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By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyFor the NPR listeners in our audience, this is old news. But those of you who didn't tune in to this weekend's edition of "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" need to brace yourself for a real shocker:Chuck Todd has a lousy grasp of esoteric Iceland trivia.Chuck and his dashing goatee called in to the popular public radio show on Saturday to answer questions in a segment called "Not My Job." This week's theme was "Well, it's never too late to go back to cod-fishing..." and before you ask, no, it wasn't a retirement plan for Congressman/tugboat captain Don Young (R-AK).In fact, the segment concerned a ...
Brokaw to Host 'Meet the Press' Thru Nov.
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyNBC has announced that veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw will host "Meet the Press" through the November elections. The network is still in talks to decide who will try to fill the unfillable shoes of Tim Russert on a permanent basis. From the AP, via AOL:"To have someone of Tom's stature step up and dedicate himself to ensuring its ongoing success is not only a testament to his loyalty to Tim, but his enduring commitment to NBC News and our viewers," Capus said....David Gregory, Andrea Mitchell and Chris Matthews had been talked about as potential candidates for the full-time job as moderator. ...
NBC News' Tim Russert Dies
By Denise Williams - Politics DailyNBC News Washington Bureau Chief and host of Meet the Press has died suddenly today while at work at the NBC Washintgon Bureau. MSNBC reports that Russert, 58, was at work recording voice-overs for Meet the Press when he suddenly collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack. Tim is survived by his wife, Maureen Orth, his son Luke and his dad "Big Russ". We at Political Machine offer our heartfelt sympathy to Tim's family, friends and co-workers. Our parent Web site, AOL News has full coverage here. MSNBC has continuing coverage and is offering this video for tribute: ...
White House Lashes Out at NBC
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe White House sent an open letter to NBC News today calling for that organization to play in its entirety an unedited recording of a recent interview conducted by Richard Engel in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt at the close of the President Bush's five-day trip to the Middle East. Counselor to the President, and former head of the Republican National Committee, Ed Gillepsie said that the White House objects to what it called mis-characterizations of the president's remarks in the version of the interview aired on last night's NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and this morning on The Today Show. ...
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