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Dec 13 2007 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: 'Business Week' layoffs, more...

-BusinessWeek laid off a dozen people in a restructuring yesterday. [Talking Biz News/Silicon Alley Insider]

-CNN has "no point of view" on whether Chevron, one of its major advertisers, ought to clean up its toxic waste from the Amazon rain forest. [P6]

-On her show, Martha Stewart put an upbeat spin on the shutdown of Blueprint, her shelter magazine. [Huffpo]

-Howard Stern is "one of the most pro-gay media personalities in the country." [Gay.com]

-The merger of Ron Burkle's Source Interlink Cos. with American Media Inc. probably won't happen until early next year. [WWD]

-Magazine launches were down in 2007. [Folio]

-The American Bar Association has a sense of humor: Its magazine named Alberto Gonzales "lawyer of the year." [Raw Story]. □

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