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 XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX TUE FEB 26, 2002 19:29:02 ET XXXXX CNN SHAKEUP: CARVILLE, BEGALA HIRED FOR 'CROSSFIRE', BILL PRESS OUT; SHOW EXPANDS TO AN HOUR, BEFORE STUDIO AUDIENCE **Exclusive** CNN suits are set to drastically makeover one of the network's top performers: CROSSFIRE will soon feature Clinton stars James Carville and Paul Begala from the left, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. Carville will host the show 1 out of 4 weeks, with Begala picking up the rest, according to sources. Robert Novak and Tucker Carlson have both committed to continue on the right as the show expands to an hour-long format. Executives hope to move the show out of the studio to an auditorium at George Washington University. MORE CNN top Walter Isaacson is said to be the mastermind behind the CROSSFIRE makeover, fighting hard to sign Carville. "Lots of money for James, and not much work," said a source close to the man affectionally known as the 'Ragin' Cajun'. Carville will be paid an anni of upper-six figures, according to insiders. Host Bill Press is sent to the showers and becomes a 'CNN contributor'. The CROSSFIRE shakeup is a direct challenge to CNBCMSNBC's HARDBALL. MORE |
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