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Jan 16 2008 12:00am EDT

Late Breaks: President Lou, Facebook vs. Gawker

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-In our defense, New York is a really well-designed magazine. Whom better to steal cover ideas from? [Daily Intel]

-It's a sad day when the anchor of CBS Evening News can lightheartedly admit that she doesn't know much about one of the leading candidates in the middle of primary season. [Eat The Press]

-The "Draft Lou Dobbs" movement is officially under way. [TVNewser]

-Facebook might kick Gawker chief Nick Denton off its network if he doesn't stop mining people's profiles for content. [Portfolio]

-Industry-wide, magazine ad revenue grew 6.1 percent last year versus 2006. Of course, since ad pages were down 0.6 percent, that could just mean publishers are giving deeper discounts. [MPA]. □


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