• The Five video: Obama gets an assist from the Times.
• Friday’s numbers: O’Bolling-Megyn-Bret Baier 1-2-3.
• Zucker play: CNN’s lowest-rated week in over a year.
• Turmoil at HLN: multiple layoffs and schedule changes.
• Q&A: Brian Kilmeade.  Clemente in Syria (via Politico).
• LAX shooting: Fox dominated, MSNBC lost demo viewers!
• Zurawik: Why is CNN’s Begala fundraising for Al Franken?
• ICN: The downside of running a newsless ‘news channel’.
• Hogue: A Healthy change.  Cramer’s dual role under fire.
• MSNBC, the place for curling?!  Q&A: Alec Baldwin (v/TVN).

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