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Stephen Colbert Mocks USA Today's New Logo (VIDEO)

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Stephen Colbert had a bone to pick with USA Today over its new logo on Tuesday night.

The newspaper recently unveiled a redesign, including a blue "ball" icon for its new logo. The different sections have ball icons that contain graphics reflecting the day's top stories.

On Tuesday, Colbert joked that he was relieved that the newspaper was "focusing their energy where it counts." He quoted publisher Larry Kramer, who had said that the new logo would be as "dynamic as the news itself."

"And ladies and gentlemen, did they deliver!" Colbert exclaimed, unveiling what he called a "blue circle." "Serendipitously, this is also a pie chart showing the percentage of people confused by the USA Today's new logo."

He highlighted some of the ball graphics on the front page of the other sections, and speculated that the design would be perfect for a host of news stories, including those about pizza, bagels and Cee Lo Green's head.

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2012 Newspaper Circulation Numbers
#25: Detroit Free Press(01 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 230,739Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations
#24: San Diego Union-Tribune(02 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 230,742
#23: Seattle Times(03 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 236,929
#22: Cleveland Plain Dealer(04 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 246,571
#21: Oregonian(05 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 247,833
#20: Newark Star-Ledger(06 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 278,940
#19: Orange County Register(07 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 280,812
#18: St. Petersburg Times (now Tampa Bay Times)(08 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 299,497
#17: Minneapolis Star-Tribune(09 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 300,330
#16: Phoenix Republic(10 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 321,600
#15: Philadelphia Inquirer(11 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 325,291
#14: Houston Chronicle(12 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 384,007
#13: Newsday(13 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 397,973
#12: Denver Post(14 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 401,120
#11: Dallas Morning News(15 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 405,349
#10: Chicago Tribune(16 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 414,590
#9: Chicago Sun-Times(17 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 422,335
#8: Washington Post(18 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 507,615
#7: New York Post(19 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 555,327
#6: San Jose Mercury News(20 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 575,786
#5: New York Daily News(21 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 579,636
#4: Los Angeles Times(22 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 616,575
#3: New York Times(23 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 1,586,757
#2: USA Today(24 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 1,817,446
#1: Wall Street Journal(25 of25)
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Total Average Circulation: 2,118,315
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