Washington Whispers: “We hear — and CNN execs deny — that NewsNight’s Aaron Brown is on the outs. His latest faux pas: He didn’t come in on a day off to anchor coverage of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s resignation. Some say he actually refused a request to come to work; a spokeswoman denied that.” Yesterday Jon Klein called the report ridiculous and noted that he didn’t come to work when O’Connor resigned, either: He was also on vacation.
> Paul Bedard also says that Dana Bash and Ed Henry are “emerging as top candidates for anchor roles.
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