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June 13th, 2008, 03:30 PM
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Tim Russert dead at 58
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Tim Russert, host of NBC's "Meet the Press" and its Washington bureau chief collapsed and died at work Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 58
Russert, of Buffalo, N.Y., took the helm of the Sunday news show in December 1991 and turned it into the most widely watched program of its type in the nation. His signature trait there was an unrelenting style of questioning, sparing none of the politicians, business giants and even sports figures who appeared on his show.
Washingtonian magazine once dubbed Russert the best journalist in town, and described "Meet the Press" as "the most interesting and important hour on television.
He also wrote best-selling books, "Big Russ and Me," in 2004, and "Wisdom of our Fathers," in 2006.
This year, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Russert also was a senior vice president at NBC.
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June 13th, 2008, 03:33 PM
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You know there's a news thread for this, right?
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June 13th, 2008, 03:33 PM
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The news thread sucks
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June 13th, 2008, 03:35 PM
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Maybe if you took half the news articles you create separate threads for and put them in the existing news thread it would be just a bit more active.
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June 13th, 2008, 03:36 PM
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The Ancient Metalhead
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damn he looked pretty vibrant and healthy to me.
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June 13th, 2008, 03:37 PM
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While the news thread was a noble idea in terms of consolidation, it makes it more confusing for people to read it since people are discussing multiple topics at once. It's easier keeping everything separate.
That being said:
I was pretty surprised. I heard about this only a few mins ago from a co-worker. I only watched Meet The Press once or twice though
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June 13th, 2008, 04:37 PM
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Pretty sad news. I always liked watching him.
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June 13th, 2008, 04:46 PM
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Limbonic Architect
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R.I.P.
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June 13th, 2008, 04:48 PM
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anti fender/gibson/esp
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i guess im not watching the news today. its gonna be non stop russert crap. sucks that he died, but im more interested in the world and soccer
~gR~
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June 13th, 2008, 06:17 PM
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OMG A MUTANTLLAMA!
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Yeah it was on the 6:30 news like half the time. More than that actually. But anyways r.i.p.
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June 13th, 2008, 06:57 PM
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Thrash 'til Death
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Bummer. He was pretty cool.
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