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NEWS ABOUT: Bob Schieffer

Bob Schieffer stories: 5 news summaries
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

 Schieffer Vows to Get Straight Answers in Debate 

Says he will get tough with both candidates

Oct 15, 08 4:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - CBS veteran broadcaster Bob Schieffer has vowed to stand firm when he moderates the final presidential debate tonight, and will press the candidates to answer questions put to them, Politico reports. Jim Lehrer, Gwen Ifill and Tom Brokaw have come under fire for being too easy on candidates in previous... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Dan Rather • debates • Election 2008 • Bob Schieffer • Tom Brokaw • Jim Lehrer • Gwen Ifill • moderators • Jeff Greenfield • debate format

OPINION

These Hot-Button Issues Need Pressing in Last Debate

Abortion, Supreme Court among issues ignored in McCain-Obama encounters thus far

Oct 14, 08 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - There's just one debate to go, and a surprising number of "hot buttons have gone unpressed," writes John J. Pitney, Jr. in the National Review. A search of the previous debates' transcripts turned up plenty of topics that demand a visit:
  • Abortion: “So far, nobody has
... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • debates • campaign issues • Election 2008 • Bob Schieffer

(Newser) - The moderators for the three presidential debates have been announced, and none of them are particularly gasp-inducing, the Swamp reports. Tom Brokaw, interim host of Meet the Press, Jim Lehrer, of PBS’ News Hour, and Bob Schieffer of CBS’ Face the Nation, will each host a debate, while... More »

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presidential debate • debates • Meet the Press • host • Bob Schieffer • Tom Brokaw • Jim Lehrer • Gwen Ifill • Face the Nation

Talking Heads Call Nomination for Obama

Clinton camp still fighting punditry's pronouncement that race is over

May 7, 08 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - America’s pundit class has deemed the Democratic race over, shifting the conventional wisdom away from Hillary Clinton’s whisker of a chance, the New York Times reports. From Tim Russert’s assertion that “We now know who the Democratic nominee’s going to be, and no one’s... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Drudge Report • Tim Russert • George Stephanopoulos • David Gergen • Bob Schieffer

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