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Oct 09 2008 9:09am EDT

Idle Chatter: Debate Ratings; 'Star-Ledger' Saved

[Note: Posting will be light today on account of the holiday. Good yontif, readers.]

-Some 63.2 million people watched Tuesday's presidential debate, a.k. to some a. the worst debate ever. That's a lot more than saw the first debate, although fewer than watched Joe Biden square off against Sarah Palin. [THR]

-Employees of the Newark-based Star-Ledger have reached a deal to keep their paper alive through a wage freeze and other sacrifices. [NYT]

-On the theory that to know football is to love football, the NFL is offering an online tutorial on the sport for all those poor, ignorant foreigners. [WSJ]

-Barack Obama has been outspending John McCain on advertising by a sizable margin. [B&C]. □

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