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Idle Chatter Why No Debate Y For Katie

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Mar 05 2008 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Why No Debate-y for Katie?

-Did CBS News's penny-pinching cost Katie Couric her chance at moderating a primary debate? [NYO]

-Fox Business Network is already beating CNBC on the web -- a development that Silicon Alley Insider calls "pathetic and worrisome" for NBC Universal. [SAI]

-Those misleading ads for Airborne that touted it as a "miracle cold-buster" are going to cost the company $23.3 million thanks to a class-action suit. [The Lede]

-An Oprah Winfrey webcast that drew half a million viewers crashed after 10 minutes. [NYP]

-Gilles Bensimon, longtime creative director of Elle, didn't contribute at all to the April or May issues. [WWD]. □

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