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CPAC hasn’t even officially started and already its making news. Mediaite has learned that leading center-right web site Hot Air has been acquired by Salem Communications for an undisclosed sum. Sources close to the deal claim that Michelle Malkin, the conservative pundit and sole owner of Hot Air, has been in talks with Salem for some time, but the announcement was timed to coincided with the Conservative Political Action Conference, which opens tomorrow in Washington D.C.

Conservative columnist Matt Lewis has announced, via his Twitter feed, that he is leaving Townhall.com. The split is mutual and amicable, and the world will continue to enjoy his wit and wisdom on the pages of Politics Daily, but his departure from Townhall completes a mini-exodus of influential commentators from the site. What’s left isn’t all that pretty.

A PSA from Mediaite: On Saturday, I engaged with some healthy debate with my friend and colleague from across the aisle, Matt Lewis on the subject of President Barack Obama‘s address to schoolchildren today. I wrote: “President Obama Is Coming For Your Children“; he wrote a vigorous response on Townhall.com… which I would link to [...]