

-Is Rupert Murdoch looking to buy professional-networking site LinkedIn? [Telegraph]

-Speaking of Murdoch, when it comes to media consolidation, Hillary Clinton hates the sin, not the sinner. [The Caucus]

-Barry Diller's IAC/InterActive Corp. is planning to spend $100 million pursuing expansion in China. [Variety]. □

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