• The Five video: Who is responsible for student loan debt?
• Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
• Demo derby: MSNBC wins 25-54 primetime for the week.
• Lean Forward: MSNBC signs Olbermann amigo as contributor.
• VIdeo: Rick Reichmuth goes over a non-fiscal cliff.  Q&A: Gutfeld.
• Zucker severs Couric ties.  ICN: CNN plans beget ‘abject horror’.
• Zucker talk: tells Kurtz ‘more passion’; speaks of ‘endless potential’.
• Video: A War on Christmas rumpus…Bill O’Reilly vs Lincoln Chaffee.

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