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Jun 20 2008 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Michelle Obama, Lee Abrams, more

-Will MSNBC ever get right with womankind? The latest offense is a Hardball promo, quickly pulled, that seems to suggest Michelle Obama used to have a thing for wearing sexy short skirts. [Huffpo]

-Tribune Co. employees have taken to parodying the wild-eyed, caps-lock-abusing memos of "chief innovation officer" Lee Abrams. [Romenesko]

-"[T]hree executive vice presidents, two senior vice presidents and [a] handful of other well-regarded employees" are among those who've quit Yahoo recently. [NYT]

-Hearst insiders think interim CEO Frank Bennack will stay in the job for quite a long interim. [NYP]

-Martha Stewart tried to blow-dry chickens once. [WWD]. □

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