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Oct 15 2008 3:54pm EDT

Late Breaks: CNN: Your Trusted Source for Laffs

-CNN is adding a comedy show to its weekend schedule featuring the comedian D.L. Hughley, no doubt because it's jealous of how successful Fox News was with The Half-Hour News Hour. [B&C]

-The National Book Award finalists have been announced. Jane Mayer and Aleksandar Hemon made the cut; your fake memoir didn't. [NationalBook.org]

-The video game Burnout Paradise features virtual billboards bearing Barack Obama campaign ads. [NYT]
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