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Idle Chatter Now Chris Matthews Can Die Happy

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May 02 2008 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Now Chris Matthews Can Die Happy

-Proof that Brits don't really get U.S. politics: They think Chris Matthews is more influential than Tim Russert. And they think Karl Rove is the most influential pundit of all. [Telegraph]

-The agency that regulates advertising claims in the U.K. has decided that Fox News's "Fair and Balanced" slogan isn't deceptive. The jury's still out on "The Best Political Team on Television", "All the News that Fits" and "Tastes Great, Less Filling." [Digital Spy]

-More than 50 women have added their names to a class-action sexual harassment suit against Bloomberg LP. [NYP]

-Bill O'Reilly: "I enjoyed my conversation with [Hillary] Clinton, although I believe she thinks I'm a pinhead." [Billoreilly.com]

-Interpublic has agreed to pay a $12 million fine to the S.E.C. to settle charges of accounting fraud. [Ad Age]. □

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