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Quotes of the Day Racy thoughts from WaPo's ME "Rock stars get room keys. I get business cards." -- WaPo Managing Editor Raju Narisetti. HuffPost's Sam Stein attempts bribery "Free drinks to anyone who rt's my story huff.to/w1ZJoM #anewtactic" -- HuffPost's Sam Stein in a funny reaction to James O'Keefe's absurd charge that he boozes up his sources to get stories. Read more about the Stein ordeal here on Mediaite. Also read their interview with O'Keefe by White House Correspondent Tommy Christopher. A question we should all ponder..."How long do lights on Twinkle Toe Princess shoes last? Got pairs for our 8 & 4 yr old today. Already close to desperation." -- NPR's Scott Simon. TV reporter to Mr. Conductor: Leave me alone! "Not only is @Amtrak overcrowded and overpriced the customer service is awful! Mr. Conductor don't take your bad day out on me." -- NBC Washington's John Schriffen. TV cameraman scares crap out of radio reporter "Just had the S scared out of me, bumping into @newmediajim outside Starbucks when he cheerfully shouted 'Neal!' Always good to see him, tho." -- WTOP's Neal Augenstein in a recent tweet. He's referring to NBC News cameraman Jim Long. TMZ's Harvey Levin: A Visionary? A note was slipped to me by a stranger during TMZ founder Harvey Levin's speech at the National Press Club on Monday. It read, "I've been a member here for almost 25 years. Heard Pres. candidiates, CEO's of largest corporations, cabinet secretaries. He is far and away the best speaker we've heard at the NPC. Relevant; speaking/not reading; Visionary." Among other things, Levin said Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.), with whom he had dinner some months ago, would thank him for putting him and his abs on TMZ. He said the NYT has figured out the web better than most; he remarked that LAT has a "good" website with issues. Levin stressed the need to "reinvent" and "evolve." He said, "Newspapers don't need to fold -- they need to reinvent themselves. ...There's this holy grail, that we must preserve newspapers. Why?" He calls the rush to publish web stories a "cop out," saying, "the web doesn't force you to publish before you're ready to publish. You still decide when to pull the trigger." Favorite lines from WaPo Monica Hess's story on Dangerous Instincts by a former FBI profiler and serial killer expert: "Reading the book is likely to do one of two things. If you tend to be lackadaisical about things such as door-locking, then the book will introduce you to the deadbolt. If you’re already vigilant, then it will make you purchase a Navy SEAL dog with bionic teeth." If you don't care about sleeping, read the full story here.

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