Morning Reading List 10.07.09

Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Yesterday's featured desk was Christina Bellantoni's new office at TPM. Ken Hanner is the only FBDC reader to guess it correctly. Today we have Uncle Sam spotted by a reader panhandling for $12 trillion in Dupont yesterday. What we know and what we're reading this Wednesday morning... TV | ONLINE | NEWS NOTES | WEST WING REPORTAGE | AWARDS & EVENTS TV Tom DeLay has quit "Dancing with the Stars." David Letterman's apology episode brought in huge ratings. In that spirit, Mediaite brings us "Top Ten On-Air Apologies." Tonight on "Countdown," Keith Olbermann will present a Special Comment for the full hour on the need for and meaning of health care reform in the United States, "Health Care Reform: The Fight Against Death." CBS' Dave Price joined the Morning Media Menu earlier today to discuss how he's going to get across the country on only 50 bucks. WaPo: Jay Leno's sinking ratings are causing pain for the NBC stations that air his new show -- with at least one striking exception: Washington's WRC-TV. Evening news ratings here. ONLINE AP is considering selling stories to online customers earlier for a fee. NEWS NOTES Fox News' Shepard Smith is the only newser to make AskMen's 40 most influential men list. He's #31-- topping the list at #1 is fictional Don Draper from "Mad Men," beating out even President Obama. Rush Limbaugh has officially put in a bid for the St. Louis Rams. HuffPost: NY Post editor Sandra Guzman, who spoke out against a controversial cartoon the paper ran comparing the author of the president's stimulus package to a dead chimpanzee, has been fired from her job, the paper confirmed. WEST WING REPORTAGE Politico's Mike Allen reported yesterday that David Axelrod met with Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes in NY two weeks ago during the President's visit to the UN. "The two discussed news coverage and the relationship between the organizations. An FNC spokesperson tells POLITICO that Ailes and Axelrod had a "cordial conversation" over coffee..." Time's Michael Scherer further reports, Axelrod said in an email, "I've known Roger for a long time. ...We chatted from time to time during the campaign. I was going to be in NY, so we got together for a cup of coffee." AWARDS & EVENTS NJ's James Kitfield and Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. have been recognized by Military Reporters & Editors for their coverage of the U.S. military and national security during 2008. NPC is hosting a political reporting workshop Saturday, October 17th. Keynote speaker is USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page. Dets and registration info here. HAT TIPS: mediabistro, TVNewser, Politico, NJ's Wake-Up Call and Last Call!

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Morning Reading List 10.07.09

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