> Politico's Michael Calderone reports hip-hop star Nas will be delivering a petition to Fox News tomorrow at 2pmET, urging the network to "stop its racist smears against the Obamas and other Black Americans." In unrelated news, Nas' new album, which blasts FNC, dropped last week.

> CNBC's special on China, "The People's Republic of Profit," hosted by Melissa Lee, premieres July 30 at 9pmET. This is not to be confused with Ted Koppel's China special, "The People's Republic of Capitalism," from earlier this month.

> FishbowlDC notes the Vanity Fair parody of the much-talked-about New Yorker cover. Think Obama stereotypes, except...McCain. Click continued to see the mock cover...

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> CNN Student News has put together an online guide for this week's two-night documentary, Black in America. The parenting guide consists of several activities, including recommended pre-viewing and post-viewing discussion questions to spur dialogue on the topics covered in Wednesday's and Thursday's reports.

> Wedding bells for Fox Business Network DC correspondent Rich Edson. He was married yesterday to his Dumont, NJ high school sweetheart Cheryl Cappiello. The new Mrs. Edson begins a master's program at Georgetown this fall.

> RadarOnline features "television's most hated pundits," with this gem of a statement from MSNBC's Tucker Carlson, "Most people in cable news are assholes. If they're not assholes, they have dysfunctional sex lives. But they're usually assholes."

> Politico's Helena Andrews has a Q&A with Black Television News Channel founder J.C. Watts. Says Watts: "The mission for us...is to create a venue that the African-American community, or anybody for that part, that they can come to a certain venue and get reliable, credible information and resources."

> MSNBC entertainment correspondent Courtney Hazlett's web site, The Scoop, has been re-designed, and it sure is pink. The site puts a bigger emphasis on the video elements.

> Yes, that was Emmy-nominated The Office cast member Rainn Wilson doing the weather on CNN this afternoon. Missed it? Click continued...

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> The New York Post's Michael Starr reports Vera Gibbons has joined CBS' The Early Show as a contributor. Gibbons previously worked at CNBC.

> Former CNN investigative journalist Charles Feldman has been named of counsel to LEACH Communications. LEACH is a strategic communications firm.

> Page Six notes CNN Washington DC assignment editor Branden Ray graces the August cover of Muscular Development magazine. So...if you've got a hit on The Situation Room, don't be late...or else...

> CNBC announced the new schedule for Fast Money and Mad Money during the Olympics. From August 11-22, Fast Money will air 1-1:30pmET, and 1-2pmET on Fridays. Mad Money airs 1:30-2:00pmET (Monday-Thursday), and for a full hour at 11pmET.

> Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone is taking his tell-all book to FNC's Hannity & Colmes tonight, in a cable exclusive. He was on ABC's Good Morning America yesterday and today.

> FishbowlDC offers up a special video edition of Separated at Birth. Enjoy the vocal intonations of Barney Fife and MSNBC analyst Craig Crawford, last night on Verdict with Dan Abrams.

> Retired (for now) Green Bay Packer Brett Favre goes On The Record with (Wisconsinite and ginormous Packer fan) Greta Van Susteren tonight. Favre clears up the reasons he asked to be released from his contract with the team. 10pmET (which is 9pm in Green Bay).

> CNBC and CNBC Asia anchor Christine Tan is profiled by the Straits Times of Singapore. "I do not think I got here because of looks. Good looks may make people notice you and may open doors but for the doors to be fully open, you really have to work hard," she says.

> We usually leave the news about newspapers to the Fishbowls, but today's departure of two honchos at Sam Zell publications (editor Ann Marie Lipinski at the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times publisher David Hiller) is big news across the media world. FishbowlLA also reports on the 150 layoffs at the Times.

> Fox News Channel's Molly Henneberg was married this weekend to Marine Capt. Chris Nagel. WaPo's Reliable Source reports the two met at a Christmas party seven months ago, but turns out their fathers have known each other for decades.

> It's apparently the week of PR babies. After an MSNBC PR birth early Sunday, ABC's Emily Lenzner, who is executive director of public relations for This Week and Nightline, gave birth to a healthy baby boy yesterday afternoon. Benjamin Cherukuri is 8 lbs 1 oz and 20 inches long.

> And apparently what's lost in Sun Valley, stays in Sun Valley. FishbowlLA's Dan Cox talks with News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch about his lost wedding ring.

> Steve Forrest, the Access Hollywood producer who landed the exclusive the mainstream media couldn't get, appears today on Tammy Haddad's radio show at 1pmET. It broadcasts on XM channel POTUS08, and can be heard online here. Update: Maria Menounos, who conducted the interview, will be a guest on the program as well.

> In response to these comments, Marketwatch's Jon Friedman gives, "10 reasons why Lara Logan shouldn't snub TV news." Some reasons? FBN's Neil Cavuto, NBC's Brian Williams and ABC's Nightline.

> "Clintons Never Quit," an hour-long look at Bill, Hillary and Chelsea, airs tonight on CNN at 10pmET. "They both may be down now, but they're certainly not out," writes AC360 correspondent Tom Foreman.

> CNBC's Jim Cramer hosts his first NBC special, "The American Dream with Jim Cramer," premiering Sunday at 7pm. The special includes interviews with several top NASCAR drivers and discusses money-making opportunities.

> Is Anderson Cooper obsessed with keeping them honest? Mervin Block dissects the usage of and meaning behind the CNN anchor's phrase du jour.

> ABC News producer Michael Bicks writes in the New York Times how Tim Russert's death made him think to go to the doctor after mild chest pains. He was suffering a heart attack: "Because at the right moment I thought of Tim Russert, I am one of the lucky ones."

> ABC's Dan Harris went to Haiti and found out he could buy a child slave in less than a half a day. "Within ten hours of leaving ABC News headquarters in New York City, hidden cameras captured three separate offers made to Harris for the sale of a ten year old child slave." The Nightline investigation airs tomorrow night.

> With all the buzz about Madonna and A-Rod, Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone, will be appearing on Good Morning America July 14 and 15. He'll plug his new book, "Life with My Sister Madonna," which the material girl is reportedly none too happy about.

> GMA's Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts are the cover girls of August's Ladies Home Journal. The photo shoot was done just five days after Roberts had her final radiation treatment for breast cancer.