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May 07 2008 12:00am EDT

Late Breaks: NBCU, Cablevision, Barbara vs. Star...

-NBC Universal is launching a 24-hour local news channel for New York City. [NYT]

-Cablevision is buying the Sundance Channel for $496 million. [AP]

-Remember when everyone thought the political press corps wanted to see the Democratic race go into a convention floor fight? Not anymore. [NYT]

-Star Jones says it's "sad" that Barbara Walters revealed in her book that Jones asked her View castmates to lie about her gastric bypass surgery. She also hints that Walters is going to die soon. Classy! [Us]. □

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