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Olbermann Leaves ‘Countdown’ on MSNBC — Updated Keith Olbermann, the highest-rated host on MSNBC, announced abruptly on the air Friday night that he is leaving “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” immediately. — The host, who has had a stormy relationship with the management of the network for some time …
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Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Keith Olbermann Quits Countdown — MSNBC's liberal crusader abruptly resigned on air tonight, ending a provocative eight-year run. Howard Kurtz on Olbermann's career highlights and his clashes with network brass. — The cable channel confirmed his unexpected departure as Olbermann …
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So Why Did MSNBC Just Dump Keith Olbermann? Hint: COMCAST — Okay. Wow. That was shocking. — But now that we've had a few minutes to contemplate a MSNBC world without Olbermann let's indulge in some speculation. — Why now? — Bill Carter reports at the NYT that Olbermann …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, New York Magazine and First Draft
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Why Keith Olbermann Is Out (Update) — Sources tell Mediaite Keith Olbermann and MSNBC were headed for a breakup long before Comcast's rise to power, but clearly something set the divorce into motion quickly today, with network promos set to run touting Olbermann's role in MSNBC's coverage …
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The Wire, Weasel Zippers and The BRAD BLOG
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Olbermann announces the end of “Countdown”; Update: Settled contract with MSNBC “late this week”; Update: “Stealth move”; Update: Real reason revealed? — Why? No idea. There was no inkling of it on Google News earlier today. It sounds from the clip like he was let go …
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
BREAKING: Keith Olbermann out at MSNBC, last broadcast tonight — From A+EInteractive: … More as we get it. — UPDATE: We've now posted Olbermann's thoughtful and well-done farewell. Transcript below: — I think the same fantasy popped into the head of everybody in my business …
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MSNBC, Olbermann Call It Quits, Cancel Show — Cable host Keith Olbermann and news channel MSNBC abruptly parted ways on Friday night, as the network announced it had agreed to end his contract and the last installment of his show would air that evening. — The surprise announcement strips MSNBC …
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Keith Olbermann, MSNBC part ways — Keith Olbermann took an unexpected bow from MSNBC on Friday, announcing on air in the last 10 minutes of his show that it would be his final episode of “Countdown.” — The mutually agreed-upon departure was a stealth move, MSNBC insiders told POLITICO …
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Keith Olbermann gives abrupt goodbye to MSNBC show — NEW YORK - Keith Olbermann was MSNBC's most popular personality and single-handedly led its transformation to an outspoken, left-leaning cable news network in prime time. Despite that, he often seemed to be walking on a tightrope with his job.
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Richard Adams / Guardian:
NBC sacks Keith Olberman — Keith Olbermann, the controversial MSNBC cable news host, has his contract abruptly terminated by parent company NBC — Keith Olbermann, the liberal, outspoken anchor of MSNBC's Countdown show, had his contract dramatically terminated by the US cable news network's parent company NBC on Friday night.
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Coincidence? Keith Olbermann Departs MSNBC The Day After The …
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Taylor Marsh and News Hounds
The Huffington Post:
Final Countdown: Keith Olbermann And MSNBC Announce They Are Parting Ways (VIDEO)
Final Countdown: Keith Olbermann And MSNBC Announce They Are Parting Ways (VIDEO)
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The Wire, NewsBusters.org blogs, Firedoglake, Jesus' General and Poynter
Mark Joyella / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Keith Olbermann Announces Tonight's Countdown As His Last Show
BREAKING: Keith Olbermann Announces Tonight's Countdown As His Last Show
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Alex Dobuzinskis / Reuters:
MSNBC and anchor Keith Olbermann abruptly part ways
MSNBC and anchor Keith Olbermann abruptly part ways
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Bill Gorman / TVbytheNumbers:
Keith Olbermann Out At MSNBC, Final ‘Countdown’ Broadcast Is Tonight
Keith Olbermann Out At MSNBC, Final ‘Countdown’ Broadcast Is Tonight
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Egrinberg / This Just In:
Keith Olbermann, MSNBC part ways
Keith Olbermann, MSNBC part ways
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Spotlight From Glenn Beck Brings a CUNY Professor Threats — On his daily radio and television shows, Glenn Beck has elevated once-obscure conservative thinkers onto best-seller lists. Recently, he has elevated a 78-year-old liberal academic to celebrity of a different sort, in a way that some say is endangering her life.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WHEN BECK'S MINIONS GET THE MESSAGE.... Glenn Beck doesn't just rail against perceived enemies, whom he considers dangerous villains who must be stopped; he also chooses obscure enemies he considers worthy of his rage. — It's one of the many oddities of Beck's bizarre message.
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Washington Post Organizes News Boycott of Sarah Palin; Starts Twitter Campaign Against GOP Star — The Washington Post is engaging in online political activism by encouraging its readers to boycott news coverage of Sarah Palin. — The Post has picked up the call initiated this morning …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Guardian, Outside the Beltway and The Wire
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First in nation, last with Sarah Palin — If Sarah Palin decides to run for president, she could quickly find that it's not Arizona, but New Hampshire that poses the bigger threat to her candidacy. — That's because in all of her travels since the 2008 election - during the midterm campaign …
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DeMint joins CPAC boycott — South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint will skip this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, making him the most prominent conservative figure yet to express objections to what critics see as a pro-gay, libertarian tilt to the 38-year old event.
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Jparkercbs / CBS San Francisco:
Oakland 2nd Graders Reportedly Engage In Sex Acts, Teacher Suspended — OAKLAND (CBS 5) — A teacher at Oakland's Markham Elementary School has been suspended indefinitely after school officials said a pair of second-graders performed sex acts on each other in class - with the teacher present.
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Who's your seat buddy? Congress pairs off for State of the Union — Dozens of lawmakers are getting a second dose of high school as they venture across the aisle and ask colleagues to sit with them for President Obama's State of the Union address next week.
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Gail Collins / New York Times:
The Week of Speaking Pleasantly — Congress really has been looking a little more civil. Not quite Athens in the age of Pericles, but it's very possible that this year we'll get through the State of the Union address without anybody jumping up to scream insults at the president. — Going for baby steps.
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Joe Biden reaches out to House Democrats at retreat — CAMBRIDGE, Md. — The speech was billed as a talk on foreign policy, and Vice President Joseph R. Biden didn't take that lightly. — He spoke for nearly an hour on Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, running through intricate details …
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MSNBC: Rep. Cohen Compares Mike Pence to Goebbels, No Challenge From Ed Schultz — On MSNBC's Ed Show on Thursday, despite initially regretting his comparison of Republicans to Nazis, Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen later doubled down: “[Indiana Congressman] Mike Pence talked …
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Hot Air
James Horney / Off the Charts Blog:
House GOP Group Would Decimate Key Services — The new proposal of the House Republican Study Committee (RSC) to cut and then freeze non-defense discretionary spending at 2006 levels from 2012 through 2021 would mean cuts of more than 40 percent in education, environmental protection …
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