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Feb 14 2008 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Hillary's In, Surnow's Out, more

-Yahoo and News Corp. are talking about some kind of merger that would deflect Google's bid, but no one seems to think it's very likely. [Portfolio, NYP]

-Hillary Clinton won't sit out MSNBC's next debate just because some guy who works there accused her of "pimping out" her daughter for votes. [TVNewser]

-The Justice Department has approved the $19.5 billion sale of radio giant Clear Channel to Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners. [AP]

-24 co-creator Joel Surnow is stepping down as executive producer as the show struggles to find a new identity. [Variety]

-NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association may try to seek legal remedy from the Writers Guild for the quasi-cancellation of the Golden Globes. [DHD]

-Is it a crime to befriend someone on MySpace? When that someone has a restraining order against you, it can. [Law.com]

-Dan Savage wants his readers to tell him if they have any knowledge of kinky behavior by employees of Rupert Murdoch: "It seems to me that if the Post is going to declare war on kinksters...then kinksters ought to declare war on the Post. [Slog]. □


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