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Jul 25 2008 8:55am EDT

Idle Chatter: Scrabble Battle, Paper Tigers, more

-The Scrabble-versus-Scrabulous legal battle you've been waiting for is on. [FT]

-McClatchy, Scripps and Lee Enterprises all reported plummeting ad revenues yesterday, and all three publishers, like The New York Times Co., only see things getting worse in the near term. [AP]

-That New Yorker cover with Barack Obama and his wife that had everyone in a tizzy "has been a virtual sellout on newsstands." [NYP]

-Speaking of Obama, is his controlling press liaison alienating reporters by keeping them at arm's length from the man they love so dearly? [TNR]. □


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