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TVNewser: America's Election HQ Returns Monday
FishbowlNY: Rupe's WSJ On the Up and Up
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FishbowlLA: Sun Sentinel to Cut 58 Jobs
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PRNewser: Manhattan PR Firm Kekst & Co. To Be Acquired by Publicis
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Sun Sentinel to Cut 58 Jobs (FishbowlLA)
FishbowlLA has received an email from a Sun Sentinel staffer who says 58 jobs will be cut from the Sam Zell-Tribune Company paper. "We just got word from the editor today, that 20 percent of the Sun Sentinel editorial staff will be laid off. Meaning, about 58 jobs will be cut. So far, 15 or so have already volunteered to take the separation package."

'NY Times' Editor Murdered! (in Fiction) (Portfolio)
Jeff Bercovici: If you work at The New York Times, you might want to get your hands on an advance copy of Black and White and Dead All Over by John Darnton — if only to find out if you're in it. The novel, which comes out July 31, is a roman a clef about the Times, where Darnton worked for more than 30 years as a reporter and editor.

ET Finally Half-Admits It Got the Angelina Jolie Birth Story Wrong (Jossip)
After weeks of refusing to retract their false report that Angelina Jolie had given birth to her twins, Entertainment Tonight's web site reports today, "ETonline had previously been given false information about the birth, but are happy to report that her doctor has now confirmed to us that the twins will arrive 'in the weeks to come.'"

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LATimes to cut 250 jobs, Including 150 News Jobs (AP)
The Los Angeles Times plans to cut 250 positions, including 150 jobs in the print and online news departments, amid a continuing industrywide slump in ad sales, the paper's editor said Wednesday. The paper will undergo a makeover by the fall that will cut pages by 15 percent per week, eliminate some sections, and trim story length. FishbowlLA: Editor Russ Stanton's memo to staff.

WaPo Editor Announcement Next Week (Politico)
Michael Calderone: There's been a lot of buzz in the Washington Post newsroom the past few days that publisher Katharine Weymouth would announce the paper's next executive editor today. Problem is: Weymouth's on vacation all this week, as her assistant informed me yesterday. But now I've learned that the announcement will be taking place early next week -- most likely Monday or Tuesday -- according to a Post source.

Rush Limbaugh's Big Payday (NYT)
Talk was never cheap for Rush Limbaugh, but now it is getting a lot more expensive. The A.M. radio host will be paid about $400 million to continue serving up his daily dose of conservative patter through 2016. His $50 million a year paycheck represents a raise of about $14.4 million a year over his current contract. NYT Zev Chafets' profile of Limbaugh in this Sunday's New York Times Magazine.

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PRNewser: Madonna and A-Rod: Affair or PR Campaign?
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FishbowlLA: We Got a Letter From Mini Me's Lawyer
GalleyCat: Chadbourn Signs Six-book Deal With Pyr
UnBeige: Robert Storr Discusses Pee-Wee's Playhouse
AgencySpy: Martini & Rossi Looking for Old School Class
MobileContentToday: Player X Mobilizes Hellboy

With most of the media mavens and boldfaced names we know planning an early escape from town this week, we weren't expecting big doings at Michael's but there were still some interesting goings on in the dining room at lunch.
Lunch: The Low-Cal Edition (FBNY)