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Mar 06 2009 6:04pm EDT

Late Breaks: Big Red Rivalry, 'New Republic,' more

-Keith Olbermann and Ann Coulter are fighting over whether Olbermann, having attended one of Cornell University's state colleges, can call himself a Cornell man. Laaaaaaaame. [Huffpo]

-Crain Communications has shut down Financial Week, plus a couple of European titles. [TalkingBizNews]

-In recent weeks, CNN has been losing not only to Fox News and MSNBC in the adults 25-to-54 demo during primetime, but to its own sister network, Headline News, as well. [B&C]

-Will New Republic editor Martin Peretz buy the magazine if its current owner, CanWest, declares bankruptcy? [TDB]. □

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