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May 14 2008 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: The Dolans vs. the Press, more

-New Newsday owners Jim and Chuck Dolan have a history of being hostile to the press. And it looks like they won't be treating their own reporters any differently. [NYT, NYO]

-Did Bonnie Fuller play the family tragedy card to keep early word of her departure from American Media out of the press? Keith Kelly says she did. [NYP]

-Barry Diller and John Malone reached an agreement that will let Diller go ahead with his plans to spin off IAC into five companies. [AP]

-Speaking of agreements, Clear Channel has hammered out a deal with the banks backing its sale to two private equity firms, resolving a court dispute. [AP]

-Former secretary of state Warren Christopher says HBO's new film Recount makes him look like a wimp. Inaccurately, that is. [NYT]

-Oprah's Big Give won't return for another season. [UPI]. □


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