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Aug 04 2008 4:43pm EDT

Late Breaks: Novak Retires, 'Playgirl' Folds, more

-Robert Novak's brain tumor has forced his sudden retirement. [Sun-Times]

-The Chinese regime has loosened up its control over the internet somewhat as a sop to foreign journalists, but you still can't access the Huffington Post. [Huffpo]

-A Wall Street Journal reporter resorted to source-fishing on a Yahoo message board to pad out her story on whether Barack Obama is too skinny to be president. [Sadly No]

-Contain your shock: Fox News has covered the John Edwards love child allegations more than the other cable news networks. [TVNewser]

-Playgirl is disappearing from the world of printed magazines; it'll live on online. [FishbowlNY]. □


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