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 Geithner: 
 Recovery 
 Could Be 
 'Choppy' 

Tells NBC that financial crisis caused 'a lot of damage'

Nov 1, 09 6:56 AM CST
(AP) - Timothy Geithner says the US economy has suffered a lot of damage in the current downturn, and it's going to take time before it fully recovers. The treasury secretary said on NBC's Meet the Press that creating jobs and regaining the confidence of investors will be the real test of... More »

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Meet the Press • financial crisis • Timothy Geithner • economic recovery

OPINION

Rachel Maddow Can Rescue
Meet the Press

Liberal MSNBC host
is Tim Russert's
spiritual heir

Oct 19, 09 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Meet the Press has been pretty lame since Tim Russert died. No offense to David Gregory, who’s done respectable work, but he was always the safe choice, "and he's made the show just that: safe," writes Brian Donovan. NBC's Sunday morning stalwart needs its fire... More »

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NBC • MSNBC • Tim Russert • Meet the Press • David Gregory • Rachel Maddow • Sunday morning talk shows

(Newser) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took square aim at Iran's nuclear ambitions today, bluntly warning Tehran that "Your pursuit is futile." Clinton’s statements mark a step back from her musings earlier this week about creating a “defense umbrella” to protect other Middle Eastern countries from a... More »

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Iran • Hillary Clinton • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • nuclear weapons • nuclear program • Meet the Press

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Clinton 
 Hits Back 
 at N. Korea 



Jul 26, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton minced no words on North Korea today, telling Meet the Press Pyongyang’s days of “acting out” are over, Politico reports. The secretary of State, whom the North called “a primary school girl” because of tough comments she made, said the North’s pursuit of nuclear... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • North Korea • secretary of State • Jon Kyl • Meet the Press • Robert Gibbs • Henry Louis Gates Jr

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 McConnell: 
 Health Plan 
 'Not Good' for US 

Republican leader says nation already has quality care

Jul 19, 09 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The fight over health care got even testier today when Mitch McConnell said Republicans wouldn’t support President Obama’s reform plan. “It’s not good for the country,” the Senate minority leader told Meet the Press. “We have quality health care now. We do not have... More »

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health care • Mitch McConnell • Fox News • health care reform • Kathleen Sebelius • Meet the Press • Judd Gregg • Peter Orszag

'I'm Terribly Sorry, But
David Gregory Had a Fit'

Scarborough cancels on Stephanopoulos

Jun 26, 09 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The highbrow news shows are seeing a little soap-opera drama—and a good old-fashioned hissy fit: MSNBC's Joe Scarborough had to cancel an appearance on George Stephanopoulos' This Week on ABC, reports the New York Post. "I'm terribly sorry," he told Stephanopoulos, "but David Gregory had a... More »

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television • politics • MSNBC • ABC • Mika Brzezinski • NBC News • George Stephanopoulos • Meet the Press • Joe Scarborough • David Gregory • This Week • Morning Joe

COMMENTARY

 A Year Later, 
 Russert Remembered 

Legendary host's shoes may never be filled

Jun 14, 09 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tim Russert died suddenly one year ago this weekend, and while a new moderator inhabits his chair on Meet the Press, no clear successor to his legacy has emerged, Patrick Gavin writes for Politico. “Of course there’s a void,” says CNN’s John King. “Tim was... More »

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Tim Russert • NBC News • George Stephanopoulos • Meet the Press • Bob Schieffer • David Gregory

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Stimulus Will Hit Fast: Axelrod

Obama aide defends Geithner; Graham: country 'screwed' if this is bipartisanship

Feb 15, 09 11:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Calling Tim Geithner’s economic rescue plan “a very thoughtful strategy,” David Axelrod said the economic stimulus will be felt soon and defended the treasury secretary today on NBC’s Meet the Press. President Obama’s senior adviser said Wall Street’s expectations were unrealistic and that the... More »

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John McCain • Dick Cheney • terrorism • talk show • Lindsey Graham • Meet the Press • economic stimulus package • bipartisanship • David Axelrod • Obama administration • Timothy Geithner • This Week

Talk Show Roundup

Senate Sends Mixed Messages on Burris

Durbin says no, Reid open to talking, and Burris a no-show

Jan 4, 09 12:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Roland Burris dominated the Sunday morning tongue-wagging, though the would-be senator himself was a no-show, reports the Hill. Elsewhere, mixed messages on whether to seat him:
  • Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said on This Week that the Senate has no plans to seat Roland Burris. Burris was scheduled to appear
... More »

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Senate • Harry Reid • Fox News • Illinois • George HW Bush • Jeb Bush • Dick Durbin • Meet the Press • Rod Blagojevich • This Week • Roland Burris

Talk Show Roundup

Axelrod to Warren Haters: Get Over It

Obama aide says tax cut coming; Laura
Bush defends George

Dec 28, 08 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - To those who object to Rick Warren delivering the invocation at Barack Obama's inauguration, chief adviser David Axelrod has a message: chill out. On today's Meet the Press, he heralded the choice as political bridge-building: A conservative pastor praying for a progressive president "is a healthy thing and... More »

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Laura Bush • Fox News • tax cuts • tax hikes • Meet the Press • Rick Warren • David Axelrod • evangelist • President Obama

Sunday Morning Shows: 
Parade of the White Dudes

Morning talk doesn't show as much diversity as the nation does

Dec 14, 08 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - As women and minorities increasingly head up the US government, Face the Nation isn't showing a very accurate sample of the nation's faces anymore, and This Week is looking more like Last Century. Across the Sunday morning political shows, 80% of the guests are white, and 80% are men,... More »

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Condoleezza Rice • Fox News • talk show • Colin Powell • Meet the Press • racial diversity • white men • Sunday Morning • Face the Nation • This Week

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Illinois AG: Let Voters Pick
New Senator

McCain scolds GOP for Blago flap; Granholm, Romney clash on autos

Dec 14, 08 11:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Blago and bailouts were the talk of today's talk shows. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan told Meet the Press that voters should elect Barack Obama’s Senate replacement in a special election, while the state’s lieutenant governor said legislation would allow him to appoint a caretaker until a special... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • John McCain • Detroit • corruption • Illinois • Jennifer Granholm • governor • Meet the Press • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Face the Nation • This Week

Talk Show Roundup

Obama: Dark Days Ahead, but Cultural Focus Will Re-Emerge

Condi makes rounds; UAW pleads for bailout

Dec 7, 08 11:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama stressed that the economy will see darker times before things turn around, but promised in a Meet the Press interview that his White House will bring back a focus on culture and science. The president-elect also vowed to kick his smoking habit for good. Elsewhere on the talk... More »

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Barack Obama • Condoleezza Rice • secretary of State • Fox News • Chris Dodd • Ron Gettelfinger • Rick Wagoner • Meet the Press • weapons of mass destruction • Iraq war • President Obama

 Gregory 
 Named to 
 MTP Gig 

White House correspondent had been frontrunner to succeed Russert

Dec 7, 08 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - As long rumored, NBC News named David Gregory the new moderator of Meet the Press on the show today. Gregory, 38, NBC’s chief White House correspondent, has been hosting a political show on MSNBC and handled election night duties for the cable channel. The move had been widely reported,... More »

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NBC • Tim Russert • Meet the Press • Tom Brokaw • David Gregory

 NBC Delays Meet the Press Announcement 

Leaks about Gregory irk higher-ups; other contenders fuming

Dec 4, 08 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - NBC, peeved about leaks that David Gregory is the next host of Meet the Press, may delay the announcement, the New York Post reports. Ongoing arguments over Tim Russert’s replacement are “at a new peak,” with other NBC talent fuming about being passed over. Chuck Todd, another... More »

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NBC • MSNBC • Tim Russert • Meet the Press • David Gregory • Chuck Todd

David Gregory
to Host Meet
the Press

38-year-old White House correspondent will replace Russert

Dec 2, 08 6:59 AM CST
(Newser) - David Gregory is about to get the nod as host of NBC’s Meet the Press, reports Huffington Post. The chief White House correspondent has been a top contender for the spot since Tim Russert’s death in June. An announcement is expected as soon as today, reports Politico,... More »

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Tim Russert • Meet the Press • Huffington Post • Tom Brokaw • David Gregory

OPINION

Post-Russert, NBC Should Remake Meet the Press

NBC seems set on finding a Russert clone, but that's a mistake: Brown

Dec 1, 08 6:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Paralyzed by the perceived necessity of finding a Tim Russert doppelganger, NBC has already taken too long to choose a new host for Meet the Press, writes Tina Brown for the Daily Beast. “Russert defined an era,” Brown writes, "but that era is over.” Tom Brokaw... More »

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NBC • Tina Brown • Tim Russert • Meet the Press • interview • Tom Brokaw • Rachel Maddow

Meet the Press May Get
New Anchor(s) Soon

PBS' Gwen Ifill, NBC's own Andrea Mitchell, David Gregory among candidates

Nov 26, 08 1:20 PM CST
(Newser) - NBC could name a new anchor, or anchors, for Meet the Press by Dec. 7, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sources at the network say that could be interim moderator Tom Brokaw’s last day on the show. Up for consideration are NBC’s David Gregory, Chuck Todd, and Andrea... More »

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NBC • Katie Couric • politics • Washington DC • Tim Russert • Meet the Press • Andrea Mitchell • David Gregory • Gwen Ifill • Ted Koppel • Chuck Todd

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Aide: 
 Mac 'Greatest 
 Closer of All Time' 

Davis predicts McCain surprise win

Nov 2, 08 1:41 PM CST
(Newser) - McCain campaign manager Rick Davis told Fox News Sunday that the Republicans will seize Pennsylvania and the Southwestern states for a come-from-behind finish on Tuesday, the Hill reports. “John McCain may be the greatest closer politician of all time,” he said. Other highlights from the talk shows:
... More »

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Rick Davis • Obama 2008 • talk show • David Broder • John Ensign • George Stephanopoulos • Meet the Press • robo-calls • McCain 2008 • David Axelrod • Election 2008 • punditry

Obama Speech
Draws 100,000 
in Denver

Red states flicker as McCain struggles to fill stadiums in Iowa, Ohio

Oct 27, 08 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain insists his campaign is “doing fine” even as his rallies in key states pull a fraction of the crowds turning out for Barack Obama, the Chicago Tribune reports. The Republican drew about 2,000 supporters at each of his recent events in Iowa and Ohio. Obama, meanwhile,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Iowa • Ohio • Colorado • Meet the Press • Election 2008 • Tom Brokaw

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