Director Sidney Lumet, the man behind Dog Day Afternoon and Network, has died of lymphoma at age 86, according to The New York Times. Lumet began his career as an actor, and directed for stage and television before making 12 Angry Men in 1957. Lumet's last movie was Before the Devil Knows You're Dead; above, a scene from his Oscar-winning 1976 film Network.

A man claiming to have a bomb is holding hostages at Hillary Clinton's New Hampshire office. Hillary isn't there. MSNBC is providing the helicopter footage and reckless speculation (and a hostage negotiator!), while CNN is currently giving the same treatment to two freight trains that collided in Illinois. No details anywhere! Obama's office is right down the street! Drudge is still leading with the teddy bear named Muhammed. (Additional Drudge headline: "National correspondents increasingly frustrated by lack of access to Clinton..." It's the media's fault!)

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