• Current fires Olbermann! Olby responds. Current preps for battle.
• Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier-TheFive 1-2-3-4.
• Again?! Bill O’Reilly on cable beats Brian Williams on NBC.
• Cablenews swells gather for Lemon-cohosted NLGJA fundraiser.
• Why didn’t last night’s Red Eye air? Explanation may be coming.
• Where’s Margaret Hoover? J$P asked FNC; spox confirmed: contract ended 12/2011, parties unable to come to terms on a new agreement.
• Forbes: If anyone can take on ESPN and win, it’s Roger Ailes.
• Juan Williams to receive honor for excellence in journalism.
• CNN Trayvon Martin special tonight.  Maddow Q&A, w/Stewart.
• Impartial MSNBC ‘news anchor’ rips ‘ugly, dirty’ marriage group. More.

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