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On Leave, ABC's Vargas Critiques Couric News Show (Inky)
Elizabeth Vargas doesn't dig the new "freeSpeech" segment on Katie Couric's CBS Evening News, saying it's not her cup of tea. "I've heard a lot of the opinions before," says Vargas, on maternity leave until late October.

New Political Satire Venture From Huffington (Radar)
Who says liberals are humorless? Well, lots of people. But that won't stop Arianna Huffington from getting into the comedy business with a new Web venture set to launch in November. Huffington describes the site as a vehicle for political satire with a quicker response time than Saturday Night Live or even the Daily Show.

Washingtonpost.com Wins National Emmy (WaPo)
Washingtonpost.com won its first national Emmy award Monday night for its video coverage of Hurricane Katrina. The award was accepted by Travis Fox, senior video journalist at the Arlington, Va.-based Web site, who explored issues including life in flooded New Orleans and the return of residents to Jefferson Parish.

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