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Jul 31 2008 4:55pm EDT

Late Breaks: The Color Purple, Russert fils, more

-Political commentators are wearing purple ties to signal their neutrality between Democrats and Republicans. [NYT]

-Tim Russert's son Luke will cover the political conventions for NBC News, tear-jerkily. [FishbowlDC]

-The New York Times is giving the Washington Post pointers on how to integrate its print and digital newsrooms. [Media Mob]

-A new peer-to-peer website is making it really easy to steal magazine content -- or would, if anyone used it. [Folio]

-John Rich from the country music duo Big & Rich has written a song supporting John McCain for president. How long until Barack Obama releases a campaign ad complaining about how the Nashville establishment is in the tank for McCain? [AP]. □


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