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Dec 04 2007 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Lou Dobbs, Ben Silverman, CNBC...

-Lou Dobbs did not appreciate Los Angeles Times critic Tim Rutten's recent column on CNN, which he labeled the "Corrupt News Network." [TVNewser]

-The House Energy and Commerce Committee is going to be investigating the F.C.C. over "an apparent breakdown in an open and transparent regulatory process." [NYT]

-The pending sale of Reveille to Elisabeth Murdoch is NBC Entertainment co-chair Ben Silverman's attempt to put to rest conflict-of-interest accusations. [LAT]

-CNBC wants to know what you think of the Fox Business anchors. [ICN]

-News Corp. is buying Beliefnet. [Mediabistro]

-Jimmy Kimmel joins the list of late-night hosts paying his staffers during the strike. [TMZ]. □

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