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Brian Williams to Step Into Russert's Shoes

Posted Jun 20, 08 2:55 CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams will be filling in for Tim Russert on this Sunday's Meet the Press, E! Online reports. NBC is still seeking a permanent replacement for the mighty newsman who died a week ago. Reporters David Gregory and Andrea Mitchell have been mentioned as possible candidates, as have Hardball host Chris Matthews—and Williams himself.

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In this photo provided by NBC, Brian Williams speaks at a memorial service for Tim Russert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2008.   (AP Photo/NBC, Virginia Sherwood)
In this May 28, 2008 file photo, Brian Williams, anchor of NBC's 'Nightly News,' seen here in a May 28, 2008 file photo, will host this week's 'Meet the Press.'   (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
Items are placed at a makeshift memorial at the base of a wood sculpture of Tim Russert in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday, June 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/David Duprey)
This January 2008 shows moderator Tim Russert during the Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate at the Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nevada i.   (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)
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