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Jul 28 2008 5:43pm EDT

Late Breaks: Okay, Fine, It's Doublemint. Happy?

-NBC News has named a replacement for Tim Russert as chief of its Washington, D.C., bureau: Former Newsweek editor Mark Whitaker. [TVNewser]

-Your favorite new pop song is actually a chewing-gum commercial. I would tell you what brand of chewing gum, but if I do that the terrorists win. [WSJ]

-Rosie O'Donnell could soon be hosting a primetime variety show on NBC. [EW]

-This year's Emmys will be hosted by all of your favorite reality TV emcees. Oh, joy. [LAT]

-Robert Novak has a brain tumor, which may be why he hit a pedestrian with his car and didn't notice. [Sun-Times]. □


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