• Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
• Melissa Francis leaving CNBC to join FBN.  JKUSA: new producer.
• Lean forward: MSNBC uses news ticker for agit-prop instead of news.
• FNC responds to Daily Beast NYPD article: A completely fabricated story refuted in other publications; we’re surprised Tina allows this garbage on her website.
• After taking a shot at FBN, Imus admits his info was ‘erroneous’. More.
• Chris Matthews in Springfield.  Rachel Maddow at Ball State (via TVN).
• Meghan on MSNBC: Bachmann is, you know, ‘more smarter’ than Palin.

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