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Jan 28 2008 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Craigslist, 'NYPD Blue,' Metro...

-You probably could hire someone to kill your husband with a Craigslist ad, but it's against their policy. Also, a felony. [AP]

-Target is "reviewing the policy" it has of not treating bloggers as part of the press. [NYT]

-Good news! The writers strike will be over within two weeks. If you believe Cindy Adams. Which is never a good idea. [Cindy]

-Talk about delayed (in)justice: The FCC has decided to fine ABC stations for airing an indecent NYPD Blue episode, almost five years after the fact. [Reuters]

-Metro, the giveaway newspaper, is laying off 27 staffers at its New York, Philadelphia and Boston editions. [NYP]

-Fox says it won't accept political ads during Super Bowl. [TV Week]. □

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