… appear to be greatly exaggerated indeed.
Here’s the deal: A few days ago, the New York Times’ Brian Steltert reported on the front page that a closed-door meeting between the heads of GE and Fox had occurred, with a final result of ending the Olbermann/O’Reilly feud.

At an off-the-record summit meeting for chief executives sponsored by Microsoft in mid-May, the PBS interviewer Charlie Rose asked Jeffrey Immelt, chairman of G.E., and his counterpart at the News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, about the feud.
Both moguls expressed regret over the venomous culture between the networks and the increasingly personal nature of the barbs.

A Massachusetts healthcare reform surprise: It works – salon.com 08/05/2009 Why isn’t this being shouted from every mountaintop by the Obama administration? Mark Thoma points us to a Boston Globe editorial that makes a strong case that universal healthcare reform in Massachusetts is not breaking the bank. I know — you’ve heard otherwise. As the Globe points out, the Massachusetts healthcare reform experiment has become a popular talking point for the right wing. RSSdoodle by The Lessnau Lounge .