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Feb 27 2008 12:00am EDT

Late Breaks: Dan Rather v. 'Corporate Overlords'

-Dan Rather is seriously starting to sound like a tin-hat guy: "It is a fact that corporate overlords working in secret collusion with the powers in Washington are intruding far too often in far too many newsrooms." [NYDN]

-Once again, Sam Zell has succeeded in making his new employees feel very upset. [Politico]

-The CEO of About.com, Scott Meyer, is leaving, to be replaced by Martin Nisenholtz, senior vice president of digital operations at The New York Times Co. [Paid Content]

-Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is really worked up about college sex magazines. [Huffpo]

-Barack Obama pulled a Hillary Clinton and made fun of himself for an Us Weekly photo gallery. [Us]

-Gawker Media employees no longer get salaries, only "advances." [Market Movers]. □

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