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Brian Williams Crudely Accuses Washington of Screwing Over American People

On Thursday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams made a sexually suggestive remark accusing politicians in Washington of essentially screwing over the American public, citing last year's ...
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On Today, Bryant Gumbel Blames GOP for Shutdown, For 'Trying to Extort the Government'

Former Today co-hosts Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley shared in the NBC anchoring duties on Monday’s Today, and Gumbel naturally returned to Republican-bashing form. In a 7:30 am segment on the ...
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Media’s Top 10 Most Embarrassing Predictions of 2013

Getting it wrong, news outlets’ erroneous forecasts: Healthcare.gov like online shopping, abundant Atlantic hurricanes, $24 billion government shutdown and more.
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Networks Hype High Estimate of Shutdown Cost, Job Loss

OMB finds damage to economy just one-fourth the reported size but gets little coverage.
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Analysis: Networks Wait Till after Shutdown Vote to Cover ObamaCare’s Many Flaws

GOP blamed health plan for budget fight, but ABC, CBS and NBC cover problems 4 times more after Republicans cave.
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NBC: Thanksgiving 'In Jeopardy' Because of Government Shutdown

After NBC warned viewers that the partial government shutdown that ended weeks ago may be "the Grinch that stole Christmas," on Tuesday's Today, correspondent Stephanie Gosk fretted that ...
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NBC: Shutdown That Ended Before Halloween May Be 'Grinch That Stole Christmas'

After consistently blaming Republicans for the government shutdown, on Sunday's NBC Nightly News, fill-in anchor Carl Quintanilla warned that while the budget stalemate ended days earlier, ...
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The Shutdown That Ruined Christmas?

Once the networks blamed the Grinchy conservatives for the shutdown, viewers can be led to believe that conservatives hate Christmas as much as they hate a functioning government.
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NBC's Guthrie Grills Cheney on Tea Party; Cheney Calls Obama 'Most Radical' in D.C.

In an interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday's NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie proclaimed a "civil war" in the Republican Party and persistently urged him to blame it ...
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NBC: 'Widely Agreed' Shutdown Was 'Big Loss' and 'Self-Inflicted Wound' to GOP

Continuing to hammer home the Democratic talking point that the Republican Party is to blame for the government shutdown, on Thursday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams ...
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