Jennifer Aniston Returning To TV

Jen is coming back to primetime for a guest apearance on NBC’s 30 Rock.

A source confirmed to E! that “She is shooting now,” but they will not give out any specifics on her character.

The episode will air this season.

With the Olympics, Is Jeff Zucker Worried Now?

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The latest Portfolio features NBC’s chief honcho Jeff Zucker and asks what’s his plan.

In the end, it’s all about multi-platform programming.

But for now, I bet Jeff Zucker isn’t worried.

The Olympics are scoring record ratings:

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SECURITY IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR OLYMPICS

Nothing is more important for the Olympics than the safety of its athletes and spectators. So it came as no surprise that the Chinese government put security as their top priority for the Beijing games.

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Tim Russert’s Son Luke Signs with NBC

NBC News has announced it will hire the late Tim Russert’s son Luke as a “correspondent at large” to cover the upcoming political conventions,reports Radar.

SURPRISE: National Media Favors McCain, Not Obama Says New Study

The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University, where researchers have tracked network news content for two decades, found that ABC, NBC and CBS were tougher on Barack Obama than on Republican John McCain during the first six weeks of the general-election campaign, reports the L.A. Times.

During the evening news, the majority of statements from reporters and anchors on all three networks are neutral, the center found. And when network news people ventured opinions in recent weeks, 28% of the statements were positive for Obama and 72% negative.

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Now John McCain is WHINING about Barack Obama’s Berlin Speech

Is John McCain becoming a Cry Baby?

Republican John McCain said he would like to give a speech in Germany as U.S. president not as a White House candidate, taking another swipe at rival Barack Obama while the Democrat gave a major address in Berlin.

“I’d love to give a speech in Germany … a political speech or a speech that maybe the German people would be interested in, but I’d much prefer to do it as president of the United States rather than as a candidate … for the office of presidency,” McCain told reporters in Ohio.

Oh Really?

My question is how many people would show up to see John McCain speak. Today, local officials estimated that nearly 200,000 people showed up to hear Barack Obama speak. I don’t believe McCain would draw anything close to that number - and that’s why he’s not making a speech in Germany. Not because he would prefer to wait until he was president.

On another note…

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MTV RUNS BARACK OBAMA ATTACK AD

MTV ran its first political ad in its 27-year history yesterday. The “Both Ways Barack,” attack ad is from conservative group Let Freedom Ring.

Post by: Mara Siegler

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BARACK OBAMA: “The Walls Between Old Allies on Either Side of the Atlantic Cannot Stand”

From Berlin today, Barack Obama added, “The walls between the countries with the most and those with the least cannot stand. The walls between races and tribes, natives and immigrants, Christian and Muslim and Jew cannot stand.”

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BARACK OBAMA WILL IMPROVE AMERICA’S STANDING IN THE WORLD

According to a new poll from NBC and the Wall Street Journal, when asked who would improve America’s standing in the world, 44 percent said Barack Obama while only 33 percent said John McCain.

However, 55 percent believe that Barack Obama is the riskier pick for president while 33 percent said John McCain.

Surprised?

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100,000 Expected for Barack Obama Speech in Berlin

I’m the man!

How do you spell rock star?

If you think John McCain was having a bad week, wait until he hears this!

More than 100,000 people are expected to attend a speech by Barack Obama in Berlin today as he starts the European leg of his foreign tour, reports the Guardian UK.

The rally will follow talks on Afghanistan with the German chancellor Angela Merkel.

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