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Late Breaks: 'Times'-Shamed Pentagon Repents
Pressed — -The Pentagon has discontinued a program to diffuse its messages onto the airwaves with the help of retired generals who provide talking-head analysis on cable news. The New York Times exposed the program last week. [AFP] -More Times-related news: Is 31-year-old Dealbook ace Andrew Ross Sorkin being eyed for the managing editor job at the Wall Street Journal? [Gawker] -Still more Times: The high point of the White House Correspondents Association dinner was emcee Craig Ferguson telling off the Gray Lady for sitting it out. [YouTube] -A different Times: The ...

Craig Ferguson goes to Washington
Cynthia Littleton On The Air — Craigfergusonwhdinner_2 TV's Craig Ferguson charmed the tough crowd at the White House Correspondents Dinner in D.C. on Saturday. Ferguson's barbs at the New York Times for sitting out the dinner this year ("Shut the hell up, you sanctimonious whining jerks!") were gleefully reported by other media, but the " Late Late Show" host's remarks at the dinner were also full of the lower-key observations and word play that we've come to appreciate from this ex-pat Scot who clearly, unabashedly, wholeheartedly loves his adopted home. Before he made the move from the Old Country, Ferguson noted, plenty of people suggested that he might like Canada, with its ...