THE POLITICO and POLITICO.com to Partner with USA TODAY

    WASHINGTON, April 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Politico and
 http://www.politico.com today announced a new content-sharing partnership
 with http://www.USATODAY.com, the web site of the nation's largest national
 newspaper.
     Under the new partnership, Politico's coverage of the presidential
 campaign, Congress and special interests will be featured prominently on
 USATODAY.com's redesigned political page. Some Politico coverage will also
 appear in the print edition of the USA TODAY.
     "It has always been our goal to grow The Politico audience by
 introducing our coverage and website to readers around the world," said
 Robert Allbritton, CEO of Politico's parent company, Allbritton
 Communications. "This is the perfect marriage: our comprehensive coverage
 of politics with USATODAY.com's cutting edge, widely read web platform."
     The partnership will also feature USATODAY.com political coverage on
 POLITICO.com.
     The USA TODAY deal is the fifth content-sharing agreement between The
 Politico and influential newspapers. The company previously announced The
 Politico is sharing content with the largest newspapers in the four states
 hosting the first-in-the-nation presidential primaries and caucuses: The
 Des Moines Register, The New Hampshire Union Leader, The State and Las
 Vegas Sun. Politico stories are also featured in The New York Observer.
     USATODAY.com is an award-winning news and information Web site that is
 updated 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Each month, millions of
 unique monthly visitors access USATODAY.com News, Money, Sports, Life,
 Technology, Weather and Travel sections which combine the best of USA TODAY
 news and information and the latest breaking news with cutting-edge
 interactive features, information graphics and multimedia functions
 including audio, video and live Webcasts. USATODAY.com is owned by Gannett
 Co., Inc. (NYSE:   GCI). For more information, please visit
 http://www.usatoday.com.
     The Politico newspaper is published on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
 when Congress is in session and is updated 24 hours per day on
 POLITICO.com. For more information, please visit http://www.politico.com.
 
 

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