Christian Science Monitor: Drumroll please.... The winner of the great Helen Thomas briefing room seat sweepstakes is Fox News. And the Associated Press. The AP will occupy the seat of the legendary, now-retired White House correspondent - front row, center - in the White House's Brady briefing room, and Fox News will get the AP's old seat - second from the left, front row. The real plum is being in the front row, and that's what all the fuss was about.