Media
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David Letterman’s Blackmailer Gets a New Gig (Updated)
Now out of jail, Joe Halderman has found work on basic cable
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Mitt Romney on PBS: ‘Big Bird is Going to Have Advertisements’
Conservative candidate says ‘Sesame Street’ will have to turn to the private sector for full support if he’s elected president
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Oops! N.Y. Times Cancels Its Own Home Subscribers (Updated)
An e-mail intended for 300 was sent to more than 8 million
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CNN Edges Up in Its Battle With MSNBC (Updated)
Though Fox remained firmly in first place yet again, CNN rebounded in 2011, thanks to the GOP debates — possibly a good omen for 2012
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A Pear Tree, a Wink, 39 Roses: Holocaust ‘Rescue’ Story Really True?
Something is not entirely kosher about Jerzy Bielecki’s backstory, which the august and always fact-checked Times swallowed hook, line and sinker
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N.Y. Times Finalizes Deal to Sell Regional Newspapers
The company should net almost $150 million from selling 16 local papers
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Top N.Y. Times Staffers Pen Angry Letter to Publisher
Cuts to pensions of foreign bureau staffers among their complaints
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‘SNL’ Writer Joe Bodolai Dead of Apparent Suicide
In a suicide note left on his blog, Bodolai noted his inability to conquer his own alcoholism as crucial regret
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L.A. Times Adds More Games to Website, Hoping to Boost Revenue
The newspaper partners with games developer Arkadium
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Donald Trump Leaves GOP, Registers as Independent
Trump’s dalliance with the 2012 presidential race continues
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Fox Sports Wins Court Ruling; Dodgers Can’t Sell TV Rights — Yet
A district court finds bankruptcy court ruling was based on erronoeus findings
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Louis Vuitton Bags on Warner Bros. in ‘Hangover II’ Lawsuit
French luxury brand is tres upset over movie’s use of knock-off luggage
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Stephen Colbert Will Sponsor South Carolina’s GOP Primary
State officials have been fighting over who should fund the primary, which is the first of the season in the South
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Barack Obama: Now He’s a Skinny, Ghetto Crackhead?
A Fox News guest sticks his foot in his mouth as he tries to criticize MSNBC’s Chris Matthews