The Ticker: Sotomayor PR, Denton Talks Up Kurtz, Car Markets Ease Up With Media…

Boston Globe: White House launches Sotomayor PR offensive

WaPo: Gawker’s Denton to WaPo’s Kurtz: “We don’t seek to do good”

WSJ: Car Makers Soften Lush Media Events

CNET: Report: FTC to go after blogger freebies

TVNewser: Obama at Press Dinner: “I Know Where My Bread is Buttered”

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