The Note

The Note, the well-read political gossip weblog put out by ABC News, is "temporarily" ceasing publication. The explanation:

First, we suspect that the amount of strictly political news ? the kind of stuff that is the meat and starch of The Note ? is likely to dramatically decrease in the coming days.

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Second, as regular readers know, The Note is consumed with things such as Jack Oliver's speaking schedule, the metaphysical importance of the middle initials of Mark Barabak and Kit Seelye, and other inside stuff that seems like it can wait a bit before we begin covering them regularly again.

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Third, coverage of the possible war is going to require the bulk of the assets of ABC News.