October Numbers: CNN…

CNN is noting its October numbers and note the emphasis on MSNBC’s 4th place finish in the Total Day Demo… CNN and HLN Top MSNBC in Key 25-54 Demo (Total Day), MSNBC Slips To 4TH CNN’s American Morning and HLN’s Morning Express with Robin Meade Top MSNBC’s Morning Joe CNN’s Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer Outperforms MSNBC During All Three Hours Both CNN and HLN topped MSNBC in total day in the key demo adults 25-54 during the month of October. CNN averaged 142k, HLN averaged 146k,

Star remembers ‘Patty Duke Show’ as haven

By Patty Lane CNN (CNN) — For those of us who remember a time when many families didn’t have color TV, a remote control or even video games, hearing the theme song from “The Patty Duke Show” — “They’re cousins / Identical cousins, all the way” — takes us back to black-and-white television sets and split-screen special effects. “Back then it was very crude, how we did split-screen,” star Patty Duke said of playing the dual roles of Patty and Cathy Lane in the show, which was developed specificall

POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: October 09, 2009

The CNN Washington Bureau’s morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. WASHINGTON/POLITICAL For the latest political news: www.CNNPolitics.com. CNN: Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize President Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. CNN: Clinton trip comes amid debate on Afghanistan Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarks Friday on a six-day trip to Europe and Russia that comes at a crucial time in th

Sharp division inside White House on Afghanistan, analyst says

(CNN) — Deliberations over what to do in Afghanistan are taking place behind closed doors, but the divisions among some of President Obama’s trusted advisers are starting to emerge.Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has made no secret about his belief that the U.S. needs to send more troops now — or it will risk failure, making an unusual appearance last week in front of a global strategic think tank to present his case.“We need to reverse the current trends, and tim

Wilson’s heckle raises hackles on Facebook, Twitter

By Saeed Ahmed CNN (CNN) — Two words, delivered with index finger punctuating the air and directed at the president of the United States, made a little-known South Carolina congressman one of the most reviled men on the Internet — at least Wednesday heading into Thursday. As soon as Rep. Joe Wilson was identified as the person whose angry and audible outburst disrupted President Barack Obama’s health-care speech to Congress, condemnation was swift — and brutal. Within minutes, someone

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