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Feb 01 2008 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Rove, Clinton, Diller...

-Karl Rove -- you know, the Newsweek columnist -- is reportedly signing on with Fox News to contribute to election coverage. [Inside Cable News]

-A federal grand jury has issued a subpoena to New York Times reporter James Risen to force him to disclose his source for a chapter of his book State of War about failed U.S. efforts to spy on Iran. [NYT]

-Hillary Clinton's campaign has bought an entire hour on the Hallmark Channel to broadcast a town-hall meeting on the eve of Don't-Call-It-Tsunami Tuesday. [Reuters]

-Barry Diller's IAC says John Malone's attempt to wrest control is interfering with its ability to conduct business. [WSJ]

-Amazon is buying e-book vendor Audible for $300 million. [AP]

-Former NBC Universal chairman Bob Wright has joined Lee Equity Partners, where he'll be looking to make media deals. [LAT]. □


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