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Why CNBC's Kneale Should Go To Jail

Dennis Kneale joined his CNBC colleagues today in effusive praise of JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon. After Power Lunch host Bill Griffeth said Dimon was "very entertaining" at an FDIC event and "had a career as an after-dinner speaker," Kneale added that Dimon was a "guy talking about what he knows." And when Kneale's longtime nemesis Charles Gasparino argued that Dimon's comments should be treated more skeptically — "discounted by 50 percent... because there's a degree of flackery here" — Kneale strongly disagreed (clip after the jump). It's odd that Kneale is offering kind words for Dimon rather than bashing the dealmaker, given that Dimon thinks the CNBC talking head should be thrown in jail. More »

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Weeping 'Forbes' Editor Deprived of BlackBerry

What happens when Forbes managing editor Dennis Kneale is forced to go one week without email, a cell phone, or his BlackBerry? The "Today Show" put him to the test. The result? Tears. (Within 40 hours!) Also laughter, but only on our part.