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May 05 2008 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Friedman, Gladwell, Stephanopoulos...

-Thomas Friedman and Malcolm Gladwell are among the most sought-after business gurus. [WSJ]

-What should Microsoft do with the $46 billion it was going to use to buy Yahoo? Buying Facebook or AOL are possibilities, but I would suggest constructing a flying robotic exoskeleton to fight terrorists. [NYP]

-Will The Wall Street Journal hire a right-wing editorial cartoonist? [NYT]

-Revenue for U.S. advertising agencies grew 8.6 percent in 2007, with digital ad spending driving the gains. [Ad Age]

-Will George Stephanopoulos be the next Tim Russert? Not if he keeps getting upstaged by Hillary Clinton. [NYT]. □

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