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Dec 21 2007 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Stewart and Colbert, Imus, Oprah...

-It's on: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are coming back Jan. 7. [NYT]

-Don Imus says Tom Brokaw lacks courage. Here's how Imus defines courage: the willingness to defend a white millionaire's right to insult black teenagers on public airwaves. [P6]

-Judging from a new poll, Oprah Winfrey's endorsement may not be all that valuable to Barack Obama. [NYP]

-GQ's finest menswear wasn't good enough for December coverboy Daniel Craig. [Kempt]

-News Corp. is shooting down rumors that it might sell HarperCollins to Bertelsmann. [Reuters]. □


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