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McCain Looking to Patch Things Up With Letterman (NYP)
David Letterman and Sen. John McCain are talking about making up. McCain representatives and Late Show executives are negotiating an appearance on Letterman's show sometime around the final presidential debate on Oct. 15, according to knowledgeable sources. McCain is expected to be in the New York area that week for the debate at Hofstra University on Long Island.

Brauchli Addresses Staff on WaPo's Mission (Politico)
Washington Post executive editor Marcus Brauchli, in an afternoon meeting with staffers, said the Post shouldn't be following a "national paper of record" model, according to staffers present. During his prepared remarks, Brauchli said that the paper can't be expected to cover every national story, such as a tornado in Oklahoma, indicating that services like the AP can provide that content to Post readers.

McCain Camp Won't Let Press Near Palin Supporters (Tampa Bay Times)
The media wasn't permitted to talk to Sarah Palin supporters at a rally yesterday. When reporters tried to leave the designated press area and head toward the bleachers where the crowd was seated, an escort would dart out of nowhere and confront him or her and say, "Can I help you?'' and turn the person around. When one reporter asked an escort why the press wasn't allowed to mingle, she said that in the past, negative things had been written.

New Emails Appear to Make Clear Reporter's Relationship With School Board Chief (Miami Herald)
New e-mails have surfaced that appear to further implicate new Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho in a romantic relationship with a former Miami Herald reporter. Carvalho, a longtime school district administrator, has repeatedly denied any romance with former Herald education reporter Tania deLuzuriaga, who covered the Miami-Dade schools from October 2006 to September 2007.

House Gives Thumbs-Up to Members' Web Videos (WaPo)
Members of the House, relax. You will still be allowed to post YouTube videos of yourself on your official congressional Web sites, so all your interested constituents can click and see you pounding the podium and championing a bill for your district. A low-profile House committee adopted rules last week that permit members to use video material from Web sites such as YouTube on their own official sites.

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