Musical Chairs at the White House press briefing room. [sad] Helen Thomas announced Monday that she is retiring, effective immediately. Her decision came after her controversial comments about Israel and the Palestinians were captured on videotape and widely disseminated on the Internet. Which press corp member will be tasked with …

For the three of you who still watch CNN.  [goodbye, Lou] Veteran CNN anchor Lou Dobbs, whose populist views on the perils of immigration and his repeated questioning of President Barack Obama’s birthplace made him a controversial figure on a network that has traditionally eschewed opinion, announced Wednesday night that …

AP: NBC broadcaster John Madden retires [turkey leg] We’ll see you around Madden. Thanks for the laughs — and for ruining Shaun Alexander’s career (and our fantasy football season) by putting him on the front of your game.

From our friends at FishbowlDC: Boy, this has been a rough few months for Washington’s journalism community: Bob Novak is retiring, thanks to a dire prognosis of his brain tumor. Our thoughts are with him. Our thoughts are also with Mr. Novak and his family. UPDATE: This explain a lot…