The Ticker: Centanni, Dow Bid, Surf’s Up…

>Captivity, diplomacy and falafels. Washington Whispers reminds us it’s been nearly a year since FNC correspondent Steve Centanni and cameraman Olaf Wiig were taken hostage.

>The WSJ says it’s “down to the wire.” The paper reports these are the “final hours of deliberations” over Rupert Murdoch‘s bid for Dow Jones.

>A reminder to ABC News employees: stay off the adult websites. NY Daily News columnist Ben Widdicombe explains “…word got out that one of the summer interns had nude pictures online” so some employees went searching for them.

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