The Ticker: Iraq, Chung, Curry, Warming…

> This was the graphic photo at the top of CBSNews.com Wednesday evening. Are the networks beginning to show more gore from Iraq?…

> Related: FNC’s Greta Van Susteren asks viewers for feedback: “How graphic should we get when we describe war?…”

> Tonight on MSNBC’s Countdown, per Keith Olbermann‘s tease last night: “Connie Chung breaks her silence, after her unlikely farewell, in song, in that dress…”

> NBC’s Ann Curry will host “Darfur: Caught in the Crossfire,” an hourlong special about the African conflict, Sunday at 6pm on MSNBC. Press release…

> ABC News has been covering global warming extensively, and now it wants to know: “Has your life been directly affected by global warming?” If so, tell them your story…

> Lloyd Grove writes: “Getting slow out there? Fox News personality Sean Hannity booked his old NYU political science professor on Tuesday’s ‘Hannity & Colmes’ and harangued the poor man for giving him a C-plus…”

> Happy birthday to Brit Hume and Ed Bradley…

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