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Tucker Carlson Caught in the Crossfire (2005-01-06): CNN's Crossfire is no more.
Viacom Completes Acquisition of SportsLine.com (2005-01-03): Viacom Inc.
Washington Post Company to Acquire Slate Magazine (2005-01-03): The Washington Post Company is acquiring Slate, an online magazine, from Microsoft Corp. Jacob Weisberg will continue as editor.
Washington Post Company to Acquire Slate Magazine (2005-01-03): The Washington Post Company is acquiring Slate, an online magazine, from Microsoft Corp. Jacob Weisberg will continue as editor.
Bacon's Information Will Monitor Blogs (2005-01-03): Bacon's Information has announced it will ad blogs to its tracking and content monitoring service
American Greetings Invests in Children's Entertainment Company (2005-01-03): American Greetings has invested in The Hatchery, a company that develops and produces original family and children's entertainment.
Clinton and Bush, Sr.: Ex-Presidents to the Rescue (2005-01-03): No, it's not a Saturday Night Live skit; it's real life.
Stingy No More; U.S. Antes Up $350 Million for Tsunami Relief (2004-12-31): The U.
Wikinews Offers Content From Citizen Journalists (2004-12-28): Wikinews is a new free online content resource with news stories and articles submitted by citizen journalists.
Spending on Paid Content Climbs 14% (2004-12-28): The Online Publishers Association (OPA) has released its Paid Content U.
Will Katie Couric Take Over for Dan Rather? (2004-12-20): CBS continues its search for an anchor to replace departing news anchor Dan Rather.
Social Security: Living on Borrowed Time (2004-12-18): In President Bush's weekly radio address, he said of his plans to revamp Social Security: "I'm open to good ideas from Democrats and Republicans.
Dow Jones Launches Weekly Newsletter Covering Online Retail (2004-12-17): Dow Jones Newsletters has launched Online Retail Report, a weekly email newsletter covering the online retail industry for senior-business, sales, marketing and operational executives seeking to manage their online retail strategy.
Republicans Finally Getting Unhappy With Rumsfeld Over Iraq (2004-12-16): Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, is joining in the Greek chorus of high-powered Republicans who are increasingly unhappy with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's handling of the Iraq War.
Bernard Kerik and the Smokescreen Nanny (2004-12-11): In a classic late night Friday news dump, the White House announced that Bernard Kerik was withdrawing from consideration as the next Homeland Security chief citing potential confirmation problems with his hiring of an illegal nanny.
Merriam-Webster Announces 2004 Words of the Year (2004-12-10): Merriam-Webster Inc.
Powell Ponders His Future (2004-12-10): After being turned down in his request to stay on as Secretary of State so that he could try to make some headway on the Israeli-Palestinian situation in light of Yasir Arafat's unlamented (by the West, anyway) departure, Colin Powell now faces the task of figuring out what he wants to do next.
A Snowy Day at the White House (2004-12-09): The Wall Street Journal reports that Treasury Secretary John Snow has been asked to stay on for a second term, after weeks of rumors that he was going to be shown the door.
Soldiers Talk Back Live to Rummy (2004-12-08): Camp Buehring, Kuwait was the setting for an amazing piece of theater -- Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was on a morale-building trip and (ill-advisedly) decided to take questions from the troops in front of reporters.
P. Diddy and W. Have a Chat (2004-12-07): The President and First Lady gave P.
