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Frank Rich says "it was not hard" to get the Times' permission to do the HBO deal once it was agreed that he would no longer mention the cable network. "I am completely out of covering HBO whatsoever," says the columnist. ||
NYTimes.com: "There was no concern that there was a conflict of interest, because he no longer has any connection to news coverage of HBO or any related entity," says editorial page editor
Andrew Rosenthal.