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Dec 14 2007 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Bill O'Reilly, Dave Zinczenko...

-BusinessWeek is on pace to lose $20 million this year. [NYP]

-"The betting in network circles" is that the late-night talk shows will pretty much all be back on the air in early January. [Variety]

-Bill O'Reilly thinks you should...throw away your computer? I can't quite parse his implication. At any rate, it's for the sake of the children, of course. [BillOReilly.com]

-Men's Health magabrandazinitor Dave Zinczenko wrote a book for people who want better abs. So what else is new? [MSNBC.com]

-Peter Landesman, who wrote a widely-debunked story on sex-trafficking for The New York Times Magazine, is mad that editors there weren't more receptive to his article on Los Angeles gangs. [LAObserved]

-Among the current and former Major League Baseball players named in the MItchell report on steroids is Lenny Dykstra -- who now writes a column for TheStreet.com. Scandale! [Silicon Alley Insider]

-Tribune Co. employees who smoke are going to have to cough up an extra $100 a month if they want to keep enjoying their habit. [E&P] ...


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